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.

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 10	ATL	@	SDP	W,3-0	GS	28	7.1	2	0	0	2	0	P
2	5 (2)	Apr 15	ATL		CIN	W,10-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	P
3	9 (3)	Apr 20	ATL		SFG	L,11-12	GS	27	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
4	13 (3)	Apr 25	ATL	@	PHI	W,3-2	GS	29	7.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
5	17 (3)	Apr 29	ATL	@	NYM	L,0-2	GS	30	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	21 (3)	May 4	ATL		STL	L,7-8	GS	22	4.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
7	25 (3)	May 8	ATL	@	PIT	L,3-5	GS	29	7.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
8	30 (4)	May 15 (2)	ATL		MON	L,1-6	GS	28	5.2	1	2	0	3	0	P
9	34 (3)	May 18	ATL	@	HOU	W,3-2	GS	29	6.2	0	1	0	1	1	P
10	40 (5)	May 23 (2)	ATL	@	SFG	L,0-1	GS	32	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
11	43 (2)	May 29	ATL		HOU	L,3-4	GS	33	7.1	0	0	1	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	51 (7)	Jun 8	ATL	@	CHC	W,7-3	GS	36	8.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	56 (4)	Jun 13	ATL		PIT	L,5-6	GS	35	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
14	59 (2)	Jun 16	ATL	@	STL	L,3-4	GF	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	62 (2)	Jun 19 (2)	ATL		CHC	W,12-5	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
16	67 (4)	Jun 23 (2)	ATL		MON	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
17	71 (3)	Jun 26 (2)	ATL	@	SDP	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
18	75 (3)	Jun 30	ATL	@	LAD	W,8-3	GS	31	6.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	79 (3)	Jul 5	ATL		PIT	W,8-6	GS	35	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	83 (3)	Jul 9	ATL		NYM	W,5-3	GS	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	86 (2)	Jul 15	ATL	@	PIT	L,1-13	GS	24	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	90 (3)	Jul 19	ATL	@	NYM	W,4-2	GS	27	6.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
23	94 (3)	Jul 23	ATL		CIN	L,1-3	GS	31	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
24	99 (4)	Jul 28	ATL		LAD	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	103 (3)	Aug 1	ATL	@	HOU	L,0-6	GS	28	5.2	2	3	0	5	0	P
26	108 (4)	Aug 5	ATL		SFG	L,1-2	GS	29	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	113 (4)	Aug 10	ATL	@	PHI	W,2-1	GS	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	118 (4)	Aug 15	ATL		STL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
29	123 (4)	Aug 20	ATL	@	STL	L,4-6	GS	20	4.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
30	128 (4)	Aug 25	ATL		PHI	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
31	131 (2)	Aug 29	ATL	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	29	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	134 (2)	Sep 3	ATL		CIN	L,5-10	GS	32	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
33	138 (3)	Sep 7	ATL	@	SFG	L,3-6	GS	21	3.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
34	141 (2)	Sep 12 (1)	ATL	@	LAD	W,3-2	GS	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	148 (6)	Sep 16	ATL		HOU	W,5-3	GS	30	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
36	153 (4)	Sep 21	ATL	@	HOU	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
37	157 (3)	Sep 26	ATL		SDP	W,10-4	GS	32	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	161 (3)	Oct 2	ATL	@	CIN	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							38gm		270.2	19	41	2	62	2