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.

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	ATL	@	CIN	W,7-4	GS	22	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	4 (2)	Apr 10	ATL		PIT	W,5-4	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	8 (3)	Apr 14	ATL		CIN	L,3-8	GS	14	2.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
4	12 (3)	Apr 20	ATL	@	PIT	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
5	16 (3)	Apr 25 (1)	ATL		SDP	L,2-3	GS	33	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	P
6	21 (4)	Apr 30	ATL		LAD	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	25 (3)	May 5 (1)	ATL	@	SDP	L,1-5	GS	27	7.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
8	30 (4)	May 9 (2)	ATL	@	SFG	W,6-5	GS	17	3.1	0	1	0	1	1	P
9	34 (3)	May 15	ATL		PHI	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	39 (4)	May 20	ATL		MON	L,3-4	GS	45	11.0	3	4	0	7	0	P
11	44 (4)	May 25	ATL	@	MON	L,2-3	CG	37	8.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
12	49 (4)	May 30	ATL	@	STL	L,3-8	GS	25	5.0	1	3	0	4	1	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	54 (4)	Jun 4	ATL		CHC	L,0-11	GS	9	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	56 (1)	Jun 6	ATL		CHC	L,3-6	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	59 (2)	Jun 9	ATL		STL	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	64 (4)	Jun 14	ATL	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
17	66 (1)	Jun 16	ATL	@	CHC	W,6-5	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	69 (2)	Jun 19	ATL	@	CIN	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	73 (3)	Jun 21 (2)	ATL		MON	L,3-5	GF	7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	77 (3)	Jun 25 (2)	ATL		CIN	W,10-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
21	82 (4)	Jun 29	ATL	@	HOU	W,5-4	GS	27	6.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	84 (1)	Jul 1	ATL	@	MON	W,7-3		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	87 (2)	Jul 4	ATL	@	NYM	W,2-0	CG	39	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
24	92 (4)	Jul 10	ATL	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
25	94 (1)	Jul 16	ATL		LAD	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
26	100 (5)	Jul 21 (1)	ATL		SDP	W,8-7	GS	34	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
27	105 (4)	Jul 25	ATL	@	LAD	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	109 (3)	Jul 30	ATL	@	SDP	W,3-1	GS	25	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	114 (4)	Aug 4	ATL	@	PHI	W,5-3	GS	27	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
30	118 (3)	Aug 8	ATL		NYM	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	122 (3)	Aug 13	ATL		HOU	L,2-8	GS	15	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	127 (4)	Aug 18	ATL		CHC	L,2-7	GS	34	7.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
33	128	Aug 20	ATL		STL	W,6-5		8	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	131 (2)	Aug 23 (1)	ATL		PIT	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
35	136 (4)	Aug 28	ATL	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	140 (3)	Sep 3	ATL	@	SDP	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
37	142 (1)	Sep 5	ATL	@	SDP	W,5-2	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	145 (2)	Sep 10	ATL		SFG	W,7-5	GS	31	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	150 (4)	Sep 15	ATL	@	HOU	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
40	154 (3)	Sep 19 (1)	ATL	@	LAD	L,0-12	GS	20	3.2	0	3	1	4	0	P
41	158 (3)	Sep 24	ATL		LAD	L,0-2	GS	24	7.0	1	2	0	3	1	P
42	161 (2)	Sep 28	ATL		CIN	W,4-0	CG	29	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							42gm		268.2	19	44	2	65	6