Sandy Koufax and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Sandy Koufax 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 Sandy Koufax 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.

Sandy Koufax Phil Niekro
Bats Right Right
Throws Left Right
Position Starting Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation The Silent Generation The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame Yes Yes

Pitching Stats for Sandy Koufax and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
12
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
397
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
54
Career
162 Game Avg.
165
165
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
165
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
87
87
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
87
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
65.48
65.48
Career
162 Game Avg.
53.72
65.48
Career
162 Game Avg.
137
23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
23
Career
162 Game Avg.
40
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
713
122
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
122
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.76
2.76
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.35
2.76
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.5
2.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.46
2.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.16
3.16
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
3.16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.202
0.202
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.202
Career
162 Game Avg.
6973
1194
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
1194
Career
162 Game Avg.
2324.33
398.12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
398.12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1754
300
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
300
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
6.79
6.79
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.4
6.79
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
204
35
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
35
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.79
0.79
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.79
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.51
0.51
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.51
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
817
140
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
140
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
48
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.16
3.16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.01
3.16
Career
162 Game Avg.
2396
410
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
410
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
9.28
9.28
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.57
9.28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6.04
6.04
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.87
6.04
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.382
1.382
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.953
1.382
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
87
15
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
18
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
7
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
9497
1627
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
1627
Career
162 Game Avg.
44
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
806
138
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
138
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.12
3.12
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.89
3.12
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.106
1.106
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.106
Career
162 Game Avg.
8662
1484
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
1484
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.03
2.03
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
2.03
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.247
0.247
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.247
Career
162 Game Avg.
36.77
36.77
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37.76
36.77

Fielding Stats for Sandy Koufax and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
12
4.9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
4.9
Career
162 Game Avg.
397
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
128.13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
128.13
Career
162 Game Avg.
6973
2845.41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
2845.41
Career
162 Game Avg.
2324.33
948.47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
948.47
Career
162 Game Avg.
64
26.12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
26.12
Career
162 Game Avg.
228
93.04
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
93.04
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
14
5.71
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
5.71
Career
162 Game Avg.
306
124.87
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
124.87
Career
162 Game Avg.
292
119.15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
119.15
Career
162 Game Avg.
95.42
95.42
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
95.42
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.736
0.736
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
0.736
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
5.3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
5.3
Sandy Koufax
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sandy Koufax and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
12
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
397
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
858
350
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
350
Career
162 Game Avg.
776
317
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
317
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.097
0.097
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.097
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.313
0.313
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.313
Career
162 Game Avg.
75
31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
31
Career
162 Game Avg.
64
26
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
26
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
4
Sandy Koufax
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
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.
0.027
0.027
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0.027
Career
162 Game Avg.
13.34
5.45
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
5.45
Career
162 Game Avg.
90
37
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
37
Career
162 Game Avg.
119
49
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
49
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.139
0.139
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.139
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.116
0.116
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.116
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.255
0.255
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.255
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.019
0.019
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.019
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.091
0.091
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.091
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.188
0.188
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.188
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.187
0.187
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.187
Career
162 Game Avg.
26
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
11
Career
162 Game Avg.
28
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
11
Career
162 Game Avg.
52
21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
21
Sandy Koufax
Career
162 Game Avg.
-16.49
-6.73
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
-6.73
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
43
18
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
18
Sandy Koufax
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
386
158
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
314
158
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.22
2.22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
2.22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.11
0.11
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.11
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
14
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
10
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
4
Sandy Koufax
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0