Leo Durocher vs. Lance Niekro — Career Comparison

Leo Durocher
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameShortstopAll-Star
Lance Niekro
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Lance Niekro posted the stronger offensive profile against Leo Durocher. Lance Niekro posted stronger numbers in OPS (.709 vs .619) and slugging (.421 vs .320). Leo Durocher had the advantage in on-base percentage (.299 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 Leo Durocher and Lance Niekro

Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1637
168.56
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
195
218.69
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5827
600
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
535
600
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5350
550.88
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
499
559.63
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1320
135.92
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
137.94
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1030
106.06
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
75
84.11
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
21.62
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
29.16
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
5.77
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.61
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
2.47
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
19.07
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
29.86
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
53.83
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
505.65
52.07
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57.86
64.89
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1714
176.49
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
210
235.51
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1715
176.59
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
154
172.71
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.619
0.619
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.709
0.709
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.516
0.516
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.607
0.607
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
575
59.21
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
68.41
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
567
58.38
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
88.6
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1118
115.12
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
137.94
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560.81
57.75
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56.76
63.65
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
1.85
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.24
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
377
38.82
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
29
32.52
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
480
49.43
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
102.06
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.14
12.14
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
5.88
5.88
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
8.44
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.61
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
11.22
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
21.31
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
3.19
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.24
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
3.71
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.24
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86.11
86.11
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Leo Durocher and Lance Niekro

Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1608
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.26
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.98
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2968
27
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
989.1
9
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3275
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
991
9.02
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4680
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.69
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8280
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1077
9.8
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7955
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1067
9.71
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.07
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.07
99.07
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.947
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.732
7.732
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.26
78.26
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
941
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.9
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0