Jack Leiter vs. Phil Niekro — Career Comparison

Jack Leiter
Gen ZFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Phil Niekro
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Phil Niekro posted a stronger line than Jack Leiter. Phil Niekro posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.35 vs 4.8) and WHIP (1.284 vs 1.361). By the career numbers, Phil 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 Phil Niekro

Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.83
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
1.44
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.68
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
716
1.19
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.48
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
0.53
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.62
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
0.46
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.48
43.48
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.72
53.72
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.11
92.11
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.87
82.87
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
0.41
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.07
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.05
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
4.8
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2012
3.35
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
562
27
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16213
27
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
187.1
9
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5404.1
9
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
8.22
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
5044
8.4
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.4
8.4
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
1.2
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
0.8
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
4.04
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1809
3.01
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.14
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
8.6
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3342
5.57
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.404
1.404
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.953
0.953
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.62
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.38
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.2
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.07
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
39.35
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22677
37.76
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.14
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
5.19
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2337
3.89
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.28
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.14
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.48
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
0.49
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.268
1.268
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
720
34.59
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20491
34.12
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Jack Leiter and Phil Niekro

Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.83
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
1.44
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.68
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
716
1.19
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
562
27
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16213
27
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
187.1
9
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5404.1
9
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.82
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386
0.64
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.53
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
878
1.46
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.06
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.39
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1301
2.17
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.35
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1264
2.1
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.55
96.55
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.737
0.737
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.463
1.463
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.11
92.11
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.87
82.87
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.14
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Leiter and Phil Niekro

Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
23400
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
866
304.39
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1707
600
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1537
540.25
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
91.39
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
73.81
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
14.76
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.46
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
17.57
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.59
19.54
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
114.24
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
101.58
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
28.12
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
38.31
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
63.97
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.77
12.22
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.22
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.98
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
314
110.37
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.44
5.44
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
45.34
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.22
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
35
12.3
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0