Dave LaRoche and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Dave LaRoche 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 Dave LaRoche 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.

Dave LaRoche Phil Niekro
Bats Left Right
Throws Left Right
Position Relief Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation Baby Boomers The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Dave LaRoche and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
14
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
647
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
15
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
65
65
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
65
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
58
58
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
58
Career
162 Game Avg.
52.85
52.85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.72
52.85
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
126
13
Career
162 Game Avg.
29
13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
411
43
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
43
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.53
3.53
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
3.53
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.46
3.46
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.46
3.46
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.239
0.239
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.239
Career
162 Game Avg.
3148
331
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
331
Career
162 Game Avg.
1049.33
110.29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
110.29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
919
97
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
97
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
7.88
7.88
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.4
7.88
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
94
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.81
0.81
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.81
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.15
0.15
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
459
48
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
48
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
81
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.94
3.94
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.01
3.94
Career
162 Game Avg.
819
86
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
86
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7.02
7.02
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.57
7.02
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.27
1.27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
1.27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.218
1.218
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.953
1.218
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
18
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
29
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
7
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
4459
469
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
469
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
381
40
Career
162 Game Avg.
83
40
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
448
47
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.84
3.84
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.89
3.84
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
85
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
41
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
46
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.313
1.313
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.313
Career
162 Game Avg.
3845
404
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
404
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.69
0.69
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
0.69
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.276
0.276
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.276
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
38.24
38.24
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
38.24

Fielding Stats for Dave LaRoche and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
14
3.51
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
3.51
Career
162 Game Avg.
647
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
15
3.76
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
3.76
Career
162 Game Avg.
3148
788.22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
788.22
Career
162 Game Avg.
1049.33
262.74
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
262.74
Career
162 Game Avg.
48
12.02
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
12.02
Career
162 Game Avg.
144
36.06
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
36.06
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
8
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
200
50.08
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
50.08
Career
162 Game Avg.
192
48.07
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
48.07
Career
162 Game Avg.
96
96
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
96
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.297
0.297
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
0.297
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
1.25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
1.25
Dave LaRoche
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave LaRoche and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
14
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
649
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
70
17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
17
Career
162 Game Avg.
61
15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.246
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.246
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.65
0.65
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.65
Career
162 Game Avg.
15
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
1
Dave LaRoche
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
1
Dave LaRoche
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.99
1.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
1.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
18
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
22
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.314
0.314
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.314
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.295
0.295
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.295
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.609
0.609
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.609
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.049
0.049
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.049
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.215
0.215
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.215
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.532
0.532
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.532
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.313
0.313
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.313
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
6.77
1.69
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
1.69
Dave LaRoche
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
2
Dave LaRoche
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
13
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.38
5.38
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
5.38
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.54
0.54
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.54
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0