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Tom Glavine vs Phil Niekro Comparison

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Tom Glavine

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Phil Niekro

 

Info

Teams

Tom Glavine Atlanta Braves (1987-2002, 2008), New York Mets (2003-2007)
Phil Niekro Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves (1964-1983, 1987), New York Yankees (1984-1985), Cleveland Indians (1986-1987), Toronto Blue Jays (1987)

Position

Tom Glavine Left-Handed Pitcher
Phil Niekro Right-Handed Pitcher

Height

Tom Glavine 6'0"
Phil Niekro 6'1"

Weight

Tom Glavine 175
Phil Niekro 180

Bats

Tom Glavine Left
Phil Niekro Right

Throws

Tom Glavine Left
Phil Niekro Right

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Tom Glavine 1 (1995) Star
Phil Niekro 0

World Series Appearances

Tom Glavine 5 (1991-1992, 1995-1996, 1999) StarStarStarStarStar
Phil Niekro 0

Playoff Appearances

Tom Glavine 12 (1991-1993, 1995-2002, 2006) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Phil Niekro 2 (1969, 1982) StarStar

World Series MVP

Tom Glavine 1 (1995) Star
Phil Niekro 0

Awards And Honors

MVP

Tom Glavine 0
Phil Niekro 0

Cy Young

Tom Glavine 2 (1991, 1998) StarStar
Phil Niekro 0

Gold Gloves

Tom Glavine 0
Phil Niekro 5 (1978-1980, 1982, 1983) StarStarStarStarStar

Rookie of the Year

Tom Glavine No
Phil Niekro No

All-Star Games

Tom Glavine 10 (1991-1993, 1996-1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Phil Niekro 5 (1969, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1984) StarStarStarStarStar

League Leader in Wins

Tom Glavine 5 (1991-1993, 1998, 2000) StarStarStarStarStar
Phil Niekro 2 (1974, 1979) StarStar

League Leader in ERA

Tom Glavine 0
Phil Niekro 1 (1967) Star

League Leader in Strikeouts

Tom Glavine 0
Phil Niekro 1 (1977) Star

League Leader in WHIP

Tom Glavine 0
Phil Niekro 0

Pitching

Wins (W)

Tom Glavine 305
Phil Niekro 284

Losses (L)

Tom Glavine 203
Phil Niekro 238

W-L Percentage (WL%)

Tom Glavine .600%
Phil Niekro .544%

Games (G)

Tom Glavine 682
Phil Niekro 771

Games Started (GS)

Tom Glavine 682
Phil Niekro 625

Earned Run Average (ERA)

Tom Glavine 3.54
Phil Niekro 3.19

Innings Pitched (IP)

Tom Glavine 4,413.1
Phil Niekro 4,835

Hits Allowed (H)

Tom Glavine 4,298
Phil Niekro 4,437

Runs Allowed (R)

Tom Glavine 1,900
Phil Niekro 2,002

Earned Runs Allowed (ER)

Tom Glavine 1,734
Phil Niekro 1,714

Home Runs Allowed (HR)

Tom Glavine 356
Phil Niekro 407

Strikeouts (SO)

Tom Glavine 2,607
Phil Niekro 3,048

Walks (BB)

Tom Glavine 1,500
Phil Niekro 1,528

Batters Faced (BF)

Tom Glavine 18,604
Phil Niekro 20,134

Intentional Walks (IBB)

Tom Glavine 145
Phil Niekro 83

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Tom Glavine 66
Phil Niekro 111

Complete Games (CG)

Tom Glavine 56
Phil Niekro 231

Shutouts (SHO)

Tom Glavine 25
Phil Niekro 44

Walks and Hits Per Innings Pitched (WHIP)

Tom Glavine 1.31
Phil Niekro 1.23

Hits Per 9 Innings

Tom Glavine 8.8
Phil Niekro 8.3

Home Runs Per 9 Innings

Tom Glavine 0.7
Phil Niekro 0.8

Strikeouts Per 9 Innings

Tom Glavine 5.3
Phil Niekro 5.7

Walks Per 9 Innings

Tom Glavine 3.1
Phil Niekro 2.8

Strikeout Percentage (SO%)

Tom Glavine 14.0%
Phil Niekro 15.1%

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Tom Glavine 8.1%
Phil Niekro 7.6%

Strikeout to Walk Ratio (K/BB)

Tom Glavine 1.7
Phil Niekro 2.0

RA9

Tom Glavine 3.88
Phil Niekro 3.73

WAR

Tom Glavine 74
Phil Niekro 94.8

Fielding

Games (G)

Tom Glavine 682
Phil Niekro 771

Games Started (GS)

Tom Glavine 682
Phil Niekro 625

Innings (Inn)

Tom Glavine 4,413.1
Phil Niekro 4,835

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Tom Glavine 0.977%
Phil Niekro 0.972%

Errors (E)

Tom Glavine 26
Phil Niekro 33

Chances (CH)

Tom Glavine 1,144
Phil Niekro 1,195

Putouts (PO)

Tom Glavine 262
Phil Niekro 353

Assists (A)

Tom Glavine 856
Phil Niekro 809

Double Play (DP)

Tom Glavine 67
Phil Niekro 75

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Tom Glavine 1.64
Phil Niekro 1.51

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Tom Glavine 2.28
Phil Niekro 2.17

Playoff Pitching

Wins (W)

Tom Glavine 14
Phil Niekro 0

Losses (L)

Tom Glavine 16
Phil Niekro 1

W-L Percentage (WL%)

Tom Glavine .467%
Phil Niekro 0%

Earned Run Average – (ERA)

Tom Glavine 3.30
Phil Niekro 3.86

Games (G)

Tom Glavine 35
Phil Niekro 2

Games Started (GS)

Tom Glavine 35
Phil Niekro 2

Innings Pitched (IP)

Tom Glavine 218.1
Phil Niekro 14

Strikeouts (SO)

Tom Glavine 143
Phil Niekro 9

Hits Allowed (H)

Tom Glavine 191
Phil Niekro 15

Runs Allowed (R)

Tom Glavine 91
Phil Niekro 11

Earned Runs Allowed (ER)

Tom Glavine 80
Phil Niekro 6

Home Runs Allowed (HR)

Tom Glavine 21
Phil Niekro 0

Walks (BB)

Tom Glavine 87
Phil Niekro 8

Intentional Walks (IBB)

Tom Glavine 11
Phil Niekro 1

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Tom Glavine 7
Phil Niekro 0

Walks and Hits Per Innings Pitched (WHIP)

Tom Glavine 1.27
Phil Niekro 1.64

Hits Per 9 Innings

Tom Glavine 8.0
Phil Niekro 9.6

Home Runs Per 9 Innings

Tom Glavine 0.9
Phil Niekro 0.0

Strikeouts Per 9 Innings

Tom Glavine 6.0
Phil Niekro 5.8

Strikeout Percentage – (SO%)

Tom Glavine 15.7%
Phil Niekro 14.3%

Walks Per 9 Innings

Tom Glavine 3.6
Phil Niekro 5.1

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Tom Glavine 9.5%
Phil Niekro 12.7%

Strikeout to Walk Ration (KPBB)

Tom Glavine 1.6
Phil Niekro 1.1

Best Pitching

Wins (W)

Tom Glavine 22 (1993)
Phil Niekro 23 (1969)

Losses (L)

Tom Glavine 4 (2008)
Phil Niekro 0 (1964)

W-L Percentage (WL%)

Tom Glavine .786% (1993)
Phil Niekro .810% (1981)

Games (G)

Tom Glavine 36 (2002)
Phil Niekro 46 (1967)

Games Started (GS)

Tom Glavine 36 (2002)
Phil Niekro 44 (1979)

Earned Run Average (ERA)

Tom Glavine 2.47 (1998)
Phil Niekro 1.87 (1967)

Innings Pitched (IP)

Tom Glavine 246.2 (1991)
Phil Niekro 342.0 (1979)

Hits Allowed (H)

Tom Glavine 55 (1987)
Phil Niekro 15 (1964)

Runs Allowed (R)

Tom Glavine 34 (1987)
Phil Niekro 10 (1964)

Earned Runs Allowed (ER)

Tom Glavine 31 (1987)
Phil Niekro 8 (1964)

Home Runs Allowed (HR)

Tom Glavine 5 (1987)
Phil Niekro 1 (1964)

Strikeouts (SO)

Tom Glavine 192 (1991)
Phil Niekro 262 (1977)

Walks (BB)

Tom Glavine 33 (1987)
Phil Niekro 7 (1964)

Batters Faced (BF)

Tom Glavine 1023 (1999)
Phil Niekro 1436 (1979)

Intentional Walks (IBB)

Tom Glavine 0 (1995)
Phil Niekro 0 (1987)

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Tom Glavine 0 (2004)
Phil Niekro 1 (1981)

Walks and Hits Per Innings Pitched (WHIP)

Tom Glavine 1.09 (1991)
Phil Niekro 1.03 (1969)

Hits Per 9 Innings

Tom Glavine 7.3 (1991)
Phil Niekro 7.1 (1967)

Home Runs Per 9 Innings

Tom Glavine 0.2 (1992)
Phil Niekro 0.4 (1981)

Strikeouts Per 9 Innings

Tom Glavine 7.6 (1994)
Phil Niekro 7.1 (1977)

Strikeout Percentage – (KP)

Tom Glavine 19.4% (1991)
Phil Niekro 18.3% (1977)

Walks Per 9 Innings

Tom Glavine 1.9 (1989)
Phil Niekro 1.6 (1968)

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Tom Glavine 5.2% (1989)
Phil Niekro 4.4% (1968)

Strikeout to Walk Ration (KPBB)

Tom Glavine 2.8 (1991)
Phil Niekro 3.4 (1969)

Best Fielding

Games (G)

Tom Glavine 36 (2002)
Phil Niekro 46 (1967)

Games Started (GS)

Tom Glavine 36 (2002)
Phil Niekro 44 (1979)

Innings (Inn)

Tom Glavine 246.2 (1991)
Phil Niekro 342.0 (1979)

Fielding Percentage (FLDP)

Tom Glavine 1.000% (2008)
Phil Niekro 1.000% (1981)

Errors (E)

Tom Glavine 0 (2008)
Phil Niekro 0 (1981)

Chances (CH)

Tom Glavine 72 (1999)
Phil Niekro 88 (1979)

Putouts (PO)

Tom Glavine 22 (2002)
Phil Niekro 31 (1979)

Assists (A)

Tom Glavine 59 (1999)
Phil Niekro 65 (1978)

Double Play (DP)

Tom Glavine 6 (1999)
Phil Niekro 6 (1983)

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Tom Glavine 2.03 (1999)
Phil Niekro 2.08 (1968)

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Tom Glavine 2.85 (2008)
Phil Niekro 3.59 (1966)

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Tom Glavine Atlanta Braves (1987-2002, 2008), New York Mets (2003-2007)
Phil Niekro Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves (1964-1983, 1987), New York Yankees (1984-1985), Cleveland Indians (1986-1987), Toronto Blue Jays (1987)

Position

Tom Glavine Left-Handed Pitcher
Phil Niekro Right-Handed Pitcher

Height

Tom Glavine 6'0"
Phil Niekro 6'1"

Weight

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Bats

Tom Glavine Left
Phil Niekro Right

Throws

Tom Glavine Left
Phil Niekro Right

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

World Series Appearances

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Playoff Appearances

Tom Glavine 12 (1991-1993, 1995-2002, 2006)
Phil Niekro 2 (1969, 1982)

World Series MVP

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Awards And Honors

MVP

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Cy Young

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Gold Gloves

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Rookie of the Year

Tom Glavine No
Phil Niekro No

All-Star Games

Tom Glavine 10 (1991-1993, 1996-1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006)
Phil Niekro 5 (1969, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1984)

League Leader in Wins

Tom Glavine 5 (1991-1993, 1998, 2000)
Phil Niekro 2 (1974, 1979)

League Leader in ERA

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

League Leader in Strikeouts

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

League Leader in WHIP

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Pitching

Wins (W)

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Losses (L)

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

W-L Percentage (WL%)

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Games (G)

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Games Started (GS)

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Earned Run Average (ERA)

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Innings Pitched (IP)

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Hits Allowed (H)

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Runs Allowed (R)

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Earned Runs Allowed (ER)

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Home Runs Allowed (HR)

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Strikeouts (SO)

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Walks (BB)

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Batters Faced (BF)

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Intentional Walks (IBB)

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Complete Games (CG)

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Shutouts (SHO)

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Walks and Hits Per Innings Pitched (WHIP)

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Hits Per 9 Innings

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Home Runs Per 9 Innings

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Strikeouts Per 9 Innings

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Walks Per 9 Innings

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Strikeout Percentage (SO%)

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Strikeout to Walk Ratio (K/BB)

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

RA9

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

WAR

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Fielding

Games (G)

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Games Started (GS)

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Innings (Inn)

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Errors (E)

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Chances (CH)

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Putouts (PO)

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Assists (A)

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Double Play (DP)

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Playoff Pitching

Wins (W)

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Losses (L)

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

W-L Percentage (WL%)

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Earned Run Average – (ERA)

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Games (G)

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Games Started (GS)

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Innings Pitched (IP)

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Strikeouts (SO)

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Hits Allowed (H)

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Runs Allowed (R)

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Earned Runs Allowed (ER)

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Home Runs Allowed (HR)

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Walks (BB)

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Intentional Walks (IBB)

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Walks and Hits Per Innings Pitched (WHIP)

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Hits Per 9 Innings

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Home Runs Per 9 Innings

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Strikeouts Per 9 Innings

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Strikeout Percentage – (SO%)

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Walks Per 9 Innings

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

Strikeout to Walk Ration (KPBB)

Tom Glavine Phil Niekro

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