Lance Niekro vs. Alex Rios — Career Comparison

Lance Niekro
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Alex Rios
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRight FielderAll-Star

On the career numbers, Alex Rios posted the stronger offensive profile against Lance Niekro. Alex Rios posted stronger numbers in OPS (.757 vs .709) and on-base percentage (.323 vs .288). Lance Niekro had the advantage in home run production (17 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Alex Rios had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Lance Niekro and Alex Rios

Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Alex Rios
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
195
218.69
Alex Rios
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1691
146.47
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
535
600
Alex Rios
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6927
600
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
499
559.63
Alex Rios
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6419
556
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Alex Rios
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.716
0.716
Alex Rios
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.783
0.783
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
123
137.94
Alex Rios
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1778
154.01
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
75
84.11
Alex Rios
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1172
101.52
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
26
29.16
Alex Rios
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
32.39
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.61
Alex Rios
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
5.46
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
19.07
Alex Rios
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
169
14.64
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
53.83
Alex Rios
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
606
52.49
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Alex Rios
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Alex Rios
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Alex Rios
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
57.86
64.89
Alex Rios
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
881.86
76.38
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
210
235.51
Alex Rios
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2785
241.23
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
154
172.71
Alex Rios
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2223
192.55
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Alex Rios
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Alex Rios
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.709
0.709
Alex Rios
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.755
0.755
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Alex Rios
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Alex Rios
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.607
0.607
Alex Rios
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.709
0.709
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Alex Rios
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
61
68.41
Alex Rios
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
885
76.66
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
88.6
Alex Rios
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
794
68.77
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
137.94
Alex Rios
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1510
130.79
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
56.76
63.65
Alex Rios
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
897.15
77.71
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.24
Alex Rios
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
3.9
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
29
32.52
Alex Rios
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
400
34.65
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Rios
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
2.08
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
102.06
Alex Rios
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1117
96.75
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
5.88
5.88
Alex Rios
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.2
6.2
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Alex Rios
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Rios
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.17
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.61
Alex Rios
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
5.28
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
21.31
Alex Rios
Career
Per 600 PAverified
193
16.72
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Rios
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
253
21.91
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.24
Alex Rios
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
6.67
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.24
Alex Rios
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
330
28.58
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Rios
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.67
76.67

Fielding Stats for Lance Niekro and Alex Rios

Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Alex Rios
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.26
Alex Rios
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1656
1.05
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.98
Alex Rios
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1599
1.01
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2968
27
Alex Rios
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42673
27
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
989.1
9
Alex Rios
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14224.1
9
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
991
9.02
Alex Rios
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3503
2.22
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.69
Alex Rios
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.06
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Alex Rios
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.03
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1077
9.8
Alex Rios
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3645
2.31
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1067
9.71
Alex Rios
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3597
2.28
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.07
99.07
Alex Rios
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.68
98.68
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.732
7.732
Alex Rios
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.172
2.172
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.26
78.26
Alex Rios
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.9
Alex Rios
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.01
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Rios
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Rios
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Rios
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Rios
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0