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.

1977 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1977 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 9	ATL	@	HOU	L,0-2	CG	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	6 (3)	Apr 13	ATL	@	LAD	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	9 (2)	Apr 17	ATL		HOU	W,5-4	GS	30	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
4	13 (3)	Apr 22	ATL		LAD	W,6-5	GS	27	5.1	0	3	0	3	2	P
5	16 (2)	Apr 25	ATL		CIN	L,9-23	GS	9	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	19 (2)	Apr 29	ATL	@	STL	L,2-5	GS	27	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	23 (3)	May 3	ATL		PIT	L,7-8	CG	48	11.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
8	26 (2)	May 7	ATL	@	CHC	L,4-11	GS	24	4.0	0	3	0	3	1	P
9	30 (3)	May 11	ATL	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	34 (3)	May 15	ATL		STL	W,15-12	GS	17	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	35	May 17	ATL		MON	W,9-6	GF	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	37 (1)	May 19	ATL		CHC	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	41 (3)	May 23	ATL	@	SDP	W,6-5	GS	28	6.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
14	45 (3)	May 27	ATL	@	SFG	L,3-4	GS	25	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
15	49 (3)	May 31	ATL	@	CIN	L,3-5	GS	35	7.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	53 (3)	Jun 4	ATL		SFG	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	57 (3)	Jun 9	ATL		PHI	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	61 (3)	Jun 13	ATL		NYM	L,1-7	GS	30	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	65 (3)	Jun 18	ATL	@	PHI	L,5-8	GS	35	8.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
20	68 (2)	Jun 22	ATL	@	NYM	W,4-1	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
21	71 (2)	Jun 26	ATL		SDP	W,8-5	GS	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	75 (3)	Jun 30	ATL		LAD	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	79 (3)	Jul 4	ATL		CIN	W,5-4	GS	38	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
24	82 (2)	Jul 8	ATL	@	SFG	L,2-3	CG	35	8.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	86 (3)	Jul 12	ATL	@	CIN	W,4-3	GS	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
26	90 (3)	Jul 16	ATL		SFG	L,0-4	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
27	92 (1)	Jul 21	ATL	@	CHC	L,3-4	GS	40	11.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	96 (3)	Jul 25	ATL	@	PIT	L,3-6	CG	33	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
29	100 (3)	Jul 29	ATL		PIT	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	1	8	0	9	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	104 (3)	Aug 2	ATL		STL	L,4-6	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	108 (3)	Aug 6	ATL		MON	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	110 (1)	Aug 10 (1)	ATL	@	SDP	L,6-8	GS	33	6.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
33	115 (4)	Aug 14	ATL	@	LAD	L,0-1	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	119 (3)	Aug 19 (1)	ATL	@	MON	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
35	124 (4)	Aug 23	ATL		PHI	L,2-3	GS	36	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
36	128 (3)	Aug 27	ATL		NYM	W,5-4	CG	41	10.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
37	132 (3)	Aug 31	ATL	@	PHI	L,1-6	GS	31	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	136 (3)	Sep 4	ATL	@	NYM	W,7-5	GS	37	7.1	0	1	0	1	1	P
39	140 (3)	Sep 8	ATL		LAD	L,4-5	GS	36	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
40	144 (3)	Sep 12	ATL	@	SFG	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	149 (4)	Sep 17	ATL	@	LAD	L,3-7	GS	29	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
42	152 (2)	Sep 21	ATL	@	HOU	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	156 (3)	Sep 25	ATL		CIN	L,0-4	GS	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
44	160 (3)	Sep 30	ATL	@	CIN	L,1-7	GS	27	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
							44gm		330.1	20	51	0	71	5