Dave Davenport vs. Phil Niekro — Career Comparison

Dave Davenport
Lost GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Phil Niekro
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Dave Davenport posted a stronger line than Phil Niekro. Dave Davenport posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.93 vs 3.35) and home runs allowed (0.13 per nine innings vs 0.8). By the career numbers, Dave Davenport had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Dave Davenport and Phil Niekro

Dave Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
1.52
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
1.44
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
1.09
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
1.19
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.43
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
0.53
Dave Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.49
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
0.46
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.79
46.79
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.72
53.72
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.81
71.81
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.87
82.87
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
0.41
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.11
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.07
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.07
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.05
Dave Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
501
2.93
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2012
3.35
Dave Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Dave Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Dave Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
4611
27
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16213
27
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
1537
9
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5404.1
9
Dave Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1399
8.19
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
5044
8.4
Dave Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.4
8.4
Dave Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.13
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
0.8
Dave Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Dave Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Dave Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
3.05
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1809
3.01
Dave Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.14
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
719
4.21
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3342
5.57
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.807
0.807
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.953
0.953
Dave Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.2
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.38
Dave Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.23
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.2
Dave Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.07
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
6265
36.69
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22677
37.76
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.25
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.14
Dave Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
641
3.75
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2337
3.89
Dave Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Dave Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.28
Dave Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.14
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
0.49
Dave Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.268
1.268
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
5704
33.4
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20491
34.12
Dave Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.69
36.69
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Dave Davenport and Phil Niekro

Dave Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
1.44
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
1.19
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16213
27
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5404.1
9
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
0.64
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
878
1.46
Dave Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.06
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1301
2.17
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1264
2.1
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.32
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Dave Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.668
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.463
1.463
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.87
82.87
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.14
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Davenport and Phil Niekro

Dave Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
259
283.06
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
866
304.39
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
549
600
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1707
600
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
472
515.85
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1537
540.25
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
49
53.55
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
91.39
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
42
45.9
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
73.81
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.56
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
14.76
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.09
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.46
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.65
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
17.57
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
12.89
14.08
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.59
19.54
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
58
63.39
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
114.24
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
107.1
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
101.58
Dave Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
22
24.04
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
28.12
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
25
27.32
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
38.31
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
46
50.27
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
63.97
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
2.15
2.35
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.77
12.22
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.46
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
4.22
Dave Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
48.09
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
17
5.98
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
231
252.46
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
314
110.37
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.44
5.44
Dave Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
28
30.6
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
45.34
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.22
Dave Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
35
12.3
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Dave Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0