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.

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 4	ATL	@	CIN	L,6-7		10	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	3 (1)	Apr 7	ATL	@	CIN	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	7 (3)	Apr 11	ATL		LAD	W,6-4	GS	30	7.0	1	5	0	6	0	P
4	10 (2)	Apr 15	ATL		SDP	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	14 (3)	Apr 19	ATL	@	HOU	L,2-8	GS	28	5.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
6	18 (3)	Apr 24	ATL		PIT	L,3-5	GS	30	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	22 (3)	Apr 28	ATL		CHC	L,3-4	GS	28	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	26 (3)	May 4	ATL	@	PIT	L,3-4	GS	28	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	30 (3)	May 10	ATL		SFG	L,4-5	GS	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	35 (4)	May 14	ATL	@	SDP	W,3-2	GS	27	6.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
11	39 (3)	May 18	ATL	@	LAD	L,0-1	GS	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
12	43 (3)	May 22	ATL	@	SFG	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	46 (2)	May 27	ATL		PHI	W,9-1	CG	31	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	49 (2)	Jun 1	ATL	@	MON	L,6-7	GS	36	7.2	2	0	0	2	0	P
15	53 (3)	Jun 5	ATL	@	PHI	L,2-4	GS	25	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
16	56 (2)	Jun 9 (1)	ATL		MON	W,3-2	GS	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
17	63 (6)	Jun 17	ATL	@	NYM	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	67 (3)	Jun 22	ATL	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
19	73 (5)	Jun 27	ATL		CIN	L,3-6	GS	32	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	78 (4)	Jul 1	ATL		HOU	L,0-3	GS	20	3.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	83 (4)	Jul 5 (2)	ATL	@	CHC	L,2-3	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	87 (3)	Jul 9	ATL	@	PIT	L,4-5	GS	25	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	92 (4)	Jul 14	ATL	@	STL	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
24	97 (4)	Jul 19	ATL		PIT	L,0-2	GS	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
25	101 (3)	Jul 27	ATL		LAD	W,10-0	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
26	105 (3)	Jul 31	ATL		SFG	W,9-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	1	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	110 (4)	Aug 6	ATL	@	SDP	W,5-2	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	114 (3)	Aug 10	ATL	@	PHI	W,11-4	GS	26	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
29	116 (1)	Aug 13	ATL		MON	W,4-3	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	118 (1)	Aug 16	ATL		PHI	L,3-6	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
31	122 (3)	Aug 20	ATL		STL	W,8-6	GS	31	6.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	127 (4)	Aug 25	ATL		NYM	L,0-1	GS	28	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
33	131 (3)	Aug 29	ATL	@	MON	W,7-2	GS	32	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	135 (3)	Sep 2 (1)	ATL		SDP	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
35	140 (4)	Sep 7	ATL		SFG	L,0-6	GS	24	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
36	144 (3)	Sep 11	ATL	@	CIN	T,1-1	CG	21	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
37	149 (4)	Sep 15	ATL	@	SDP	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
38	153 (3)	Sep 20	ATL	@	HOU	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
39	157 (3)	Sep 24	ATL	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	36	9.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
40	160 (2)	Sep 28 (2)	ATL		HOU	W,6-2	CG	31	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
41	163 (2)	Oct 2	ATL		CIN	W,13-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
							41gm		302.1	22	42	0	64	3