Sam Nahem and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Sam Nahem 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 Sam Nahem 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.

Sam Nahem Phil Niekro
Bats Right Right
Throws Right Right
Position Relief Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation The Greatest Generation The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Sam Nahem and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
4
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
90
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
10
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
8
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.56
55.56
Career
162 Game Avg.
53.72
55.56
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
2
Sam Nahem
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
117
88
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
88
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.69
4.69
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
4.69
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.26
4.26
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
4.26
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.36
4.36
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
4.36
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.252
0.252
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.252
Career
162 Game Avg.
673
508
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
508
Career
162 Game Avg.
224.33
169.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
169.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
222
168
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
168
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.91
8.91
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.4
8.91
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
8
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.32
0.32
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.32
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.09
0.09
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.09
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
127
96
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
96
Sam Nahem
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.1
5.1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.01
5.1
Career
162 Game Avg.
101
76
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
76
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.05
4.05
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.57
4.05
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.12
1.12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
1.12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.016
1.016
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.953
1.016
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
9
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
7
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
1016
768
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
768
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
32
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
32
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
138
104
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
104
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.54
5.54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
5.54
Sam Nahem
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
0
Sam Nahem
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
0
Sam Nahem
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.556
1.556
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.556
Career
162 Game Avg.
882
666
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
666
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.53
1.53
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
1.53
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.274
0.274
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.274
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
40.76
40.76
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
40.76

Fielding Stats for Sam Nahem and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
4
7.2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
7.2
Career
162 Game Avg.
90
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Sam Nahem
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
0
Sam Nahem
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
0
Sam Nahem
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
23.4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
23.4
Career
162 Game Avg.
50
90
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
90
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
6
10.8
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
10.8
Career
162 Game Avg.
69
124.2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
124.2
Career
162 Game Avg.
63
113.4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
113.4
Career
162 Game Avg.
91.3
91.3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
91.3
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.7
0.7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
0.7
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
3.6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
3.6
Sam Nahem
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Sam Nahem
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Sam Nahem
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Sam Nahem
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Nahem and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
4
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
90
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
68
122
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
122
Career
162 Game Avg.
61
110
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
110
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.164
0.164
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.164
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.404
0.404
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.404
Career
162 Game Avg.
10
18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
18
Career
162 Game Avg.
10
18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
18
Sam Nahem
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Sam Nahem
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Sam Nahem
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Sam Nahem
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
0
Sam Nahem
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0
Sam Nahem
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.91
1.63
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
1.63
Career
162 Game Avg.
10
18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
18
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
20
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
20
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.162
0.162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.162
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.164
0.164
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.164
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.326
0.326
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.326
Sam Nahem
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.114
0.114
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.114
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.2
0.2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.2
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.2
0.2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.2
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
11
Sam Nahem
Career
162 Game Avg.
-0.21
-0.38
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
-0.38
Sam Nahem
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
2
Sam Nahem
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
11
20
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
20
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6.18
6.18
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.44
6.18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.09
0.09
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.09
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
11
Sam Nahem
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
4
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
7
Sam Nahem
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Sam Nahem
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Sam Nahem
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Sam Nahem
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0