Craig Lefferts and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Craig Lefferts 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 Craig Lefferts 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.

Craig Lefferts 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 Craig Lefferts and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
12
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
696
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
45
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
58
58
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
58
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
72
72
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
72
Career
162 Game Avg.
44.62
44.62
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.72
44.62
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
101
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
29
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
436
43
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
43
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.43
3.43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
3.43
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.46
3.46
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.46
3.46
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.98
3.98
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
3.98
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.257
0.257
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.257
Career
162 Game Avg.
3437
336
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
336
Career
162 Game Avg.
1145.67
111.93
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
111.93
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1108
108
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
108
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.7
8.7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.4
8.7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
120
12
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
12
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.94
0.94
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.94
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.17
0.17
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
322
31
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
55
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.53
2.53
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.01
2.53
Career
162 Game Avg.
719
70
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
70
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.65
5.65
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.57
5.65
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.03
1.03
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
1.03
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.909
0.909
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.953
0.909
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
31
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
11
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
10
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
4754
464
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
464
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
286
28
Career
162 Game Avg.
83
28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
490
48
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
48
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.85
3.85
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.89
3.85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
78
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
39
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
88
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.248
1.248
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.248
Career
162 Game Avg.
4304
421
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
421
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.7
0.7
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
0.7
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.279
0.279
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.279
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.35
37.35
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37.76
37.35

Fielding Stats for Craig Lefferts and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
12
2.79
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
2.79
Career
162 Game Avg.
696
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
45
10.47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
10.47
Career
162 Game Avg.
3437
799.99
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
799.99
Career
162 Game Avg.
1145.67
266.66
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
266.66
Career
162 Game Avg.
56
13.03
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
13.03
Career
162 Game Avg.
154
35.84
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
35.84
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
8
1.86
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
1.86
Career
162 Game Avg.
218
50.74
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
50.74
Career
162 Game Avg.
210
48.88
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
48.88
Career
162 Game Avg.
96.33
96.33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
96.33
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.302
0.302
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
0.302
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
2.79
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
2.79
Craig Lefferts
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Craig Lefferts and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
12
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
697
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
147
34
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
34
Career
162 Game Avg.
132
31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
31
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.121
0.121
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.121
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.357
0.357
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.357
Career
162 Game Avg.
16
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.008
0.008
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0.008
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.063
0.063
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0.063
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.21
0.75
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
0.75
Career
162 Game Avg.
21
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.116
0.116
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.116
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.159
0.159
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.159
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.275
0.275
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.275
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.038
0.038
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.038
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.092
0.092
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.092
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.19
0.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.224
0.224
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.224
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
1
Craig Lefferts
Career
162 Game Avg.
-1.21
-0.28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
-0.28
Craig Lefferts
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
64
15
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
15
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.3
2.3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
2.3
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.02
0.02
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.02
Career
162 Game Avg.
14
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
3
Craig Lefferts
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0