Prince Fielder vs. Lance Niekro — Career Comparison

Prince Fielder
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerAll-Star
Lance Niekro
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Prince Fielder posted the stronger offensive profile against Lance Niekro. Prince Fielder posted stronger numbers in OPS (.902 vs .709) and on-base percentage (.396 vs .288). By the career numbers, Prince Fielder had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Prince Fielder and Lance Niekro

Prince Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Prince Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1611
141.05
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
195
218.69
Prince Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6853
600
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
535
600
Prince Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5821
509.65
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
499
559.63
Prince Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Prince Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.891
0.891
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.716
0.716
Prince Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1645
144.02
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
123
137.94
Prince Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
995
87.12
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
75
84.11
Prince Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
28.1
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
29.16
Prince Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
0.88
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.61
Prince Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
27.93
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
17
19.07
Prince Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650
56.91
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
48
53.83
Prince Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Prince Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Prince Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Prince Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1150.14
100.7
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
57.86
64.89
Prince Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2943
257.67
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
210
235.51
Prince Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2616
229.04
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
154
172.71
Prince Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Prince Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Prince Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.887
0.887
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.709
0.709
Prince Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Prince Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Prince Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.905
0.905
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.607
0.607
Prince Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Prince Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
862
75.47
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
61
68.41
Prince Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1028
90
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
79
88.6
Prince Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1571
137.55
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
137.94
Prince Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1120.77
98.13
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
56.76
63.65
Prince Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
10.86
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.24
Prince Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
847
74.16
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
29
32.52
Prince Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
14.36
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Prince Fielder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1155
101.12
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
102.06
Prince Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.93
5.93
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
5.88
5.88
Prince Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Prince Fielder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Prince Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
5.34
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.61
Prince Fielder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
158
13.83
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
21.31
Prince Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
1.58
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Prince Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
0.96
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.24
Prince Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
2.54
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.24
Prince Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.07
62.07
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Prince Fielder and Lance Niekro

Prince Fielder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Prince Fielder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1324
1.03
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.26
Prince Fielder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1316
1.02
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.98
Prince Fielder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34775
27
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2968
27
Prince Fielder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11591.2
9
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
989.1
9
Prince Fielder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10722
8.32
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
991
9.02
Prince Fielder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
744
0.58
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.69
Prince Fielder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.07
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Prince Fielder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11561
8.98
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1077
9.8
Prince Fielder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11466
8.9
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1067
9.71
Prince Fielder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.18
99.18
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.07
99.07
Prince Fielder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.66
8.66
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.732
7.732
Prince Fielder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.4
99.4
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.26
78.26
Prince Fielder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1025
0.8
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.9
Prince Fielder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Prince Fielder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Prince Fielder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Prince Fielder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0