Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Jim Kaat | Stat | Phil Niekro |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Seasons | 24 |
| 103.1 | Career VAL | 122.2 |
| 10.0 (1966) | Peak-season VAL | 12.0 (1974) |
| Inducted 2022 | Hall of Fame | Inducted 1997 |
| 16× | Gold Gloves | 5× |
| 3× | All-Star Selections | 5× |
| 0 | Black ink (league-leading seasons) | 0 |
| 5 | 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.
| Jim Kaat | Stat | Phil Niekro |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 1,002 | Games | 866 |
| Batting | ||
| 232 | Hits | 260 |
| 16 | Home runs | 7 |
| 106 | RBI | 109 |
| 116 | Runs | 80 |
| 5 | Stolen bases | 0 |
| 63 | ||
| Walks |
|---|
| 17 |
| .185 | Batting avg | .169 |
|---|
| .227 | On-base % | .183 |
|---|
| .267 | Slugging % | .211 |
|---|
| 43 | OPS+ | 13 |
|---|
| Pitching | ||
|---|---|---|
| 283 | Wins | 318 |
| 237 | Losses | 274 |
| 18 | Saves | 29 |
| 4530.1 | Innings pitched | 5404.1 |
| 2,461 | Strikeouts (pitching) | 3,342 |
| 3.45 | ERA | 3.35 |
| 1.26 | WHIP | 1.27 |
| 104 | ERA+ | 114 |
| Age | Jim Kaat | Phil Niekro |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | 0 | — |
| 22 | 4.5 | — |
| 23 | 9.6 | — |
| 24 | 0.2 | — |
| 25 | 5.8 | — |
| 26 | 5.3 | 2.3 |
| 27 | 10 | 0.5 |
| 28 | 4.6 | 10.2 |
| 29 | 3.6 | 6.7 |
| 30 | 3.5 | 11.8 |
| 31 | 5.8 | 1.2 |
| 32 | 7.3 | 5.9 |
| 33 | 4.5 | 6.2 |
| 34 | 2.2 | 6 |
| 35 | 9.8 | 12 |
| 36 | 9.9 | 6.8 |
| 37 | 5.4 | 4.6 |
| 38 | 0.1 | 4.6 |
| 39 | 3.1 | 11.8 |
| 40 | 1.8 | 8.1 |
| 41 | 3.6 | 5.8 |
| 42 | 1.4 | 3.7 |
| 43 | 1 | 6.3 |
| 44 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| 45 | — | 6.1 |
| 46 | — | 0 |
| 47 | — | 0.9 |
| 48 | — | 0 |