Mark Kotsay and Phil Niekro Comparison

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Who is the better baseball player Mark Kotsay 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.

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Mark Kotsay Phil Niekro
Bats Left Right
Throws Left Right
Position Center Field Starting Pitcher
Generation Gen X The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Fielding Stats for Mark Kotsay and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
17
1.67
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1.67
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1650
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1488
146.09
Career
162 Game Avg.
716
146.09
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
39505
3878.67
Career
162 Game Avg.
16213
3878.67
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
13168.3
1292.89
Career
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
1292.89
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4112
403.72
Career
162 Game Avg.
386
403.72
Career
162 Game Avg.
181
17.77
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
17.77
Career
162 Game Avg.
49
4.81
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37
4.81
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4342
426.31
Career
162 Game Avg.
1301
426.31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4293
421.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
1264
421.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
98.87
98.87
Career
162 Game Avg.
97.16
98.87
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.602
2.602
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.463
2.602
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
10.7
Career
162 Game Avg.
83
10.7
Mark Kotsay
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mark Kotsay
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mark Kotsay
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mark Kotsay
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mark Kotsay and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
17
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1914
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7109
602
Career
162 Game Avg.
1707
602
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6464
547
Career
162 Game Avg.
1537
547
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.276
0.276
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.276
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.753
0.753
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.753
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1784
151
Career
162 Game Avg.
260
151
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1256
106
Career
162 Game Avg.
210
106
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
353
30
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
30
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
48
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
127
11
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
528
45
Career
162 Game Avg.
50
45
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.02
0.02
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0.02
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.071
0.071
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0.071
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
858.7
72.68
Career
162 Game Avg.
55.59
72.68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2614
221
Career
162 Game Avg.
325
221
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2351
199
Career
162 Game Avg.
289
199
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.331
0.331
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.331
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.404
0.404
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.404
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.735
0.735
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.735
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.128
0.128
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.128
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.25
0.25
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.67
0.67
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.67
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.294
0.294
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.294
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
790
67
Career
162 Game Avg.
80
67
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
720
61
Career
162 Game Avg.
109
61
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1383
117
Career
162 Game Avg.
182
117
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
899.36
76.12
Career
162 Game Avg.
34.77
76.12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
13
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
554
47
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
38
3
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
757
64
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
314
64
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
9.39
9.39
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.44
9.39
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.73
0.73
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.73
Career
162 Game Avg.
30
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
48
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
152
13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
35
13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
98
8
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
64
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
162
14
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
60.49
60.49
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
60.49