Justin Lehr and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Justin Lehr 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 Justin Lehr 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.

Justin Lehr Phil Niekro
Bats Right Right
Throws Right Right
Position Relief Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation Gen X The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Justin Lehr and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
4
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
77
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
6
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
60
60
Career
162 Game Avg.
53.72
60
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
1
Justin Lehr
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
88
78
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
78
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.34
5.34
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
5.34
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.47
5.47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
5.47
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.38
5.38
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
5.38
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.284
0.284
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.284
Career
162 Game Avg.
445
393
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
393
Career
162 Game Avg.
148.33
131
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
131
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
163
144
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
144
Career
162 Game Avg.
9.89
9.89
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.4
9.89
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
23
20
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
20
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.4
1.4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.8
1.4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.3
0.3
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
67
59
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
59
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
6
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.07
4.07
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.01
4.07
Career
162 Game Avg.
84
74
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
74
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.1
5.1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.57
5.1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.09
1.09
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
1.09
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.018
1.018
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.953
1.018
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
7
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
7
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
659
582
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
582
Career
162 Game Avg.
24
21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
93
82
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
82
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.64
5.64
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
5.64
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
5
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
6
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
15
13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
13
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.551
1.551
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.551
Career
162 Game Avg.
574
507
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
507
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.21
1.21
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
1.21
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.289
0.289
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.289
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
39.98
39.98
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
39.98

Fielding Stats for Justin Lehr and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
4
8.42
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
8.42
Career
162 Game Avg.
77
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
23.14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
23.14
Career
162 Game Avg.
445
936.23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
936.23
Career
162 Game Avg.
148.33
312.08
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
312.08
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
23.14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
23.14
Career
162 Game Avg.
30
63.12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
63.12
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
41
86.26
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
86.26
Career
162 Game Avg.
41
86.26
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
86.26
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
100
100
Career
162 Game Avg.
97.16
100
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.532
0.532
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
0.532
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
4.21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
4.21
Justin Lehr
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Justin Lehr
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Justin Lehr
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Justin Lehr
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Justin Lehr and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
4
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
77
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
31
65
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
65
Career
162 Game Avg.
25
53
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
53
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.08
0.08
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.08
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.371
0.371
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.371
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
2
Justin Lehr
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Justin Lehr
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
2
Justin Lehr
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0
Justin Lehr
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.58
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
0.58
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.097
0.097
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.097
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.12
0.12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.12
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.217
0.217
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.217
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.04
0.04
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.04
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.074
0.074
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.074
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.167
0.167
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.167
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.133
0.133
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.133
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
4
Justin Lehr
Career
162 Game Avg.
-0.98
-2.07
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
-2.07
Justin Lehr
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
2
Justin Lehr
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
10
21
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
21
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.1
3.1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
3.1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.1
0.1
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.1
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
11
Justin Lehr
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
2
Justin Lehr
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Justin Lehr
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Justin Lehr
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Justin Lehr
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0