Doug Fister vs. Phil Niekro — Career Comparison

Doug Fister
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Phil Niekro
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

The numbers give Doug Fister a clear advantage over Phil Niekro across the core pitching metrics. Doug Fister led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 148 vs 87), home run suppression (HR9+ 112 vs 84), and run prevention (ERA+ 114 vs 92). Phil Niekro held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 92 vs 81). Doug Fister was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Doug Fister and Phil Niekro

Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.53
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
1.44
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
1.43
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
716
1.19
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.53
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
0.53
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.58
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
0.46
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.43
47.43
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.72
53.72
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.39
93.39
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.87
82.87
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
0.41
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.07
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.05
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
3.72
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2012
3.35
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
4267
27
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16213
27
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1422.1
9
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5404.1
9
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1456
9.21
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5044
8.4
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.4
8.4
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.89
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
0.8
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
2.1
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1809
3.01
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.14
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
970
6.14
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3342
5.57
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.14
6.14
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.915
0.915
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.953
0.953
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.25
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.38
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.46
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.2
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.07
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5976
37.81
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22677
37.76
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.14
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
655
4.14
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2337
3.89
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.17
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.28
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.22
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.14
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.89
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
0.49
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.268
1.268
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5511
34.87
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20491
34.12
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.81
37.81
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Doug Fister and Phil Niekro

Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.53
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
1.44
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
1.43
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
716
1.19
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
4267
27
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16213
27
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1422.1
9
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5404.1
9
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.78
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386
0.64
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
1.18
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
878
1.46
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.06
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
2.06
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1301
2.17
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
1.96
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1264
2.1
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.09
95.09
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.281
1.281
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.463
1.463
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.39
93.39
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.87
82.87
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.13
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.14
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Fister and Phil Niekro

Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
247
1157.81
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
866
304.39
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
128
600
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1707
600
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
105
492.19
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1537
540.25
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.451
0.451
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
16
75
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
91.39
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
13
60.94
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
73.81
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.06
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
14.76
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.46
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.06
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
17.57
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
3.35
15.69
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.59
19.54
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
19
89.06
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
114.24
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
19
89.06
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
101.58
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.13
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
28.12
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.75
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
38.31
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
10
46.88
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
63.97
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
9.97
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.77
12.22
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.22
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.06
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
5.98
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
196.88
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
314
110.37
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
3.05
3.05
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.44
5.44
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
93.75
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
45.34
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.22
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
35
12.3
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0