Howard Mills vs. Joe Niekro — Career Comparison

Howard Mills
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican 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 Howard Mills. Joe Niekro posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.59 vs 6.06) and WHIP (1.339 vs 1.736). 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 Howard Mills and Joe Niekro

Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.99
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
1.76
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.99
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1.26
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.55
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.62
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.51
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.23
71.23
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.43
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
0.27
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.07
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
293
6.06
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1431
3.59
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1305
27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10752
27
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
9
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3584
9
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
9.37
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3466
8.7
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.37
9.37
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.83
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
0.69
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
6.25
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1262
3.17
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.18
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
5.52
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1747
4.39
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.41
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.43
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.16
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2058
42.58
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15166
38.08
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.56
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.23
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
6.72
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
4.07
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.72
6.72
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.27
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.24
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.5
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.736
1.736
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1737
35.94
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13637
34.24
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.58
42.58
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Howard Mills and Joe Niekro

Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
702
1.76
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1.26
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10752
27
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3584
9
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
0.64
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
1.34
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.06
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
810
2.03
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
1.97
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.1
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.91
96.91
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.771
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.118
1.118
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.23
71.23
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.1
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Mills and Joe Niekro

Howard Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Howard Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
371.61
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
706
363.61
Howard Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
155
600
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1165
600
Howard Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
518.71
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
973
501.12
Howard Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Howard Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
20
77.42
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
78.28
Howard Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
65.81
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
63.86
Howard Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.74
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.39
Howard Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Howard Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.87
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.52
Howard Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.61
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
14.42
Howard Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Howard Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.41
24.81
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32.52
16.75
Howard Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
96.77
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
94.25
Howard Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
131.61
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
98.37
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Howard Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Howard Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
54.19
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
28.33
Howard Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
5
19.35
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
37.08
Howard Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
69.68
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
64.89
Howard Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.32
20.59
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.46
11.05
Howard Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Howard Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
54.19
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
19.57
Howard Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
197.42
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
262
134.94
Howard Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
3.04
3.04
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.45
4.45
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Howard Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
7
27.1
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
75.71
Howard Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.09
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.87
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
17
8.76
Howard Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Howard Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Howard Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100