Joe Niekro vs. Buck O'Brien — Career Comparison

Joe Niekro
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Buck O'Brien
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Buck O'Brien posted a stronger line than Joe Niekro. Buck O'Brien posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.63 vs 3.59) and WHIP (1.273 vs 1.339). By the career numbers, Buck O'Brien 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 Joe Niekro and Buck O'Brien

Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
702
1.76
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.33
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1.26
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.13
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.55
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.6
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.51
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.52
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
52
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.7
53.7
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.23
71.23
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.38
84.38
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
0.27
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.75
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.07
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1431
3.59
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.63
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10752
27
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1296
27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3584
9
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
9
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3466
8.7
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
8.15
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.15
8.15
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
0.69
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1262
3.17
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
3.31
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.18
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1747
4.39
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
4.25
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.43
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.16
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.23
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15166
38.08
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1741
36.27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.23
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1620
4.07
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.58
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.27
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.24
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.5
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.319
1.319
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.273
1.273
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13637
34.24
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1571
32.73
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.27
36.27

Fielding Stats for Joe Niekro and Buck O'Brien

Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
702
1.76
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1.26
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10752
27
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3584
9
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
0.64
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
1.34
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.06
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
810
2.03
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
1.97
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.91
96.91
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.118
1.118
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.23
71.23
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.1
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Niekro and Buck O'Brien

Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
706
363.61
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
64
244.59
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1165
600
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
157
600
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
973
501.12
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
546.5
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
78.28
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
20
76.43
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
63.86
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
16
61.15
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.39
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.46
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.52
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.82
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
14.42
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.29
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32.52
16.75
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
19.52
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
94.25
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
95.54
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
98.37
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
110.83
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
28.33
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
6
22.93
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
37.08
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
8
30.57
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
64.89
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
14
53.5
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.46
11.05
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
11.58
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
19.57
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
34.39
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
262
134.94
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
152.87
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.45
4.45
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
3.93
3.93
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
75.71
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
5
19.11
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.09
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
17
8.76
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA