Andy Carey vs. Lance Niekro — Career Comparison

Andy Carey
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Lance Niekro
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Andy Carey and Lance Niekro are closely matched on the surface stats. Andy Carey posted stronger numbers in OPS (.726 vs .709) and on-base percentage (.330 vs .288). Lance Niekro had the advantage in slugging (.421 vs .396). By the career numbers, Andy Carey had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Andy Carey and Lance Niekro

Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
938
174.95
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
195
218.69
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3217
600
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
535
600
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2850
531.55
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
499
559.63
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.716
0.716
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
741
138.2
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
123
137.94
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
96.98
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
75
84.11
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
22.19
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
29.16
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
7.09
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.61
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
11.94
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
19.07
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
221
41.22
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
53.83
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
369.04
68.83
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
57.86
64.89
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1128
210.38
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
210
235.51
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1036
193.22
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
154
172.71
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.709
0.709
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.607
0.607
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371
69.19
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
61
68.41
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
350
65.28
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
88.6
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
657
122.54
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
137.94
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385.32
71.87
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
56.76
63.65
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
5.04
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.24
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
268
49.98
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
29
32.52
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.36
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
389
72.55
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
102.06
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.27
8.27
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
5.88
5.88
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
8.21
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
5.22
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.61
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
13.99
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
21.31
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
4.29
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.92
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.24
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
8.21
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.24
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52.27
52.27
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Andy Carey and Lance Niekro

Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
887
1.2
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.26
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
1.01
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.98
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19957
27
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2968
27
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6652.1
9
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
989.1
9
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
854
1.16
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
991
9.02
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1695
2.29
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.69
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
0.15
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2663
3.6
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1077
9.8
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2549
3.45
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1067
9.71
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.72
95.72
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.07
99.07
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.874
2.874
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.732
7.732
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.1
84.1
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.26
78.26
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.26
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.9
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0