Lance Niekro vs. Jim Stephens — Career Comparison

Lance Niekro
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Jim Stephens
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Lance Niekro posted the stronger offensive profile against Jim Stephens. Lance Niekro posted stronger numbers in OPS (.709 vs .558) and on-base percentage (.288 vs .273). By the career numbers, Lance Niekro 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 Jim Stephens

Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
195
218.69
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
428
186.49
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
535
600
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1377
600
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
499
559.63
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1252
545.53
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.591
0.591
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
137.94
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
276
120.26
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
75
84.11
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
96.73
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
29.16
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
13.07
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.61
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
9.15
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
19.07
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.31
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
53.83
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
23.53
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57.86
64.89
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104.78
45.66
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
210
235.51
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
155.56
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
172.71
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
367
159.91
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.709
0.709
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.558
0.558
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.607
0.607
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.472
0.472
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
68.41
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
41.39
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
88.6
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
42.27
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
137.94
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
82.35
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56.76
63.65
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116.05
50.57
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.24
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
6.1
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
29
32.52
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
33.55
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
102.06
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
169
73.64
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
5.88
5.88
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.15
8.15
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
14.81
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.61
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
19
21.31
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
6.1
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.24
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.87
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.24
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
6.97
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87.5
87.5

Fielding Stats for Lance Niekro and Jim Stephens

Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.26
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
1.63
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.98
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2968
27
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6630
27
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
989.1
9
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2210
9
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
991
9.02
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1631
6.64
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.69
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
2.42
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.33
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1077
9.8
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2306
9.39
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1067
9.71
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2225
9.06
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.07
99.07
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.49
96.49
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.732
7.732
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.549
5.549
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.26
78.26
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.1
61.1
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.9
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.21
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.13
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.19
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.1