Jack Leiter vs. Joe Niekro — Career Comparison

Jack Leiter
Gen ZFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Niekro
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Joe Niekro posted a stronger line than Jack Leiter. Joe Niekro posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.59 vs 4.8) and home runs allowed (0.69 per nine innings vs 1.2). By the career numbers, Joe Niekro had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Jack Leiter and Joe Niekro

Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.83
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
1.76
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.68
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
1.26
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.48
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.55
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.62
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.51
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.48
43.48
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.11
92.11
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.23
71.23
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.27
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.07
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
4.8
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1431
3.59
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
562
27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10752
27
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
187.1
9
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3584
9
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
8.22
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3466
8.7
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
1.2
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
0.69
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
4.04
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1262
3.17
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.18
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
8.6
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1747
4.39
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.404
1.404
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.62
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.43
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.16
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
39.35
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15166
38.08
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.23
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
5.19
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
4.07
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.27
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.24
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.48
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.5
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
720
34.59
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13637
34.24
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Jack Leiter and Joe Niekro

Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.83
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
1.76
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.68
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
1.26
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
562
27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10752
27
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
187.1
9
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3584
9
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.82
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
0.64
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.53
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
1.34
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.06
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.39
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
810
2.03
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.35
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
1.97
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.55
96.55
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.91
96.91
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.737
0.737
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.118
1.118
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.11
92.11
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.23
71.23
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.1
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Leiter and Joe Niekro

Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
23400
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
706
363.61
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1165
600
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
973
501.12
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
78.28
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
63.86
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.39
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
14.42
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.52
16.75
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
94.25
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
98.37
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
28.33
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
37.08
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
64.89
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.46
11.05
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
19.57
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
262
134.94
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.45
4.45
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
75.71
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.09
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
17
8.76
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100