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

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Team Record in Appearances: 24-11 / in Starts: 24-11

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1982 Pitching Game Log

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1982 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	671	15	Apr 23	ATL		SDP	L,3-6	GS-8		99	8.0	7	2	2	1	4	2	0	2.25	5.34	31	11	8	1	0	7	63			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	2	0	1	1.02	0.241	3.03	0.43%	1.77	1t start tie	8t 3 out tie
2	672	19	Apr 28	ATL		PIT	W,7-6	GS-5		4	5.0	8	5	5	2	2	0	0	4.85	4.49	24	5	7	0	1	8	31			1	0	0	22	1	0	0	1	0	0	.83	-0.279	1.66	-0.34%	-2.65	1t start tie	5t 3 out d4
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
3	673	24	May 3	ATL	@	PIT	W,10-4	GS-6	W(1-0)	4	5.1	6	3	3	3	3	1	0	4.91	4.84	22	7	3	0	1	6	44			0	2	0	19	0	0	0	1	0	0	.93	0.076	2.04	0.10%	0.67	1b start tie	6b 1-3 1 out a6
4	674	28	May 8	ATL	@	STL	L,7-8	GS-6		4	5.2	3	3	2	2	1	0	0	4.50	4.51	21	7	8	1	1	3	52			1	1	0	19	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.09	0.172	2.39	0.23%	1.33	1b start tie	6b 12- 2 out a1
5	675	33	May 14	ATL		STL	W,2-1	GS-8		5	8.0	5	0	0	2	6	0	0	3.38	3.87	27	6	8	1	2	5	76			0	2	0	25	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.13	0.548	2.61	0.76%	3.77	1t start tie	8t 3 out a1
6	676	37	May 18	ATL	@	MON	W,6-4	GS-8	W(2-0)	3	7.1	7	4	4	4	4	0	0	3.66	3.76	31	8	8	0	1	7	48			0	1	1	27	0	1	0	0	0	0	.98	0.087	2.25	0.12%	0.83	1b start tie	8b 12- 1 out a4
7	677	41	May 23	ATL		PHI	L,1-2	GS-6	L(2-1)	4	6.0	9	2	2	2	1	0	1	3.57	3.78	28	11	5	2	0	8	45			0	1	0	24	1	0	0	1	0	2	.99	0.022	2.38	0.03%	0.83	1t start tie	6t 3 out d2
8	678	45	May 29	ATL	@	PHI	L,0-1	CG(8)	L(2-2)	5	8.0	6	1	1	2	5	0	0	3.21	3.54	31	10	8	0	0	6	69			0	0	0	27	0	0	0	1	1	0	1.12	0.209	2.70	0.30%	2.73	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
9	679	49	Jun 2	ATL	@	NYM	W,3-1	GS-9	W(3-2)	3	8.2	4	1	1	3	7	0	1	2.90	3.39	33	10	8	0	5	4	76			0	0	0	29	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.13	0.245	2.65	0.34%	2.31	1b start tie	9b 123 2 out a2
10	680	52	Jun 7	ATL	@	LAD	W,4-3	GS-7	W(4-2)	4	6.1	8	3	3	2	5	2	0	3.03	3.65	27	6	6	0	2	8	48			0	1	0	25	0	0	0	1	0	0	.98	-0.067	2.88	-0.12%	-0.37	1b start tie	7b 1-- 1 out a1
11	681	56	Jun 12	ATL	@	SFG	W,10-5	GS-5	W(5-2)	4	5.0	4	0	0	3	6	0	0	2.82	3.55	21	3	5	0	0	4	62			0	0	0	18	0	0	0	1	0	0	.91	0.245	2.43	0.40%	2.24	1b start tie	5b 3 out a4
12	682	61	Jun 16	ATL	@	HOU	W,5-4	GS-6		3	6.0	7	3	3	2	3	2	0	2.95	3.81	27	5	10	0	1	7	47			0	0	0	25	0	0	1	0	0	0	.61	-0.099	1.56	-0.15%	-0.50	1b start tie	6b 3 out d1
13	683	65	Jun 21	ATL		SFG	W,7-6	GS-6		4	6.0	6	4	4	2	3	1	0	3.16	3.89	25	7	7	0	0	6	45			2	1	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	.79	-0.188	2.13	-0.30%	-1.18	1t start tie	6t 3 out d3
14	684	69	Jun 25	ATL	@	CIN	W,5-2	GS-9	W(6-2)	3	8.2	4	2	2	6	2	0	0	3.06	3.93	36	14	10	2	0	4	64			0	0	0	30	2	0	0	0	0	0	.96	0.360	2.49	0.56%	2.85	1b start a 1	9b -2- 2 out a4
15	685	74	Jun 30	ATL		HOU	W,5-4	GS-8		4	8.0	4	3	2	2	8	1	0	3.00	3.86	28	10	4	1	0	4	70			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	2	0	0	.70	-0.017	1.83	-0.03%	0.77	1t start tie	8t 3 out d2
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
16	686	78	Jul 5	ATL		CHC	W,7-5	GS-7		4	6.2	8	5	3	2	4	2	0	3.06	4.01	29	9	6	0	0	8	44			2	0	1	26	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.40	0.042	3.30	0.06%	-0.29	1t start tie	7t -23 2 out a1
17	687	83	Jul 10	ATL		PIT	L,1-6	GS-6	L(6-3)	4	5.1	8	6	6	2	5	0	1	3.39	3.95	27	8	4	1	0	7	31			1	0	0	24	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.02	-0.265	2.66	-0.41%	-2.71	1t start tie	6t 123 1 out d3
18	688	85	Jul 15	ATL	@	CHC	W,11-4	CG	W(7-3)	4	9.0	9	4	4	1	5	1	0	3.44	3.90	37	9	13	1	3	9	57			1	0	0	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	.41	-0.025	1.06	-0.04%	0.16	1b start a 4	9b 3 out a7
19	689	89	Jul 19	ATL	@	STL	W,4-1	GS-8	W(8-3)	3	7.1	6	1	1	1	2	0	0	3.31	3.83	27	6	12	1	4	6	63			0	1	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.31	0.240	3.14	0.34%	2.02	1b start tie	8b -2- 1 out a3
20	690	93	Jul 24	ATL	@	PIT	W,4-3	GS-6	W(9-3)	4	6.0	4	2	2	1	5	1	0	3.30	3.82	23	7	6	1	2	4	60			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	.68	-0.002	1.59	0.00%	0.83	1b start tie	6b 3 out d2
21	691	97	Jul 28	ATL		SDP	W,8-6	GS-7	W(10-3)	3	7.0	5	2	2	2	3	1	0	3.27	3.86	27	9	8	1	2	5	60			0	0	0	25	3	0	0	1	0	0	.60	0.019	1.86	0.03%	1.30	1t start tie	7t 3 out a6
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
22	692	102	Aug 1	ATL		LAD	L,4-9	GS-5		3	4.0	10	4	3	2	6	0	0	3.36	3.79	23	3	2	0	0	10	32			1	0	0	21	2	0	0	1	0	1	1.44	-0.284	4.62	-0.55%	-2.94	1t start tie	5t 123 0 out a1
23	693	107	Aug 6	ATL	@	LAD	L,4-5	GS-7		4	7.0	9	3	3	4	4	0	0	3.38	3.77	31	10	4	0	1	9	47			1	4	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	.62	-0.109	2.95	-0.31%	0.11	1b start tie	7b 3 out d3
24	694	112	Aug 11	ATL	@	SFG	L,6-8	GS-6		4	5.2	6	5	1	1	3	0	0	3.32	3.71	25	9	6	0	0	6	47			1	0	0	24	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.18	-0.057	4.33	-0.13%	-0.77	1b start tie	6b 1-3 2 out a2
25	695	116	Aug 15	ATL	@	SDP	L,5-6	GS-6		3	6.0	7	5	4	5	3	0	0	3.42	3.73	29	10	4	0	0	7	38			1	0	0	23	0	0	0	1	1	1	1.20	-0.372	4.65	-0.87%	-2.39	1b start tie	6b 3 out d1
26	696	120	Aug 19	ATL		MON	W,5-4	GS-7	W(11-3)	3	7.0	3	4	4	2	3	2	0	3.49	3.84	25	12	5	1	1	3	56			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	1	0	0	.76	-0.141	1.56	-0.17%	-0.70	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
27	697	125	Aug 24	ATL		PHI	W,9-7	GS-9	W(12-3)	4	8.0	10	7	7	3	5	2	0	3.68	3.93	36	10	8	1	0	10	36			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	1	0	0	.90	-0.311	3.31	-0.69%	-3.61	1t start tie	9t 1-- 0 out a2
28	698	129	Aug 29	ATL	@	NYM	W,9-4	GS-6	W(13-3)	4	6.0	9	4	4	0	4	0	0	3.75	3.85	28	7	8	0	2	9	42			1	0	0	28	2	0	0	0	0	1	1.45	-0.225	5.39	-0.50%	-1.31	1b start tie	6b 3 out tie
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
29	699	134	Sep 3	ATL	@	MON	W,4-3	GS-6	W(14-3)	4	5.1	7	3	3	3	1	0	0	3.79	3.85	25	8	6	0	2	7	40			2	1	1	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.20	-0.164	4.95	-0.40%	-1.10	1b start tie	6b 12- 1 out a1
30	700	139	Sep 8	ATL		LAD	W,12-11	GS-5		4	4.2	11	7	7	0	6	3	0	4.02	3.96	23	3	3	0	1	11	20			1	1	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	.99	-0.398	8.37	-2.02%	-3.86	1t start tie	5t 1-- 2 out a2
31	701	144	Sep 13	ATL		HOU	L,3-5	GS-8	L(14-4)	4	7.1	9	5	4	1	9	0	0	4.05	3.84	33	6	8	2	0	9	50			0	0	0	31	2	0	0	0	1	0	1.60	-0.455	8.62	-1.47%	-1.89	1t start tie	8t -2- 1 out d2
32	702	148	Sep 18	ATL	@	CIN	W,5-4	GS-7	W(15-4)	4	6.0	6	2	2	2	1	2	0	4.02	3.95	25	5	11	0	4	6	51			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	.83	0.145	1.83	0.19%	0.77	1b start a 3	7b --- 0 out a3
33	703	152	Sep 22	ATL	@	HOU	L,2-3	GS-6		3	6.0	5	1	0	1	2	0	0	3.91	3.91	22	10	4	0	2	5	61			0	0	0	21	0	0	0	2	0	1	1.35	0.230	3.89	0.40%	1.50	1b start tie	6b 3 out a1
34	704	156	Sep 27	ATL	@	SFG	W,7-0	SHO	W(16-4)	4	9.0	2	0	0	2	5	0	0	3.75	3.85	31	13	9	0	1	2	86			1	0	0	29	0	1	0	0	0	0	.30	0.181	2.32	0.85%	4.04	1b start tie	9b 3 out a7
35	705	160	Oct 1	ATL	@	SDP	W,4-0	SHO	W(17-4)	3	9.0	3	0	0	0	8	0	0	3.61	3.74	31	6	14	0	1	3	89			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	0	0	0	.97	0.506	15.46	4.87%	3.92	1b start tie	9b 3 out a4
							24-11		W-L:17-4	3.7	234.1	225	106	94	73	144	23	3	3.61	3.74	969	1.14		3%	8%	223	53		---%	17	16	3	883	27	2	1	20	3	9	.98	0.110	3.49	1.52%	8.45

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