Joe Niekro vs. Fred Scherman — Career Comparison

Joe Niekro
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Fred Scherman
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Niekro built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Scherman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Scherman led in strikeout rate (K%+ 82 vs 69), run prevention (ERA+ 94 vs 83), and home run suppression (HR9+ 88 vs 79). Role difference aside, Fred Scherman holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Joe Niekro and Fred Scherman

Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
1.76
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
5.81
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1.26
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.18
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.55
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.55
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
0.51
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.44
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
52
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.93
55.93
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.23
71.23
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.27
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.07
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.65
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1431
3.59
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
3.66
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10752
27
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1609
27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3584
9
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
536.1
9
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3466
8.7
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
522
8.76
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
0.69
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.77
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1262
3.17
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
4.11
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.18
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.67
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1747
4.39
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
4.98
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.43
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.39
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.16
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.5
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15166
38.08
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2331
39.12
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.23
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
2.77
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
4.07
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
4.16
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.27
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.57
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.24
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.3
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.5
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.37
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13637
34.24
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2004
33.63
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.12
39.12

Fielding Stats for Joe Niekro and Fred Scherman

Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
1.76
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
5.8
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1.26
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.18
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10752
27
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1610
27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3584
9
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
536.2
9
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
0.64
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.59
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
1.34
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.26
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.06
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
810
2.03
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
1.91
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
1.97
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
1.84
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.91
96.91
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.49
96.49
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.118
1.118
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.23
71.23
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.1
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Niekro and Fred Scherman

Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
706
363.61
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
347
2263.04
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1165
600
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
92
600
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
973
501.12
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
534.78
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
78.28
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
11
71.74
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
63.86
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
65.22
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.39
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
14.42
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.52
16.75
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
2.44
15.89
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
94.25
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
78.26
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
98.37
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
110.87
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
28.33
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
32.61
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
37.08
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.09
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
64.89
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
58.7
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.46
11.05
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
1.34
8.76
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.52
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
19.57
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
32.61
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
262
134.94
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
150
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.45
4.45
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
75.71
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.09
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.09
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
17
8.76
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA