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.

1983 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1983 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,4-5	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	4 (2)	Apr 9	ATL		SDP	W,6-5	GS	23	4.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
3	9 (4)	Apr 16	ATL	@	PHI	L,4-8	GS	32	6.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
4	13 (3)	Apr 22	ATL		NYM	W,5-4	GS	19	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	17 (3)	Apr 27	ATL		PHI	L,2-6	GS	24	5.1	1	2	0	3	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	20 (2)	May 1	ATL	@	NYM	W,2-1	GS	30	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	24 (3)	May 6	ATL		HOU	L,0-6	GS	29	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	29 (4)	May 11	ATL		MON	L,5-8	GS	21	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
9	37 (7)	May 21	ATL	@	STL	W,4-1	GS	29	6.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
10	42 (4)	May 26	ATL		CHC	L,1-5	GS	31	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	47 (4)	May 31	ATL	@	PIT	W,10-2	GS	17	5.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	52 (4)	Jun 5	ATL		STL	L,3-8	GS	22	5.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
13	56 (3)	Jun 10 (1)	ATL		SFG	L,4-6	GS	33	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	67 (10)	Jun 21	ATL	@	HOU	L,0-5	GS	25	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	72 (4)	Jun 26	ATL	@	CIN	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	77 (4)	Jul 1	ATL		CIN	W,5-2	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	83 (5)	Jul 10	ATL	@	MON	L,6-7	GS	27	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
18	86 (2)	Jul 12 (2)	ATL	@	PHI	L,6-7		10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	89 (2)	Jul 15	ATL		MON	W,9-3	GS	24	6.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
20	94 (4)	Jul 20	ATL		NYM	L,2-3	GS	31	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	99 (4)	Jul 25	ATL	@	NYM	L,4-5	GS	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	104 (4)	Jul 30	ATL	@	SDP	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	109 (4)	Aug 4	ATL	@	SFG	W,8-1	GS	28	7.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
24	113 (3)	Aug 9	ATL		SFG	W,7-2	GS	30	7.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
25	118 (4)	Aug 14	ATL		LAD	L,4-5	GS	17	2.2	0	1	1	2	0	P
26	122 (3)	Aug 19	ATL	@	CHC	W,5-3	GS	27	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	126 (3)	Aug 24	ATL	@	STL	W,11-3	GS	30	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
28	131 (4)	Aug 29	ATL		CHC	L,5-7	GS	23	4.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	136 (4)	Sep 3	ATL		PIT	L,2-6	GS	25	5.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
30	141 (4)	Sep 9	ATL	@	LAD	L,2-3	GS	27	6.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
31	145 (3)	Sep 14	ATL	@	CIN	L,4-6	GS	31	6.2	1	1	0	2	1	P
32	150 (4)	Sep 21 (2)	ATL		CIN	L,3-4	GS	27	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
33	155 (4)	Sep 26	ATL		SFG	W,6-2	GS	27	6.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
34	160 (4)	Sep 30	ATL	@	SDP	L,2-3	GS	22	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							34gm		201.2	15	27	2	44	6