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.

1966 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1966 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 13	ATL		PIT	L,0-6		10	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	5 (2)	Apr 17	ATL	@	NYM	L,4-5		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	8 (2)	Apr 21	ATL	@	PHI	W,5-4	GF	9	3.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
4	12 (3)	Apr 24 (2)	ATL		NYM	L,3-4	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
5	18 (5)	Apr 30	ATL		HOU	L,4-5		5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	20 (1)	May 3	ATL		PHI	W,9-8	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	22 (1)	May 5	ATL		PHI	W,4-3		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	25 (2)	May 8	ATL	@	HOU	L,4-5		11	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	26	May 9	ATL		CIN	L,4-7		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	27	May 10 (1)	ATL		CIN	L,2-8		13	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	28	May 10 (2)	ATL		CIN	L,0-8		12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	30 (1)	May 12	ATL	@	STL	L,3-4	GF	9	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	46 (15)	May 30	ATL		LAD	L,6-10		8	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	112 (65)	Aug 8	ATL		LAD	W,10-9	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	116 (3)	Aug 13 (2)	ATL		PHI	L,4-7		8	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	121 (4)	Aug 19	ATL	@	SFG	W,8-5	GF	19	5.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
17	124 (2)	Aug 22	ATL	@	LAD	L,3-4		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	125	Aug 23	ATL	@	LAD	L,7-8		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	129 (3)	Aug 28	ATL		NYM	W,8-4	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	130	Aug 29	ATL		CHC	L,2-4		10	3.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
21	131	Aug 30	ATL		CHC	L,3-5		11	3.0	0	3	0	3	1	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	133 (1)	Sep 1	ATL	@	STL	L,4-7		13	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	134	Sep 2 (1)	ATL		HOU	W,6-5	GF	8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	137 (2)	Sep 3 (2)	ATL		HOU	W,6-4		8	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	139 (1)	Sep 5 (1)	ATL	@	PIT	L,5-13		11	2.1	0	0	0	0	0
26	144 (4)	Sep 10	ATL	@	NYM	W,3-2		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	148 (3)	Sep 15	ATL	@	CHC	L,2-8	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	161 (12)	Oct 1 (1)	ATL	@	CIN	L,5-11	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							28gm		50.1	2	18	0	20	1