Damon Jones vs. Joe Niekro — Career Comparison

Damon Jones
MillenialIdahoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Niekro
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joe Niekro built a career as a starting pitcher and Damon Jones 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 9 and 2.400 for Damon Jones. By the career numbers, Joe Niekro had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Damon Jones and Joe Niekro

Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
9
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
1.76
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1.26
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.55
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
0.51
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.23
71.23
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.27
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.07
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1431
3.59
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10752
27
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3584
9
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3466
8.7
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
0.69
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
12.6
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1262
3.17
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.18
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
9
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1747
4.39
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.43
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.16
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
54
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15166
38.08
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.23
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
4.07
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.27
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.24
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.5
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
36
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13637
34.24
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Damon Jones and Joe Niekro

Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
9
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
1.76
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1.26
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10752
27
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3584
9
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
0.64
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
1.34
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.06
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
810
2.03
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
1.97
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.91
96.91
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.118
1.118
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.23
71.23
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.1
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Damon Jones and Joe Niekro

Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
706
363.61
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1165
600
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
973
501.12
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
78.28
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
63.86
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.39
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
14.42
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.52
16.75
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
94.25
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
98.37
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
28.33
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
37.08
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
64.89
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.46
11.05
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
19.57
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
262
134.94
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.45
4.45
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
75.71
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.09
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
17
8.76
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100