Bill Clancy vs. Lance Niekro — Career Comparison

Bill Clancy
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Lance Niekro
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Lance Niekro posted the stronger offensive profile against Bill Clancy. Lance Niekro posted stronger numbers in OPS (.709 vs .576) and on-base percentage (.288 vs .246). 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 Bill Clancy and Lance Niekro

Bill Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bill Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
56
140
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
218.69
Bill Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
240
600
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
535
600
Bill Clancy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
227
567.5
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
499
559.63
Bill Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Bill Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.604
0.604
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Bill Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
52
130
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
137.94
Bill Clancy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
90
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
84.11
Bill Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
27.5
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
29.16
Bill Clancy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.5
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
5.61
Bill Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
19.07
Bill Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
16
40
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
53.83
Bill Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Bill Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Bill Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Bill Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
18.97
47.43
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.86
64.89
Bill Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
75
187.5
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
235.51
Bill Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
57
142.5
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
172.71
Bill Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Bill Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Bill Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.576
0.576
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.709
0.709
Bill Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Bill Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Bill Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.474
0.474
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.607
0.607
Bill Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Bill Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
23
57.5
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
68.41
Bill Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
34
85
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
88.6
Bill Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
55
137.5
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
137.94
Bill Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
20.28
50.69
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.76
63.65
Bill Clancy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.24
Bill Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.52
Bill Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
45
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
91
102.06
Bill Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.33
13.33
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
5.88
5.88
Bill Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Bill Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.61
Bill Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
19
21.31
Bill Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.5
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.24
Bill Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.5
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.24
Bill Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Bill Clancy and Lance Niekro

Bill Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.06
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.26
Bill Clancy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.06
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
0.98
Bill Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1428
27
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2968
27
Bill Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
9
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
989.1
9
Bill Clancy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
10.47
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
991
9.02
Bill Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.69
Bill Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Bill Clancy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
11.17
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1077
9.8
Bill Clancy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
581
10.99
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1067
9.71
Bill Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.31
98.31
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.07
99.07
Bill Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.375
10.375
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.732
7.732
Bill Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.26
78.26
Bill Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.57
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.9
Bill Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0