Sylvester Foreman vs. Lance Niekro — Career Comparison

Sylvester Foreman
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueCatcher
Lance Niekro
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Lance Niekro posted the stronger offensive profile against Sylvester Foreman. Lance Niekro posted stronger numbers in OPS (.709 vs .610) and slugging (.421 vs .301). Sylvester Foreman had the advantage in on-base percentage (.309 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 Sylvester Foreman and Lance Niekro

Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
173
178.66
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
218.69
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
581
600
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
535
600
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
501
517.38
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
499
559.63
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.648
0.648
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
112
115.66
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
137.94
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
90.88
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
75
84.11
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.39
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
29.16
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.29
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.61
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.1
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
19.07
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
24
24.78
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
53.83
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
52.51
54.22
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.86
64.89
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
151
155.94
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
235.51
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
179.69
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
154
172.71
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.611
0.611
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.709
0.709
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.555
0.555
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.607
0.607
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
59
60.93
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
68.41
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
54
55.77
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
88.6
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
110
113.6
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
137.94
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58.97
60.89
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56.76
63.65
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.1
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.24
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
60.93
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
29
32.52
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.03
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
91
102.06
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
581
581
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
5.88
5.88
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
59
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18.59
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.61
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
19
21.31
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.1
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.24
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.1
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.24
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Sylvester Foreman and Lance Niekro

Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.63
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.26
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
0.98
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2723
27
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2968
27
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
907.2
9
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
989.1
9
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
479
4.75
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
991
9.02
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.89
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.69
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.28
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
597
5.92
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1077
9.8
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
5.64
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1067
9.71
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.31
95.31
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.07
99.07
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.732
7.732
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.59
61.59
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.26
78.26
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.9
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.15
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0