Jeff Nelson and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Jeff Nelson 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 Jeff Nelson 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.

Jeff Nelson 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 Jeff Nelson and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
15
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
798
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Jeff Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
48
48
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
48
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
45
45
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
45
Career
162 Game Avg.
51.61
51.61
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.72
51.61
Jeff Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
0
Jeff Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
33
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
29
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
297
25
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
25
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.41
3.41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
3.41
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.55
3.55
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
3.55
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.68
3.68
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
3.68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.224
0.224
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.224
Career
162 Game Avg.
2354
201
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
201
Career
162 Game Avg.
784.67
66.86
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
66.86
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
633
54
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
7.26
7.26
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.4
7.26
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
55
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.63
0.63
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.63
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.07
0.07
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.07
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
428
36
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
36
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
59
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.91
4.91
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.01
4.91
Career
162 Game Avg.
829
71
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
71
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
9.51
9.51
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.57
9.51
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.04
1.04
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
1.04
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.602
1.602
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.953
1.602
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
36
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
64
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
3402
290
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
290
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
237
20
Career
162 Game Avg.
83
20
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
329
28
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.77
3.77
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.89
3.77
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
49
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
29
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
64
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.352
1.352
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.352
Career
162 Game Avg.
2832
241
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
241
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.41
0.41
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
0.41
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.293
0.293
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.293
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
39.02
39.02
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
39.02

Fielding Stats for Jeff Nelson and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
15
3.04
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
3.04
Career
162 Game Avg.
799
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Jeff Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
2355
477.48
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
477.48
Career
162 Game Avg.
785
159.16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
159.16
Career
162 Game Avg.
27
5.47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
5.47
Career
162 Game Avg.
118
23.92
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
23.92
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
10
2.03
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
2.03
Career
162 Game Avg.
155
31.43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
31.43
Career
162 Game Avg.
145
29.4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
29.4
Career
162 Game Avg.
93.55
93.55
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
93.55
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.181
0.181
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
0.181
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
2.43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
2.43
Jeff Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jeff Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jeff Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jeff Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jeff Nelson and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
15
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
798
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
0
Jeff Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.333
0.333
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.333
Jeff Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
0
Jeff Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
0
Jeff Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Jeff Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Jeff Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Jeff Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
0
Jeff Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0
Jeff Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0
Jeff Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
0
Jeff Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
0
Jeff Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
0
Jeff Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0
Jeff Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0
Jeff Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0
Jeff Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0
Jeff Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0
Jeff Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0
Jeff Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0
Jeff Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
0
Jeff Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
0
Jeff Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
0
Jeff Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
-0.17
-0.03
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
-0.03
Jeff Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Jeff Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
0
Jeff Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jeff Nelson
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
0
Jeff Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
0
Jeff Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
0
Jeff Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Jeff Nelson
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
0
Jeff Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jeff Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Jeff Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Jeff Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0