Joe Niekro vs. Milt Steengrafe — Career Comparison

Joe Niekro
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Milt Steengrafe
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Niekro built a career as a starting pitcher and Milt Steengrafe as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Niekro posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.59 and WHIP 1.339 compared to 5.11 and 1.841 for Milt Steengrafe. By the career numbers, Joe Niekro had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Niekro and Milt Steengrafe

Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
1.76
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1.26
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.55
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
0.51
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.23
71.23
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.27
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.07
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1431
3.59
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.11
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10752
27
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3584
9
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3466
8.7
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
11.86
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.86
11.86
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
0.69
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1262
3.17
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.7
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.18
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1747
4.39
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.66
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
0.818
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.43
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.16
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15166
38.08
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
43.16
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.23
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.43
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
4.07
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.14
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.27
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.24
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.5
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.841
1.841
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13637
34.24
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
38.05
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.16
43.16

Fielding Stats for Joe Niekro and Milt Steengrafe

Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
702
1.76
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1.26
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10752
27
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3584
9
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
0.64
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
1.34
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.06
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
810
2.03
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
1.97
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.91
96.91
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.118
1.118
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.688
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.23
71.23
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.1
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Niekro and Milt Steengrafe

Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
706
363.61
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
600
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1165
600
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
973
501.12
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
78.28
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
63.86
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.39
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
14.42
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.52
16.75
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
94.25
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
98.37
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
28.33
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
37.08
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
64.89
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.46
11.05
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.54
-57.88
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
19.57
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
262
134.94
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
262.5
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.45
4.45
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
2.29
2.29
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
75.71
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.09
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
17
8.76
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA