Shoeless Joe Jackson vs. Lance Niekro — Career Comparison

Shoeless Joe Jackson
Lost GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Lance Niekro
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Shoeless Joe Jackson posted the stronger offensive profile against Lance Niekro. Shoeless Joe Jackson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.940 vs .709) and on-base percentage (.423 vs .288). Lance Niekro had the advantage in home run production (17 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Shoeless Joe Jackson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Shoeless Joe Jackson and Lance Niekro

Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1332
140.46
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
195
218.69
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5690
600
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
535
600
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4981
525.24
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
499
559.63
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
0.95
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.716
0.716
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1772
186.85
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
123
137.94
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1243
131.07
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
75
84.11
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
32.37
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
26
29.16
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
17.72
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.61
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
5.69
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
19.07
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
55.78
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
48
53.83
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1110.49
117.1
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
57.86
64.89
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2577
271.74
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
210
235.51
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2350
247.8
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
154
172.71
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
0.94
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.709
0.709
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
1.02
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.607
0.607
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
873
92.06
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
61
68.41
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
785
82.78
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
88.6
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1604
169.14
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
123
137.94
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1152.44
121.52
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
56.76
63.65
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.22
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.24
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
519
54.73
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
29
32.52
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
233
24.57
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
102.06
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.42
24.42
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
5.88
5.88
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.23
2.23
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
13.81
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.61
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
19
21.31
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
21.3
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
8.54
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.24
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
29.84
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.24
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.38
71.38
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Shoeless Joe Jackson and Lance Niekro

Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
46.74
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.26
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.03
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
0.98
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2968
27
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
989.1
9
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2646
93.76
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
991
9.02
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
7.02
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.69
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
3.79
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2951
104.56
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1077
9.8
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2844
100.77
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1067
9.71
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.37
96.37
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.07
99.07
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.156
2.156
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.732
7.732
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.26
78.26
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.7
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
0.9
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0