Phil Niekro

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: April 1, 1939 in Blaine, OH us

Died: December 27, 2020 in Flowery Branch, GA

Buried: Memorial Park South Cemetery, Flowery Branch, GA

High School: Bridgeport HS (Bridgeport, OH)

Debut: April 15, 1964 (Age 25-014d, 12,203rd in major league history)
vs. SFG 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 27, 1987 (Age 48-179d)
vs. SFG 3.0 IP, 6 H, 0 SO, 6 BB, 5 ER

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1997. (Voted by BBWAA on 380/473 ballots)
View Phil Niekro's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1965 season

Agents: Bruce Church

Full Name: Philip Henry Niekro

Nicknames: Knucksie

Pronunciation: \NEE-kro\

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Relatives: Brother of Joe Niekro; Uncle of Lance Niekro

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

95.9

318

274

ERA

3.35

864

716

5404.0

3342

WHIP

1.268

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	23-23 / in Starts: 12-8
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	24 games
Most Games w/o RBI	17 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 66 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	47 (27-15-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 66 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	38 (19-12-6)

Most Driven In
F Alou	1
D Menke	1
W Woodward	0
M de la Hoz	0

Most Driven In By
F Alou	2
H Aaron	2

1967 Batting Game Log

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1967 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	81	2 (1)	Apr 12	ATL	@	HOU	L,2-4	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	82	4 (1)	Apr 14	ATL		SFG	W,6-5	6-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9	1.07	0.010	1.72	0.01%	0.23	P
3	83	6 (1)	Apr 16	ATL		LAD	W,4-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9						P
4	84	9 (2)	Apr 22	ATL	@	SFG	L,5-6	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9						P
5	85	11 (1)	Apr 26	ATL	@	LAD	L,1-2	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	8						P
6	86	13 (1)	Apr 28	ATL		PHI	W,9-8	2-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9						P
7	87	14	Apr 29	ATL		PHI	W,3-2	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	.98	-0.026	2.18	-0.04%	-0.33	P
8	88	16 (1)	Apr 30 (2)	ATL		PHI	W,6-3	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	.08	-0.002	.16	0.00%	-0.09	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	89	19 (2)	May 5	ATL		CIN	L,7-14	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9						P
10	90	20	May 6	ATL		CIN	L,3-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9						P
11	91	21	May 7	ATL		CIN	W,5-3	7-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	.31	-0.002	.76	0.00%	-0.17	P
12	92	22	May 9	ATL	@	PHI	L,2-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9						P
13	93	23	May 10 (1)	ATL	@	PHI	L,3-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9						P
14	94	24	May 10 (2)	ATL	@	PHI	W,7-2	6-GF	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.500	.900	9	.04	0.002	.08	0.00%	0.40	P
15	95	27 (2)	May 13	ATL	@	PIT	L,5-6	8-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.400	.500	.900	9						P
16	96	30 (2)	May 17	ATL		NYM	W,4-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.400	.500	.900	1						P
17	97	31	May 18	ATL		PIT	L,3-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.400	.500	.900	9						P
18	98	33 (1)	May 20	ATL		PIT	L,2-6	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.500	.900	9						P
19	99	38 (4)	May 26	ATL	@	NYM	L,0-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.400	.500	.900	9						P
20	100	40 (1)	May 28 (1)	ATL	@	NYM	L,3-6	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.400	.500	.900	9						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
21	101	44 (3)	Jun 1	ATL	@	STL	L,4-5	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.400	.500	.900	9						P
22	102	46 (1)	Jun 3	ATL	@	CIN	L,7-8	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.400	.500	.900	9						P
23	103	48 (1)	Jun 5	ATL		LAD	L,2-4	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.400	.500	.900	9						P
24	104	52 (3)	Jun 9	ATL		SFG	W,5-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.400	.500	.900	9						P
25	105	56 (3)	Jun 13	ATL	@	PHI	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.143	.250	.286	.536	9	1.61	-0.158	1.49	-0.09%	-1.31	P
26	106	61 (4)	Jun 18	ATL	@	HOU	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.222	.422	9	.61	-0.029	.81	-0.02%	-0.21	P
27	107	65 (3)	Jun 22 (1)	ATL	@	SFG	W,2-1	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.231	.250	.481	9	.47	0.010	.51	0.01%	0.06	P
28	108	70 (4)	Jun 25	ATL		NYM	W,4-2	7-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.231	.250	.481	9	.31	-0.002	.28	0.00%	-0.17	P
29	109	72 (1)	Jun 28	ATL		HOU	L,2-4	GS-9	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.267	.517	9	1.19	-0.052	1.58	-0.04%	-0.26	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
30	110	76 (3)	Jul 4 (1)	ATL		CHC	W,8-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.250	.222	.472	9	.29	-0.014	.36	-0.01%	-0.40	P
31	111	84 (7)	Jul 16	ATL		PIT	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.217	.190	.408	9	.59	-0.044	1.17	-0.05%	-0.42	P
32	112	89 (4)	Jul 21	ATL	@	STL	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.160	.222	.200	.422	9	.47	0.015	1.45	0.03%	-0.05	P
33	113	94 (4)	Jul 26	ATL		CIN	L,1-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.148	.207	.185	.392	9	1.05	-0.054	2.78	-0.09%	-0.40	P
34	114	99 (4)	Jul 31	ATL	@	CIN	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.129	.182	.161	.343	9	.96	-0.119	1.18	-0.09%	-1.14	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
35	115	104 (4)	Aug 5	ATL	@	CHC	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.167	.147	.314	9	1.17	-0.086	1.43	-0.06%	-0.50	P
36	116	109 (4)	Aug 11	ATL		HOU	W,6-5	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.108	.154	.135	.289	9	.79	-0.057	1.05	-0.05%	-0.42	P
37	117	114 (4)	Aug 15	ATL		SFG	L,1-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.150	.132	.282	9	.70	-0.019	.82	-0.01%	-0.20	P
38	118	118 (3)	Aug 20	ATL	@	LAD	L,1-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.143	.125	.268	9	1.06	-0.053	.28	-0.01%	-0.50	P
39	119	123 (4)	Aug 25	ATL	@	SFG	W,5-1	CG	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.116	.156	.140	.295	9	1.17	-0.041	.12	0.00%	-0.02	P
40	120	127 (3)	Aug 27 (2)	ATL	@	SFG	W,4-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.116	.156	.140	.295	9						P
41	121	129 (1)	Aug 29	ATL		PIT	W,7-3	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.167	.152	.319	9	1.97	0.126	.05	0.00%	0.38	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
42	122	134 (4)	Sep 3	ATL		LAD	W,7-1	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.143	.192	.184	.376	9	1.03	-0.125	.00	0.00%	-0.23	P
43	123	140 (5)	Sep 7	ATL	@	PIT	L,2-4	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.137	.185	.176	.362	9	1.45	-0.108	.01	0.00%	-0.97	P
44	124	146 (5)	Sep 14	ATL		NYM	W,5-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.132	.179	.170	.348	9	.47	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.22	P
45	125	151 (4)	Sep 19	ATL		CIN	L,1-3	CG	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.175	.167	.342	9	1.69	-0.076	.00	0.00%	-0.59	P
46	126	156 (4)	Sep 24	ATL	@	STL	L,4-5	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.123	.167	.158	.325	9	1.60	-0.136	.00	0.00%	-0.94	P
							23-23		66	57	4	7	2	0	0	2	1	0	16	2	6	0	2	3	0	0	.123	.167	.158	.325		.99	-1.062	.76	-0.52%	-8.44

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