Mark Leiter and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Mark Leiter 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 Mark Leiter 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.

Mark Leiter Phil Niekro
Bats Right Right
Throws Right Right
Position Starting Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation Baby Boomers The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Mark Leiter and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
11
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
335
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
149
30
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
30
Career
162 Game Avg.
65
65
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
65
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
73
73
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
73
Career
162 Game Avg.
47.1
47.1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.72
47.1
Career
162 Game Avg.
15
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
26
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
602
122
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
122
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.57
4.57
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
4.57
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.41
4.41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
4.41
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.46
4.46
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
4.46
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.265
0.265
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.265
Career
162 Game Avg.
3553
721
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
721
Career
162 Game Avg.
1184.33
240.4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
240.4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1205
245
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
245
Career
162 Game Avg.
9.16
9.16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.4
9.16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
155
31
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
31
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.18
1.18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.8
1.18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.46
0.46
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.46
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
424
86
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
86
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
43
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.22
3.22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.01
3.22
Career
162 Game Avg.
892
181
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
181
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6.78
6.78
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.57
6.78
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.66
2.66
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
2.66
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.111
1.111
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.953
1.111
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
46
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
75
15
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
9
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
5154
1046
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
1046
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
88
18
Career
162 Game Avg.
83
18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
664
135
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
135
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.05
5.05
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
5.05
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
59
12
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
48
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
76
15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
15
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.375
1.375
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.375
Career
162 Game Avg.
4548
923
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
923
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.98
1.98
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
1.98
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.291
0.291
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.291
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
39.17
39.17
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
39.17

Fielding Stats for Mark Leiter and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
11
5.32
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
5.32
Career
162 Game Avg.
335
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
149
72.05
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
72.05
Career
162 Game Avg.
3553
1718.17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
1718.17
Career
162 Game Avg.
1184.33
572.72
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
572.72
Career
162 Game Avg.
62
29.98
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
29.98
Career
162 Game Avg.
156
75.44
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
75.44
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
15
7.25
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
7.25
Career
162 Game Avg.
233
112.68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
112.68
Career
162 Game Avg.
218
105.42
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
105.42
Career
162 Game Avg.
93.56
93.56
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
93.56
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.651
0.651
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
0.651
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
6.29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
6.29
Mark Leiter
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mark Leiter and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
11
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
335
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
225
109
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
109
Career
162 Game Avg.
188
91
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
91
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.112
0.112
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.112
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.376
0.376
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.376
Career
162 Game Avg.
21
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
20
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Mark Leiter
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Mark Leiter
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
0
Mark Leiter
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0
Mark Leiter
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.88
1.39
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
1.39
Career
162 Game Avg.
22
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
11
Career
162 Game Avg.
30
15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
15
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.133
0.133
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.133
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.117
0.117
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.117
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.25
0.25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.25
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0.005
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.005
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.089
0.089
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.089
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.182
0.182
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.182
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.244
0.244
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.244
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
14
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
22
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
11
Mark Leiter
Career
162 Game Avg.
-2.58
-1.25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
-1.25
Mark Leiter
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
4
Mark Leiter
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
102
49
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
49
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.21
2.21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
2.21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.09
0.09
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.09
Career
162 Game Avg.
28
14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
14
Mark Leiter
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
1
Mark Leiter
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Mark Leiter
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Mark Leiter
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0