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: 1-9

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 5, Entered with runners on base: 6

1964 Pitching Game Log

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1964 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	1	2	Apr 15	MLN	@	SFG	L,8-10	3-3		99	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.61	1	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.000	.02	0.00%	0.21	3b 1-- 2 out d10	3b 3 out d10
2	2	5	Apr 18	MLN	@	HOU	L,2-4	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	1.11	2	1	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.45	0.043	1.00	0.06%	2.23	8b 123 0 out d2	8b end d 2
3	3	8	Apr 22	MLN		SFG	L,6-8	5-7		3	3.0	2	1	1	0	2	1	0	2.08	4.22	10	6	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	1	0	0	.27	-0.013	.65	-0.02%	0.36	5t --- 0 out d3	7t 3 out d3
4	4	12	Apr 28	MLN		PIT	W,9-5			5	1.2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	3.00	3.94	8												7		0	0		0
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
5	5	14	May 1	MLN		PHI	L,3-5	6-7		2	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.45	3.42	4	2	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.20	0.020	.59	0.04%	0.86	6t 12- 2 out d4	7t 3 out d4
6	6	20	May 7	MLN	@	PHI	L,6-9	5-7		5	2.0	4	3	1	4	1	0	1	2.89	4.64	16	5	1	0	1	4		1	1	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	.17	-0.051	.55	-0.10%	-3.50	5b --3 2 out d3	7b 123 2 out d7
7	7	22	May 9	MLN	@	PIT	L,0-10	3-5		1	3.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	2.92	4.23	12	5	3	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	.13	-0.003	.41	-0.01%	0.33	3b --- 0 out d5	5b 3 out d6
8	8	26	May 13	MLN	@	NYM	L,2-5	8-GF(8)		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.70	4.11	3	2	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.06	0.005	.18	0.01%	0.43	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
9	9	27	May 14	MLN	@	NYM	L,4-12	5-6		0	0.2	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	4.50	4.03	4	3	1	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	.53	-0.070	1.42	-0.11%	-1.50	5b 1-- 1 out d3	6b 12- 0 out d3
10	10	30	May 17(1)	MLN	@	STL	L,3-7	7-7		2	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	4.80	4.01	6	2	0	0	0	2		1	1	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	.03	-0.006	.08	-0.01%	-0.89	7b -2- 0 out d5	7b 3 out d7
							1-9		W-L:0-0	2.6	15.0	15	10	8	7	8	1	1	4.80	4.01	66	3.38		6%	3%	9		9	22%	0	0	0	55	1	1	0	3	0	1	.19	-0.075	.54	-0.14%	-1.47

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