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.

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	ATL	@	SDP	L,3-8	GS	16	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	6 (4)	Apr 12	ATL	@	HOU	L,3-8	GS	26	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	10 (3)	Apr 16	ATL		SDP	L,4-5	CG	39	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	14 (3)	Apr 21	ATL		CIN	L,8-13	GS	26	5.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
5	18 (3)	Apr 26	ATL	@	PIT	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	22 (3)	May 1	ATL		CHC	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	26 (3)	May 6	ATL		PIT	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
8	30 (3)	May 11	ATL	@	CHC	W,7-6	GS	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
9	33 (2)	May 16	ATL	@	CIN	L,0-2	GS	27	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	38 (4)	May 21	ATL	@	LAD	L,3-6	GS	33	7.1	1	2	0	3	0	P
11	43 (4)	May 27	ATL		HOU	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	47 (3)	Jun 2	ATL		NYM	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
13	51 (3)	Jun 7	ATL		MON	L,1-10	GS	28	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	55 (3)	Jun 12	ATL	@	NYM	L,1-8	GS	27	6.0	1	2	0	3	1	P
15	60 (4)	Jun 18	ATL	@	MON	L,7-10	GS	34	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	65 (4)	Jun 22	ATL		LAD	L,2-4	GS	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
17	71 (5)	Jun 28 (2)	ATL	@	SFG	L,3-4	GS	29	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	76 (4)	Jul 3 (2)	ATL		SDP	W,9-4	GS	30	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	81 (4)	Jul 8	ATL		SFG	L,0-13	GS	25	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	85 (3)	Jul 11	ATL		CIN	L,6-7	GS	27	5.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
21	91 (5)	Jul 20 (1)	ATL		CHC	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
22	97 (5)	Jul 25	ATL	@	CHC	W,9-0	CG	29	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
23	102 (4)	Jul 30	ATL		STL	L,2-4	GS	31	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	106 (3)	Aug 3 (1)	ATL	@	HOU	L,5-7	GS	32	6.2	0	3	0	3	1	P
25	111 (4)	Aug 7 (1)	ATL	@	SDP	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
26	115 (3)	Aug 12	ATL		MON	W,8-7	GS	17	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	119 (3)	Aug 15	ATL		NYM	W,3-2	GS	30	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	124 (4)	Aug 21	ATL	@	MON	L,4-6	GS	23	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
29	129 (4)	Aug 27	ATL	@	NYM	L,1-5	GS	26	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	133 (3)	Sep 1 (1)	ATL		LAD	L,3-6	GS	24	4.1	1	2	0	3	0	P
31	137 (3)	Sep 5 (1)	ATL		SFG	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	1	4	1	6	0	P
32	144 (6)	Sep 9 (2)	ATL	@	SDP	L,4-7	GS	27	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	149 (4)	Sep 14	ATL	@	SFG	L,5-7		8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	151 (1)	Sep 16	ATL	@	SFG	W,10-7	GF	15	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							34gm		229.2	14	38	1	53	4