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.

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 9	ATL		CIN	L,7-8		9	2.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
2	7 (2)	Apr 13	ATL	@	LAD	L,3-6		13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	14 (6)	Apr 21	ATL	@	CIN	W,5-4	GF	12	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	17 (2)	Apr 25	ATL		PHI	W,5-2	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	21 (3)	May 1	ATL		MON	L,6-9		19	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
6	23 (1)	May 4	ATL	@	PHI	L,4-5		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	26 (2)	May 7	ATL	@	NYM	L,2-7	GF	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	28 (1)	May 9	ATL	@	NYM	L,1-8		20	4.2	0	2	0	2	1	P
9	33 (4)	May 15	ATL	@	HOU	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
10	38 (4)	May 20 (1)	ATL		LAD	W,3-2	CG	35	10.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
11	43 (4)	May 26	ATL	@	STL	L,0-2	GS	23	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	49 (5)	Jun 1	ATL	@	CHC	W,8-7	GF	12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
13	53 (3)	Jun 6	ATL	@	MON	W,5-3	GS	33	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	P
14	56 (2)	Jun 9	ATL		STL	W,8-2	GS	31	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
15	60 (3)	Jun 12	ATL		PIT	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
16	63 (2)	Jun 16	ATL		CHC	L,3-4	GS	32	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	67 (3)	Jun 19	ATL	@	LAD	L,0-3	GS	24	6.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
18	70 (2)	Jun 22	ATL	@	SDP	W,7-3	GS	36	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	73 (2)	Jun 24	ATL	@	SDP	W,6-1	GF	9	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	76 (2)	Jun 28 (1)	ATL		LAD	W,3-2	GS	33	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	81 (4)	Jul 1 (2)	ATL		SFG	W,8-7	GS	36	8.0	0	2	2	4	0	P
22	85 (3)	Jul 4 (2)	ATL		HOU	L,8-12	GS	20	2.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	89 (3)	Jul 8	ATL	@	NYM	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
24	93 (3)	Jul 13 (1)	ATL		MON	L,7-11	GS	23	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	97 (3)	Jul 16	ATL		NYM	W,8-6	GS	29	5.2	1	2	0	3	0	P
26	100 (2)	Jul 20	ATL		PHI	L,4-6	GS	27	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
27	105 (4)	Jul 26 (2)	ATL	@	CIN	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
28	108 (2)	Jul 29	ATL	@	HOU	L,5-8	GS	28	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	112 (3)	Aug 1	ATL		CIN	W,14-6	GS	26	5.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
30	117 (4)	Aug 5	ATL		SDP	W,9-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
31	118	Aug 8	ATL	@	STL	W,4-1	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
32	120 (1)	Aug 10	ATL	@	PIT	W,5-4	CG	33	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	P
33	124 (3)	Aug 15	ATL	@	CHC	W,15-1	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
34	128 (3)	Aug 19	ATL	@	MON	L,1-3	GS	23	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
35	129	Aug 21	ATL		STL	W,11-7	GF	14	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
36	132 (2)	Aug 25	ATL		PIT	L,5-6	GS	32	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	137 (4)	Sep 1	ATL	@	SFG	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
38	142 (4)	Sep 5	ATL	@	SDP	L,3-4	GS	18	5.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
39	146 (3)	Sep 9 (2)	ATL		CIN	L,0-7	GS	33	7.0	0	3	1	4	0	P
40	151 (4)	Sep 15	ATL	@	CIN	L,2-3	GS	25	6.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
41	155 (3)	Sep 19	ATL	@	LAD	L,1-4	GS	28	7.1	2	0	0	2	0	P
42	159 (3)	Sep 25	ATL		LAD	L,1-5	GS	30	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	P
							42gm		245.0	30	41	4	75	4