Fergie Jenkins and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Fergie Jenkins 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 Fergie Jenkins 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.

Fergie Jenkins Phil Niekro
Bats Right Right
Throws Right Right
Position Starting Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation The Silent Generation The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame Yes Yes

Pitching Stats for Fergie Jenkins and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
19
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
664
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
594
61
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
61
Career
162 Game Avg.
284
284
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
284
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
226
226
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
226
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.69
55.69
Career
162 Game Avg.
53.72
55.69
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
267
27
Career
162 Game Avg.
245
27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
49
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
45
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1669
171
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
171
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.34
3.34
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.35
3.34
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.04
3.04
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.46
3.04
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.7
3.7
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
3.7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.242
0.242
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.242
Career
162 Game Avg.
13502
1383
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
1383
Career
162 Game Avg.
4500.67
460.91
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
460.91
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
4142
424
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
424
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
8.28
8.28
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.4
8.28
Career
162 Game Avg.
484
50
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
482
50
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.97
0.97
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.97
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.73
0.73
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.73
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
997
102
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
102
Career
162 Game Avg.
116
12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
86
12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.99
1.99
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.01
1.99
Career
162 Game Avg.
3192
327
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
327
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6.38
6.38
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.57
6.38
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4.81
4.81
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.87
4.81
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.931
0.931
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.953
0.931
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
62
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
84
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
18
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
18400
1884
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
1884
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1853
190
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
190
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.71
3.71
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.89
3.71
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
131
13
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
13
Career
162 Game Avg.
106
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
87
11
Career
162 Game Avg.
166
17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.142
1.142
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.142
Career
162 Game Avg.
17082
1749
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
1749
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.79
2.79
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.7
2.79
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.265
0.265
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.265
Career
162 Game Avg.
36.79
36.79
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37.76
36.79

Fielding Stats for Fergie Jenkins and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
19
4.64
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
4.64
Career
162 Game Avg.
664
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
594
144.92
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
144.92
Career
162 Game Avg.
13501
3293.92
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
3293.92
Career
162 Game Avg.
4500.33
1097.97
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
1097.97
Career
162 Game Avg.
363
88.56
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
88.56
Career
162 Game Avg.
660
161.02
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
161.02
Career
162 Game Avg.
49
11.95
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37
11.95
Career
162 Game Avg.
1072
261.54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
261.54
Career
162 Game Avg.
1023
249.59
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
249.59
Career
162 Game Avg.
95.43
95.43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
95.43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.541
1.541
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.463
1.541
Career
162 Game Avg.
45
10.98
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
10.98
Fergie Jenkins
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fergie Jenkins and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
19
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
665
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
1010
246
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
246
Career
162 Game Avg.
896
218
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
218
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.165
0.165
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.165
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.503
0.503
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.503
Career
162 Game Avg.
148
36
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
36
Career
162 Game Avg.
102
25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
25
Career
162 Game Avg.
27
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
13
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
46
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.015
0.015
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0.015
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.088
0.088
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0.088
Career
162 Game Avg.
50.04
12.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
12.19
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
55
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
55
Career
162 Game Avg.
189
46
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
46
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.187
0.187
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.187
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.252
0.252
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.252
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.439
0.439
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.439
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.087
0.087
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.087
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.147
0.147
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.147
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.352
0.352
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.352
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.239
0.239
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.239
Career
162 Game Avg.
54
13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
13
Career
162 Game Avg.
85
21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
21
Career
162 Game Avg.
126
31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37.27
9.08
Career
162 Game Avg.
34.77
9.08
Fergie Jenkins
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
41
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
10
Fergie Jenkins
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
326
79
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
314
79
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.1
3.1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
3.1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.13
0.13
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.13
Career
162 Game Avg.
66
16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
16
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
9
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
2
Fergie Jenkins
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Fergie Jenkins
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0