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	14-8 / in Starts: 14-8
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	20 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 55 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	36 (19-12-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 55 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	33 (16-11-5)

Most Driven In
B Benedict	1
L GÃ³mez	0

Most Driven In By
C Washington	1

1981 Batting Game Log

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1981 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	651	4 (3)	Apr 13	ATL	@	HOU	W,2-1	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	1.10	0.085	.86	0.04%	0.67	P
2	652	9 (4)	Apr 19	ATL		SFG	W,4-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.68	-0.083	1.09	-0.03%	-0.62	P
3	653	14 (4)	Apr 25	ATL	@	SFG	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	.56	-0.055	.49	-0.03%	-0.87	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
4	654	21 (6)	May 2	ATL	@	CHC	L,2-5	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	1.55	-0.050	1.03	-0.02%	-0.48	P
5	655	26 (4)	May 7	ATL	@	STL	W,4-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9	1.45	-0.075	1.03	-0.03%	-0.55	P
6	656	31 (4)	May 12	ATL		PIT	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.067	.067	.133	9	1.10	-0.062	.84	-0.03%	-0.83	P
7	657	36 (4)	May 19	ATL	@	PIT	L,0-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.059	.059	.118	9	.77	-0.037	.42	-0.01%	-0.29	P
8	658	40 (3)	May 24	ATL		SDP	L,5-7	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.050	.050	.050	.100	9	.70	-0.052	.28	-0.01%	-0.39	P
9	659	44 (3)	May 29	ATL	@	SDP	W,7-1	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.087	.087	.087	.174	9	.48	-0.001	.20	0.00%	-0.05	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
10	660	49 (4)	Jun 3	ATL	@	LAD	W,4-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9	.39	-0.028	.22	-0.01%	-0.49	P
11	661	53 (3)	Jun 9	ATL	@	MON	L,1-12	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9						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
12	662	56 (2)	Aug 10	ATL	@	SDP	W,3-2	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	9	1.51	-0.110	1.98	-0.09%	-0.94	P
13	663	61 (4)	Aug 15	ATL	@	LAD	W,6-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.069	.069	.069	.138	9	.84	-0.020	1.73	-0.03%	-0.20	P
14	664	65 (3)	Aug 20	ATL		NYM	W,6-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.065	.065	.065	.129	9	.43	-0.021	.68	-0.02%	-0.23	P
15	665	71 (5)	Aug 25	ATL	@	PHI	W,12-2	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.086	.086	.086	.171	9	.04	-0.004	.06	0.00%	-0.28	P
16	666	75 (3)	Aug 30	ATL	@	MON	W,5-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.079	.079	.079	.158	9	1.86	-0.150	2.79	-0.14%	-1.20	P
Sep/Oct		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
17	667	79 (3)	Sep 4	ATL	@	NYM	L,1-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.075	.075	.075	.150	9	.71	-0.034	.84	-0.02%	-0.29	P
18	668	84 (4)	Sep 9	ATL		HOU	W,9-0	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.068	.068	.068	.136	9	.31	-0.024	.34	-0.02%	-1.65	P
19	669	89 (4)	Sep 15	ATL	@	SFG	L,5-6	GS-7	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.085	.085	.085	.170	9	.60	0.014	.62	0.01%	-0.20	P
20	670	94 (4)	Sep 20	ATL	@	SDP	W,3-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.082	.082	.082	.163	9	.62	-0.030	.14	0.00%	-0.28	P
21	671	99 (4)	Sep 26	ATL		CIN	L,0-2	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.078	.078	.078	.157	9	2.59	-0.131	.02	0.00%	-1.22	P
22	672	104 (4)	Oct 1	ATL		SFG	L,2-6	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9	1.95	-0.052	.00	0.00%	-0.46	P
							14-8		55	52	1	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	11	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154		.88	-0.920	.69	-0.44%	-10.86

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