Brad Lord vs. Joe Niekro — Career Comparison

Brad Lord
Gen ZFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational 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 Brad Lord. Joe Niekro posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.59 vs 4.34) and home runs allowed (0.69 per nine innings vs 1.17). 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 Brad Lord and Joe Niekro

Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.31
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
1.76
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.31
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
1.26
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.55
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.69
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.51
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.58
39.58
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.23
71.23
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.27
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.07
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.34
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1431
3.59
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
392
27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10752
27
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
130.2
9
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3584
9
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
8.68
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3466
8.7
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.17
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
0.69
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.96
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1262
3.17
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.18
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
7.44
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1747
4.39
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.156
1.156
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.43
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.16
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
37.61
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15166
38.08
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.23
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
4.48
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
4.07
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.27
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.24
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.9
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
0.5
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.319
1.319
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
494
34.03
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13637
34.24
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Brad Lord and Joe Niekro

Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.31
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
1.76
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.31
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
1.26
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
392
27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10752
27
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
130.2
9
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3584
9
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
0.64
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.76
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
1.34
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.06
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.38
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
810
2.03
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.38
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
1.97
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.91
96.91
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.417
0.417
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.118
1.118
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.58
39.58
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.23
71.23
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.1
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Lord and Joe Niekro

Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
48
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
706
363.61
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1165
600
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
973
501.12
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
78.28
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
63.86
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.39
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
14.42
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.52
16.75
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
94.25
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
98.37
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
28.33
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
37.08
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
64.89
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.46
11.05
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
19.57
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
262
134.94
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.45
4.45
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
75.71
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.09
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
17
8.76
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100