Brian Johnson and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Brian 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 Brian 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.

Brian Johnson Phil Niekro
Bats Left Right
Throws Left Right
Position Starting Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation Millenial The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Brian Johnson and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
4
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
65
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
26
27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
27
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
9
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
43.75
43.75
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.72
43.75
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
1
Brian Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
90
94
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
94
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.74
4.74
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
4.74
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.27
5.27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
5.27
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.69
4.69
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
4.69
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.278
0.278
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.278
Career
162 Game Avg.
513
537
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
537
Career
162 Game Avg.
171
178.89
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
178.89
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
192
201
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
201
Career
162 Game Avg.
10.11
10.11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.4
10.11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
27
28
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
28
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.42
1.42
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.8
1.42
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.42
0.42
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.42
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
73
76
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
76
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
4
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.84
3.84
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.01
3.84
Career
162 Game Avg.
142
149
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
149
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7.47
7.47
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.57
7.47
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.18
2.18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
2.18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.257
1.257
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.953
1.257
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
6
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
1
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
767
802
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
802
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
95
99
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
99
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.55
1.55
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.55
Career
162 Game Avg.
690
722
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
722
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.46
1.46
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
1.46
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.302
0.302
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.302
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
40.37
40.37
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
40.37

Fielding Stats for Brian Johnson and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
4
9.97
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
9.97
Career
162 Game Avg.
65
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
26
64.8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
64.8
Career
162 Game Avg.
513
1278.55
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
1278.55
Career
162 Game Avg.
171
426.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
426.19
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
4.98
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
4.98
Career
162 Game Avg.
10
24.92
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
24.92
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
29.91
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
29.91
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
29.91
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
29.91
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
100
100
Career
162 Game Avg.
97.16
100
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.185
0.185
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
0.185
Brian Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
0
Brian Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Johnson and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
4
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
66
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
17
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
17
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.143
0.143
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.143
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.286
0.286
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.286
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
2
Brian Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Brian Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Brian Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Brian Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
0
Brian Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0
Brian Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.13
0.31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
0.31
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.143
0.143
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.143
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.143
0.143
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.143
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.286
0.286
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.286
Brian Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.1
0.1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.1
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.167
0.167
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.167
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.2
0.2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.2
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
5
Brian Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
5
Brian Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
-0.04
-0.09
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
-0.09
Brian Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Brian Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
0
Brian Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.5
3.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
3.5
Brian Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0
Brian Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
0
Brian Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
0
Brian Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Brian Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Brian Johnson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0