Ray Herbert vs. Joe Niekro — Career Comparison

Ray Herbert
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Niekro
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Ray Herbert a clear advantage over Joe Niekro across the core pitching metrics. Ray Herbert led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 157 vs 90), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 83), and run prevention (ERA+ 93 vs 83). Ray Herbert was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Ray Herbert and Joe Niekro

Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
1.95
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
1.76
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
1.13
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1.26
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.5
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.55
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
0.51
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
0.51
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.29
49.29
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.99
57.99
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.23
71.23
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.33
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
0.27
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.07
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839
4.01
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1431
3.59
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5644
27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10752
27
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1881.1
9
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3584
9
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2000
9.57
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3466
8.7
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.57
9.57
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
0.8
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
0.69
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
2.73
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1262
3.17
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.19
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.18
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
864
4.13
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1747
4.39
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.763
0.763
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.18
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.43
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.16
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8010
38.32
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15166
38.08
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.35
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.23
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
927
4.43
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
4.07
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.27
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.24
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.5
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.367
1.367
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7415
35.47
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13637
34.24
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.32
38.32
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Ray Herbert and Joe Niekro

Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
2.08
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
1.76
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
1.18
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1.26
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5280
27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10752
27
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1760
9
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3584
9
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.64
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
0.64
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.99
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
532
1.34
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.06
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
2.7
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
810
2.03
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
2.63
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
785
1.97
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.54
97.54
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.91
96.91
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.118
1.118
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.51
56.51
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.23
71.23
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.1
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Herbert and Joe Niekro

Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
408
374.31
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
706
363.61
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
654
600
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1165
600
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
569
522.02
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
973
501.12
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
100
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
78.28
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
73.39
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
63.86
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
19.27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
13.39
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.52
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.42
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.52
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
26.61
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
28
14.42
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.96
35.74
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
32.52
16.75
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
140.37
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
94.25
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
140.37
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
98.37
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
42.2
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
28.33
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
46.79
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
37.08
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
82.57
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
64.89
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.1
34.04
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
21.46
11.05
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.83
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.52
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
38.53
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
38
19.57
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
122.02
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
262
134.94
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.92
4.92
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
4.45
4.45
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
37
33.94
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
75.71
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.67
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
3.09
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
11.93
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
8.76
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100