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.

1969 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1969 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 8	ATL		SFG	W,10-2	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
2	6 (3)	Apr 13 (1)	ATL		CIN	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	11 (4)	Apr 19	ATL	@	CIN	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	P
4	16 (4)	Apr 25	ATL	@	LAD	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
5	21 (4)	Apr 30	ATL		SDP	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	25 (3)	May 4	ATL		LAD	W,4-1	GF	6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	27 (1)	May 7	ATL		MON	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
8	29 (1)	May 11	ATL	@	PHI	W,4-3	GF	6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	31 (1)	May 14	ATL	@	NYM	L,3-9	GS	28	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	35 (3)	May 21	ATL		NYM	L,0-5	GS	35	7.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
11	40 (4)	May 26	ATL		STL	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
12	44 (3)	May 31	ATL	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	35	8.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	49 (4)	Jun 6	ATL		PIT	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	51 (1)	Jun 8 (1)	ATL		PIT	W,11-10	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	54 (2)	Jun 11	ATL		CHC	W,5-1	CG	29	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	56 (1)	Jun 13	ATL	@	PIT	L,1-2	GF	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	59 (2)	Jun 16 (1)	ATL		HOU	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
18	64 (4)	Jun 21	ATL		SFG	L,1-7	GS	30	6.1	1	1	0	2	1	P
19	69 (4)	Jun 25	ATL		LAD	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	74 (4)	Jun 30	ATL		CIN	W,9-4	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	80 (5)	Jul 5	ATL	@	SFG	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
22	86 (5)	Jul 9	ATL	@	LAD	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	P
23	90 (3)	Jul 13	ATL	@	SDP	L,0-1	GS	28	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
24	94 (3)	Jul 17	ATL	@	CIN	W,12-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	P
25	100 (5)	Jul 25	ATL		MON	L,7-8	GS	16	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	107 (6)	Aug 1	ATL	@	NYM	L,4-5	GS	25	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
27	113 (5)	Aug 6	ATL	@	MON	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	P
28	116 (2)	Aug 9	ATL		NYM	L,3-5		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	120 (3)	Aug 14	ATL		PHI	L,0-6	GS	24	4.2	0	1	1	2	0	P
30	124 (3)	Aug 19	ATL	@	CHC	L,0-3	GS	28	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
31	128 (3)	Aug 23	ATL	@	STL	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	P
32	131 (2)	Aug 27	ATL	@	PIT	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
33	135 (3)	Aug 31	ATL		CHC	L,4-8	GS	27	5.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	138 (2)	Sep 5	ATL	@	CIN	W,11-2	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	142 (3)	Sep 9	ATL		LAD	W,2-1	CG	36	10.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
36	146 (3)	Sep 13	ATL		HOU	W,3-2	GS	39	11.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
37	151 (4)	Sep 18	ATL	@	LAD	L,2-5	GS	31	7.0	2	3	0	5	0	P
38	155 (3)	Sep 22	ATL	@	HOU	W,5-3	GS	31	6.1	0	0	1	1	0	P
39	158 (2)	Sep 26	ATL		SDP	W,10-4	GS	35	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
40	161 (2)	Sep 30	ATL		CIN	W,3-2	GS	29	7.0	1	4	0	5	0	P
							40gm		284.1	24	51	3	78	4