Kevin Gross vs. Phil Niekro — Career Comparison

Kevin Gross
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Phil Niekro
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Kevin Gross and Phil Niekro are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 91 for Kevin Gross and 92 for Phil Niekro, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 90 and 87 respectively. If forced to pick, Kevin Gross gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Gross and Phil Niekro

Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
1.71
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
1.44
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1.33
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
716
1.19
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
0.51
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
0.53
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
0.57
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
0.46
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.33
47.33
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.72
53.72
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.64
77.64
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.87
82.87
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.15
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
0.41
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.07
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.05
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1137
4.11
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2012
3.35
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7463
27
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16213
27
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2487.2
9
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5404.1
9
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2519
9.11
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5044
8.4
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.4
8.4
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
230
0.83
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
0.8
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
986
3.57
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1809
3.01
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.27
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.14
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1727
6.25
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3342
5.57
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.25
6.25
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.953
0.953
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.19
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.38
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.29
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.2
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.13
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.07
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10791
39.04
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22677
37.76
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.14
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.14
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1245
4.5
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2337
3.89
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.38
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.28
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.25
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.14
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.57
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
0.49
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.409
1.409
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.268
1.268
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9552
34.56
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20491
34.12
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.04
39.04
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Kevin Gross and Phil Niekro

Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
1.71
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
1.44
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1.33
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
716
1.19
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7463
27
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16213
27
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2487.2
9
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5404.1
9
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.65
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386
0.64
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
1.24
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
878
1.46
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.08
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.06
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
1.98
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1301
2.17
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
524
1.9
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1264
2.1
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.97
95.97
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.106
1.106
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.463
1.463
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.64
77.64
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.87
82.87
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.07
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.14
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Gross and Phil Niekro

Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
478
377.87
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
866
304.39
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
759
600
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1707
600
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
660
521.74
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1537
540.25
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.451
0.451
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
106
83.79
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
91.39
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
80
63.24
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
73.81
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
15.02
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
14.76
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.35
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.74
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
2.46
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
20.55
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
17.57
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30.76
24.32
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55.59
19.54
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
114.62
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
325
114.24
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
109.88
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
101.58
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
32.41
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
28.12
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
36
28.46
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
38.31
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
71
56.13
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
63.97
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20.98
16.58
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.77
12.22
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.58
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.22
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
24.51
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
17
5.98
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
277
218.97
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
314
110.37
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
2.74
2.74
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.44
5.44
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
52.17
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
45.34
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.22
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
8.7
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
35
12.3
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.37
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.37
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.35
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0