Jerry Koosman vs Phil Niekro

Jerry KoosmanPhil Niekro

Jerry Koosman and Phil Niekro compared on their MLB careers: Jerry Koosman played 19 seasons, 1967 to 1985, Phil Niekro 24 seasons, 1964 to 1987. Jerry Koosman has 222 wins to Phil Niekro's 318. Jerry Koosman won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Jerry Koosman and Phil Niekro career totals
612GP864
222W318
209L274
3.4ERA3.4
3839.1IP5404.1
2,556K3,342
1,198BB1,809
1.3WHIP1.3
17SV29

How do they compare in the postseason?

Jerry Koosman and Phil Niekro postseason
7GP2
0R0
32H15

Where each stands all time

Jerry Koosman and Phil Niekro all-time places
34th (2,556)Strikeouts (pitching)13th (3,342)
74th (222)Wins (pitching)16th (318)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Jerry Koosman: 1 championship; none on file
  • Phil Niekro: 0 championships; NL Gold Glove ×5

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Jerry Koosman and Phil Niekro season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st1967026.041964004.80
2nd196819122.081965232.89
3rd19691792.281966434.11
4th19701273.1419671191.87
5th19716113.04196814122.59
6th197211124.14196923132.56
7th197314152.84197012184.27
8th197415113.36197115142.98
9th197514133.42197216123.06
10th197621102.69197313103.31
11th19778203.49197420132.38
12th19783153.75197515153.20
13th197920133.38197617113.29
14th198016134.03197716204.03
15th19814134.01197819182.88
16th19821173.84197921203.39
17th19831174.77198015183.63
18th198414153.251981773.10
19th1985644.6219821743.61
20th————198311103.97
21st————19841683.09
22nd————198516124.09
23rd————198611114.32
24th————19877136.30

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA