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.

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	ATL	@	SDP	L,5-6	GS	25	5.2	0	2	0	2	1	P
2	6 (4)	Apr 19	ATL		LAD	L,0-4	GS	28	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	11 (4)	Apr 25	ATL		STL	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	15 (3)	Apr 30	ATL	@	PIT	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	19 (3)	May 5	ATL	@	STL	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	21 (1)	May 7	ATL	@	STL	L,4-5		3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	23 (1)	May 10	ATL		PIT	W,8-4	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
8	25 (1)	May 14	ATL		CHC	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
9	29 (3)	May 19	ATL	@	SFG	L,6-7	GS	30	6.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	33 (3)	May 23	ATL	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	P
11	36 (2)	May 27	ATL		SFG	L,9-11	GS	19	3.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	41 (4)	Jun 2	ATL	@	NYM	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	P
13	45 (3)	Jun 7	ATL	@	MON	L,2-5	GS	32	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
14	50 (4)	Jun 12	ATL		NYM	W,8-7	GS	30	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
15	55 (4)	Jun 17	ATL		MON	W,3-2	GS	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
16	58 (2)	Jun 23	ATL	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
17	63 (4)	Jun 27	ATL	@	SFG	L,2-3	GS	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	68 (4)	Jul 1	ATL	@	HOU	L,2-4	GS	24	5.1	0	1	1	2	0	P
19	74 (5)	Jul 5 (2)	ATL		CHC	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
20	78 (3)	Jul 8	ATL		PIT	L,3-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	80 (1)	Jul 11	ATL	@	STL	W,5-4	GS	26	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
22	84 (3)	Jul 15	ATL	@	CHC	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
23	88 (3)	Jul 19	ATL	@	PIT	L,3-8	GS	31	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	92 (3)	Jul 23	ATL		STL	W,3-2	GS	32	7.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
25	94 (1)	Jul 29	ATL		SFG	L,2-5	GS	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	100 (5)	Aug 2	ATL		SDP	L,0-5	GS	28	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	105 (4)	Aug 6	ATL	@	CIN	W,4-3	CG	37	10.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
28	110 (4)	Aug 11	ATL		CIN	W,7-5	GS	26	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
29	115 (4)	Aug 16	ATL	@	NYM	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	P
30	120 (4)	Aug 21	ATL	@	PHI	W,2-1	CG	46	11.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
31	124 (3)	Aug 26	ATL		NYM	W,7-6	GS	30	7.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
32	127 (2)	Aug 30	ATL		MON	L,2-3	GS	30	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	133 (5)	Sep 4	ATL	@	HOU	W,6-5	GS	32	6.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
34	138 (4)	Sep 10 (2)	ATL	@	SDP	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
35	142 (3)	Sep 16 (2)	ATL		SFG	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
36	146 (3)	Sep 22	ATL		SDP	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	P
37	150 (3)	Sep 27	ATL	@	CIN	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	P
38	154 (3)	Oct 3	ATL		LAD	L,5-6	GS	22	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							38gm		282.1	26	40	4	70	4