Willard Hunter and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Willard Hunter or Phil Niekro? It is a simple question that does not always have a simple answer. I assume that if you are here, you have questions about who is best in your match up or you need help changing someone's mind. I can't guarantee it will work, but good luck nonetheless.

If you are less interested in a Willard Hunter vs. Phil Niekro comparison and are more interested to see if one is tracking the other, then you are in luck! Click the “View Charts” link in the stat box to see how they compare over their careers. The data table and charts on these pages visualize how each player has progressed through their careers. They also summarizes both players' career performance.

Willard Hunter Phil Niekro
Bats Right Right
Throws Left Right
Position Relief Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation The Silent Generation The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Willard Hunter and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
69
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
9
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
30.77
30.77
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.72
30.77
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
1
Willard Hunter
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
72
71
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
71
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.68
5.68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
5.68
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.04
5.04
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
5.04
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.81
4.81
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
4.81
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.277
0.277
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.277
Career
162 Game Avg.
342
337
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
337
Career
162 Game Avg.
114
112.35
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
112.35
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
127
125
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
125
Career
162 Game Avg.
10.03
10.03
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.4
10.03
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
14
14
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
14
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.11
1.11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.8
1.11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.2
0.2
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
47
46
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
46
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.71
3.71
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.01
3.71
Career
162 Game Avg.
63
62
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
62
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.97
4.97
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.57
4.97
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.91
0.91
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
0.91
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.965
0.965
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.953
0.965
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
5
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
3
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
508
501
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
501
Career
162 Game Avg.
32
32
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
32
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
76
75
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
75
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
6
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
0
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
0
Willard Hunter
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.526
1.526
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.526
Career
162 Game Avg.
458
451
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
451
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.1
1.1
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
1.1
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.286
0.286
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.286
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
40.11
40.11
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
40.11

Fielding Stats for Willard Hunter and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
2
4.7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
4.7
Career
162 Game Avg.
69
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
14.09
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
14.09
Career
162 Game Avg.
342
802.96
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
802.96
Career
162 Game Avg.
114
267.65
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
267.65
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
16.43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
16.43
Career
162 Game Avg.
15
35.22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
35.22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
2.35
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
2.35
Career
162 Game Avg.
23
54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
54
Career
162 Game Avg.
22
51.65
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
51.65
Career
162 Game Avg.
95.65
95.65
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
95.65
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.319
0.319
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
0.319
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2.35
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
2.35
Willard Hunter
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Willard Hunter
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Willard Hunter
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Willard Hunter
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willard Hunter and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
69
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
16
38
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
38
Career
162 Game Avg.
14
33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.286
0.286
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.286
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.625
0.625
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.625
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
9
Willard Hunter
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Willard Hunter
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Willard Hunter
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Willard Hunter
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
0
Willard Hunter
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0
Willard Hunter
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.04
2.45
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
2.45
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.25
0.25
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.286
0.286
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.286
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.536
0.536
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.536
Willard Hunter
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.184
0.184
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.184
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.4
0.4
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.571
0.571
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.571
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
2
Willard Hunter
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.41
3.32
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
3.32
Willard Hunter
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Willard Hunter
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
0
Willard Hunter
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
7
16
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
16
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.29
2.29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
2.29
Willard Hunter
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
5
Willard Hunter
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
0
Willard Hunter
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Willard Hunter
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Willard Hunter
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Willard Hunter
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0