Jim Kern and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Jim Kern 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 Jim Kern 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.

Jim Kern Phil Niekro
Bats Right Right
Throws Right Right
Position Relief Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation Baby Boomers The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Jim Kern and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
13
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
416
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
14
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
53
53
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
53
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
57
57
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
57
Career
162 Game Avg.
48.18
48.18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.72
48.18
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
0
Jim Kern
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
88
14
Career
162 Game Avg.
29
14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
293
48
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
48
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.32
3.32
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.35
3.32
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.47
3.47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
3.47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.72
3.72
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
3.72
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.235
0.235
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.235
Career
162 Game Avg.
2380
389
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
389
Career
162 Game Avg.
793.33
129.68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
129.68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
670
110
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
110
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
7.6
7.6
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.4
7.6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
35
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.4
0.4
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.08
0.08
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.08
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
444
73
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
73
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
61
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.04
5.04
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.01
5.04
Career
162 Game Avg.
651
106
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
106
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7.39
7.39
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.57
7.39
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.56
1.56
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
1.56
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.38
1.38
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.953
1.38
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
48
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
29
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
8
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
3422
559
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
559
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
254
42
Career
162 Game Avg.
83
42
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
332
54
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.77
3.77
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.89
3.77
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
71
12
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
32
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
74
12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
12
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.404
1.404
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.404
Career
162 Game Avg.
2846
465
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
465
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.8
0.8
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
0.8
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.294
0.294
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.294
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
38.82
38.82
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
38.82

Fielding Stats for Jim Kern and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
13
5.06
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
5.06
Career
162 Game Avg.
416
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
14
5.45
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
5.45
Career
162 Game Avg.
2380
926.83
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
926.83
Career
162 Game Avg.
793.33
308.94
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
308.94
Career
162 Game Avg.
43
16.75
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
16.75
Career
162 Game Avg.
115
44.78
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
44.78
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
16
6.23
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
6.23
Career
162 Game Avg.
174
67.76
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
67.76
Career
162 Game Avg.
158
61.53
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
61.53
Career
162 Game Avg.
90.8
90.8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
90.8
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.38
0.38
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
0.38
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
2.73
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
2.73
Jim Kern
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Kern and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
13
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
416
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
10
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
4
Jim Kern
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.15
0.15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.15
Jim Kern
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
0
Jim Kern
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
0
Jim Kern
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Jim Kern
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Jim Kern
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Jim Kern
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
0
Jim Kern
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0
Jim Kern
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.01
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
0
Jim Kern
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.1
0.1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.1
Jim Kern
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.1
0.1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.1
Jim Kern
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.045
0.045
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.045
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.111
0.111
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.111
Jim Kern
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0
Jim Kern
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
0
Jim Kern
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
0
Jim Kern
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
0
Jim Kern
Career
162 Game Avg.
-0.66
-0.26
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
-0.26
Jim Kern
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
0
Jim Kern
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
7
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.43
1.43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
1.43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.14
0.14
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.14
Jim Kern
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
0
Jim Kern
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Jim Kern
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
0
Jim Kern
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Jim Kern
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Jim Kern
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0