Robinzon Diaz vs. Lance Niekro — Career Comparison

Robinzon Diaz
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcher
Lance Niekro
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Robinzon Diaz and Lance Niekro are closely matched on the surface stats. Lance Niekro posted stronger numbers in OPS (.709 vs .659) and slugging (.421 vs .353). Robinzon Diaz had the advantage in on-base percentage (.306 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 Robinzon Diaz and Lance Niekro

Robinzon Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Robinzon Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
44
178.38
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
218.69
Robinzon Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
148
600
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
535
600
Robinzon Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
563.51
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
499
559.63
Robinzon Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Robinzon Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Robinzon Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
158.11
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
137.94
Robinzon Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
125.68
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
84.11
Robinzon Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
7
28.38
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
29.16
Robinzon Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.61
Robinzon Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.05
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
19.07
Robinzon Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
8
32.43
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
53.83
Robinzon Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Robinzon Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Robinzon Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Robinzon Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
13.51
54.79
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.86
64.89
Robinzon Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
49
198.65
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
235.51
Robinzon Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
182.43
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
172.71
Robinzon Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Robinzon Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Robinzon Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.659
0.659
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.709
0.709
Robinzon Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Robinzon Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Robinzon Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.607
0.607
Robinzon Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Robinzon Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
9
36.49
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
68.41
Robinzon Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
20
81.08
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
88.6
Robinzon Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
28
113.51
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
137.94
Robinzon Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
15.24
61.78
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.76
63.65
Robinzon Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.16
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.24
Robinzon Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.16
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.52
Robinzon Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robinzon Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
44.59
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
91
102.06
Robinzon Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.45
13.45
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
5.88
5.88
Robinzon Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Robinzon Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.05
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robinzon Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.11
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
5.61
Robinzon Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.27
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
19
21.31
Robinzon Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.05
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robinzon Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.05
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.24
Robinzon Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.11
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.24
Robinzon Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Robinzon Diaz and Lance Niekro

Robinzon Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Robinzon Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.05
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.26
Robinzon Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.05
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
0.98
Robinzon Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
873
27
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2968
27
Robinzon Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
9
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
989.1
9
Robinzon Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
5.97
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
991
9.02
Robinzon Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.74
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.69
Robinzon Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Robinzon Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
6.77
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1077
9.8
Robinzon Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
6.71
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1067
9.71
Robinzon Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.09
99.09
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.07
99.07
Robinzon Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.382
6.382
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.732
7.732
Robinzon Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.26
78.26
Robinzon Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.9
Robinzon Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.22
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robinzon Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robinzon Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.84
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robinzon Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.31
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0