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: 9-19

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 21, Entered with runners on base: 6

1966 Pitching Game Log

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1966 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	52	2	Apr 13	ATL		PIT	L,0-6	7-8		99	2.0	3	3	3	1	1	1	0	13.50	9.55	10	4	1	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	.17	-0.057	.33	-0.07%	-2.06	7t --- 0 out d3	8t 3 out d6
2	53	5	Apr 17	ATL	@	NYM	L,4-5	8-8	BS(1)	3	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.50	9.55	1	0	0	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.13	-0.449	5.55	-0.48%	-1.93	8b 12- 2 out a2	8b --3 2 out tie
3	54	8	Apr 21	ATL	@	PHI	W,5-4	7-GF	W(1-0)	3	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.40	5.35	9	7	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.61	0.357	2.98	0.40%	1.37	7b --- 0 out d1	9b end a 1
4	55	12	Apr 24(2)	ATL		NYM	L,3-4	8-GF		2	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.86	4.98	7	5	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	.59	0.060	1.46	0.09%	0.94	8t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 1
5	56	18	Apr 30	ATL		HOU	L,4-5	8-9	L(1-1)	5	1.1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	3.24	4.11	5	0	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.23	0.024	3.24	0.04%	0.44	8t --- 0 out d2	9t 1-- 1 out tie
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
6	57	20	May 3	ATL		PHI	W,9-8	9-GF(10)	W(2-1)	2	2.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2.61	4.39	8	2	4	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.51	0.262	5.65	0.35%	0.94	9t --- 0 out tie	10t end tie
7	58	22	May 5	ATL		PHI	W,4-3	8-8	H(1)	1	0.2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	2.45	4.64	4	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.93	0.013	4.03	0.02%	0.05	8t --- 0 out a1	8t 12- 2 out a1
8	59	25	May 8	ATL	@	HOU	L,4-5	7-9	L(2-2)	2	2.1	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	2.03	4.35	11	6	1	1	0	2		0	0	1	0	0	10	0	0	1	0	0	1	2.70	-0.489	6.28	-0.68%	-1.21	7b --- 0 out d1	9b 123 1 out tie
9	60	26	May 9	ATL		CIN	L,4-7	8-8		0	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.88	3.95	3	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.35	0.026	.68	0.03%	0.47	8t --- 0 out d2	8t 3 out d2
10	61	27	May 10(1)	ATL		CIN	L,2-8	6-8		0	2.0	6	5	1	0	0	1	0	2.20	4.57	13	6	1	0	0	6		0	0	0	0	0	13	1	1	0	0	0	1	.75	-0.221	1.20	-0.21%	-4.44	6t --- 0 out d1	8t 1-- 0 out d6
11	62	28	May 10(2)	ATL		CIN	L,0-8	6-7		-1	2.0	3	3	3	2	0	0	1	3.44	4.84	12	2	5	1	1	2		0	0	0	0	0	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	.09	-0.015	.12	-0.01%	-2.06	6t --- 0 out d5	7t 3 out d8
12	63	30	May 12	ATL	@	STL	L,3-4	11-GF(12)	L(2-3)	1	1.0	2	1	1	2	0	0	1	3.72	5.19	9	2	2	0	1	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	2	0	0	0	2.62	-0.243	3.57	-0.20%	-2.37	11b --- 0 out tie	12b end d 1
13	64	46	May 30	ATL		LAD	L,6-10	6-7		17	1.0	4	4	4	1	0	0	0	5.31	5.21	8	3	0	0	0	4		0	0	1	0	0	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	.09	-0.035	.09	-0.02%	-3.36	6t --- 0 out d5	7t 123 0 out d6
Aug				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
14	65	112	Aug 8	ATL		LAD	W,10-9	9-GF	W(3-3)	69	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.23	5.17	1	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.20	0.005	.00	0.00%	0.31	9t -2- 2 out d3	9t end d 3
15	66	116	Aug 13(2)	ATL		PHI	L,4-7	6-7		4	1.2	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	5.64	5.06	8	2	1	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.33	0.015	.00	0.00%	0.19	6t --- 0 out d3	7t 123 2 out d3
16	67	121	Aug 19	ATL	@	SFG	W,8-5	5-GF	W(4-3)	5	5.0	3	3	2	0	1	1	0	5.27	5.01	19	13	2	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	19	1	0	0	0	0	1	.53	0.187	.01	0.00%	-0.64	5b --- 0 out a1	9b end a 3
17	68	124	Aug 22	ATL	@	LAD	L,3-4	8-9		2	2.0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	4.91	4.77	8	4	2	1	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.80	-0.141	.02	0.00%	-0.16	8b --- 0 out tie	9b 3 out tie
18	69	125	Aug 23	ATL	@	LAD	L,7-8	5-6		0	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.60	4.56	8	4	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.27	0.028	.00	0.00%	0.84	5b --- 0 out d3	6b 3 out d3
19	70	129	Aug 28	ATL		NYM	W,8-4	9-GF	S(1)	4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.55	4.54	1	0	1	0	1	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.40	0.011	.00	0.00%	0.42	9t 12- 2 out a4	9t end a 4
20	71	130	Aug 29	ATL		CHC	L,2-4	9-11		0	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.15	4.46	10	6	3	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.46	0.297	.00	0.00%	1.41	9t --- 0 out d1	11t 3 out tie
21	72	131	Aug 30	ATL		CHC	L,3-5	3-5		0	3.0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.82	4.25	11	7	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	1	0	0	.25	0.034	.00	0.00%	1.41	3t --- 0 out d5	5t 3 out d5
Sep/Oct				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
22	73	133	Sep 1	ATL	@	STL	L,4-7	4-7		1	4.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.46	4.11	13	7	3	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	1	0	0	.67	0.121	.00	0.00%	1.82	4b --- 0 out d3	7b 3 out d1
23	74	134	Sep 2(1)	ATL		HOU	W,6-5	8-GF	S(2)	0	1.2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	3.53	4.12	8	3	2	1	0	2		2	0	2	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.39	0.279	.00	0.00%	0.35	8t 12- 1 out a1	9t end a 1
24	75	137	Sep 3(2)	ATL		HOU	W,6-4	8-9	H(2)	0	1.1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.43	4.14	8	3	1	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.95	-0.018	.00	0.00%	0.06	8t --- 0 out a2	9t 12- 1 out a2
25	76	139	Sep 5(1)	ATL	@	PIT	L,5-13	4-6		1	2.1	2	4	4	2	1	1	0	4.02	4.43	11	3	3	0	0	2		1	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	1	0	0	0	.35	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-2.79	4b -2- 2 out d3	6b 3 out d7
26	77	144	Sep 10	ATL	@	NYM	W,3-2	8-8	H(3)	4	0.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.99	4.43	3	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.98	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-0.25	8b 1-- 1 out a1	8b 123 2 out a1
27	78	148	Sep 15	ATL	@	CHC	L,2-8	8-GF(8)		4	1.0	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	4.28	4.46	6	3	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-1.54	8b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 7
28	79	161	Oct 1(1)	ATL	@	CIN	L,5-11	7-GF(8)		15	2.0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.11	4.40	9	4	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.001	.00	0.00%	1.00	7b --- 0 out d9	8b end d 6
							9-19		W-L:4-3,Sv:2,BSv:1,Hld:3	1.8	50.1	48	32	23	23	17	4	2	4.11	4.40	224	2.23		3%	5%	40		9	22%	6	1	2	193	8	2	5	2	0	4	1.13	-0.044	1.11	-0.75%	-10.81

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