Henry Nears vs. Lance Niekro — Career Comparison

Henry Nears
Greatest GenerationOklahomaNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueRight Fielder
Lance Niekro
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Henry Nears posted the stronger offensive profile against Lance Niekro. Henry Nears posted stronger numbers in OPS (.833 vs .709) and on-base percentage (.417 vs .288). Lance Niekro had the advantage in home run production (17 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Henry Nears had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Henry Nears and Lance Niekro

Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
218.69
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
535
600
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
499
559.63
Henry Nears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Henry Nears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.716
0.716
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
137.94
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
84.11
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
29.16
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.61
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
19.07
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
53.83
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
96.49
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57.86
64.89
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
235.51
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
172.71
Henry Nears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Henry Nears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.709
0.709
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Henry Nears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Henry Nears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.607
0.607
Henry Nears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
68.41
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
88.6
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
137.94
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
121.13
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56.76
63.65
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.24
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.52
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Nears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
91
102.06
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.88
5.88
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.61
Henry Nears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
19
21.31
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.24
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.24
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Henry Nears and Lance Niekro

Henry Nears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Henry Nears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.96
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
1.26
Henry Nears
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.98
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
0.98
Henry Nears
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
27
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2968
27
Henry Nears
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.1
9
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
989.1
9
Henry Nears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.45
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
991
9.02
Henry Nears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.69
Henry Nears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Henry Nears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.45
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1077
9.8
Henry Nears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.45
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1067
9.71
Henry Nears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.07
99.07
Henry Nears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.732
7.732
Henry Nears
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.26
78.26
Henry Nears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.9
Henry Nears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Nears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Nears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Nears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0