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.

1968 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1968 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 12	ATL		CIN	W,4-3	GS	30	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
2	7 (3)	Apr 17	ATL		CHC	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
3	12 (4)	Apr 23	ATL	@	CHC	L,4-10	GS	14	3.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
4	16 (3)	Apr 28	ATL		PHI	L,3-4	GS	32	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	21 (4)	May 3	ATL	@	HOU	L,3-5	GS	26	6.0	0	4	1	5	0	P
6	26 (4)	May 8	ATL		PIT	L,3-4	GS	31	7.1	1	4	0	5	1	P
7	31 (4)	May 13	ATL	@	PHI	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	P
8	37 (5)	May 20	ATL		SFG	W,6-5	GS	33	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
9	43 (5)	May 26	ATL		NYM	W,2-1	CG	27	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
10	46 (2)	May 31	ATL	@	PIT	W,5-2	CG	31	9.0	0	3	0	3	1
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	48 (1)	Jun 2 (2)	ATL	@	PIT	W,10-5	GF	0	2.2	1	0	0	1	0
12	51 (2)	Jun 5	ATL	@	CIN	L,0-10	GS	24	4.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	55 (3)	Jun 10	ATL		STL	L,3-4	GS	13	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	58 (2)	Jun 13	ATL		STL	L,1-3	GF	9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	61 (2)	Jun 16	ATL		CHC	W,1-0	GS	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
16	66 (4)	Jun 21	ATL	@	STL	L,3-4	GS	25	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
17	71 (4)	Jun 26	ATL		PHI	L,2-3	GS	27	7.2	1	2	0	3	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	76 (4)	Jul 1	ATL	@	SFG	W,5-1	GS	31	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
19	81 (4)	Jul 6 (1)	ATL		HOU	W,5-0	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
20	84 (2)	Jul 11	ATL		LAD	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	P
21	88 (3)	Jul 15	ATL		SFG	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
22	93 (4)	Jul 20	ATL		PIT	L,1-2	GS	0	8.0	0	2	1	3	0
23	98 (4)	Jul 25	ATL		NYM	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
24	105 (6)	Jul 30 (2)	ATL	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	41	9.2	0	3	1	4	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	110 (4)	Aug 4	ATL		CIN	L,4-6	GS	28	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	115 (4)	Aug 9	ATL		STL	L,0-1	GS	31	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
27	117 (1)	Aug 11	ATL		STL	W,5-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	120 (2)	Aug 14	ATL	@	CIN	L,4-7	GS	25	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
29	125 (4)	Aug 20	ATL	@	CHC	L,5-6	GS	29	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
30	130 (4)	Aug 25	ATL		PHI	L,1-4	GS	20	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	135 (4)	Aug 29	ATL	@	PHI	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	140 (4)	Sep 2 (2)	ATL	@	NYM	T,2-2	CG	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	144 (3)	Sep 7	ATL		HOU	L,3-6	GS	26	7.0	0	2	0	2	0
34	149 (4)	Sep 13	ATL	@	LAD	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
35	154 (4)	Sep 18	ATL	@	HOU	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	159 (4)	Sep 24	ATL		NYM	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
37	163 (3)	Sep 29	ATL		LAD	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
							37gm		256.2	18	59	4	81	4