Juan Berenguer vs. Phil Niekro — Career Comparison

Phil Niekro built a career as a starting pitcher and Juan Berenguer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Their run-prevention marks were nearly identical — ERA+ of 89 for Juan Berenguer and 92 for Phil Niekro, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 89 and 87 respectively. Role difference aside, the slight lean goes to Phil Niekro — but these two were remarkably close on the shared metrics.