Joe Niekro vs. Jeff Suppan — Career Comparison

Joe Niekro
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jeff Suppan
Gen XOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Niekro and Jeff Suppan 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 87 for Jeff Suppan, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 83 and 83 respectively. If forced to pick, Jeff Suppan gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Joe Niekro and Jeff Suppan

Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
702
1.76
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
1.59
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
1.26
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
1.48
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.55
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.5
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.51
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
0.52
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.95
48.95
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.23
71.23
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.08
93.08
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.27
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.07
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1431
3.59
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1328
4.7
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10752
27
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7628
27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3584
9
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2542.2
9
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3466
8.7
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2843
10.06
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.06
10.06
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
0.69
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
337
1.19
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1262
3.17
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
3.08
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.18
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.21
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1747
4.39
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1390
4.92
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.43
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.32
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.16
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.33
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15166
38.08
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11139
39.43
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.23
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
4.07
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1451
5.14
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.27
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.4
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.24
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.28
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
0.5
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
0.97
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.461
1.461
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13637
34.24
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
35.33
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.43
39.43

Fielding Stats for Joe Niekro and Jeff Suppan

Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
702
1.76
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
1.59
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
1.26
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
1.48
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10752
27
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7628
27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3584
9
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2542.2
9
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
0.64
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.63
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
1.34
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
1.27
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.06
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
810
2.03
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
553
1.96
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
1.97
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
535
1.89
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.91
96.91
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.75
96.75
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.118
1.118
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.194
1.194
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.23
71.23
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.08
93.08
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.1
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.08
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Niekro and Jeff Suppan

Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
706
363.61
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
453
506.15
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1165
600
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 600 PA
537
600
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
973
501.12
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 600 PA
440
491.62
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
78.28
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
84.92
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
63.86
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
75.98
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.39
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.82
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.52
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
14.42
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.94
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32.52
16.75
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18.8
21
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
94.25
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
96.09
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
98.37
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
115.08
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
28.33
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
30.17
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
37.08
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 600 PA
24
26.82
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
64.89
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 600 PA
50
55.87
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.46
11.05
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18.93
21.15
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.52
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.35
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
19.57
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
26.82
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
262
134.94
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
112.85
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
4.45
4.45
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.32
5.32
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
75.71
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
78.21
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.09
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
17
8.76
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.47
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.52
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.52
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.23
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50