Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Don Sutton | Stat | Phil Niekro |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Seasons | 24 |
| 152.5 | Career VAL | 122.2 |
| 12.3 (1973) | Peak-season VAL | 12.0 (1974) |
| Inducted 1998 | Hall of Fame | Inducted 1997 |
| 4× | All-Star Selections | 5× |
| — | Gold Gloves | 5× |
| 0 | Black ink (league-leading seasons) | 0 |
| 7 | Gray ink (top-10 finishes) | 8 |
VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.
| Don Sutton | Stat | Phil Niekro |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 785 | Games | 866 |
| Batting | ||
| 195 | Hits | 260 |
| 0 | Home runs | 7 |
| 64 | RBI | 109 |
| 64 | Runs | 80 |
| 1 | Stolen bases | 0 |
| 60 | ||
| Walks |
|---|
| 17 |
| .144 | Batting avg | .169 |
|---|
| .183 | On-base % | .183 |
|---|
| .157 | Slugging % | .211 |
|---|
| -2 | OPS+ | 13 |
|---|
| Pitching | ||
|---|---|---|
| 324 | Wins | 318 |
| 256 | Losses | 274 |
| 5 | Saves | 29 |
| 5282.1 | Innings pitched | 5404.1 |
| 3,574 | Strikeouts (pitching) | 3,342 |
| 3.26 | ERA | 3.35 |
| 1.14 | WHIP | 1.27 |
| 113 | ERA+ | 114 |
| Age | Don Sutton | Phil Niekro |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | 6.4 | — |
| 22 | 1.2 | — |
| 23 | 4.7 | — |
| 24 | 5.7 | — |
| 25 | 3.1 | — |
| 26 | 11.4 | 2.3 |
| 27 | 10.9 | 0.5 |
| 28 | 12.3 | 10.2 |
| 29 | 7.2 | 6.7 |
| 30 | 10.9 | 11.8 |
| 31 | 6.2 | 1.2 |
| 32 | 9.1 | 5.9 |
| 33 | 4.5 | 6.2 |
| 34 | 6.6 | 6 |
| 35 | 10.5 | 12 |
| 36 | 7.5 | 6.8 |
| 37 | 10.6 | 4.6 |
| 38 | 5.3 | 4.6 |
| 39 | 4.3 | 11.8 |
| 40 | 5.2 | 8.1 |
| 41 | 5.1 | 5.8 |
| 42 | 2.6 | 3.7 |
| 43 | 1.2 | 6.3 |
| 44 | — | 0.7 |
| 45 | — | 6.1 |
| 46 | — | 0 |
| 47 | — | 0.9 |
| 48 | — | 0 |