Sam Jones and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Sam Jones 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 Sam Jones 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.

Sam Jones Phil Niekro
Bats Right Right
Throws Right Right
Position Starting Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation The Greatest Generation The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Sam Jones and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
12
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
322
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
222
47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
47
Career
162 Game Avg.
102
102
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
102
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
101
101
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
101
Career
162 Game Avg.
50.25
50.25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.72
50.25
Career
162 Game Avg.
76
16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
16
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
655
138
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
138
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.59
3.59
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
3.59
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.7
3.7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
3.7
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.13
4.13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
4.13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.227
0.227
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.227
Career
162 Game Avg.
4930
1041
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
1041
Career
162 Game Avg.
1643.33
347.04
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
347.04
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1403
296
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
296
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
7.68
7.68
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.4
7.68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
151
32
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
32
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.83
0.83
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.83
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.47
0.47
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
822
174
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
174
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
37
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.5
4.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.01
4.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
1376
291
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
291
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7.54
7.54
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.57
7.54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4.27
4.27
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.87
4.27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.338
1.338
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.953
1.338
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
45
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
60
13
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
13
Sam Jones
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
7074
1494
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
1494
Career
162 Game Avg.
45
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
752
159
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
159
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.12
4.12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
4.12
Sam Jones
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
0
Sam Jones
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
0
Sam Jones
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.354
1.354
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.354
Career
162 Game Avg.
6192
1308
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
1308
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.34
2.34
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
2.34
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.26
0.26
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.26
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
38.74
38.74
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
38.74

Fielding Stats for Sam Jones and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
12
6.04
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
6.04
Career
162 Game Avg.
322
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
217
109.17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
109.17
Career
162 Game Avg.
4796
2412.89
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
2412.89
Career
162 Game Avg.
1598.67
804.3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
804.3
Career
162 Game Avg.
84
42.26
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
42.26
Career
162 Game Avg.
209
105.15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
105.15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
21
10.57
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
10.57
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
157.98
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
157.98
Career
162 Game Avg.
293
147.41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
147.41
Career
162 Game Avg.
93.31
93.31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
93.31
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.91
0.91
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
0.91
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
6.04
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
6.04
Sam Jones
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Sam Jones
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Sam Jones
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Sam Jones
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Jones and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
12
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
322
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
588
296
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
296
Career
162 Game Avg.
522
263
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
263
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.149
0.149
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.149
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.41
0.41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.41
Career
162 Game Avg.
78
39
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
39
Career
162 Game Avg.
70
35
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
35
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
4
Sam Jones
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.002
0.002
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0.002
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.013
0.013
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0.013
Career
162 Game Avg.
14.31
7.2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
7.2
Career
162 Game Avg.
88
44
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
44
Career
162 Game Avg.
96
48
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
48
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.163
0.163
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.163
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.169
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.169
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.332
0.332
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.332
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.019
0.019
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.019
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.116
0.116
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.116
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.234
0.234
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.234
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.215
0.215
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.215
Career
162 Game Avg.
16
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
27
14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
14
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
21
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.65
2.84
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
2.84
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
9
Sam Jones
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
167
84
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
84
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.52
3.52
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
3.52
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.1
0.1
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.1
Career
162 Game Avg.
44
22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
22
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
9
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
5
Sam Jones
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Sam Jones
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Sam Jones
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Sam Jones
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0