Denny Lyons and Phil Niekro Comparison

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Denny Lyons Phil Niekro
Bats Right Right
Throws Right Right
Position Third Base Starting Pitcher
Generation Pre-Generational The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Fielding Stats for Denny Lyons and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
13
1.88
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1.88
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1121
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Denny Lyons
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29379
4245.67
Career
162 Game Avg.
16213
4245.67
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
9793
1415.22
Career
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
1415.22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2021
292.06
Career
162 Game Avg.
386
292.06
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2145
309.98
Career
162 Game Avg.
878
309.98
Career
162 Game Avg.
514
74.28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37
74.28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4680
676.33
Career
162 Game Avg.
1301
676.33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4166
602.05
Career
162 Game Avg.
1264
602.05
Career
162 Game Avg.
89.02
89.02
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
89.02
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.716
3.716
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.463
3.716
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
179
25.87
Career
162 Game Avg.
83
25.87
Denny Lyons
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Denny Lyons
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Denny Lyons
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Denny Lyons
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Denny Lyons and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
13
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1123
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5029
725
Career
162 Game Avg.
1707
725
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4300
620
Career
162 Game Avg.
1537
620
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.31
0.31
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.89
0.89
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.89
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1334
192
Career
162 Game Avg.
260
192
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
959
138
Career
162 Game Avg.
210
138
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
244
35
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
35
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
69
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
62
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
375
54
Career
162 Game Avg.
50
54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.014
0.014
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0.014
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.046
0.046
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0.046
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
891.34
128.58
Career
162 Game Avg.
55.59
128.58
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1902
274
Career
162 Game Avg.
325
274
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2039
294
Career
162 Game Avg.
289
294
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.405
0.405
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.405
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.442
0.442
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.442
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.848
0.848
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.848
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.132
0.132
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.132
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.293
0.293
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.293
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.954
0.954
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.954
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.321
0.321
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.321
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
933
135
Career
162 Game Avg.
80
135
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
756
109
Career
162 Game Avg.
109
109
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1627
235
Career
162 Game Avg.
182
235
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
914.29
131.89
Career
162 Game Avg.
34.77
131.89
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
82
12
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
623
90
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
90
Denny Lyons
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
280
40
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
40
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17.96
17.96
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.44
17.96
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.23
2.23
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
2.23
Career
162 Game Avg.
24
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
3
Denny Lyons
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Denny Lyons
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
224
32
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
32
Denny Lyons
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
224
32
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
32
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
100
100
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
100