Joe Niekro vs. Dan Petry — Career Comparison

Joe Niekro
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dan Petry
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

When held to the same standard, Joe Niekro comes out ahead of Dan Petry in this starter comparison. Joe Niekro led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 90 vs 82), home run suppression (HR9+ 79 vs 77), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 83 vs 82). Dan Petry held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 80 vs 69). The edge goes to Joe Niekro.

Pitching Stats for Joe Niekro and Dan Petry

Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
702
1.76
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
370
1.6
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
1.26
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.3
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.55
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.54
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
0.51
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.45
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
52
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.59
54.59
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.23
71.23
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.08
81.08
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.27
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.22
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.07
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1431
3.59
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
912
3.95
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10752
27
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6241
27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3584
9
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2080.1
9
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3466
8.7
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1984
8.58
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.58
8.58
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
0.69
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
0.94
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1262
3.17
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
852
3.69
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.18
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.32
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1747
4.39
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1063
4.6
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.921
0.921
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.43
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.33
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.16
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15166
38.08
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8860
38.33
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.23
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.1
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
4.07
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1025
4.43
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.27
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.29
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.24
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.25
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
0.5
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.363
1.363
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13637
34.24
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
7837
33.9
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.33
38.33

Fielding Stats for Joe Niekro and Dan Petry

Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
702
1.76
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
370
1.6
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
1.26
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.3
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10752
27
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6241
27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3584
9
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2080.1
9
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
0.64
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.1
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
532
1.34
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
1.45
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.06
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
810
2.03
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
2.61
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
785
1.97
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
2.56
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.91
96.91
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.01
98.01
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.118
1.118
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.597
1.597
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.23
71.23
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.08
81.08
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.1
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.16
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Niekro and Dan Petry

Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
706
363.61
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
370
44400
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1165
600
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
973
501.12
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
78.28
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
63.86
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.39
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
14.42
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32.52
16.75
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
94.25
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
98.37
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
28.33
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
37.08
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
64.89
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.46
11.05
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
23.33
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
19.57
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
262
134.94
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.45
4.45
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
75.71
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.09
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
17
8.76
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA