Skip Guinn vs. Phil Niekro — Career Comparison

Skip Guinn
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Phil Niekro
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Phil Niekro built a career as a starting pitcher and Skip Guinn as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Phil Niekro posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.35 and WHIP 1.284 compared to 5.4 and 1.855 for Skip Guinn. By the career numbers, Phil Niekro had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Skip Guinn and Phil Niekro

Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
8.59
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
1.44
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
1.19
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
0.53
Skip Guinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.49
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
0.46
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.72
53.72
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.87
82.87
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
0.41
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.07
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.05
Skip Guinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
5.4
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2012
3.35
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
27
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16213
27
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.2
9
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5404.1
9
Skip Guinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
9.33
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5044
8.4
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.4
8.4
Skip Guinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.74
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
0.8
Skip Guinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Skip Guinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Skip Guinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.63
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1809
3.01
Skip Guinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.14
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.63
6.63
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
9.82
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3342
5.57
Skip Guinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.82
9.82
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Skip Guinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.827
1.827
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.953
0.953
Skip Guinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.98
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.38
Skip Guinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.2
Skip Guinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.07
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
42.95
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22677
37.76
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.93
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.14
Skip Guinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
5.89
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2337
3.89
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Skip Guinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.28
Skip Guinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.14
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
0.49
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.773
1.773
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.268
1.268
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
36.08
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20491
34.12
Skip Guinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Skip Guinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.95
42.95
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Skip Guinn and Phil Niekro

Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
8.51
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
1.44
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
1.19
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
27
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16213
27
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
9
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5404.1
9
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.49
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
0.64
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.73
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
878
1.46
Skip Guinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.06
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.22
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1301
2.17
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.22
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1264
2.1
Skip Guinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.463
1.463
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.87
82.87
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.14
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Skip Guinn and Phil Niekro

Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
7800
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
866
304.39
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1707
600
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1537
540.25
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
91.39
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
73.81
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
14.76
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.46
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
17.57
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.59
19.54
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
114.24
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
101.58
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
28.12
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
38.31
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
63.97
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.77
12.22
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.22
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.98
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skip Guinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
314
110.37
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.44
5.44
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
45.34
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.22
Skip Guinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
35
12.3
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0