Fred Andrews vs. Lance Niekro — Career Comparison

Fred Andrews
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Lance Niekro
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Fred Andrews and Lance Niekro are closely matched on the surface stats. Lance Niekro posted stronger numbers in OPS (.709 vs .698) and slugging (.421 vs .345). Fred Andrews had the advantage in on-base percentage (.353 vs .288). By the career numbers, Lance Niekro had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Fred Andrews and Lance Niekro

Fred Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Fred Andrews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
282.35
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
218.69
Fred Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
535
600
Fred Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
29
511.76
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
499
559.63
Fred Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Fred Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.757
0.757
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.716
0.716
Fred Andrews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
141.18
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
137.94
Fred Andrews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
123.53
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
84.11
Fred Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
29.16
Fred Andrews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
5.61
Fred Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
19.07
Fred Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
53.83
Fred Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Fred Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Fred Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Fred Andrews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.78
66.63
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57.86
64.89
Fred Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
10
176.47
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
235.51
Fred Andrews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
211.76
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
172.71
Fred Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Fred Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Fred Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.698
0.698
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.709
0.709
Fred Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Fred Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Fred Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.607
0.607
Fred Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Fred Andrews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
68.41
Fred Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
88.6
Fred Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
6
105.88
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
137.94
Fred Andrews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.19
73.87
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56.76
63.65
Fred Andrews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.24
Fred Andrews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
32.52
Fred Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
88.24
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
91
102.06
Fred Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.8
6.8
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
5.88
5.88
Fred Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Fred Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Andrews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
5.61
Fred Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
19
21.31
Fred Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Andrews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.24
Fred Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.24
Fred Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Fred Andrews and Lance Niekro

Fred Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Fred Andrews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.41
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
1.26
Fred Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.9
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.98
Fred Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
27
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2968
27
Fred Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
9
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
989.1
9
Fred Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.96
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
991
9.02
Fred Andrews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.7
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.69
Fred Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Fred Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
5.66
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1077
9.8
Fred Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
5.66
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1067
9.71
Fred Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.07
99.07
Fred Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.732
7.732
Fred Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.64
63.64
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.26
78.26
Fred Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.9
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
0.9
Fred Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0