Sid Monge vs. Joe Niekro — Career Comparison

Sid Monge
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Joe Niekro
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joe Niekro built a career as a starting pitcher and Sid Monge as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Their run-prevention marks were nearly identical — ERA+ of 87 for Sid Monge and 83 for Joe Niekro, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 80 and 83 respectively. Role difference aside, the slight lean goes to Joe Niekro — but these two were remarkably close on the shared metrics.

Pitching Stats for Sid Monge and Joe Niekro

Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
5.12
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
1.76
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.2
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1.26
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.58
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.55
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.47
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
0.51
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.06
55.06
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
52
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.23
71.23
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.27
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.07
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.66
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
3.53
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1431
3.59
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2292
27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10752
27
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
764
9
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3584
9
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
8.34
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3466
8.7
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.93
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
0.69
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
4.19
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1262
3.17
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.46
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.18
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
5.55
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1747
4.39
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.4
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.43
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.13
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.16
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3292
38.78
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15166
38.08
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
2.52
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.23
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
4.03
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1620
4.07
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.27
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.41
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.24
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.51
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
0.5
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.393
1.393
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2850
33.57
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13637
34.24
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.78
38.78
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Sid Monge and Joe Niekro

Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
5.12
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
1.76
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.2
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1.26
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2292
27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10752
27
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
764
9
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3584
9
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.44
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
0.64
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.05
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
1.34
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.13
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.06
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
1.61
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
810
2.03
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
1.48
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
1.97
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.97
91.97
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.91
96.91
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.118
1.118
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.23
71.23
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.1
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sid Monge and Joe Niekro

Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
435
10440
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
706
363.61
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
25
600
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1165
600
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
504
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
973
501.12
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
2
48
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
78.28
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
2
48
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
63.86
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.39
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
14.42
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.45
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.52
16.75
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
2
48
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
94.25
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
3
72
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
98.37
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
28.33
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
37.08
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
64.89
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-9.48
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.46
11.05
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
19.57
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
192
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
262
134.94
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
3.13
3.13
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.45
4.45
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
3
72
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
75.71
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.09
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
17
8.76
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100