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.

1975 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1975 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	ATL	@	HOU	L,2-6	GS	24	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	8 (6)	Apr 15	ATL		HOU	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
3	13 (4)	Apr 20	ATL		SDP	W,4-3	GS	34	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
4	17 (3)	Apr 24	ATL		CIN	L,3-11	GS	32	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	22 (4)	Apr 28	ATL	@	LAD	L,3-4	GS	27	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	27 (4)	May 4	ATL	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
7	32 (4)	May 10	ATL		PHI	W,2-1	CG	39	11.0	1	3	0	4	1	P
8	37 (4)	May 15 susp	ATL	@	MON	W,5-4	GS	40	8.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
9	39 (1)	May 17	ATL	@	PHI	L,8-9	GF	5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	42 (2)	May 21	ATL		MON	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
11	47 (4)	May 27	ATL	@	CHC	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	51 (3)	Jun 1	ATL	@	PIT	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
13	55 (3)	Jun 6	ATL	@	NYM	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	59 (3)	Jun 12 (1)	ATL		CHC	W,5-4	GS	32	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	60	Jun 12 susp	ATL		CHC	W,6-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	64 (3)	Jun 16	ATL	@	CIN	L,2-9	GS	31	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
17	67 (2)	Jun 20	ATL		SFG	W,4-2	GS	26	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
18	72 (4)	Jun 24	ATL		CIN	L,0-3	GS	30	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
19	76 (3)	Jun 28	ATL	@	HOU	W,6-3	GS	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	79 (2)	Jul 2	ATL	@	SFG	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
21	83 (3)	Jul 6	ATL		HOU	L,2-6	GS	29	6.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
22	87 (3)	Jul 11	ATL		MON	W,2-1	GS	25	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	91 (3)	Jul 17	ATL	@	NYM	L,3-4	GS	29	6.1	0	3	0	3	0	P
24	98 (6)	Jul 24	ATL	@	PHI	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
25	103 (4)	Jul 28	ATL		LAD	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	107 (3)	Aug 1	ATL	@	SDP	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
27	111 (3)	Aug 5	ATL	@	LAD	L,0-5	GS	31	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
28	115 (3)	Aug 9	ATL		CHC	L,2-8	GS	29	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
29	120 (4)	Aug 14	ATL		STL	W,6-4	GS	33	6.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
30	125 (4)	Aug 18	ATL		PHI	L,3-6	GS	28	6.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
31	129 (3)	Aug 23	ATL	@	STL	L,2-7	GS	23	4.2	2	0	0	2	0	P
32	133 (3)	Aug 27	ATL	@	PIT	W,6-2	GS	29	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
33	135 (1)	Aug 31 (1)	ATL	@	CHC	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	140 (4)	Sep 4	ATL		SDP	W,2-1	GS	32	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
35	144 (3)	Sep 8	ATL		HOU	L,6-9	GS	14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	148 (3)	Sep 12	ATL	@	LAD	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
37	153 (4)	Sep 17	ATL	@	SFG	L,1-4	GS	37	7.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
38	157 (3)	Sep 21	ATL		CIN	L,0-3	GS	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	159 (1)	Sep 26	ATL	@	CIN	L,5-12	GS	22	3.2	1	2	0	3	0	P
							39gm		275.2	21	41	0	62	2