Lance Niekro vs. Nat Rogers — Career Comparison

Lance Niekro
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Nat Rogers
Lost GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Lance Niekro and Nat Rogers are closely matched on the surface stats. Nat Rogers posted stronger numbers in OPS (.758 vs .709) and on-base percentage (.355 vs .288). Lance Niekro had the advantage in slugging (.421 vs .403). By the career numbers, Nat Rogers 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 Nat Rogers

Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
195
218.69
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
536
157.42
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
535
600
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2043
600
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
499
559.63
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1851
543.61
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.716
0.716
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.783
0.783
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
123
137.94
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
164.17
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
75
84.11
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
125.99
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
29.16
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
25.55
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.61
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
8.52
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
19.07
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
14
4.11
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
53.83
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
38.18
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
57.86
64.89
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277.28
81.43
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
210
235.51
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
746
219.09
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
154
172.71
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711
208.81
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.709
0.709
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.758
0.758
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.607
0.607
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
61
68.41
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
259
76.06
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
88.6
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284
83.41
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
123
137.94
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
155.36
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
56.76
63.65
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
308.23
90.52
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.24
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.87
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
29
32.52
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
38.77
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
91
102.06
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.88
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
5.88
5.88
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
681
681
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
44
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
11.75
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.61
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
19
21.31
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.28
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.24
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.24
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.28
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Lance Niekro and Nat Rogers

Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.26
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
1.12
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.98
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
1.07
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2968
27
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12394
27
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
989.1
9
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4131.1
9
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
991
9.02
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
1.63
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.69
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.17
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.07
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1077
9.8
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
862
1.88
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1067
9.71
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
829
1.81
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.07
99.07
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.17
96.17
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.732
7.732
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.607
1.607
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.26
78.26
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.96
94.96
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.9
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.02
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.03
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0