Ian Kennedy and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Ian Kennedy 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 Ian Kennedy 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.

Ian Kennedy Phil Niekro
Bats Right Right
Throws Right Right
Position Starting Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation Millenial The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Ian Kennedy and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
16
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
481
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
290
41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
41
Career
162 Game Avg.
104
104
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
104
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
113
113
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
113
Career
162 Game Avg.
47.93
47.93
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.72
47.93
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
66
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
29
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
868
123
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
123
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.14
4.14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
4.14
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.01
4.01
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
4.01
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.19
4.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
4.19
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.249
0.249
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.249
Career
162 Game Avg.
5664
801
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
801
Career
162 Game Avg.
1888
266.91
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
266.91
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1790
253
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
253
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.53
8.53
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.4
8.53
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
276
39
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
39
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.32
1.32
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.8
1.32
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.57
0.57
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.57
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
640
90
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
90
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
28
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.05
3.05
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.01
3.05
Career
162 Game Avg.
1754
248
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
248
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.36
8.36
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.57
8.36
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.65
3.65
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
3.65
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.268
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.953
1.268
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
79
11
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
82
12
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
8
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
8025
1135
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
1135
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
118
17
Career
162 Game Avg.
83
17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
933
132
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
132
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.45
4.45
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
4.45
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
70
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
54
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
106
15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
15
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.287
1.287
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.287
Career
162 Game Avg.
7179
1015
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
1015
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.94
1.94
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
1.94
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.282
0.282
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.282
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
38.25
38.25
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
38.25

Fielding Stats for Ian Kennedy and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
15
5.73
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
5.73
Career
162 Game Avg.
424
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
290
110.8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
110.8
Career
162 Game Avg.
5513
2106.38
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
2106.38
Career
162 Game Avg.
1837.67
702.13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
702.13
Career
162 Game Avg.
93
35.53
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
35.53
Career
162 Game Avg.
154
58.84
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
58.84
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
11
4.2
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
4.2
Career
162 Game Avg.
258
98.58
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
98.58
Career
162 Game Avg.
247
94.37
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
94.37
Career
162 Game Avg.
95.74
95.74
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
95.74
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.583
0.583
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
0.583
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
4.2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
4.2
Ian Kennedy
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Ian Kennedy
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Ian Kennedy
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Ian Kennedy
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ian Kennedy and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
16
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
484
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
399
134
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
134
Career
162 Game Avg.
321
107
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
107
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.131
0.131
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.131
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.489
0.489
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.489
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
14
Career
162 Game Avg.
29
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.003
0.003
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0.003
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.024
0.024
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0.024
Career
162 Game Avg.
13.99
4.68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
4.68
Career
162 Game Avg.
58
19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
19
Career
162 Game Avg.
76
25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.19
0.19
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.19
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.181
0.181
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.181
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.371
0.371
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.371
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.05
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.05
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.131
0.131
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.131
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.326
0.326
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.326
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.244
0.244
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.244
Career
162 Game Avg.
21
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
18
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
38
13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
13
Career
162 Game Avg.
9.38
3.14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
3.14
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
33
11
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
11
Ian Kennedy
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
154
52
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
52
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.59
2.59
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
2.59
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.21
0.21
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.21
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
14
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
1
Ian Kennedy
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Ian Kennedy
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Ian Kennedy
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Ian Kennedy
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0