Ralph McCabe vs. Joe Niekro — Career Comparison

Ralph McCabe
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican 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 Ralph McCabe. Joe Niekro posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.59 vs 11.25) and WHIP (1.339 vs 1.750). 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 Ralph McCabe and Joe Niekro

Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
1.76
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
1.26
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.55
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.51
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.23
71.23
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.27
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.07
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
11.25
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1431
3.59
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.27
13.27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10752
27
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3584
9
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
11.25
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3466
8.7
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
6.75
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
0.69
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1262
3.17
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.18
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1747
4.39
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.43
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.16
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
42.75
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15166
38.08
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.23
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
11.25
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
4.07
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.27
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.24
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.5
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
36
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13637
34.24
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.75
42.75
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Ralph McCabe and Joe Niekro

Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
702
1.76
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1.26
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10752
27
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3584
9
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
0.64
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
1.34
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.06
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
810
2.03
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
1.97
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.91
96.91
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.118
1.118
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.23
71.23
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.1
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ralph McCabe and Joe Niekro

Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
706
363.61
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1165
600
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
973
501.12
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
78.28
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
63.86
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.39
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
14.42
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.52
16.75
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
94.25
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
98.37
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
28.33
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
37.08
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
64.89
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.46
11.05
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
19.57
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
262
134.94
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.45
4.45
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
75.71
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.09
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
17
8.76
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100