Jim Kaat vs Joe Niekro

Jim KaatJoe Niekro

Jim Kaat and Joe Niekro compared on their MLB careers: Jim Kaat played 25 seasons, 1959 to 1983, Joe Niekro 22 seasons, 1967 to 1988. Jim Kaat has 283 wins to Joe Niekro's 221. Jim Kaat won 1 title, Joe Niekro won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Jim Kaat and Joe Niekro career totals
898GP702
283W221
237L204
3.5ERA3.6
4530.1IP3,584
2,461K1,747
1,083BB1,262
1.3WHIP1.3
18SV16

How do they compare in the postseason?

Jim Kaat and Joe Niekro postseason
9GP3
0R0
30H14

Where each stands all time

Jim Kaat and Joe Niekro all-time places
45th (2,461)Strikeouts (pitching)138th (1,747)
30th (283)Wins (pitching)77th (221)

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

  • Jim Kaat: 1 championship; AL Gold Glove ×14, NL Gold Glove ×2
  • Joe Niekro: 1 championship; none on file

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.

Jim Kaat and Joe 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.
1st19590212.6019671073.34
2nd1960155.58196814104.32
3rd19619173.9019698183.70
4th196218143.14197012134.06
5th196310104.191971674.49
6th196417113.221972323.83
7th196518112.831973244.13
8th196625132.751974323.56
9th196716133.041975643.07
10th196814122.941976483.36
11th196914133.4919771383.04
12th197014103.56197814143.86
13th197113143.32197921113.00
14th19721022.06198020123.55
15th197315134.371981992.82
16th197421132.92198217122.47
17th197520143.11198315143.48
18th197612143.48198416123.04
19th19776115.39198511133.83
20th1978854.1019869104.87
21st1979333.9219877135.33
22nd1980883.9419881110.03
23rd1981663.40————
24th1982534.08————
25th1983003.89————

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA