Joe Niekro vs. Fred Talbot — Career Comparison

Joe Niekro
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Fred Talbot
Silent GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Niekro and Fred Talbot 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 81 for Fred Talbot, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 83 and 84 respectively. If forced to pick, Fred Talbot gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Joe Niekro and Fred Talbot

Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
1.76
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
2.06
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
1.26
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.33
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.55
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.4
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.51
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.59
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.43
40.43
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.23
71.23
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.62
64.62
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.27
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.13
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.07
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1431
3.59
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
391
4.12
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10752
27
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
2561
27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3584
9
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
853.2
9
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3466
8.7
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
844
8.9
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
0.69
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
1.01
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1262
3.17
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
3.52
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.18
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.33
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1747
4.39
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
4.73
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.43
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.23
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.16
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.28
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15166
38.08
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3677
38.77
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.23
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.27
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
4.07
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431
4.54
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.27
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.24
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.5
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13637
34.24
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3316
34.96
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.77
38.77

Fielding Stats for Joe Niekro and Fred Talbot

Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
1.76
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
2.06
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
1.26
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.33
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10752
27
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
2562
27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3584
9
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
854
9
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
0.64
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.73
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
532
1.34
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.51
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.06
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
810
2.03
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.33
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
785
1.97
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
2.23
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.91
96.91
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.93
95.93
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.118
1.118
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.087
1.087
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.23
71.23
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.62
64.62
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.1
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Niekro and Fred Talbot

Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
706
363.61
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
431.25
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1165
600
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
288
600
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
973
501.12
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
241
502.08
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
78.28
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
87.5
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
63.86
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
30
62.5
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.39
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.5
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.52
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.52
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.33
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
14.42
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
25
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32.52
16.75
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18.62
38.79
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
94.25
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
133.33
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
98.37
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
141.67
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
28.33
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
50
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
37.08
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
60.42
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
64.89
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
102.08
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.46
11.05
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17.55
36.57
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.52
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
19.57
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
50
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
262
134.94
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
187.5
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.45
4.45
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
3.2
3.2
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
75.71
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
21
43.75
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.09
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
17
8.76
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.52
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.52
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100