Dave Heaverlo vs. Phil Niekro — Career Comparison

Dave Heaverlo
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational 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 Dave Heaverlo as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dave Heaverlo led in run prevention (ERA+ 122 vs 92), home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 84), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 113 vs 87). Role difference aside, Dave Heaverlo holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dave Heaverlo and Phil Niekro

Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
5.96
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
1.44
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
1.19
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
0.53
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.44
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
0.46
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.72
53.72
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.87
82.87
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
0.41
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.07
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.44
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.05
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
3.41
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2012
3.35
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1613
27
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16213
27
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
537.2
9
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5404.1
9
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
559
9.36
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5044
8.4
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.36
9.36
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.4
8.4
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.69
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
0.8
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
3.15
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1809
3.01
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.92
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.14
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
4.82
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3342
5.57
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.885
0.885
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.953
0.953
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.38
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.3
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.2
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.07
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2321
38.85
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22677
37.76
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.88
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.14
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
3.93
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2337
3.89
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.67
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.28
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.14
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.95
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
0.49
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.389
1.389
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.268
1.268
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2049
34.3
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20491
34.12
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Dave Heaverlo and Phil Niekro

Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
5.96
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
1.44
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
1.19
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1613
27
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16213
27
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
537.2
9
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5404.1
9
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.82
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386
0.64
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.56
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
878
1.46
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.06
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
2.54
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1301
2.17
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
2.38
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1264
2.1
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.42
93.42
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.399
0.399
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.463
1.463
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.87
82.87
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.14
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Heaverlo and Phil Niekro

Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
356
13350
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
866
304.39
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1707
600
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
13
487.5
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1537
540.25
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.594
0.594
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.451
0.451
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
91.39
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
73.81
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
14.76
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.46
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
17.57
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.86
32.35
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55.59
19.54
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
114.24
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
101.58
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
28.12
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
38.31
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
63.97
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
43.71
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.77
12.22
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.22
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
5.98
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
150
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
314
110.37
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.44
5.44
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
45.34
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.22
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
35
12.3
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0