Who is the better baseball player Lance Niekro or Mariano Rivera? 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 Lance Niekro vs. Mariano Rivera 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.
Lance Niekro
Mariano Rivera
Bats
Right
Right
Throws
Right
Right
Position
First Base
Relief Pitcher
Generation
Gen X
Gen X
Hall of Fame
No
Yes
Fielding Stats for Lance Niekro and Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
4.7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
19
4.7
Career
162 Game Avg.
138
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1115
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
108
126.78
Career
162 Game Avg.
10
126.78
Career
162 Game Avg.
2968
3484.17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3851
3484.17
Career
162 Game Avg.
989.33
1161.39
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1283.67
1161.39
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
991
1163.35
Career
162 Game Avg.
110
1163.35
Career
162 Game Avg.
76
89.22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
258
89.22
Career
162 Game Avg.
10
11.74
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6
11.74
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1077
1264.3
Career
162 Game Avg.
374
1264.3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1067
1252.57
Career
162 Game Avg.
368
1252.57
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
99.07
99.07
Career
162 Game Avg.
98.4
99.07
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7.732
7.732
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.33
7.732
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
99
116.22
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
116.22
Lance Niekro
Mariano Rivera
Lance Niekro
Mariano Rivera
Lance Niekro
Mariano Rivera
Lance Niekro
Mariano Rivera
Hitting Stats for Lance Niekro and Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
19
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
195
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1115
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
535
444
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
444
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
499
415
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
415
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.246
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0.246
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.716
0.716
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.375
0.716
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
123
102
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
102
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
75
62
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
62
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
26
22
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5
4
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
14
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
48
40
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
40
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.034
0.034
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0.034
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.138
0.138
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0.138
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
57.86
48.07
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.04
48.07
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
174
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
174
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
154
128
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
128
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.288
0.288
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.25
0.288
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.421
0.421
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0.421
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.709
0.709
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.25
0.709
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.174
0.174
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0.174
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.235
0.235
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.113
0.235
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.607
0.607
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.333
0.607
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.268
0.268
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0.268
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
61
51
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
51
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
79
66
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
66
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
123
102
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
102
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
56.76
47.15
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.01
47.15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
2
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
24
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
24
Lance Niekro
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
91
76
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
76
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.88
5.88
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
5.88
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.32
0.32
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0.32
Lance Niekro
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5
4
Mariano Rivera
Career
162 Game Avg.
19
16
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
16
Lance Niekro
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
2
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
2
Mariano Rivera
Lance Niekro
Mariano Rivera