Carlos Guevara vs. Joe Niekro — Career Comparison

Carlos Guevara
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Niekro
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joe Niekro built a career as a starting pitcher and Carlos Guevara as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Niekro posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.59 and WHIP 1.339 compared to 5.84 and 1.946 for Carlos Guevara. By the career numbers, Joe Niekro had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Carlos Guevara and Joe Niekro

Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
7.3
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
1.76
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1.26
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.55
Carlos Guevara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
0.51
Carlos Guevara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
52
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.23
71.23
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.27
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.07
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Carlos Guevara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.84
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1431
3.59
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10752
27
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3584
9
Carlos Guevara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
9.49
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3466
8.7
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Carlos Guevara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
0.69
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Carlos Guevara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Carlos Guevara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
6.57
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1262
3.17
Carlos Guevara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.18
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
8.03
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1747
4.39
Carlos Guevara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Carlos Guevara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.622
1.622
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Carlos Guevara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.19
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.43
Carlos Guevara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.16
Carlos Guevara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
43.78
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15166
38.08
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.23
Carlos Guevara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
6.57
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
4.07
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Carlos Guevara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.27
Carlos Guevara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.24
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
0.5
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.784
1.784
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
35.76
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13637
34.24
Carlos Guevara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Carlos Guevara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.78
43.78
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Carlos Guevara and Joe Niekro

Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
7.3
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
1.76
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1.26
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10752
27
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3584
9
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
0.64
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
532
1.34
Carlos Guevara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.06
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
810
2.03
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
1.97
Carlos Guevara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.91
96.91
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.118
1.118
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.23
71.23
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.1
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Carlos Guevara and Joe Niekro

Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 600 PA
10
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
706
363.61
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1165
600
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
973
501.12
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
78.28
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
63.86
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.39
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
14.42
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.52
16.75
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
94.25
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
98.37
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
28.33
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
37.08
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
64.89
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.46
11.05
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
19.57
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Guevara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
262
134.94
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.45
4.45
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
75.71
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.09
Carlos Guevara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
17
8.76
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Carlos Guevara
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100