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.

1967 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1967 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 12	ATL	@	HOU	L,2-4		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	4 (1)	Apr 14	ATL		SFG	W,6-5	GF	12	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	6 (1)	Apr 16	ATL		LAD	W,4-1	GF	5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	9 (2)	Apr 22	ATL	@	SFG	L,5-6		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	11 (1)	Apr 26	ATL	@	LAD	L,1-2	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	13 (1)	Apr 28	ATL		PHI	W,9-8		4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	14	Apr 29	ATL		PHI	W,3-2	GF	14	3.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	16 (1)	Apr 30 (2)	ATL		PHI	W,6-3	GF	13	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	19 (2)	May 5	ATL		CIN	L,7-14		10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	20	May 6	ATL		CIN	L,3-4	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	21	May 7	ATL		CIN	W,5-3	GF	11	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	22	May 9	ATL	@	PHI	L,2-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	23	May 10 (1)	ATL	@	PHI	L,3-4	GF	7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	24	May 10 (2)	ATL	@	PHI	W,7-2	GF	11	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	27 (2)	May 13	ATL	@	PIT	L,5-6	GF	13	2.1	0	1	1	2	0	P
16	30 (2)	May 17	ATL		NYM	W,4-3	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	31	May 18	ATL		PIT	L,3-5	GF	9	2.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
18	33 (1)	May 20	ATL		PIT	L,2-6	GF	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
19	38 (4)	May 26	ATL	@	NYM	L,0-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	40 (1)	May 28 (1)	ATL	@	NYM	L,3-6	GF	9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	44 (3)	Jun 1	ATL	@	STL	L,4-5		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	46 (1)	Jun 3	ATL	@	CIN	L,7-8		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	48 (1)	Jun 5	ATL		LAD	L,2-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	52 (3)	Jun 9	ATL		SFG	W,5-3	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	56 (3)	Jun 13	ATL	@	PHI	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
26	61 (4)	Jun 18	ATL	@	HOU	L,0-2	GS	29	7.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
27	65 (3)	Jun 22 (1)	ATL	@	SFG	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	70 (4)	Jun 25	ATL		NYM	W,4-2	GF	12	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
29	72 (1)	Jun 28	ATL		HOU	L,2-4	GS	35	8.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	76 (3)	Jul 4 (1)	ATL		CHC	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
31	84 (7)	Jul 16	ATL		PIT	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	0	1	2	3	0	P
32	89 (4)	Jul 21	ATL	@	STL	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	P
33	94 (4)	Jul 26	ATL		CIN	L,1-7	GS	25	6.2	0	2	0	2	1	P
34	99 (4)	Jul 31	ATL	@	CIN	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	104 (4)	Aug 5	ATL	@	CHC	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	P
36	109 (4)	Aug 11	ATL		HOU	W,6-5	GS	37	9.1	2	2	0	4	0	P
37	114 (4)	Aug 15	ATL		SFG	L,1-4	GS	22	5.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
38	118 (3)	Aug 20	ATL	@	LAD	L,1-6	GS	23	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
39	123 (4)	Aug 25	ATL	@	SFG	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
40	127 (3)	Aug 27 (2)	ATL	@	SFG	W,4-1	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	129 (1)	Aug 29	ATL		PIT	W,7-3	GS	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	134 (4)	Sep 3	ATL		LAD	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
43	140 (5)	Sep 7	ATL	@	PIT	L,2-4	GS	25	4.2	0	1	0	1	0
44	146 (5)	Sep 14	ATL		NYM	W,5-4	GS	33	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
45	151 (4)	Sep 19	ATL		CIN	L,1-3	CG	33	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	P
46	156 (4)	Sep 24	ATL	@	STL	L,4-5	GS	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							46gm		207.0	10	40	4	54	4