Ted Lewis and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Ted Lewis 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 Ted Lewis 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.

Ted Lewis Phil Niekro
Bats Right Right
Throws Right Right
Position Relief Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation Pre-Generational The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Ted Lewis and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
6
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
183
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
153
57
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
57
Career
162 Game Avg.
94
94
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
94
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
64
64
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
64
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
59.49
59.49
Career
162 Game Avg.
53.72
59.49
Career
162 Game Avg.
136
51
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
51
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
551
205
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
205
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.53
3.53
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
3.53
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.56
3.56
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
3.56
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.16
4.16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
4.16
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.255
0.255
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.255
Career
162 Game Avg.
4215
1566
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
1566
Career
162 Game Avg.
1405
522.08
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
522.08
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1379
512
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
512
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.83
8.83
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.4
8.83
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
57
21
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.37
0.37
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.37
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.31
0.31
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
511
190
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
190
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.27
3.27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.01
3.27
Career
162 Game Avg.
378
140
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
140
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.42
2.42
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.57
2.42
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.07
2.07
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
2.07
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.633
0.633
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.953
0.633
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
39
14
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
39
14
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
5956
2213
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
2213
Career
162 Game Avg.
28
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
753
280
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
280
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.82
4.82
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
4.82
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
0
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
0
Ted Lewis
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.345
1.345
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.345
Career
162 Game Avg.
5406
2009
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
2009
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.11
4.11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.7
4.11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.263
0.263
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.263
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
38.15
38.15
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
38.15

Fielding Stats for Ted Lewis and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
6
5.28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
5.28
Career
162 Game Avg.
184
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Ted Lewis
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
4227
3721.6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
3721.6
Career
162 Game Avg.
1409
1240.53
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
1240.53
Career
162 Game Avg.
59
51.95
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
51.95
Career
162 Game Avg.
283
249.16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
249.16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
25
22.01
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
22.01
Career
162 Game Avg.
367
323.12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
323.12
Career
162 Game Avg.
342
301.11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
301.11
Career
162 Game Avg.
93.19
93.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
93.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.859
1.859
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.463
1.859
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
7.04
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
7.04
Ted Lewis
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Ted Lewis
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Ted Lewis
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Ted Lewis
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lewis and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
6
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
184
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
607
534
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
534
Career
162 Game Avg.
552
486
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
486
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.223
0.223
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.223
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.559
0.559
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.559
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
108
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
108
Career
162 Game Avg.
110
97
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
97
Career
162 Game Avg.
10
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
3
Ted Lewis
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
11
Ted Lewis
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0
Ted Lewis
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
39.83
35.07
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
35.07
Career
162 Game Avg.
139
122
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
122
Career
162 Game Avg.
161
142
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
142
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.265
0.265
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.265
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.252
0.252
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.252
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.517
0.517
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.517
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.029
0.029
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.029
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.182
0.182
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.182
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.422
0.422
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.422
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.253
0.253
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.253
Career
162 Game Avg.
66
58
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
58
Career
162 Game Avg.
52
46
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
46
Career
162 Game Avg.
118
104
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
104
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
46.91
41.31
Career
162 Game Avg.
34.77
41.31
Ted Lewis
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
38
33
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
33
Ted Lewis
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
66
58
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
58
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
9.2
9.2
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.44
9.2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.58
0.58
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.58
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
15
Ted Lewis
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
4
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
4
Ted Lewis
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
100
100
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
100