Mike Gonzalez vs. Joe Niekro — Career Comparison

Mike Gonzalez
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Niekro
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joe Niekro built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Gonzalez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Gonzalez led in strikeout rate (K%+ 130 vs 69), home run suppression (HR9+ 137 vs 79), and run prevention (ERA+ 124 vs 83). Joe Niekro held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 90 vs 87). Role difference aside, Mike Gonzalez holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Mike Gonzalez and Joe Niekro

Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
10.31
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
1.76
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1.26
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.34
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.55
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.49
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
0.51
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.46
41.46
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.23
71.23
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.27
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.07
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.13
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.14
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1431
3.59
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10752
27
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
444.1
9
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3584
9
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
7.51
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3466
8.7
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.51
7.51
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.85
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
0.69
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
4.15
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1262
3.17
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.45
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.18
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
10.35
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1747
4.39
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.35
10.35
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.611
1.611
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.55
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.43
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.16
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1902
38.53
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15166
38.08
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
3.75
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.23
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.59
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1620
4.07
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.43
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.27
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.24
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.59
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
0.5
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.319
1.319
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1646
33.34
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13637
34.24
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.53
38.53
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Mike Gonzalez and Joe Niekro

Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
10.31
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
1.76
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1.26
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10752
27
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
444.1
9
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3584
9
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
0.64
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.97
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
1.34
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.06
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.2
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
810
2.03
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.15
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
1.97
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.61
96.61
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.91
96.91
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.112
0.112
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.118
1.118
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.23
71.23
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.1
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Gonzalez and Joe Niekro

Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
509
101800
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
706
363.61
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1165
600
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
973
501.12
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
78.28
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
63.86
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
13.39
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
14.42
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
109.5
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32.52
16.75
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
94.25
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
98.37
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
28.33
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
37.08
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
64.89
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
109.32
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.46
11.05
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
19.57
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
262
134.94
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.45
4.45
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
75.71
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.09
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
17
8.76
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100