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	24-11 / in Starts: 24-11
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	34 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 91 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	54 (27-16-11)
Avg. MLBer w/ 91 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	55 (27-18-9)

Most Driven In
R RamÃrez	2
B Benedict	1
C Chambliss	1
L Whisenton	1
G Hubbard	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
C Washington	2
D Murphy	1
G Hubbard	1
Self	1

1982 Batting Game Log

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1982 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	673	15 (14)	Apr 23	ATL		SDP	L,3-6	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.26	-0.041	3.73	-0.07%	-0.32	P
2	674	19 (3)	Apr 28	ATL		PIT	W,7-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.35	-0.009	.70	-0.01%	-0.15	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
3	675	24 (4)	May 3	ATL	@	PIT	W,10-4	GS-6	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.500	.833	9	.82	0.051	1.79	0.07%	1.40	P
4	676	28 (3)	May 8	ATL	@	STL	L,7-8	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.429	.714	9	.88	-0.046	1.94	-0.06%	-0.65	P
5	677	33 (4)	May 14	ATL		STL	W,2-1	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.300	.500	9	1.22	-0.100	2.81	-0.14%	-0.90	P
6	678	37 (3)	May 18	ATL	@	MON	W,6-4	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.214	.286	.500	9	.90	-0.086	2.06	-0.12%	-0.13	P
7	679	41 (3)	May 23	ATL		PHI	L,1-2	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.267	.467	9	.45	-0.011	1.08	-0.02%	-0.10	P
8	680	45 (3)	May 29	ATL	@	PHI	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.222	.389	9	2.06	-0.151	4.97	-0.22%	-1.07	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
9	681	49 (3)	Jun 2	ATL	@	NYM	W,3-1	GS-9	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.227	.318	.545	9	.36	-0.014	.83	-0.02%	0.28	P
10	682	52 (2)	Jun 7	ATL	@	LAD	W,4-3	GS-7	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.280	.360	.640	9	.95	0.052	2.79	0.09%	0.34	P
11	683	56 (3)	Jun 12	ATL	@	SFG	W,10-5	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.296	.296	.370	.667	9	.95	0.012	2.54	0.02%	0.16	P
12	684	61 (4)	Jun 16	ATL	@	HOU	W,5-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.276	.345	.621	9	1.17	-0.059	2.96	-0.09%	-0.46	P
13	685	65 (3)	Jun 21	ATL		SFG	W,7-6	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.290	.290	.355	.645	9	1.11	0.009	2.99	0.02%	0.15	P
14	686	69 (3)	Jun 25	ATL	@	CIN	W,5-2	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.257	.314	.571	9	.47	-0.048	1.21	-0.08%	-0.87	P
15	687	74 (4)	Jun 30	ATL		HOU	W,5-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.243	.243	.297	.541	9	1.21	-0.088	3.16	-0.14%	-0.65	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
16	688	78 (3)	Jul 5	ATL		CHC	W,7-5	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.256	.308	.564	9	.41	0.000	.97	0.00%	0.02	P
17	689	83 (4)	Jul 10	ATL		PIT	L,1-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.244	.293	.537	9	.91	-0.050	2.37	-0.08%	-0.44	P
18	690	85 (1)	Jul 15	ATL	@	CHC	W,11-4	CG	5	5	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.239	.304	.543	9	.27	0.069	.71	0.11%	1.68	P
19	691	89 (3)	Jul 19	ATL	@	STL	W,4-1	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.245	.306	.551	9	1.73	0.108	4.12	0.16%	0.50	P
20	692	93 (3)	Jul 24	ATL	@	PIT	W,4-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.235	.294	.529	9	1.49	-0.105	3.46	-0.15%	-0.88	P
21	693	97 (3)	Jul 28	ATL		SDP	W,8-6	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.226	.283	.509	9	.24	-0.015	.75	-0.03%	-0.51	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
22	694	102 (4)	Aug 1	ATL		LAD	L,4-9	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218	.218	.273	.491	9	.51	-0.025	1.64	-0.05%	-0.30	P
23	695	107 (4)	Aug 6	ATL	@	LAD	L,4-5	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.228	.228	.281	.509	9	.65	0.033	3.10	0.10%	0.28	P
24	696	112 (4)	Aug 11	ATL	@	SFG	L,6-8	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.220	.271	.492	9	.49	-0.025	1.78	-0.06%	-0.43	P
25	697	116 (3)	Aug 15	ATL	@	SDP	L,5-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.213	.262	.475	9	.63	-0.031	2.42	-0.07%	-0.30	P
26	698	120 (3)	Aug 19	ATL		MON	W,5-4	GS-7	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.286	.508	9	1.03	0.052	2.10	0.06%	0.47	P
27	699	125 (4)	Aug 24	ATL		PHI	W,9-7	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.212	.209	.273	.482	9	.76	0.003	2.80	0.01%	-0.35	P
28	700	129 (3)	Aug 29	ATL	@	NYM	W,9-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.203	.265	.468	9	1.25	-0.044	4.63	-0.10%	-0.48	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
29	701	134 (4)	Sep 3	ATL	@	MON	W,4-3	GS-6	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.208	.268	.476	9	1.26	-0.009	5.20	-0.02%	-0.19	P
30	702	139 (4)	Sep 8	ATL		LAD	W,12-11	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.205	.203	.260	.463	9	1.85	-0.109	15.61	-0.55%	-0.96	P
31	703	144 (4)	Sep 13	ATL		HOU	L,3-5	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.211	.208	.263	.471	9	1.03	0.016	5.53	0.05%	-0.12	P
32	704	148 (3)	Sep 18	ATL	@	CIN	W,5-4	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.203	.200	.253	.453	9	.73	-0.060	1.61	-0.08%	-1.33	P
33	705	152 (3)	Sep 22	ATL	@	HOU	L,2-3	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.198	.250	.448	9	1.02	-0.035	2.93	-0.06%	-0.36	P
34	706	156 (3)	Sep 27	ATL	@	SFG	W,7-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.188	.238	.426	9	.67	-0.078	5.22	-0.37%	-1.39	P
35	707	160 (3)	Oct 1	ATL	@	SDP	W,4-0	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.193	.276	.469	9	1.19	0.086	19.02	0.83%	1.18	P
							24-11		91	87	6	17	4	0	1	7	0	0	16	0	3	1	0	4	0	0	.195	.193	.276	.469		.91	-0.748	3.47	-1.07%	-6.88

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