Mike Lansing vs. Lance Niekro — Career Comparison

Mike Lansing
Gen XWyomingThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Lance Niekro
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Mike Lansing and Lance Niekro are closely matched on the surface stats. Mike Lansing posted stronger numbers in OPS (.727 vs .709) and on-base percentage (.326 vs .288). Lance Niekro had the advantage in slugging (.421 vs .401). By the career numbers, Mike Lansing had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Mike Lansing and Lance Niekro

Mike Lansing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mike Lansing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1110
146.34
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
195
218.69
Mike Lansing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4551
600
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
535
600
Mike Lansing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4150
547.13
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
499
559.63
Mike Lansing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Mike Lansing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.751
0.751
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.716
0.716
Mike Lansing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1124
148.19
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
123
137.94
Mike Lansing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
769
101.38
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
75
84.11
Mike Lansing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254
33.49
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
26
29.16
Mike Lansing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
2.24
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.61
Mike Lansing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
11.07
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
19.07
Mike Lansing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
355
46.8
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
53.83
Mike Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Mike Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Mike Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Mike Lansing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
536.5
70.73
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
57.86
64.89
Mike Lansing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1664
219.38
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
210
235.51
Mike Lansing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1460
192.49
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
154
172.71
Mike Lansing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Mike Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.401
0.401
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Mike Lansing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.709
0.709
Mike Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Mike Lansing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Mike Lansing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.607
0.607
Mike Lansing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Mike Lansing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
554
73.04
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
61
68.41
Mike Lansing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
440
58.01
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
88.6
Mike Lansing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
910
119.97
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
137.94
Mike Lansing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
552.08
72.79
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
56.76
63.65
Mike Lansing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
4.88
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.24
Mike Lansing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
39.42
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
29
32.52
Mike Lansing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
2.24
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lansing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
570
75.15
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
102.06
Mike Lansing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.98
7.98
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
5.88
5.88
Mike Lansing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Mike Lansing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
5.67
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lansing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
2.9
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.61
Mike Lansing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
15.29
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
21.31
Mike Lansing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
15.69
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lansing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
5.01
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.24
Mike Lansing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
20.7
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.24
Mike Lansing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.8
75.8
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Mike Lansing and Lance Niekro

Mike Lansing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Lansing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1146
1.11
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.26
Mike Lansing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1060
1.03
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.98
Mike Lansing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27781
27
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2968
27
Mike Lansing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9260.1
9
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
989.1
9
Mike Lansing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2079
2.02
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
991
9.02
Mike Lansing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2880
2.8
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.69
Mike Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.09
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Mike Lansing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5052
4.91
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1077
9.8
Mike Lansing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4959
4.82
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1067
9.71
Mike Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.16
98.16
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.07
99.07
Mike Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.327
4.327
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.732
7.732
Mike Lansing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.5
92.5
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.26
78.26
Mike Lansing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
644
0.63
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.9
Mike Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0