Ed Karger and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Ed Karger 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 Ed Karger 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.

Ed Karger Phil Niekro
Bats Left Right
Throws Left Right
Position Starting Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation Pre-Generational The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Ed Karger and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
6
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
165
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
51
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
51
Career
162 Game Avg.
48
48
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
48
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
67
67
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
67
Career
162 Game Avg.
41.74
41.74
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.72
41.74
Career
162 Game Avg.
81
33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
33
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
338
139
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
139
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.79
2.79
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.35
2.79
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.85
2.85
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.46
2.85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.34
3.34
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
3.34
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.246
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.246
Career
162 Game Avg.
3275
1350
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
1350
Career
162 Game Avg.
1091.67
449.9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
449.9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1012
417
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
417
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
8.34
8.34
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.4
8.34
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
12
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.1
0.1
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.07
0.07
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.07
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
314
129
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
129
Ed Karger
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.59
2.59
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.01
2.59
Career
162 Game Avg.
415
171
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
171
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.42
3.42
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.57
3.42
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.52
2.52
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
2.52
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.668
0.668
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.953
0.668
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
28
12
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
35
14
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
14
Ed Karger
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
4461
1838
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
1838
Career
162 Game Avg.
36
15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
471
194
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
194
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.88
3.88
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.89
3.88
Ed Karger
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
0
Ed Karger
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
0
Ed Karger
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.215
1.215
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.215
Career
162 Game Avg.
4112
1695
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
1695
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.85
2.85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.7
2.85
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.27
Career
162 Game Avg.
36.78
36.78
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37.76
36.78

Fielding Stats for Ed Karger and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
6
5.89
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
5.89
Career
162 Game Avg.
165
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
105
103.09
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
103.09
Career
162 Game Avg.
2880
2827.64
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
2827.64
Career
162 Game Avg.
960
942.55
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
942.55
Career
162 Game Avg.
78
76.58
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
76.58
Career
162 Game Avg.
325
319.09
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
319.09
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
24
23.56
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
23.56
Career
162 Game Avg.
427
419.24
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
419.24
Career
162 Game Avg.
403
395.67
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
395.67
Career
162 Game Avg.
94.38
94.38
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
94.38
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.442
2.442
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.463
2.442
Career
162 Game Avg.
15
14.73
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
14.73
Ed Karger
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Ed Karger
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Ed Karger
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Ed Karger
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Karger and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
6
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
432
419
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
419
Career
162 Game Avg.
400
388
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
388
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.22
0.22
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.592
0.592
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.592
Career
162 Game Avg.
88
85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
85
Career
162 Game Avg.
66
64
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
64
Career
162 Game Avg.
14
14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
22
21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.015
0.015
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0.015
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.068
0.068
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0.068
Career
162 Game Avg.
34.27
33.25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
33.25
Career
162 Game Avg.
124
120
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
120
Career
162 Game Avg.
110
107
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
107
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.255
0.255
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.255
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.31
0.31
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.565
0.565
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.565
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.09
0.09
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.09
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.192
0.192
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.192
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.471
0.471
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.471
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.24
0.24
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.24
Career
162 Game Avg.
31
30
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
30
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
34
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
34
Career
162 Game Avg.
60
58
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
58
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
36.02
34.94
Career
162 Game Avg.
34.77
34.94
Career
162 Game Avg.
10
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
12
Ed Karger
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
53
51
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
51
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.15
8.15
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.44
8.15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.23
0.23
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.23
Career
162 Game Avg.
10
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
10
Ed Karger
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Ed Karger
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
1
Ed Karger
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
100
100
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
100