Nelson King and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Nelson King 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 Nelson King 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.

Nelson King Phil Niekro
Bats Right Right
Throws Right Right
Position Relief Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation The Greatest Generation The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Nelson King and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
4
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
95
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
5
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
58.33
58.33
Career
162 Game Avg.
53.72
58.33
Nelson King
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
0
Nelson King
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
69
49
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
49
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.58
3.58
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
3.58
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.33
4.33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
4.33
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.4
4.4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
4.4
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.283
0.283
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.283
Career
162 Game Avg.
520
372
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
372
Career
162 Game Avg.
173.33
124.07
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
124.07
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
193
138
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
138
Career
162 Game Avg.
10.02
10.02
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.4
10.02
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
17
12
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
12
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.88
0.88
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.88
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.18
0.18
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
50
36
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
36
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
14
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.6
2.6
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.01
2.6
Career
162 Game Avg.
72
52
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
52
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.74
3.74
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.57
3.74
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.76
0.76
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
0.76
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.704
0.704
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.953
0.704
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
5
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
738
528
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
528
Career
162 Game Avg.
50
36
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
36
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
80
57
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
57
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.15
4.15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
4.15
Nelson King
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
0
Nelson King
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
0
Nelson King
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.402
1.402
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.402
Career
162 Game Avg.
683
489
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
489
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.84
0.84
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
0.84
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.288
0.288
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.288
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
38.32
38.32
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
38.32

Fielding Stats for Nelson King and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
4
6.82
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
6.82
Career
162 Game Avg.
95
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
6.82
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
6.82
Career
162 Game Avg.
520
886.74
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
886.74
Career
162 Game Avg.
173.33
295.58
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
295.58
Career
162 Game Avg.
19
32.4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
32.4
Career
162 Game Avg.
20
34.11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
34.11
Nelson King
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
39
66.51
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
66.51
Career
162 Game Avg.
39
66.51
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
66.51
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
100
100
Career
162 Game Avg.
97.16
100
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.411
0.411
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
0.411
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
3.41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
3.41
Nelson King
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Nelson King
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Nelson King
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Nelson King
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nelson King and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
4
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
95
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
28
48
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
48
Career
162 Game Avg.
23
39
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
39
Nelson King
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.179
0.179
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.179
Nelson King
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
0
Nelson King
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
0
Nelson King
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Nelson King
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Nelson King
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Nelson King
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
0
Nelson King
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0
Nelson King
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0
Nelson King
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
0
Nelson King
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
0
Nelson King
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
0
Nelson King
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0
Nelson King
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0
Nelson King
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0
Nelson King
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0
Nelson King
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0
Nelson King
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0
Nelson King
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0
Nelson King
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
2
Nelson King
Career
162 Game Avg.
-2.58
-4.4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
-4.4
Nelson King
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Nelson King
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
0
Nelson King
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
9
15
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
15
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.11
3.11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
3.11
Nelson King
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
9
Nelson King
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
2
Nelson King
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Nelson King
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Nelson King
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Nelson King
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0