Scott Karl and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Scott Karl 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 Scott Karl 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.

Scott Karl Phil Niekro
Bats Left Right
Throws Left Right
Position Starting Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation Gen X The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Scott Karl and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
6
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
178
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
161
62
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
62
Career
162 Game Avg.
54
54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
56
56
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
56
Career
162 Game Avg.
49.09
49.09
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.72
49.09
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
0
Scott Karl
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
536
205
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
205
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.81
4.81
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
4.81
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.16
5.16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
5.16
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.74
4.74
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
4.74
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.293
0.293
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.293
Career
162 Game Avg.
3006
1148
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
1148
Career
162 Game Avg.
1002
382.79
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
382.79
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1164
445
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
445
Career
162 Game Avg.
10.46
10.46
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.4
10.46
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
120
46
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
46
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.08
1.08
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.8
1.08
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.67
0.67
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.67
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
369
141
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
141
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
18
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.31
3.31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.01
3.31
Career
162 Game Avg.
513
196
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
196
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.61
4.61
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.57
4.61
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.88
2.88
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
2.88
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.88
0.88
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.953
0.88
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
26
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
33
13
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
4444
1698
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
1698
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
594
227
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
227
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.34
5.34
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
5.34
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
40
15
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
25
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
121
46
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
46
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.53
1.53
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.53
Career
162 Game Avg.
3977
1519
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
1519
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.34
3.34
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.7
3.34
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.304
0.304
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.304
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
39.92
39.92
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
39.92

Fielding Stats for Scott Karl and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
6
5.46
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
5.46
Career
162 Game Avg.
178
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
161
146.53
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
146.53
Career
162 Game Avg.
3006
2735.8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
2735.8
Career
162 Game Avg.
1002
911.93
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
911.93
Career
162 Game Avg.
49
44.6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
44.6
Career
162 Game Avg.
171
155.63
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
155.63
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
16
14.56
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
14.56
Career
162 Game Avg.
236
214.79
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
214.79
Career
162 Game Avg.
220
200.23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
200.23
Career
162 Game Avg.
93.22
93.22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
93.22
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.236
1.236
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
1.236
Career
162 Game Avg.
19
17.29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
17.29
Scott Karl
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Scott Karl
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Scott Karl
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Scott Karl
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Karl and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
6
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
179
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
151
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
151
Career
162 Game Avg.
134
121
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
121
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.142
0.142
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.142
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.509
0.509
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.509
Career
162 Game Avg.
19
17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
17
Career
162 Game Avg.
14
13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
13
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.015
0.015
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0.015
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.105
0.105
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0.105
Career
162 Game Avg.
6.51
5.89
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
5.89
Career
162 Game Avg.
29
26
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
26
Career
162 Game Avg.
28
25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
25
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.168
0.168
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.168
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.216
0.216
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.216
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.384
0.384
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.384
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.075
0.075
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.075
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.13
0.13
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.325
0.325
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.325
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.187
0.187
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.187
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
16
14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
14
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.49
4.06
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
4.06
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
7
Scott Karl
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
42
38
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
38
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.98
3.98
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
3.98
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.19
0.19
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.19
Career
162 Game Avg.
23
21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
21
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
1
Scott Karl
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Scott Karl
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0