Brad Lidge and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Brad Lidge 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 Brad Lidge 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.

Brad Lidge 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 Brad Lidge and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
11
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
603
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
26
26
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
26
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
32
32
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
32
Career
162 Game Avg.
44.83
44.83
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.72
44.83
Brad Lidge
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
0
Brad Lidge
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
225
25
Career
162 Game Avg.
29
25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
237
27
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
27
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.54
3.54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
3.54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.4
3.4
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.46
3.4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.18
3.18
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
3.18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.221
0.221
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.221
Career
162 Game Avg.
1810
204
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
204
Career
162 Game Avg.
603.33
68.04
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
68.04
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
492
55
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
55
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
7.34
7.34
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.4
7.34
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
57
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.85
0.85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.09
0.09
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.09
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
287
32
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
32
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
41
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.28
4.28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.01
4.28
Career
162 Game Avg.
799
90
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
90
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
11.92
11.92
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.57
11.92
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.33
1.33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
1.33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.8
1.8
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.953
1.8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
46
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
34
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
2589
292
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
292
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
368
41
Career
162 Game Avg.
83
41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
257
29
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.83
3.83
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.89
3.83
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
32
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
11
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
28
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.291
1.291
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.291
Career
162 Game Avg.
2225
251
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
251
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.43
0.43
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
0.43
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.307
0.307
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.307
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
38.62
38.62
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
38.62

Fielding Stats for Brad Lidge and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
11
2.96
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
2.96
Career
162 Game Avg.
603
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0.27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
0.27
Career
162 Game Avg.
1810
486.27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
486.27
Career
162 Game Avg.
603.33
162.09
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
162.09
Career
162 Game Avg.
23
6.18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
6.18
Career
162 Game Avg.
48
12.9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
12.9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
5
1.34
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
1.34
Career
162 Game Avg.
76
20.42
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
20.42
Career
162 Game Avg.
71
19.07
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
19.07
Career
162 Game Avg.
93.42
93.42
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
93.42
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.118
0.118
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
0.118
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
1.07
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
1.07
Brad Lidge
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Lidge and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
11
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
603
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.286
0.286
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.286
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.714
0.714
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.714
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Brad Lidge
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Brad Lidge
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
0
Brad Lidge
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0
Brad Lidge
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
0.21
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.286
0.286
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.286
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.429
0.429
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.429
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.714
0.714
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.714
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.143
0.143
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.143
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.236
0.236
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.236
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.6
0.6
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.667
0.667
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.667
Brad Lidge
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
0.21
Brad Lidge
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Brad Lidge
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
0
Brad Lidge
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
4
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.75
1.75
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
1.75
Brad Lidge
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0
Brad Lidge
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
0
Brad Lidge
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
0
Brad Lidge
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Brad Lidge
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Brad Lidge
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0