Charlie Dexter vs. Lance Niekro — Career Comparison

Charlie Dexter
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRight Fielder
Lance Niekro
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Charlie Dexter and Lance Niekro are closely matched on the surface stats. Lance Niekro posted stronger numbers in OPS (.709 vs .646) and slugging (.421 vs .328). Charlie Dexter had the advantage in on-base percentage (.318 vs .288). 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 Charlie Dexter and Lance Niekro

Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
774
145.26
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
195
218.69
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3197
600
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
535
600
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2876
539.76
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
499
559.63
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Charlie Dexter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
751
140.94
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
123
137.94
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
616
115.61
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
75
84.11
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
17.83
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
29.16
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
4.5
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.61
Charlie Dexter
Career
Per 600 PA
16
3
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
19.07
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
25.34
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
53.83
Charlie Dexter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Charlie Dexter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Charlie Dexter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
350.5
65.78
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
57.86
64.89
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
942
176.79
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
210
235.51
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
991
185.99
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
154
172.71
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Charlie Dexter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Charlie Dexter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.646
0.646
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.709
0.709
Charlie Dexter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Charlie Dexter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.642
0.642
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.607
0.607
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
430
80.7
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
61
68.41
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
65.12
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
88.6
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
761
142.82
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
123
137.94
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
387.97
72.81
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
56.76
63.65
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
7.88
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.24
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
37.16
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
29
32.52
Charlie Dexter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Dexter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
226
42.41
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
102.06
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.15
14.15
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
5.88
5.88
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
0.88
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
15.2
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Dexter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.61
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
19
21.31
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
34.34
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Dexter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.24
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
34.34
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.24
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Charlie Dexter and Lance Niekro

Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
756
1.07
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.26
Charlie Dexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.98
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19155
27
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2968
27
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6385
9
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
989.1
9
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2107
2.97
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
991
9.02
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
596
0.84
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.69
Charlie Dexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
0.27
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2897
4.08
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1077
9.8
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2703
3.81
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1067
9.71
Charlie Dexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.3
93.3
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.07
99.07
Charlie Dexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.575
3.575
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.732
7.732
Charlie Dexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.26
78.26
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.15
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.9
Charlie Dexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.04
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Dexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Dexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
0.31
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.2
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0