Phil Niekro and John Ward Comparison

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Phil Niekro John Ward
Bats Right Left
Throws Right Right
Position Starting Pitcher Shortstop
Generation The Silent Generation Pre-Generational
Hall of Fame Yes Yes

Pitching Stats for Phil Niekro and John Ward

Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
293
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
56
Career
162 Game Avg.
262
56
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
318
Career
162 Game Avg.
164
318
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
274
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
103
274
Career
162 Game Avg.
53.72
53.72
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
61.42
53.72
Career
162 Game Avg.
245
19
Career
162 Game Avg.
245
19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
24
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
158
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
576
158
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.35
3.35
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.1
3.35
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.46
3.46
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.03
3.46
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.7
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.246
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.234
0.246
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
1276
Career
162 Game Avg.
7409
1276
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
425.34
Career
162 Game Avg.
2469.67
425.34
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
397
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2324
397
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
8.4
8.4
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.47
8.4
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
38
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
26
38
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.09
0.8
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.56
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.09
0.56
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
142
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162 Game Avg.
253
142
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
7
John Ward
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.01
3.01
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.92
3.01
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
263
Career
162 Game Avg.
920
263
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.57
5.57
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.35
5.57
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
3.87
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.14
3.87
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.953
0.953
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.475
0.953
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
18
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162 Game Avg.
144
18
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
10
John Ward
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
3
John Ward
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
1785
Career
162 Game Avg.
10164
1785
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
32
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
184
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1185
184
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.89
3.89
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.32
3.89
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
13
John Ward
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
13
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
7
John Ward
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
23
John Ward
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
23
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.268
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.043
1.268
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
1613
Career
162 Game Avg.
9911
1613
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.7
2.7
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.04
2.7
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.267
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.256
0.267
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37.76
37.76
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.04
37.76

Fielding Stats for Phil Niekro and John Ward

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162 Game Avg.
24
4.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
4.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1872
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
134.25
John Ward
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
134.25
Career
162 Game Avg.
16213
3039.94
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
49308
3039.94
Career
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
1013.31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16436
1013.31
Career
162 Game Avg.
386
72.38
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3325
72.38
Career
162 Game Avg.
878
164.63
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5050
164.63
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
37
6.94
Career
162 Game Avg.
952
6.94
Career
162 Game Avg.
1301
243.94
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
9327
243.94
Career
162 Game Avg.
1264
237
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8375
237
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
97.16
Career
162 Game Avg.
89.79
97.16
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.463
1.463
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4.474
1.463
Career
162 Game Avg.
83
15.56
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
494
15.56
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
John Ward
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
John Ward
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
John Ward
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
John Ward
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Niekro and John Ward

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162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
866
162
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162 Game Avg.
1827
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
1707
319
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8114
319
Career
162 Game Avg.
1537
288
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7656
288
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.169
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.275
0.169
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.451
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.715
0.451
Career
162 Game Avg.
260
49
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2107
49
Career
162 Game Avg.
210
39
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1754
39
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
231
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
96
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
26
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
50
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
353
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0.005
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.003
0.005
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0.027
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.012
0.027
Career
162 Game Avg.
55.59
10.4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
933.09
10.4
Career
162 Game Avg.
325
61
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2608
61
Career
162 Game Avg.
289
54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2545
54
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.169
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.314
0.169
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.211
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.341
0.211
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.381
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.654
0.381
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.042
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.065
0.042
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.129
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.226
0.129
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.646
0.27
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.206
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.285
0.206
Career
162 Game Avg.
80
15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1410
15
Career
162 Game Avg.
109
20
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
869
20
Career
162 Game Avg.
182
34
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2253
34
Career
162 Game Avg.
34.77
6.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1049.82
6.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
421
3
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
John Ward
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
314
59
Career
162 Game Avg.
326
59
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.44
5.44
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24.89
5.44
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.05
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.29
0.05
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
24
Career
162 Game Avg.
20
24
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
2
John Ward
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
7
John Ward
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
7
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
540
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
John Ward
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
540
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
100
0