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.

1982 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1982 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	15 (14)	Apr 23	ATL		SDP	L,3-6	GS	31	8.0	1	2	0	3	2	P
2	19 (3)	Apr 28	ATL		PIT	W,7-6	GS	24	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	24 (4)	May 3	ATL	@	PIT	W,10-4	GS	22	5.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
4	28 (3)	May 8	ATL	@	STL	L,7-8	GS	21	5.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
5	33 (4)	May 14	ATL		STL	W,2-1	GS	27	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
6	37 (3)	May 18	ATL	@	MON	W,6-4	GS	31	7.1	1	3	0	4	0	P
7	41 (3)	May 23	ATL		PHI	L,1-2	GS	28	6.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
8	45 (3)	May 29	ATL	@	PHI	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	49 (3)	Jun 2	ATL	@	NYM	W,3-1	GS	33	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	52 (2)	Jun 7	ATL	@	LAD	W,4-3	GS	27	6.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
11	56 (3)	Jun 12	ATL	@	SFG	W,10-5	GS	21	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
12	61 (4)	Jun 16	ATL	@	HOU	W,5-4	GS	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	65 (3)	Jun 21	ATL		SFG	W,7-6	GS	25	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	69 (3)	Jun 25	ATL	@	CIN	W,5-2	GS	36	8.2	0	3	0	3	0	P
15	74 (4)	Jun 30	ATL		HOU	W,5-4	GS	28	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	78 (3)	Jul 5	ATL		CHC	W,7-5	GS	29	6.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
17	83 (4)	Jul 10	ATL		PIT	L,1-6	GS	27	5.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	85 (1)	Jul 15	ATL	@	CHC	W,11-4	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	89 (3)	Jul 19	ATL	@	STL	W,4-1	GS	27	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	93 (3)	Jul 24	ATL	@	PIT	W,4-3	GS	23	6.0	3	1	0	4	0	P
21	97 (3)	Jul 28	ATL		SDP	W,8-6	GS	27	7.0	1	3	0	4	1	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	102 (4)	Aug 1	ATL		LAD	L,4-9	GS	23	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	107 (4)	Aug 6	ATL	@	LAD	L,4-5	GS	31	7.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
24	112 (4)	Aug 11	ATL	@	SFG	L,6-8	GS	25	5.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	116 (3)	Aug 15	ATL	@	SDP	L,5-6	GS	29	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	120 (3)	Aug 19	ATL		MON	W,5-4	GS	25	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	125 (4)	Aug 24	ATL		PHI	W,9-7	GS	36	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	129 (3)	Aug 29	ATL	@	NYM	W,9-4	GS	28	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	134 (4)	Sep 3	ATL	@	MON	W,4-3	GS	25	5.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
30	139 (4)	Sep 8	ATL		LAD	W,12-11	GS	23	4.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
31	144 (4)	Sep 13	ATL		HOU	L,3-5	GS	33	7.1	0	3	1	4	0	P
32	148 (3)	Sep 18	ATL	@	CIN	W,5-4	GS	25	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
33	152 (3)	Sep 22	ATL	@	HOU	L,2-3	GS	22	6.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
34	156 (3)	Sep 27	ATL	@	SFG	W,7-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
35	160 (3)	Oct 1	ATL	@	SDP	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							35gm		234.1	18	38	1	57	4