Al Libke and Phil Niekro Comparison

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Al Libke Phil Niekro
Bats Left Right
Throws Right Right
Position Right Field Starting Pitcher
Generation The Greatest Generation The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Al Libke and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
14
Al Libke
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
0
Al Libke
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
0
Al Libke
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.72
0
Al Libke
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
0
Al Libke
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
0
Al Libke
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2
27
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.93
1.93
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.35
1.93
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.13
3.13
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.46
3.13
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.07
4.07
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
4.07
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.219
0.219
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.219
Career
162 Game Avg.
28
381
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
381
Career
162 Game Avg.
9.33
126.93
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
126.93
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
7
95
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
95
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
6.75
6.75
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.4
6.75
Al Libke
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
0
Al Libke
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0
Al Libke
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
6
82
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
82
Al Libke
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.79
5.79
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.01
5.79
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
54
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.86
3.86
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.57
3.86
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
0.8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.071
1.071
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.953
1.071
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2
27
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
27
Al Libke
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
0
Al Libke
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
38
517
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
517
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2
27
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.93
1.93
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.89
1.93
Al Libke
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
0
Al Libke
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
0
Al Libke
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.393
1.393
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.393
Career
162 Game Avg.
32
435
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
435
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.4
0.4
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
0.4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.25
0.25
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.25
Career
162 Game Avg.
36.64
36.64
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37.76
36.64

Fielding Stats for Al Libke and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1.41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1.41
Career
162 Game Avg.
230
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Al Libke
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
0
Al Libke
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
0
Al Libke
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
427
300.76
Career
162 Game Avg.
386
300.76
Career
162 Game Avg.
29
20.43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
20.43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
15
10.57
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
10.57
Career
162 Game Avg.
471
331.75
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
331.75
Career
162 Game Avg.
456
321.18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
321.18
Career
162 Game Avg.
96.82
96.82
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
96.82
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.983
1.983
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.463
1.983
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
7.75
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
7.75
Al Libke
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Al Libke
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Al Libke
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Al Libke
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Libke and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
254
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
968
617
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
617
Career
162 Game Avg.
880
561
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
561
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.268
0.268
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.268
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.711
0.711
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.711
Career
162 Game Avg.
236
151
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
151
Career
162 Game Avg.
176
112
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
112
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
29
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
9
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
60
38
Career
162 Game Avg.
50
38
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.01
0.01
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0.01
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.038
0.038
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0.038
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
104.09
66.39
Career
162 Game Avg.
55.59
66.39
Career
162 Game Avg.
320
204
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
204
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
316
202
Career
162 Game Avg.
289
202
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.326
0.326
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.326
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.364
0.364
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.364
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.69
0.69
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.69
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.095
0.095
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.095
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.238
0.238
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.238
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.609
0.609
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.609
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.299
0.299
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.299
Career
162 Game Avg.
73
47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
47
Career
162 Game Avg.
95
61
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
61
Career
162 Game Avg.
159
101
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
101
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
112.98
72.06
Career
162 Game Avg.
34.77
72.06
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
77
49
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
49
Al Libke
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
112
71
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
71
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.64
8.64
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.44
8.64
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.69
0.69
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.69
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
5
Al Libke
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
23
15
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6
4
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
4
Al Libke
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
100
100
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
100