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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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	25-17 / in Starts: 21-15
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	34 games
Most Games w/o RBI	18 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 101 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	67 (31-26-10)
Avg. MLBer w/ 101 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	61 (31-19-10)

Most Driven In
M Lum	1
C Boyer	1
B Didier	1
S Jackson	1
F MillÃ¡n	0
Z Versalles	0

Most Driven In By
R Garr	2
H Aaron	1

1971 Batting Game Log

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1971 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	238	1	Apr 5	ATL	@	CIN	W,7-4	GS-6	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.63	0.083	1.02	0.08%	1.31	P
2	239	4 (2)	Apr 10	ATL		PIT	W,5-4	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.77	-0.069	2.45	-0.06%	-0.71	P
3	240	8 (3)	Apr 14	ATL		CIN	L,3-8	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
4	241	12 (3)	Apr 20	ATL	@	PIT	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.34	-0.025	.51	-0.02%	-0.32	P
5	242	16 (3)	Apr 25 (1)	ATL		SDP	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.86	-0.042	1.21	-0.04%	-0.37	P
6	243	21 (4)	Apr 30	ATL		LAD	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.71	-0.022	.81	-0.02%	0.96	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	244	25 (3)	May 5 (1)	ATL	@	SDP	L,1-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.94	-0.044	1.11	-0.03%	-0.32	P
8	245	30 (4)	May 9 (2)	ATL	@	SFG	W,6-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.69	-0.017	1.14	-0.02%	-0.14	P
9	246	34 (3)	May 15	ATL		PHI	W,6-2	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.100	.111	.211	9	.35	-0.026	.34	-0.02%	0.17	P
10	247	39 (4)	May 20	ATL		MON	L,3-4	GS-11	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.125	.136	.261	9	.99	-0.068	1.18	-0.05%	-0.27	P
11	248	44 (4)	May 25	ATL	@	MON	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.120	.148	.160	.308	9	1.15	0.042	1.09	0.02%	0.19	P
12	249	49 (4)	May 30	ATL	@	STL	L,3-8	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.138	.148	.286	9	1.22	-0.058	.64	-0.02%	-0.55	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	250	54 (4)	Jun 4	ATL		CHC	L,0-11	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.138	.148	.286	9						P
14	251	56 (1)	Jun 6	ATL		CHC	L,3-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.138	.148	.286	9						P
15	252	59 (2)	Jun 9	ATL		STL	W,8-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.129	.152	.161	.313	9	.63	0.088	.28	0.02%	1.51	P
16	253	64 (4)	Jun 14	ATL	@	CHC	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.139	.147	.286	9	1.38	-0.126	.69	-0.04%	-1.34	P
17	254	66 (1)	Jun 16	ATL	@	CHC	W,6-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.118	.139	.147	.286	9						P
18	255	69 (2)	Jun 19	ATL	@	CIN	W,9-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.125	.132	.257	9	.43	-0.042	.12	-0.01%	-0.75	P
19	256	73 (3)	Jun 21 (2)	ATL		MON	L,3-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.105	.125	.132	.257	9						P
20	257	77 (3)	Jun 25 (2)	ATL		CIN	W,10-3	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.119	.136	.143	.279	9	.22	-0.013	.04	0.00%	-0.91	P
21	258	82 (4)	Jun 29	ATL	@	HOU	W,5-4	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.128	.133	.261	9	.41	-0.029	.05	0.00%	-0.47	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
22	259	84 (1)	Jul 1	ATL	@	MON	W,7-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.128	.133	.261	9						P
23	260	87 (2)	Jul 4	ATL	@	NYM	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.157	.163	.320	9	.44	0.008	.11	0.00%	-0.15	P
24	261	92 (4)	Jul 10	ATL	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.132	.145	.151	.296	9	1.93	-0.180	.85	-0.05%	-0.95	P
25	262	94 (1)	Jul 16	ATL		LAD	W,3-1	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.155	.161	.316	9	.87	0.045	.33	0.01%	-0.06	P
26	263	100 (5)	Jul 21 (1)	ATL		SDP	W,8-7	GS-9	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.138	.150	.155	.305	9	.92	-0.046	.35	-0.01%	-0.56	P
27	264	105 (4)	Jul 25	ATL	@	LAD	W,3-1	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	.133	.145	.150	.295	9	.83	0.041	.45	0.01%	-0.19	P
28	265	109 (3)	Jul 30	ATL	@	SDP	W,3-1	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.145	.156	.161	.318	9	1.49	-0.052	1.18	-0.03%	-0.33	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
29	266	114 (4)	Aug 4	ATL	@	PHI	W,5-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.141	.152	.156	.308	9	.78	-0.037	.36	-0.01%	-0.35	P
30	267	118 (3)	Aug 8	ATL		NYM	W,5-0	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.162	.167	.328	9	.65	0.049	.46	0.02%	0.38	P
31	268	122 (3)	Aug 13	ATL		HOU	L,2-8	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.152	.162	.167	.328	9						P
32	269	127 (4)	Aug 18	ATL		CHC	L,2-7	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.159	.169	.174	.343	9	1.30	-0.061	.70	-0.02%	-0.26	P
33	270	128	Aug 20	ATL		STL	W,6-5	9-11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.157	.167	.171	.338	9	1.72	-0.042	.60	-0.01%	-0.15	P
34	271	131 (2)	Aug 23 (1)	ATL		PIT	L,3-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.151	.160	.164	.324	9	1.82	-0.211	1.15	-0.08%	-1.14	P
35	272	136 (4)	Aug 28	ATL	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.145	.154	.158	.312	9	.78	-0.063	.14	-0.01%	-0.52	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
36	273	140 (3)	Sep 3	ATL	@	SDP	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.139	.148	.152	.300	9	1.67	-0.121	.06	0.00%	-0.66	P
37	274	142 (1)	Sep 5	ATL	@	SDP	W,5-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.139	.148	.152	.300	9						P
38	275	145 (2)	Sep 10	ATL		SFG	W,7-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.145	.148	.293	9	.77	-0.038	.03	0.00%	-0.37	P
39	276	150 (4)	Sep 15	ATL	@	HOU	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.141	.149	.153	.302	9	.85	0.079	.01	0.00%	0.26	P
40	277	154 (3)	Sep 19 (1)	ATL	@	LAD	L,0-12	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.140	.148	.151	.299	9	.71	-0.017	.22	0.00%	-0.13	P
41	278	158 (3)	Sep 24	ATL		LAD	L,0-2	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.148	.156	.159	.315	9	.81	-0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.10	P
42	279	161 (2)	Sep 28	ATL		CIN	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.160	.163	.323	9	.58	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.84	P
							25-17		101	92	3	14	1	0	0	4	0	0	20	1	7	1	6	0	0	0	.152	.160	.163	.323		.88	-1.062	.52	-0.35%	-8.10

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