Ben Johnson and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Ben Johnson 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 Ben Johnson 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.

Ben Johnson Phil Niekro
Bats Right Right
Throws Right Right
Position Relief Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation The Silent Generation The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Ben Johnson and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
21
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
66.67
66.67
Career
162 Game Avg.
53.72
66.67
Ben Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
0
Ben Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
20
65
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
65
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.91
3.91
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
3.91
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.19
5.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
5.19
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.52
4.52
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
4.52
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.306
0.306
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.306
Career
162 Game Avg.
138
447
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
447
Career
162 Game Avg.
46
148.95
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
148.95
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
56
181
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
181
Career
162 Game Avg.
10.96
10.96
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.4
10.96
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
4
13
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.78
0.78
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.78
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.19
0.19
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
15
49
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
49
Ben Johnson
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.93
2.93
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.01
2.93
Career
162 Game Avg.
15
49
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
49
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.93
2.93
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.57
2.93
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.71
0.71
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
0.71
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.652
0.652
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.953
0.652
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
3
Ben Johnson
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
199
644
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
644
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
26
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
26
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
26
84
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
84
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.09
5.09
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
5.09
Ben Johnson
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
0
Ben Johnson
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
0
Ben Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.543
1.543
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.543
Career
162 Game Avg.
183
593
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
593
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.24
1.24
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
1.24
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.31
0.31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
38.93
38.93
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
38.93

Fielding Stats for Ben Johnson and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
2
15.43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
15.43
Career
162 Game Avg.
21
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
15.43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
15.43
Career
162 Game Avg.
138
1064.57
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
1064.57
Career
162 Game Avg.
46
354.86
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
354.86
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
30.86
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
30.86
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
69.43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
69.43
Ben Johnson
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
100.29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
100.29
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
100.29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
100.29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
100
100
Career
162 Game Avg.
97.16
100
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.619
0.619
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
0.619
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
7.71
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
7.71
Ben Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Ben Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Ben Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Ben Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ben Johnson and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
21
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
62
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
62
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
46
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
46
Ben Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.25
0.25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.25
Ben Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
0
Ben Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
0
Ben Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Ben Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Ben Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Ben Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
0
Ben Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0
Ben Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0
Ben Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
0
Ben Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
0
Ben Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
0
Ben Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0
Ben Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0
Ben Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0
Ben Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0
Ben Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0
Ben Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0
Ben Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0
Ben Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
8
Ben Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
-0.57
-4.39
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
-4.39
Ben Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Ben Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
0
Ben Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3
23
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
23
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.67
2.67
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
2.67
Ben Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
15
Ben Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Ben Johnson
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
0
Ben Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Ben Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Ben Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Ben Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0