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	18-18 / in Starts: 16-17
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 95 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	60 (34-18-8) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 95 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	54 (28-17-9)

Most Driven In
B Tillman	2
Self	2
M MartÃnez	1

Most Driven In By
Self	2
H Aaron	1

1968 Batting Game Log

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1968 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	127	3 (2)	Apr 12	ATL		CIN	W,4-3	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	1.333	1.667	9	1.25	0.185	2.22	0.20%	0.63	P
2	128	7 (3)	Apr 17	ATL		CHC	W,2-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.800	1.000	9	.86	-0.035	1.37	-0.03%	-0.46	P
3	129	12 (4)	Apr 23	ATL	@	CHC	L,4-10	GS-4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.571	.714	9	1.03	-0.063	2.36	-0.09%	-0.83	P
4	130	16 (3)	Apr 28	ATL		PHI	L,3-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.444	.556	9	.79	-0.036	1.38	-0.04%	-0.24	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
5	131	21 (4)	May 3	ATL	@	HOU	L,3-5	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.400	.500	9	1.27	-0.044	2.12	-0.04%	-0.42	P
6	132	26 (4)	May 8	ATL		PIT	L,3-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.333	.417	9	.29	-0.013	.55	-0.02%	-0.24	P
7	133	31 (4)	May 13	ATL	@	PHI	W,4-2	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.133	.333	.467	9	2.02	-0.026	4.34	-0.03%	-0.34	P
8	134	37 (5)	May 20	ATL		SFG	W,6-5	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.118	.294	.412	9	.62	-0.018	1.94	-0.03%	-0.67	P
9	135	43 (5)	May 26	ATL		NYM	W,2-1	CG(6)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.105	.263	.368	9	.71	-0.036	1.83	-0.06%	-0.35	P
10	136	46 (2)	May 31	ATL	@	PIT	W,5-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.136	.273	.409	9	.64	-0.045	1.86	-0.08%	-0.81	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
11	137	48 (1)	Jun 2 (2)	ATL	@	PIT	W,10-5	0-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0	.136	.136	.273	.409	4						P
12	138	51 (2)	Jun 5	ATL	@	CIN	L,0-10	GS-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.136	.273	.409	9	1.35	-0.018	4.48	-0.04%	-0.16	P
13	139	55 (3)	Jun 10	ATL		STL	L,3-4	GS-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.136	.273	.409	9	1.26	-0.016	4.50	-0.03%	-0.15	P
14	140	58 (2)	Jun 13	ATL		STL	L,1-3	11-GF(12)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.136	.136	.273	.409	9						P
15	141	61 (2)	Jun 16	ATL		CHC	W,1-0	GS-10	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.250	.375	9	1.50	-0.076	3.61	-0.11%	-0.52	P
16	142	66 (4)	Jun 21	ATL	@	STL	L,3-4	GS-7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.250	.375	9	2.41	-0.079	9.07	-0.18%	-0.56	P
17	143	71 (4)	Jun 26	ATL		PHI	L,2-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.222	.333	9	1.19	-0.087	2.77	-0.12%	-0.57	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
18	144	76 (4)	Jul 1	ATL	@	SFG	W,5-1	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.097	.097	.194	.290	9	.71	-0.082	1.73	-0.12%	-1.36	P
19	145	81 (4)	Jul 6 (1)	ATL		HOU	W,5-0	CG	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0	.121	.121	.242	.364	9						P
20	146	84 (2)	Jul 11	ATL		LAD	W,1-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.114	.114	.229	.343	9	.83	0.020	1.03	0.02%	0.22	P
21	147	88 (3)	Jul 15	ATL		SFG	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.103	.103	.205	.308	9	.38	-0.035	.56	-0.03%	-0.46	P
22	148	93 (4)	Jul 20	ATL		PIT	L,1-2	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	.098	.098	.195	.293	9						P
23	149	98 (4)	Jul 25	ATL		NYM	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.182	.273	9	.51	-0.035	.28	-0.01%	-0.38	P
24	150	105 (6)	Jul 30 (2)	ATL	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG(10)	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.085	.085	.170	.255	9	1.43	-0.105	.32	-0.01%	-0.62	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
25	151	110 (4)	Aug 4	ATL		CIN	L,4-6	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.080	.080	.160	.240	9	1.62	-0.114	.36	-0.02%	-1.44	P
26	152	115 (4)	Aug 9	ATL		STL	L,0-1	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.078	.078	.157	.235	9	1.30	-0.045	.17	0.00%	-0.27	P
27	153	117 (1)	Aug 11	ATL		STL	W,5-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.078	.078	.157	.235	9						P
28	154	120 (2)	Aug 14	ATL	@	CIN	L,4-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.075	.075	.151	.226	9	.88	-0.041	.03	0.00%	-0.45	P
29	155	125 (4)	Aug 20	ATL	@	CHC	L,5-6	GS-8	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.088	.088	.211	.298	9	1.69	0.040	.01	0.00%	1.56	P
30	156	130 (4)	Aug 25	ATL		PHI	L,1-4	GS-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.103	.103	.224	.328	9	.45	0.013	.00	0.00%	0.11	P
31	157	135 (4)	Aug 29	ATL	@	PHI	W,6-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.098	.098	.213	.311	9	.43	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-1.05	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
32	158	140 (4)	Sep 2 (2)	ATL	@	NYM	T,2-2	CG(7)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.095	.206	.302	9	.80	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.26	P
33	159	144 (3)	Sep 7	ATL		HOU	L,3-6	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.108	.108	.215	.323	9	1.39	-0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.04	P
34	160	149 (4)	Sep 13	ATL	@	LAD	L,0-2	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.118	.221	.338	9	.78	0.020	.00	0.00%	0.17	P
35	161	154 (4)	Sep 18	ATL	@	HOU	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.208	.319	9	.39	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.66	P
36	162	159 (4)	Sep 24	ATL		NYM	W,7-4	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.108	.108	.203	.311	9	1.07	-0.053	.00	0.00%	-0.86	P
37	163	163 (3)	Sep 29	ATL		LAD	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.104	.104	.195	.299	9	.84	-0.061	.00	0.00%	-0.56	P
							18-18		95	77	3	8	1	0	2	7	0	0	22	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	.104	.104	.195	.299		1.01	-1.015	1.35	-0.88%	-12.04

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