Phil Niekro vs Rick Reuschel

Phil NiekroRick Reuschel

Phil Niekro and Rick Reuschel compared on their MLB careers: Phil Niekro played 24 seasons, 1964 to 1987, Rick Reuschel 19 seasons, 1972 to 1991. Phil Niekro has 318 wins to Rick Reuschel's 214.

Who has the better career numbers?

Phil Niekro and Rick Reuschel career totals
864GP557
318W214
274L191
3.4ERA3.4
5404.1IP3548.1
3,342K2,015
1,809BB935
1.3WHIP1.3
29SV5

How do they compare in the postseason?

Phil Niekro and Rick Reuschel postseason
2GP8
0R19
15H43

Where each stands all time

Phil Niekro and Rick Reuschel all-time places
13th (3,342)Strikeouts (pitching)88th (2,015)
16th (318)Wins (pitching)88th (214)

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

  • Phil Niekro: 0 championships; NL Gold Glove ×5
  • Rick Reuschel: 0 championships; NL Gold Glove ×2

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.

Phil Niekro and Rick Reuschel 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.
1st1964004.8019721082.93
2nd1965232.89197314153.00
3rd1966434.11197413124.30
4th19671191.87197511173.73
5th196814122.59197614123.46
6th196923132.56197720102.79
7th197012184.27197814153.41
8th197115142.98197918123.62
9th197216123.06198011133.40
10th197313103.3119818113.11
11th197420132.381983113.92
12th197515153.201984555.17
13th197617113.2919851482.27
14th197716204.0319869163.96
15th197819182.8819871393.09
16th197921203.39198819113.12
17th198015183.6319891782.94
18th1981773.101990363.93
19th19821743.611991024.22
20th198311103.97————
21st19841683.09————
22nd198516124.09————
23rd198611114.32————
24th19877136.30————

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA