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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1965 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1965 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	7 (6)	Apr 21	MLN	@	STL	L,3-6		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	10 (2)	Apr 28	MLN		STL	L,0-5	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	18 (7)	May 8	MLN	@	NYM	L,2-4		12	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	23 (4)	May 13	MLN	@	PIT	W,5-4	GF	19	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
5	25 (1)	May 15	MLN	@	PHI	L,4-6	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
6	30 (4)	May 21	MLN		PIT	L,1-6		0	1.2	0	1	0	1	0
7	31	May 22	MLN		PIT	L,4-9	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	32	May 23	MLN		PIT	L,1-10		0	1.1	0	2	0	2	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	45 (12)	Jun 6 (1)	MLN		LAD	L,0-4	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	48 (2)	Jun 9	MLN	@	CHC	L,2-4	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
11	50 (1)	Jun 11	MLN	@	STL	W,8-2	GF	10	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
12	53 (2)	Jun 13 (2)	MLN	@	STL	L,2-12		5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	54	Jun 15	MLN		PHI	W,12-7	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	55	Jun 16	MLN		PHI	L,2-6	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	57 (1)	Jun 18	MLN		STL	L,4-5		13	2.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
16	59 (1)	Jun 20	MLN		STL	L,4-6		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	66 (6)	Jun 27 (2)	MLN		CIN	L,2-10	GF	20	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	68 (1)	Jun 28 (2)	MLN	@	NYM	L,3-6	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	70 (1)	Jun 30	MLN	@	PHI	L,2-3		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	73 (2)	Jul 3	MLN	@	PIT	L,5-9		0	3.1	0	0	1	1	0
21	77 (3)	Jul 8	MLN		HOU	W,9-8		8	1.2	1	1	0	2	1	P
22	79 (1)	Jul 10	MLN	@	CIN	L,8-9		11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	98 (18)	Jul 30	MLN		SFG	L,2-9	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	105 (6)	Aug 5	MLN		LAD	L,3-6		13	3.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
25	107 (1)	Aug 7	MLN		HOU	L,0-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	112 (4)	Aug 12	MLN		STL	L,4-5	GF	10	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	116 (3)	Aug 16	MLN	@	STL	W,10-8		10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	119 (2)	Aug 19	MLN	@	STL	L,4-5		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	129 (9)	Aug 29	MLN		CHC	L,2-10		2	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	132 (2)	Sep 1 (2)	MLN	@	CIN	L,0-2		2	1.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
31	133	Sep 2	MLN	@	CIN	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	134	Sep 3	MLN		PIT	W,4-3		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
33	136 (1)	Sep 5	MLN		PIT	L,1-2	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	137	Sep 6 (1)	MLN		NYM	W,4-2	GF	8	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	138	Sep 6 (2)	MLN		NYM	W,3-1	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	140 (1)	Sep 10	MLN	@	NYM	W,3-1	GF	10	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
37	143 (2)	Sep 13	MLN	@	PHI	L,3-4	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	147 (3)	Sep 17	MLN		SFG	W,9-1	GS	23	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
39	152 (4)	Sep 22	MLN		LAD	L,6-7		7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
40	155 (2)	Sep 26	MLN	@	SFG	W,3-2		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	159 (3)	Sep 30	MLN	@	LAD	L,0-4	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							41gm		74.2	6	17	1	24	2