Doc Newton and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Doc Newton 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 Doc Newton 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.

Doc Newton Phil Niekro
Bats Left Right
Throws Left Right
Position Starting Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation Pre-Generational The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Doc Newton and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
8
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
178
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
139
53
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
53
Career
162 Game Avg.
54
54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
72
72
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
72
Career
162 Game Avg.
42.86
42.86
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.72
42.86
Career
162 Game Avg.
99
38
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
38
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
430
164
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
164
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.22
3.22
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.35
3.22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.45
3.45
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.46
3.45
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.56
3.56
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
3.56
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.257
0.257
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.257
Career
162 Game Avg.
3605
1377
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
1377
Career
162 Game Avg.
1201.67
459.06
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
459.06
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1179
450
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
450
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.83
8.83
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.4
8.83
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
17
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.13
0.13
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.1
0.1
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
416
159
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
159
Doc Newton
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.12
3.12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.01
3.12
Career
162 Game Avg.
503
192
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
192
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.77
3.77
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.57
3.77
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.83
2.83
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
2.83
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.765
0.765
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.953
0.765
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
28
11
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
70
27
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
27
Doc Newton
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
5069
1936
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
1936
Career
162 Game Avg.
34
13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
611
233
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
233
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.58
4.58
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
4.58
Doc Newton
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
0
Doc Newton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.327
1.327
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.327
Career
162 Game Avg.
4583
1751
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
1751
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.43
3.43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.7
3.43
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.285
0.285
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.285
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37.96
37.96
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
37.96

Fielding Stats for Doc Newton and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
8
7.2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
7.2
Career
162 Game Avg.
180
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
54
48.6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
48.6
Career
162 Game Avg.
3657
3291.3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
3291.3
Career
162 Game Avg.
1219
1097.1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
1097.1
Career
162 Game Avg.
59
53.1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
53.1
Career
162 Game Avg.
334
300.6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
300.6
Career
162 Game Avg.
55
49.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37
49.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
448
403.2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
403.2
Career
162 Game Avg.
393
353.7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
353.7
Career
162 Game Avg.
87.72
87.72
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
87.72
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.183
2.183
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.463
2.183
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
6.3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
6.3
Doc Newton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Newton and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
8
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
180
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
481
433
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
433
Career
162 Game Avg.
436
392
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
392
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.172
0.172
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.172
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.463
0.463
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.463
Career
162 Game Avg.
75
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
69
62
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
62
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Doc Newton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
5
Doc Newton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0
Doc Newton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
20.42
18.38
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
18.38
Career
162 Game Avg.
82
74
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
74
Career
162 Game Avg.
106
95
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
95
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.22
0.22
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.22
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.188
0.188
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.188
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.408
0.408
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.408
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.016
0.016
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.016
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.146
0.146
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.146
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.33
0.33
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.244
0.244
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.244
Career
162 Game Avg.
43
39
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
39
Career
162 Game Avg.
34
31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
31
Career
162 Game Avg.
77
69
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
69
Career
162 Game Avg.
19.66
17.7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
17.7
Doc Newton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
31
28
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
28
Doc Newton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
129
116
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
116
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.73
3.73
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
3.73
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.24
0.24
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.24
Career
162 Game Avg.
14
13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
13
Doc Newton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6
5
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
5
Doc Newton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
100
100
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
100