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.

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	ATL	@	HOU	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
2	5 (3)	Apr 10	ATL		CIN	W,6-4	GS	32	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
3	9 (3)	Apr 14	ATL	@	LAD	L,5-6	GS	26	5.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	12 (2)	Apr 19	ATL	@	CIN	L,0-2	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	16 (3)	Apr 23	ATL		STL	L,2-3	CG	45	10.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
6	18 (1)	Apr 27	ATL		CHC	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	21 (2)	May 1	ATL	@	PIT	W,5-2	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	24 (2)	May 5	ATL	@	CHC	L,3-9	GS	19	2.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
9	28 (3)	May 9	ATL		PIT	L,9-17	GS	24	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
10	31 (2)	May 13	ATL	@	STL	L,3-7	GS	32	6.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
11	34 (2)	May 17	ATL		LAD	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
12	39 (4)	May 21	ATL		HOU	W,7-5	GS	30	6.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
13	42 (2)	May 25	ATL	@	SFG	L,4-6	CG	33	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
14	47 (4)	May 29 (2)	ATL	@	SDP	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	51 (3)	Jun 2	ATL		NYM	W,7-6	GS	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
16	55 (3)	Jun 6	ATL		MON	L,2-12	GS	20	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
17	58 (2)	Jun 10	ATL	@	PHI	W,10-3	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	P
18	62 (3)	Jun 15	ATL	@	NYM	L,1-2	GS	19	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	66 (3)	Jun 19	ATL		PHI	W,10-4	GS	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	70 (3)	Jun 23	ATL		LAD	W,7-3	GS	35	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
21	74 (3)	Jun 27 (1)	ATL	@	SDP	L,1-2	CG	36	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	79 (4)	Jul 1	ATL	@	LAD	W,2-1	GS	29	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
23	82 (2)	Jul 5	ATL		SFG	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
24	87 (4)	Jul 9	ATL		CHC	L,4-7	GS	32	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
25	90 (2)	Jul 13	ATL		PIT	W,13-4	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	93 (2)	Jul 19	ATL	@	CHC	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
27	99 (5)	Jul 23 (2)	ATL	@	PIT	W,8-0	CG	30	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
28	103 (3)	Jul 27	ATL		CIN	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	P
29	107 (3)	Jul 31	ATL		SDP	L,3-10	GS	38	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	112 (4)	Aug 4 (2)	ATL	@	HOU	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	116 (3)	Aug 8	ATL	@	CIN	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
32	119 (2)	Aug 12	ATL		HOU	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
33	122 (2)	Aug 16	ATL		NYM	L,3-6	GS	34	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
34	126 (3)	Aug 20	ATL	@	PHI	W,5-2	GS	31	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
35	129 (2)	Aug 24	ATL		MON	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
36	131 (1)	Aug 28	ATL	@	NYM	W,6-4	GS	26	7.0	0	3	0	3	1	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	134 (2)	Sep 1	ATL		PHI	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
38	138 (3)	Sep 5	ATL		LAD	L,3-5	GS	31	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
39	142 (3)	Sep 9	ATL		SDP	L,1-4	GS	31	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
40	145 (2)	Sep 13	ATL	@	SFG	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
41	148 (2)	Sep 17	ATL	@	LAD	L,4-9	GS	32	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
42	152 (3)	Sep 22	ATL		SFG	W,10-2	CG	32	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
43	157 (4)	Sep 26	ATL		HOU	W,9-4	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	P
44	160 (2)	Sep 30	ATL	@	CIN	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
							44gm		342.0	31	56	1	88	3