Thornton Lee and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Thornton Lee 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 Thornton Lee 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.

Thornton Lee Phil Niekro
Bats Left Right
Throws Left Right
Position Starting Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation The Greatest Generation The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Thornton Lee and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
16
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
374
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
272
49
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
49
Career
162 Game Avg.
117
117
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
117
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
124
124
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
124
Career
162 Game Avg.
48.55
48.55
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.72
48.55
Career
162 Game Avg.
155
28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
28
Career
162 Game Avg.
14
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
10
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
921
167
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
167
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.56
3.56
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
3.56
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.64
3.64
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
3.64
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.255
0.255
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.255
Career
162 Game Avg.
6994
1272
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
1272
Career
162 Game Avg.
2331.33
423.88
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
423.88
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2327
423
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
423
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.98
8.98
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.4
8.98
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
121
22
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.47
0.47
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.32
0.32
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.32
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
838
152
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
152
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.24
3.24
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.01
3.24
Career
162 Game Avg.
937
170
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
170
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.62
3.62
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.57
3.62
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.51
2.51
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
2.51
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.761
0.761
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.953
0.761
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
24
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
43
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
7
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
9999
1818
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
1818
Career
162 Game Avg.
50
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1105
201
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
201
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.27
4.27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
4.27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
0
Thornton Lee
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.358
1.358
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.358
Career
162 Game Avg.
9118
1658
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
1658
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.95
2.95
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.7
2.95
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
38.6
38.6
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
38.6

Fielding Stats for Thornton Lee and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
16
6.93
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
6.93
Career
162 Game Avg.
374
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Thornton Lee
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
0
Thornton Lee
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
0
Thornton Lee
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
67
29.02
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
29.02
Career
162 Game Avg.
428
185.39
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
185.39
Career
162 Game Avg.
38
16.46
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37
16.46
Career
162 Game Avg.
533
230.87
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
230.87
Career
162 Game Avg.
495
214.41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
214.41
Career
162 Game Avg.
92.87
92.87
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
92.87
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.324
1.324
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
1.324
Career
162 Game Avg.
21
9.1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
9.1
Thornton Lee
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Thornton Lee and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
16
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
375
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
885
382
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
382
Career
162 Game Avg.
835
361
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
361
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.2
0.2
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.499
0.499
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.499
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
72
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
72
Career
162 Game Avg.
135
58
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
58
Career
162 Game Avg.
24
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
32
14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
14
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0.005
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0.005
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.024
0.024
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0.024
Career
162 Game Avg.
43.79
18.92
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
18.92
Career
162 Game Avg.
211
91
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
91
Career
162 Game Avg.
195
84
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
84
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.22
0.22
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.253
0.253
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.253
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.473
0.473
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.473
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.053
0.053
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.053
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.162
0.162
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.346
0.346
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.346
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.262
0.262
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.262
Career
162 Game Avg.
63
27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
27
Career
162 Game Avg.
66
29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
29
Career
162 Game Avg.
125
54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
40.01
17.29
Career
162 Game Avg.
34.77
17.29
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
27
12
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
12
Thornton Lee
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
208
90
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
90
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.25
4.25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
4.25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.13
0.13
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.13
Career
162 Game Avg.
22
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
10
Thornton Lee
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
23
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
10
Thornton Lee
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Thornton Lee
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Thornton Lee
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0