Joe Niekro vs. Walt Terrell — Career Comparison

Joe Niekro
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Walt Terrell
Baby BoomersIndianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Niekro and Walt Terrell are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 83 for Joe Niekro and 85 for Walt Terrell, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 83 and 86 respectively. If forced to pick, Walt Terrell gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Joe Niekro and Walt Terrell

Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
702
1.76
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
1.45
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
1.26
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.33
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.55
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.5
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.51
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.56
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.23
47.23
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.23
71.23
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.59
91.59
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.27
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.25
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.07
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1431
3.59
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
931
4.22
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10752
27
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5960
27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3584
9
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1986.2
9
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3466
8.7
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2090
9.47
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.47
9.47
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
0.69
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
0.85
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1262
3.17
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
748
3.39
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.18
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1747
4.39
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
929
4.21
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.844
0.844
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.43
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.28
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.16
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.17
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15166
38.08
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8569
38.82
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.23
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
4.07
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1031
4.67
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.27
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.39
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.24
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.28
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
0.5
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.08
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.429
1.429
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13637
34.24
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7637
34.6
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.82
38.82

Fielding Stats for Joe Niekro and Walt Terrell

Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
702
1.76
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
1.45
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
1.26
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.33
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10752
27
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5960
27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3584
9
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1986.2
9
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
0.64
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.88
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
1.34
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
1.29
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.06
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
810
2.03
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
2.22
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
785
1.97
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
2.17
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.91
96.91
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.96
97.96
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.118
1.118
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.492
1.492
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.23
71.23
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.59
91.59
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.1
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.17
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Niekro and Walt Terrell

Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
706
363.61
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
321
939.51
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1165
600
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
205
600
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
973
501.12
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
192
561.95
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
78.28
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
23
67.32
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
63.86
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
15
43.9
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
13.39
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.63
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.52
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.78
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
14.42
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
23.41
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32.52
16.75
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.82
19.95
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
94.25
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
108.29
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
98.37
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
29
84.88
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
28.33
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
8
23.41
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
37.08
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
10
29.27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
64.89
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
15
43.9
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.46
11.05
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.58
-1.69
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
19.57
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
17.56
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
262
134.94
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
254.63
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.45
4.45
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
2.36
2.36
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
75.71
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
7
20.49
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.09
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
8.76
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.78
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA