Philip Henry Niekro (Knucksie)
Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 180 lb.
Born: April 1, 1939 in Blaine, OH
High School: Bridgeport HS (Bridgeport, OH)
Signed by the Milwaukee Braves as an amateur free agent in 1958.
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Debut: April 15, 1964 (Age 25)
vs. SFG 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER
Teams (by GP): Braves/Yankees/Indians/BlueJays 1964-1987
Agents: Bruce Church [*]
Final Game: September 27, 1987 (Age 48)
vs. SFG 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1997 (380/473 ballots).
View Phil Niekro Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).
Relatives: Brother of Joe Niekro and Uncle of Lance Niekro
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| Rk | Gcar | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | |||
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| 1 | 439 | 2 | Apr 10 | ATL | @ | SDP | W,3-0 | GS-8 | W(1-0) | 99 | 7.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .96 | 0.312 | 2.45 | 1b start tie | 8b 12- 1 out a3 | ||||||
| 2 | 440 | 5 | Apr 15 | ATL | CIN | W,10-5 | CG | W(2-0) | 4 | 9.0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1.65 | 41 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .55 | 0.083 | -0.77 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a5 | |||||||
| 3 | 441 | 9 | Apr 20 | ATL | SFG | L,11-12 | GS-6 | 4 | 5.0 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4.22 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .73 | -0.080 | -4.03 | 1t start tie | 6t 1-- 0 out a4 | ||||||||
| 4 | 442 | 13 | Apr 25 | ATL | @ | PHI | W,3-2 | GS-8 | W(3-0) | 4 | 7.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.72 | 29 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.17 | 0.251 | 1.44 | 1b start a 1 | 8b 1-- 2 out a1 | ||||||
| 5 | 443 | 17 | Apr 29 | ATL | @ | NYM | L,0-2 | GS-7 | L(3-1) | 3 | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.25 | 30 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .99 | -0.001 | 0.88 | 1b start tie | 7b 3 out d2 | ||||||
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 6 | 444 | 21 | May 4 | ATL | STL | L,7-8 | GS-5 | 4 | 4.2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3.98 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .89 | -0.247 | -2.87 | 1t start tie | 5t 1-- 2 out a2 | ||||||||
| 7 | 445 | 25 | May 8 | ATL | @ | PIT | L,3-5 | GS-7 | L(3-2) | 3 | 7.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.15 | 29 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .48 | -0.253 | -0.90 | 1b start tie | 7b 3 out d4 | ||||||
| 8 | 446 | 30 | May 15(2) | ATL | MON | L,1-6 | GS-6 | L(3-3) | 6 | 5.2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4.39 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .89 | -0.278 | -2.60 | 1t start tie | 6t 12- 2 out d4 | |||||||
| 9 | 447 | 34 | May 18 | ATL | @ | HOU | W,3-2 | GS-7 | 2 | 6.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4.20 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.79 | -0.069 | 0.12 | 1b start a 2 | 7b 123 2 out tie | |||||||
| 10 | 448 | 40 | May 23(2) | ATL | @ | SFG | L,0-1 | GS-9 | 4 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.65 | 32 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.55 | 0.653 | 4.07 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out tie | |||||||
| 11 | 449 | 43 | May 29 | ATL | HOU | L,3-4 | GS-8 | L(3-4) | 5 | 7.1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.66 | 33 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.39 | -0.231 | -0.74 | 1t start tie | 8t 1-- 1 out d2 | |||||||
| June | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 12 | 450 | 51 | Jun 8 | ATL | @ | CHC | W,7-3 | GS-9 | W(4-4) | 9 | 8.2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3.60 | 36 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .58 | 0.186 | 0.88 | 1b start tie | 9b 12- 2 out a4 | ||||||
| 13 | 451 | 56 | Jun 13 | ATL | PIT | L,5-6 | GS-9 | 4 | 8.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3.68 | 35 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.04 | 0.081 | 0.38 | 1t start tie | 9t 1-- 0 out a2 | ||||||||
| 14 | 452 | 59 | Jun 16 | ATL | @ | STL | L,3-4 | 9-GF | 2 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.66 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 | -0.301 | -0.88 | 9b 12- 1 out tie | 9b end d 1 | ||||||
| 15 | 453 | 62 | Jun 19(2) | ATL | CHC | W,12-5 | CG | W(5-4) | 2 | 9.0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3.78 | 42 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .20 | 0.110 | -0.77 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a7 | |||||||
| 16 | 454 | 67 | Jun 23(2) | ATL | MON | W,3-0 | SHO | W(6-4) | 3 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3.48 | 34 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.20 | 0.601 | 4.23 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a3 | |||||||
| 17 | 455 | 71 | Jun 26(2) | ATL | @ | SDP | W,7-3 | CG | W(7-4) | 2 | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.37 | 36 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .79 | -0.056 | 0.67 | 1b start a 2 | 9b 3 out a4 | ||||||
| 18 | 456 | 75 | Jun 30 | ATL | @ | LAD | W,8-3 | GS-7 | W(8-4) | 3 | 6.2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.33 | 31 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .93 | 0.217 | 0.58 | 1b start tie | 7b 1-3 2 out a4 | ||||||
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 19 | 457 | 79 | Jul 5 | ATL | PIT | W,8-6 | GS-7 | 4 | 7.0 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3.49 | 35 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .67 | -0.189 | -2.71 | 1t start tie | 7t 3 out d6 | ||||||||
| 20 | 458 | 83 | Jul 9 | ATL | NYM | W,5-3 | GS-8 | W(9-4) | 3 | 8.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3.49 | 34 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.34 | 0.039 | 0.76 | 1t start tie | 8t 3 out tie | |||||||
| 21 | 459 | 86 | Jul 15 | ATL | @ | PIT | L,1-13 | GS-5 | L(9-5) | 5 | 4.0 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.64 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .81 | -0.359 | -6.56 | 1b start tie | 5b 1-3 0 out d6 | ||||||
| 22 | 460 | 90 | Jul 19 | ATL | @ | NYM | W,4-2 | GS-7 | W(10-5) | 3 | 6.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.54 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.07 | 0.206 | 1.44 | 1b start tie | 7b 1-3 2 out a3 | ||||||
| 23 | 461 | 94 | Jul 23 | ATL | CIN | L,1-3 | GS-8 | L(10-6) | 3 | 7.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.55 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.72 | -0.126 | -0.09 | 1t start tie | 8t 1-- 0 out d2 | |||||||
| 24 | 462 | 99 | Jul 28 | ATL | LAD | W,7-2 | CG | W(11-6) | 4 | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.47 | 34 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .86 | 0.144 | 2.23 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a5 | |||||||
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 25 | 463 | 103 | Aug 1 | ATL | @ | HOU | L,0-6 | GS-6 | L(11-7) | 3 | 5.2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.56 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .82 | -0.162 | -1.96 | 1b start tie | 6b 12- 2 out d4 | ||||||
| 26 | 464 | 108 | Aug 5 | ATL | SFG | L,1-2 | GS-7 | L(11-8) | 3 | 7.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3.52 | 29 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.13 | 0.113 | 1.29 | 1t start tie | 7t 3 out d1 | |||||||
| 27 | 465 | 113 | Aug 10 | ATL | @ | PHI | W,2-1 | GS-9 | W(12-8) | 4 | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3.42 | 31 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.27 | 0.292 | 2.68 | 1b start tie | 9b 12- 0 out a2 | ||||||
| 28 | 466 | 118 | Aug 15 | ATL | STL | W,3-2 | CG | W(13-8) | 4 | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3.36 | 35 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 73 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.29 | 0.522 | 2.23 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a1 | |||||||
| 29 | 467 | 123 | Aug 20 | ATL | @ | STL | L,4-6 | GS-4 | L(13-9) | 4 | 4.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.51 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .89 | -0.366 | -3.21 | 1b start tie | 4b 3 out d4 | ||||||
| 30 | 468 | 128 | Aug 25 | ATL | PHI | W,5-1 | CG | W(14-9) | 4 | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.41 | 36 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 74 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.09 | 0.327 | 3.23 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a4 | |||||||
| 31 | 469 | 131 | Aug 29 | ATL | @ | CHC | L,2-3 | CG(8) | L(14-10) | 3 | 8.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3.36 | 29 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .78 | -0.047 | 0.83 | 1b start tie | 8b 3 out d1 | ||||||
| September/October | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 32 | 470 | 134 | Sep 3 | ATL | CIN | L,5-10 | GS-7 | 4 | 7.0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.42 | 32 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .88 | -0.264 | -1.71 | 1t start tie | 7t 3 out d3 | ||||||||
| 33 | 471 | 138 | Sep 7 | ATL | @ | SFG | L,3-6 | GS-4 | L(14-11) | 3 | 3.2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.43 | -0.443 | -4.49 | 1b start tie | 4b -2- 2 out d4 | ||||||
| 34 | 472 | 141 | Sep 12(1) | ATL | @ | LAD | W,3-2 | GS-8 | 4 | 8.0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.48 | 31 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.51 | 0.146 | 1.47 | 1b start a 1 | 8b 3 out tie | |||||||
| 35 | 473 | 148 | Sep 16 | ATL | HOU | W,5-3 | GS-8 | W(15-11) | 3 | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3.44 | 30 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.04 | 0.119 | 1.76 | 1t start tie | 8t 3 out d1 | |||||||
| 36 | 474 | 153 | Sep 21 | ATL | @ | HOU | W,6-2 | CG | W(16-11) | 4 | 9.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.39 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .77 | 0.232 | 1.63 | 1b start a 2 | 9b 3 out a4 | ||||||
| 37 | 475 | 157 | Sep 26 | ATL | SDP | W,10-4 | GS-7 | 4 | 6.2 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.41 | 32 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.24 | -0.162 | -1.13 | 1t start tie | 7t 12- 2 out tie | ||||||||
| 38 | 476 | 161 | Oct 2 | ATL | @ | CIN | W,3-0 | SHO | W(17-11) | 5 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3.29 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 89 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.35 | 0.559 | 4.07 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a3 | ||||||
| ATL | 270.2 | 249 | 116 | 99 | 101 | 173 | 18 | 8 | 3.29 | 1157 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DH | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Other (days rest listed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 9 and 99 days |
| Avg | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Other Game Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.47 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10, 10, 11 and 12 runs |
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