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.

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	ATL		LAD	L,4-13	GS	24	5.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
2	5 (3)	Apr 11	ATL		SDP	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
3	7 (1)	Apr 16	ATL	@	LAD	L,0-8	GS	21	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	11 (3)	Apr 20	ATL	@	SDP	L,0-2	CG	27	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	15 (3)	Apr 25	ATL		SFG	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
6	19 (3)	Apr 29	ATL		CHC	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	23 (3)	May 4	ATL		NYM	L,2-8	GS	24	5.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	27 (3)	May 9 (2)	ATL		MON	L,6-7	GS	37	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	29 (1)	May 13	ATL	@	MON	L,0-3	GS	30	7.0	0	4	0	4	1	P
10	31 (1)	May 17 (1)	ATL	@	NYM	W,2-1	CG	33	10.0	0	4	0	4	1	P
11	36 (4)	May 21	ATL	@	HOU	W,6-4	GS	33	7.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
12	40 (3)	May 26	ATL		PHI	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	44 (3)	May 30	ATL		CIN	W,4-3	GS	36	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	47 (2)	Jun 3	ATL	@	CHC	L,6-8	GS	13	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	51 (3)	Jun 7	ATL	@	STL	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
16	55 (3)	Jun 11	ATL	@	PHI	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
17	59 (3)	Jun 16	ATL		PIT	L,4-9	GS	20	3.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	62 (2)	Jun 20	ATL	@	SDP	W,5-3	GS	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
19	66 (3)	Jun 24	ATL	@	SFG	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	71 (4)	Jun 28	ATL		LAD	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	76 (4)	Jul 2	ATL		SFG	W,9-7	GS	32	7.0	0	6	0	6	0	P
22	80 (3)	Jul 6	ATL	@	LAD	L,1-5	GS	32	8.1	0	4	0	4	0	P
23	84 (3)	Jul 9	ATL		SDP	W,5-2		11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	85	Jul 14	ATL		PHI	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
25	90 (4)	Jul 18	ATL		NYM	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	95 (4)	Jul 22	ATL	@	NYM	L,0-2	GS	28	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
27	99 (3)	Jul 26	ATL	@	PHI	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
28	102 (2)	Jul 29	ATL		MON	W,9-6	GF	9	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
29	104 (1)	Jul 31	ATL		CIN	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	107 (2)	Aug 4	ATL		HOU	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	112 (4)	Aug 8	ATL	@	CIN	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
32	115 (2)	Aug 12	ATL	@	HOU	L,2-5	GS	33	7.0	0	2	1	3	0	P
33	119 (3)	Aug 16	ATL	@	CHC	W,9-0	CG	31	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
34	123 (3)	Aug 20	ATL	@	STL	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
35	126 (2)	Aug 24	ATL		PIT	L,1-5	GS	29	7.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
36	130 (3)	Aug 28	ATL		CHC	W,4-3	GS	34	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	133 (2)	Sep 1 (1)	ATL	@	PIT	L,3-8	GS	28	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	138 (4)	Sep 5	ATL		SDP	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
39	142 (3)	Sep 9	ATL		LAD	W,7-4	GS	32	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	146 (3)	Sep 13	ATL	@	SFG	W,5-3	GS	40	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
41	150 (3)	Sep 17	ATL	@	LAD	W,3-2	GS	40	8.1	1	2	0	3	0	P
42	153 (2)	Sep 21	ATL	@	HOU	L,0-2	CG	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
43	157 (3)	Sep 26	ATL		HOU	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
44	161 (3)	Sep 30	ATL	@	CIN	L,0-4	CG	39	8.0	3	3	0	6	0	P
							44gm		334.1	17	65	2	84	4