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Phil Niekro
Philip Henry Niekro (Knucksie)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 180 lb.

Debut April 15, 1964
  vs. SFG 0.3 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER
Final Game September 27, 1987
Born April 1, 1939 in Blaine, OH

Brother of Joe Niekro and Uncle of Lance Niekro

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1997.

Signed by the Milwaukee Braves as an amateur free agent in 1958. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1964 25 MLN NL   0   0  10   0   0   0   2  0   15.0   15   10    8   1    7    8   1   1    66   0   0  4.80  3.54   74 1.467
 1965 26 MLN NL   2   3  41   1   0   0  21  6   74.7   73   32   24   5   26   49   3   9   324   3   0  2.89  3.50  121 1.326
 1966 27 ATL NL   4   3  28   0   0   0  10  2   50.3   48   32   23   4   23   17   2   3   224   5   0  4.11  3.68   89 1.411
 1967 28 ATL NL  11   9  46  20  10   1  20  9  207.0  164   64   43   9   55  129   7  19   827   3   1  1.87  3.34  179 1.058
 1968 29 ATL NL  14  12  37  34  15   5   3  2  257.0  228   83   74  16   45  140   5  16  1019   3   3  2.59  3.02  116 1.062
 1969 30 ATL NL  23  13  40  35  21   4   4  1  284.3  235   93   81  21   57  193   5  15  1143   7   0  2.56  3.63  142 1.027 MVP-9,CYA-2,AS
 1970 31 ATL NL  12  18  34  32  10   3   1  0  229.7  222  124  109  40   68  168   6   6   980   2   2  4.27  4.30  101 1.263
 1971 32 ATL NL  15  14  42  36  18   4   4  2  268.7  248  112   89  27   70  173   3   8  1101   6   1  2.98  3.71  125 1.184
 1972 33 ATL NL  16  12  38  36  17   1   1  0  282.3  254  112   96  22   53  164   5  10  1150   3   3  3.06  3.80  124 1.087
 1973 34 ATL NL  13  10  42  30   9   1   7  4  245.0  214  103   90  21   89  131   5  11  1023   4   0  3.31  3.96  120 1.237
 1974 35 ATL NL  20  13  41  39  18   6   1  1  302.3  249   91   80  19   88  195   6   6  1219   3   4  2.38  3.77  159 1.115 CYA-3
 1975 36 ATL NL  15  15  39  37  13   1   2  0  275.7  285  115   98  29   72  144  11  15  1160   3   2  3.20  3.78  118 1.295 AS
 1976 37 ATL NL  17  11  38  37  10   2   1  0  270.7  249  116   99  18  101  173   8  14  1157   7   4  3.29  3.79  115 1.293
 1977 38 ATL NL  16  20  44  43  20   2   1  0  330.3  315  166  148  26  164  262   8  17  1428  12   3  4.03  4.46  111 1.450
 1978 39 ATL NL  19  18  44  42  22   4   1  1  334.3  295  129  107  16  102  248  13  11  1389   5   3  2.88  4.08  142 1.187 MVP-17,CYA-6,AS
 1979 40 ATL NL  21  20  44  44  23   1   0  0  342.0  311  160  129  41  113  208  11  18  1436   8   4  3.39  4.08  120 1.240 MVP-20,CYA-6
 1980 41 ATL NL  15  18  40  38  11   3   2  1  275.0  256  119  111  30   85  176   3   9  1137   3   1  3.63  3.72  102 1.240
 1981 42 ATL NL   7   7  22  22   3   3   0  0  139.3  120   56   48   6   56   62   1   2   578   2   0  3.10  3.60  116 1.263
 1982 43 ATL NL  17   4  35  35   4   2   0  0  234.3  225  106   94  23   73  144   3   4   969   1   1  3.61  3.75  104 1.272 CYA-5,AS
 1983 44 ATL NL  11  10  34  33   2   0   0  0  201.7  212   94   89  18  105  128   2   6   888   3   3  3.97  3.89   98 1.572
 1984 45 NYY AL  16   8  32  31   5   1   1  0  215.7  219   85   74  15   76  136   3   2   916   0   0  3.09  3.80  123 1.368 AS
 1985 46 NYY AL  16  12  33  33   7   1   0  0  220.0  203  110  100  29  120  149   2   5   955   1   2  4.09  4.02   98 1.468
 1986 47 CLE AL  11  11  34  32   5   0   1  0  210.3  241  126  101  24   95   81   6   9   951   1   2  4.32  4.14   96 1.597
 1987 48 TOT      7  13  26  26   2   0   0  0  138.7  163   99   97  22   66   64   4  10   637   1   3  6.30  4.51   72 1.651
         TOT AL   7  13  25  25   2   0   0  0  135.7  157   94   92  22   60   64   4  10   617   1   3  6.10  4.52   74 1.600
         CLE AL   7  11  22  22   2   0   0  0  123.7  142   83   81  18   53   57   4   9   561   1   2  5.89  4.52   77 1.577
         TOR AL   0   2   3   3   0   0   0  0   12.0   15   11   11   4    7    7   0   1    56   0   1  8.25  4.52   55 1.833
         ATL NL   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  0    3.0    6    5    5   0    6    0   0   0    20   0   0 15.00  4.33   29 4.000
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 24 Yr WL% .537 318 274 864 716 245  45  83 29 5404.3 5044 2337 2012 482 1809 3342 123 226 22677  86  42  3.35  3.86  115 1.268
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    13  11  37  30  10   1   3  1  232.3  217  100   86  20   77  143   5   9   975   3   1  3.35  3.86  115 1.268
 Career High     23  20  46  44  23   6  21  9  342.0  315  166  148  41  164  262  13  19  1436  12   4  1.87  4.51  179 1.027
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1965 26 MLN NL  42   10    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .100  .100  .100  -44    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1966 27 ATL NL  28    8    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   6  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   3   0   0   0   0
 1967 28 ATL NL  46   57    4    7   2  0   0    2   0  0   1  16  .123  .167  .158   -6    9   6   0   0   2   2
 1968 29 ATL NL  37   77    3    8   1  0   2    7   0  0   0  22  .104  .104  .195  -12   15  18   0   0   0   0
 1969 30 ATL NL  40   95   11   20   4  0   0    7   0  0   2  21  .211  .227  .253   34   24   9   0   0   0   1 MVP-9,AS
 1970 31 ATL NL  34   79    5   12   0  0   1    3   0  0   2  17  .152  .171  .190   -6   15   6   1   0   0   1
 1971 32 ATL NL  42   92    3   14   1  0   0    4   0  0   0  20  .152  .160  .163  -10   15   7   1   0   1   0
 1972 33 ATL NL  38   93    7   18   1  0   1    4   0  0   1  22  .194  .216  .237   24   22  11   1   0   2   2
 1973 34 ATL NL  42   82    3   10   4  0   1    2   0  0   1  26  .122  .143  .207   -7   17   7   0   0   1   4
 1974 35 ATL NL  41  104    5   20   2  0   0   11   0  0   3  18  .192  .220  .212   20   22   9   1   0   1   1
 1975 36 ATL NL  39   99    5   17   2  1   0   10   0  0   1  18  .172  .176  .212    7   21   4   2   0   0   1 AS
 1976 37 ATL NL  38   94    5   18   3  0   1   12   0  1   0   8  .191  .198  .255   25   24   9   1   0   1   3
 1977 38 ATL NL  44  109    2   19   1  0   0    7   0  0   0  15  .174  .180  .183   -6   20  12   1   0   1   3
 1978 39 ATL NL  45  120    5   27   4  0   0   10   0  0   3  25  .225  .248  .258   36   31   4   1   0   1   3 MVP-17,AS
 1979 40 ATL NL  44  123   10   24   6  0   0   12   0  0   1  19  .195  .213  .244   21   30   7   1   0   2   1 MVP-20
 1980 41 ATL NL  40   90    2   12   5  0   0    5   0  0   1  19  .133  .143  .189   -9   17   5   0   0   0   2
 1981 42 ATL NL  22   52    1    4   0  0   0    1   0  0   0  11  .077  .077  .077  -56    4   3   0   0   0   0
 1982 43 ATL NL  35   87    6   17   4  0   1    7   0  0   0  16  .195  .193  .276   28   24   3   1   0   0   4 AS
 1983 44 ATL NL  34   65    3   12   2  0   0    5   0  0   1  12  .185  .194  .215   10   14   6   1   0   0   7
 1987 48 TOT     26    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         ATL NL   1    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 24 Seasons     866 1537   80  260  42  1   7  109   0  1  17 314  .169  .183  .211    8  325 129  12   0  12  35
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        288   15   49   8  0   1   20   0  0   3  59  .169  .183  .211    8   61  24   2   0   2   7
 Career High     46  123   11   27   6  1   2   12   0  1   3  26                          31  18   2   0   2   7
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1965 26 MLN NL   10    9    0   0.0    94| .100  .259| .100  .323| .100  .392| .200  .715| -44  .000  -1.9  -0.2   0%
 1966 27 ATL NL   11   11    0   0.0    99| .000  .268| .000  .327| .000  .404| .000  .731|-100  .000  -2.2  -0.2   0%
 1967 28 ATL NL   66   58    2   0.9    90| .123  .257| .167  .319| .158  .377| .325  .696|  -6  .066  -7.8  -0.8   0%
 1968 29 ATL NL   95   87    2   0.6    82| .104  .253| .104  .312| .195  .357| .299  .668| -12  .039 -10.8  -1.2   0%
 1969 30 ATL NL  106   85    6   1.9    95| .211  .261| .227  .331| .253  .386| .480  .717|  34  .190  -8.6  -0.9   0%
 1970 31 ATL NL   88   75    3   1.1   108| .152  .274| .171  .348| .190  .418| .361  .766|  -6  .065 -12.5  -1.3   0%
 1971 32 ATL NL  101   86    3   0.9    97| .152  .266| .160  .334| .163  .390| .323  .724| -10  .064 -13.9  -1.5   0%
 1972 33 ATL NL  108   89    5   1.5    99| .194  .266| .216  .336| .237  .394| .453  .730|  24  .142  -9.9  -1.1   0%
 1973 34 ATL NL   91   83    2   0.6   103| .122  .272| .143  .342| .207  .404| .350  .746|  -7  .031 -12.6  -1.3   0%
 1974 35 ATL NL  118   95    6   1.7    98| .192  .267| .220  .340| .212  .386| .432  .725|  20  .157 -11.7  -1.2   0%
 1975 36 ATL NL  106   89    4   1.2    99| .172  .269| .176  .340| .212  .388| .388  .728|   7  .089 -13.1  -1.4   0%
 1976 37 ATL NL  105   90    4   1.2    97| .191  .269| .198  .337| .255  .384| .453  .721|  25  .096  -9.8  -1.0   0%
 1977 38 ATL NL  123  106    4   1.0   113| .174  .283| .180  .352| .183  .431| .363  .783|  -6  .059 -17.6  -1.8   0%
 1978 39 ATL NL  129  101    8   2.1   104| .225  .275| .248  .345| .258  .405| .506  .750|  36  .224 -11.1  -1.2   0%
 1979 40 ATL NL  134  108    7   1.7   105| .195  .277| .213  .344| .244  .411| .457  .755|  21  .154 -14.0  -1.4   0%
 1980 41 ATL NL   96   85    2   0.6    97| .133  .270| .143  .333| .189  .392| .332  .725|  -9  .030 -13.4  -1.4   0%
 1981 42 ATL NL   55   51    0   0.0    93| .077  .265| .077  .330| .077  .379| .154  .710| -56  .000 -10.9  -1.2   0%
 1982 43 ATL NL   91   78    4   1.4    98| .195  .270| .193  .334| .276  .393| .469  .726|  28  .115  -8.8  -0.9   0%
 1983 44 ATL NL   73   67    1   0.4   103| .185  .272| .194  .342| .215  .404| .409  .746|  10  .013  -8.3  -0.9   0%
 1987 48 TOT       1    1    0   0.0   109| .000  .274| .000  .344| .000  .426| .000  .770|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
         ATL NL    1    1    0   0.0   109| .000  .274| .000  .344| .000  .426| .000  .770|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 24 Seasons     1707 1454   63   1.2   100| .169  .269| .183  .337| .211  .396| .394  .733|   8  .087 -199.5 -20.9   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1964 25 MLN NL   P   10      0    2    0    1 1.000  .952  0.20  0.84  1.20  2.16    0   15.0
 1965 26 MLN NL   P   41      6   17    1    2  .958  .954  0.56  0.81  2.77  2.08    1   74.7
 1966 27 ATL NL   P   28      2   18    0    1 1.000  .948  0.71  0.74  3.58  1.97    0   50.3
 1967 28 ATL NL   P   46     10   40    4    4  .926  .960  1.09  0.78  2.17  2.00   20  207.0
 1968 29 ATL NL   P   37     18   59    4    4  .951  .958  2.08  0.85  2.70  2.01   34  256.7
 1969 30 ATL NL   P   40     24   51    3    4  .962  .958  1.88  0.78  2.37  1.95   35  284.3 AS
 1970 31 ATL NL   P   34     14   38    1    4  .981  .951  1.53  0.71  2.04  1.85   32  229.7
 1971 32 ATL NL   P   42     19   44    2    6  .969  .955  1.50  0.78  2.11  1.90   36  268.7
 1972 33 ATL NL   P   38     26   40    4    4  .943  .950  1.74  0.73  2.10  1.78   36  282.3
 1973 34 ATL NL   P   42     30   41    4    4  .947  .950  1.69  0.73  2.61  1.88   30  245.0
 1974 35 ATL NL   P   41     22   42    0    3 1.000  .944  1.56  0.71  1.91  1.88   39  302.3
 1975 36 ATL NL   P   39     21   41    0    2 1.000  .947  1.59  0.72  2.02  1.86   37  275.7 AS
 1976 37 ATL NL   P   38     19   41    2    2  .968  .949  1.58  0.72  1.99  1.88   37  270.7
 1977 38 ATL NL   P   44     20   51    0    5 1.000  .950  1.61  0.67  1.93  1.85   43  330.3
 1978 39 ATL NL   P   44     17   65    2    4  .976  .951  1.86  0.72  2.21  1.91   42  334.3 GG,AS
 1979 40 ATL NL   P   44     31   56    1    3  .989  .951  1.98  0.66  2.29  1.80   44  342.0 GG
 1980 41 ATL NL   P   40     18   40    1    6  .983  .952  1.45  0.69  1.90  1.91   38  275.0 GG
 1981 42 ATL NL   P   22     10   22    0    2 1.000  .958  1.45  0.68  2.07  1.97   22  139.3
 1982 43 ATL NL   P   35     18   38    1    4  .982  .952  1.60  0.70  2.15  1.96   35  234.3 GG,AS
 1983 44 ATL NL   P   34     15   27    2    6  .955  .952  1.24  0.68  1.87  1.92   33  201.7 GG
 1984 45 NYY AL   P   32     13   36    1    4  .980  .959  1.53  0.70  2.04  1.79   31  215.7 AS
 1985 46 NYY AL   P   33     11   20    0    5 1.000  .954  0.94  0.70  1.27  1.86   33  220.0
 1986 47 CLE AL   P   34      9   32    4    2  .911  .958  1.21  0.68  1.75  1.83   32  210.3
 1987 48 TOT      P   26     13   17    0    1 1.000  .955  1.15  0.67  1.95  1.84   26  138.7
         TOT AL   P   25     13   17    0    1 1.000  .955  1.20  0.67  1.99  1.84   25  135.7
         CLE AL   P   22     12   17    0    1 1.000  .954  1.32  0.67  2.11  1.84   22  123.7
         TOR AL   P    3      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  0.33  0.67  0.75  1.88    3   12.0
         ATL NL   P    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  0.60  0.00  1.80    1    3.0

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1964 25 MLN NL   P   10      0    2    0    1 1.000  .952  0.20  0.84  1.20  2.16    0   15.0
 1965 26 MLN NL   P   41      6   17    1    2  .958  .954  0.56  0.81  2.77  2.08    1   74.7
 1966 27 ATL NL   P   28      2   18    0    1 1.000  .948  0.71  0.74  3.58  1.97    0   50.3
 1967 28 ATL NL   P   46     10   40    4    4  .926  .960  1.09  0.78  2.17  2.00   20  207.0
 1968 29 ATL NL   P   37     18   59    4    4  .951  .958  2.08  0.85  2.70  2.01   34  256.7
 1969 30 ATL NL   P   40     24   51    3    4  .962  .958  1.88  0.78  2.37  1.95   35  284.3
 1970 31 ATL NL   P   34     14   38    1    4  .981  .951  1.53  0.71  2.04  1.85   32  229.7
 1971 32 ATL NL   P   42     19   44    2    6  .969  .955  1.50  0.78  2.11  1.90   36  268.7
 1972 33 ATL NL   P   38     26   40    4    4  .943  .950  1.74  0.73  2.10  1.78   36  282.3
 1973 34 ATL NL   P   42     30   41    4    4  .947  .950  1.69  0.73  2.61  1.88   30  245.0
 1974 35 ATL NL   P   41     22   42    0    3 1.000  .944  1.56  0.71  1.91  1.88   39  302.3
 1975 36 ATL NL   P   39     21   41    0    2 1.000  .947  1.59  0.72  2.02  1.86   37  275.7
 1976 37 ATL NL   P   38     19   41    2    2  .968  .949  1.58  0.72  1.99  1.88   37  270.7
 1977 38 ATL NL   P   44     20   51    0    5 1.000  .950  1.61  0.67  1.93  1.85   43  330.3
 1978 39 ATL NL   P   44     17   65    2    4  .976  .951  1.86  0.72  2.21  1.91   42  334.3
 1979 40 ATL NL   P   44     31   56    1    3  .989  .951  1.98  0.66  2.29  1.80   44  342.0
 1980 41 ATL NL   P   40     18   40    1    6  .983  .952  1.45  0.69  1.90  1.91   38  275.0
 1981 42 ATL NL   P   22     10   22    0    2 1.000  .958  1.45  0.68  2.07  1.97   22  139.3
 1982 43 ATL NL   P   35     18   38    1    4  .982  .952  1.60  0.70  2.15  1.96   35  234.3
 1983 44 ATL NL   P   34     15   27    2    6  .955  .952  1.24  0.68  1.87  1.92   33  201.7
 1984 45 NYY AL   P   32     13   36    1    4  .980  .959  1.53  0.70  2.04  1.79   31  215.7
 1985 46 NYY AL   P   33     11   20    0    5 1.000  .954  0.94  0.70  1.27  1.86   33  220.0
 1986 47 CLE AL   P   34      9   32    4    2  .911  .958  1.21  0.68  1.75  1.83   32  210.3
 1987 48 TOT      P   26     13   17    0    1 1.000  .955  1.15  0.67  1.95  1.84   26  138.7
         TOT AL   P   25     13   17    0    1 1.000  .955  1.20  0.67  1.99  1.84   25  135.7
         CLE AL   P   22     12   17    0    1 1.000  .954  1.32  0.67  2.11  1.84   22  123.7
         TOR AL   P    3      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  0.33  0.67  0.75  1.88    3   12.0
         ATL NL   P    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  0.60  0.00  1.80    1    3.0

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 864    386  878   37   83  .972  .953  1.46  0.73  2.11  1.89  716 5404.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       864    386  878   37   83  .972  .953  1.46  0.73  2.11  1.89  716   5404
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1969   NLCS  ATL NYM     L   1   1   4.50  0  1  0  0   8     9   4   4   4 
 1982   NLCS  ATL STL     L   1   1   3.00  0  0  0  0   6     6   2   4   5 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Champ Series     0-2   2   2   3.86  0  1  0  0  14    15   6   8   9 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1969   NLCS  ATL NYM     L   1   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1982   NLCS  ATL STL     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   1   0   0        .000         0  0   1   1   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Champ Series     0-2   2   3   0   0  0  0  0   1   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   1   1   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Pitching 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  W  L  S   IP   H   R   ER  BB  SO HR HBP WP  SB CS 2B 3B BK
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 1969   ATL NL      0  0  1   1     0   0   0   0   2  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
 1975   ATL NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1978   ATL NL      0  0  0   0.1   0   0   0   0   0  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
 1982   ATL NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1984   NYY AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 Played 2/5      0  0  0  1   1.1   0   0   0   0   2  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0   0.00 
+-------------+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+------+
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1969   ATL NL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1975   ATL NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1978   ATL NL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1982   ATL NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1984   NYY AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 2/5      0   0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0                   
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1969 *
1975
1978 *
1982
1984

Awards
1979-ML-Lou Gehrig Memorial Award
1980-ML-Roberto Clemente Award

Gold Gloves
1978-NL--P
1979-NL--P
1980-NL--P
1982-NL--P
1983-NL--P
All Multiple Winners

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1969-NL-9-0.14
1978-NL-17-0.02
1979-NL-20-0.03
Car-728-0.19 shares

CYA (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1969-NL-2-0.04
1974-NL-3-0.12
1978-NL-6-0.08
1979-NL-6-0.02
1982-NL-5-0.15
Car-106-0.41 shares

Sac. Hits
1968 NL-18-1
1972 NL-11-9
1977 NL-12-6

ERA
1967 NL-1.87-1
1969 NL-2.56-10
1974 NL-2.38-2
1978 NL-2.88-10
1984 AL-3.09-4

Wins
1969 NL-23-2
1972 NL-16-9
1974 NL-20-1
1975 NL-15-9
1976 NL-17-7
1977 NL-16-10
1978 NL-19-3
1979 NL-21-1
1980 NL-15-8
1982 NL-17-5
1984 AL-16-10
1985 AL-16-9
Car-318-16

Won-Loss %
1982 NL-.810-1
1984 AL-.667-5

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1967 NL-1.058-4
1968 NL-1.062-10
1969 NL-1.027-4
1972 NL-1.087-5
1974 NL-1.115-2

Hits Allowed/9IP
1967 NL-7.13-5
1974 NL-7.41-3
1978 NL-7.94-10

Bases on Balls/9IP
1968 NL-1.58-5
1969 NL-1.80-2
1972 NL-1.69-3
1974 NL-2.62-10
1975 NL-2.35-8

Strikeouts/9IP
1970 NL-6.58-10
1977 NL-7.14-3
1978 NL-6.68-5
1980 NL-5.76-8
1985 AL-6.10-8

Games
Car-864-27

Saves
1967 NL-9-10

Innings
1968 NL-257.0-9
1969 NL-284.3-10
1971 NL-268.7-10
1972 NL-282.3-3
1974 NL-302.3-1
1975 NL-275.7-5
1976 NL-270.7-4
1977 NL-330.3-1
1978 NL-334.3-1
1979 NL-342.0-1
1980 NL-275.0-3
Car-5404.3-4

Strikeouts
1971 NL-173-8
1974 NL-195-4
1976 NL-173-5
1977 NL-262-1
1978 NL-248-2
1979 NL-208-3
1980 NL-176-4
Car-3342-10

Games Started
1968 NL-34-10
1971 NL-36-9
1972 NL-36-3
1974 NL-39-2
1975 NL-37-4
1976 NL-37-3
1977 NL-43-1
1978 NL-42-1
1979 NL-44-1
1980 NL-38-1
1982 NL-35-6
Car-716-4

Comp. Games
1968 NL-15-6
1969 NL-21-5
1971 NL-18-5
1972 NL-17-6
1974 NL-18-1
1975 NL-13-7
1977 NL-20-1
1978 NL-22-1
1979 NL-23-1
1980 NL-11-3
Car-245-85

Shutouts
1968 NL-5-7
1969 NL-4-8
1970 NL-3-6
1971 NL-4-5
1974 NL-6-2
1977 NL-2-9
1978 NL-4-2
1980 NL-3-4
1981 NL-3-4
1982 NL-2-9
Car-45-29

Home Runs Allow.
1970 NL-40-1
1971 NL-27-3
1972 NL-22-3
1974 NL-19-9
1975 NL-29-1
1976 NL-18-8
1977 NL-26-6
1979 NL-41-1
1980 NL-30-1
1982 NL-23-6
1985 AL-29-5
Car-482-3

Bases On Balls Allow.
1976 NL-101-3
1977 NL-164-1
1978 NL-102-2
1979 NL-113-1
1980 NL-85-5
1981 NL-56-9
1983 NL-105-2
1985 AL-120-1
1986 AL-95-8
Car-1809-3

Hits Allowed
1968 NL-228-10
1971 NL-248-9
1972 NL-254-2
1974 NL-249-7
1975 NL-285-2
1976 NL-249-6
1977 NL-315-1
1978 NL-295-1
1979 NL-311-1
1980 NL-256-4
1982 NL-225-10
1986 AL-241-5
Car-5044-4

SO to Walk
1968 NL-3.11-8
1969 NL-3.39-3
1971 NL-2.47-9
1972 NL-3.09-4
1974 NL-2.22-6
1978 NL-2.43-9
1980 NL-2.07-10

Losses
1970 NL-18-2
1971 NL-14-10
1975 NL-15-4
1977 NL-20-1
1978 NL-18-1
1979 NL-20-1
1980 NL-18-1
1987 AL-13-10
Car-274-5

Earned Runs Allow.
1970 NL-109-8
1972 NL-96-4
1975 NL-98-9
1976 NL-99-3
1977 NL-148-1
1978 NL-107-1
1979 NL-129-2
1980 NL-111-2
1982 NL-94-6
Car-2012-2

Wild Pitches
1965 NL-9-10
1967 NL-19-1
1968 NL-16-2
1969 NL-15-3
1972 NL-10-6
1973 NL-11-4
1975 NL-15-2
1976 NL-14-1
1977 NL-17-1
1978 NL-11-4
1979 NL-18-3
1980 NL-9-6
Car-226-4

Hit Batsmen
1967 NL-7-5
1974 NL-6-9
1975 NL-11-1
1976 NL-8-2
1977 NL-8-3
1978 NL-13-1
1979 NL-11-1
Car-123-27

Batters Faced
1969 NL-1143-10
1971 NL-1101-10
1972 NL-1150-3
1974 NL-1219-2
1975 NL-1160-3
1976 NL-1157-3
1977 NL-1428-1
1978 NL-1389-1
1979 NL-1436-1
1980 NL-1137-3
Car-22677-4

Adjusted ERA+
1967 NL-179-1
1969 NL-142-8
1971 NL-125-7
1974 NL-159-2
1978 NL-142-3
1979 NL-120-10
1984 AL-123-10

Oldest Player
1976 NL-37-6
1977 NL-38-6
1978 NL-39-7
1979 NL-40-6
1980 NL-41-5
1981 NL-42-3
1982 NL-43-3
1983 NL-44-2
1984 AL-45-1
1985 AL-46-1
1986 AL-47-1
1987 AL-48-1
1987 NL-48-1

          

Black Ink: Pitching - 43 (32) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 195 (44) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 52.0 (30) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 157.0 (42) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

July 19, 1958: Signed by the Milwaukee Braves as an amateur free agent.

October 7, 1983: Released by the Atlanta Braves.

January 5, 1984: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

November 12, 1985: Granted Free Agency.

January 8, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

March 28, 1986: Released by the New York Yankees.

April 3, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

August 9, 1987: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Toronto Blue Jays for a player to be named later and Darryl Landrum (minors). The Toronto Blue Jays sent Don Gordon (August 10, 1987) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

August 31, 1987: Released by the Toronto Blue Jays.

September 23, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985New York Yankees$600,000
1986Cleveland Indians$300,000
Career (may be incomplete)$900,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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