Jim Nelson and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Jim 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 Jim 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.

Jim Nelson Phil Niekro
Bats Right Right
Throws Right Right
Position Starting Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation Baby Boomers The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Jim Nelson and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
32
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
26
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
26
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
4
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
60
60
Career
162 Game Avg.
53.72
60
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
2
Jim Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
35
74
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
74
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.06
3.06
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.35
3.06
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.15
4.15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
4.15
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.7
4.7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
4.7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.245
0.245
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.245
Career
162 Game Avg.
309
657
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
657
Career
162 Game Avg.
103
218.88
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
218.88
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
91
193
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
193
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
7.95
7.95
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.4
7.95
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
5
11
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.44
0.44
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.44
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.16
0.16
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
64
136
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
136
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
9
19
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
19
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.59
5.59
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.01
5.59
Career
162 Game Avg.
53
113
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
113
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.63
4.63
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.57
4.63
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.66
1.66
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
1.66
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.136
1.136
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.953
1.136
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
5
11
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
8
17
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
17
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
451
958
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
958
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
41
87
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
87
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.58
3.58
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.89
3.58
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
5
11
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
11
Jim Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.505
1.505
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.505
Career
162 Game Avg.
371
788
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
788
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.28
1.28
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
1.28
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.275
0.275
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.275
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
39.41
39.41
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
39.41

Fielding Stats for Jim Nelson and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
2
10.13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
10.13
Career
162 Game Avg.
32
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
60.75
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
60.75
Career
162 Game Avg.
309
1564.31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
1564.31
Career
162 Game Avg.
103
521.44
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
521.44
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
55.69
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
55.69
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
35.44
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
35.44
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2
10.13
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
10.13
Career
162 Game Avg.
20
101.25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
101.25
Career
162 Game Avg.
18
91.13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
91.13
Career
162 Game Avg.
90
90
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
90
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.563
0.563
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
0.563
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
5.06
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
5.06
Jim Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Nelson and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
32
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
31
157
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
157
Career
162 Game Avg.
26
132
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
132
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.269
0.269
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.269
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.661
0.661
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.661
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
35
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
35
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
35
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
35
Jim Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Jim Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Jim Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Jim Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
0
Jim Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0
Jim Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.55
12.89
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
12.89
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
35
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
35
Career
162 Game Avg.
10
51
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
51
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.323
0.323
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.323
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.269
0.269
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.269
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.592
0.592
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.592
Jim Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.212
0.212
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.212
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.526
0.526
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.526
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.35
0.35
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.35
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
15
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
25
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.36
16.99
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
16.99
Jim Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
15
Jim Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
7
35
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
35
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.43
4.43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
4.43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.43
0.43
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.43
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
5
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
0
Jim Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Jim Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Jim Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0