Bill Kunkel and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Bill Kunkel 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 Bill Kunkel 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.

Bill Kunkel Phil Niekro
Bats Right Right
Throws Right Right
Position Relief Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation The Silent Generation The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Bill Kunkel and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
89
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
6
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
50
50
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.72
50
Bill Kunkel
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
68
52
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
52
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.29
4.29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
4.29
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.29
4.29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
4.29
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.42
4.42
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
4.42
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.267
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.267
Career
162 Game Avg.
428
327
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
327
Career
162 Game Avg.
142.67
109
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
109
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
153
117
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
117
Career
162 Game Avg.
9.65
9.65
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.4
9.65
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
17
13
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
13
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.07
1.07
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.8
1.07
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.19
0.19
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
49
37
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
37
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
5
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.09
3.09
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.01
3.09
Career
162 Game Avg.
83
63
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
63
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.24
5.24
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.57
5.24
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.93
0.93
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
0.93
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.925
0.925
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.953
0.925
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
8
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
6
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
0
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
623
476
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
476
Career
162 Game Avg.
39
30
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
30
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
80
61
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
61
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.05
5.05
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
5.05
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
0
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.416
1.416
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.416
Career
162 Game Avg.
574
439
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
439
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.9
0.9
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
0.9
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.277
0.277
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.277
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
39.3
39.3
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
39.3

Fielding Stats for Bill Kunkel and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
3
5.46
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
5.46
Career
162 Game Avg.
89
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
3.64
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
3.64
Career
162 Game Avg.
428
779.06
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
779.06
Career
162 Game Avg.
142.67
259.69
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
259.69
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
21.84
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
21.84
Career
162 Game Avg.
18
32.76
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
32.76
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3
5.46
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
5.46
Career
162 Game Avg.
33
60.07
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
60.07
Career
162 Game Avg.
30
54.61
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
54.61
Career
162 Game Avg.
90.91
90.91
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
90.91
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.337
0.337
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
0.337
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
3.64
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
3.64
Bill Kunkel
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Kunkel and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
89
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
31
Career
162 Game Avg.
14
25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.214
0.214
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.214
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.588
0.588
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.588
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
5
Bill Kunkel
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.03
1.88
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
1.88
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.294
0.294
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.294
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.214
0.214
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.214
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.508
0.508
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.508
Bill Kunkel
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.186
0.186
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.186
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.455
0.455
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.455
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.429
0.429
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.429
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.33
2.41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
2.41
Bill Kunkel
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
4
Bill Kunkel
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
7
13
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
13
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.43
2.43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
2.43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.29
0.29
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.29
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
2
Bill Kunkel
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0