Jim Bronstad vs. Joe Niekro — Career Comparison

Jim Bronstad
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Niekro
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joe Niekro built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Bronstad as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Niekro posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.59 and WHIP 1.339 compared to 5.48 and 1.591 for Jim Bronstad. By the career numbers, Joe Niekro had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bronstad and Joe Niekro

Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.32
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
1.76
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1.26
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.55
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.67
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.51
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.23
71.23
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.27
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.07
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
5.48
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1431
3.59
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10752
27
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3584
9
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
10.57
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3466
8.7
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.57
10.57
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.06
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
0.69
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
3.56
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1262
3.17
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.18
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
4.32
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1747
4.39
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.875
0.875
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.77
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.43
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.16
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
39.68
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15166
38.08
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.92
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.23
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.86
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
4.07
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.27
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.24
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.5
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.569
1.569
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
35.94
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13637
34.24
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Jim Bronstad and Joe Niekro

Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.32
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
1.76
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1.26
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10752
27
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3584
9
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.96
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
0.64
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.92
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
532
1.34
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.06
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.88
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
810
2.03
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.88
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
785
1.97
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.91
96.91
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.118
1.118
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.23
71.23
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.1
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bronstad and Joe Niekro

Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
1566.67
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
706
363.61
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1165
600
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
566.67
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
973
501.12
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
78.28
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
63.86
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.39
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
14.42
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.21
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.52
16.75
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
94.25
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
98.37
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
28.33
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
37.08
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
64.89
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.5
-49.89
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.46
11.05
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.52
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
19.57
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
333.33
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
262
134.94
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
1.8
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.45
4.45
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
75.71
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.09
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
17
8.76
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100