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

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Team Record in Appearances: 21-19 / in Starts: 20-18

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 40, Entered with runners on base: 2

1974 Pitching Game Log

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1974 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	359	1	Apr 4	ATL	@	CIN	L,6-7	8-9		99	1.2	4	3	3	1	2	1	0	16.20	9.78	10	2	1	0	1	4		1	1	0	0	0	9	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.09	-0.511	3.39	-0.50%	-3.13	8b 1-- 0 out a4	9b 12- 2 out tie
2	360	3	Apr 7	ATL	@	CIN	W,5-3	CG	W(1-0)	2	9.0	9	3	2	2	6	0	0	4.22	3.14	37	6	14	1	0	9	63			2	1	0	34	2	0	0	0	1	0	1.34	0.229	1.81	0.19%	1.11	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
3	361	7	Apr 11	ATL		LAD	W,6-4	GS-7	W(2-0)	3	7.0	6	4	2	5	3	0	0	3.57	3.43	30	12	4	1	0	6	51			1	2	0	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.49	-0.229	2.07	-0.19%	-0.64	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
4	362	10	Apr 15	ATL		SDP	W,6-0	SHO	W(3-0)	3	9.0	4	0	0	3	13	0	1	2.36	2.62	34	6	7	0	0	4	89			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	1	0	0	.56	0.289	.72	0.22%	4.32	1t start tie	9t 3 out a6
5	363	14	Apr 19	ATL	@	HOU	L,2-8	GS-6	L(3-1)	3	5.2	9	6	6	2	5	1	0	3.62	2.89	28	7	5	1	0	9	30			3	1	0	23	0	1	0	0	2	1	1.08	-0.390	1.76	-0.38%	-3.71	1b start tie	6b --3 2 out d4
6	364	18	Apr 24	ATL		PIT	L,3-5	GS-7	L(3-2)	4	6.1	11	3	3	0	7	2	0	3.72	3.15	30	6	6	1	0	11	46			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	0	0	0	.82	-0.109	.97	-0.08%	-0.53	1t start tie	7t 12- 1 out d1
7	365	22	Apr 28	ATL		CHC	L,3-4	GS-7		3	7.0	6	2	1	1	5	0	1	3.35	2.97	28	12	9	2	2	0	63			0	1	0	26	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.28	0.093	1.45	0.06%	1.36	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
8	366	26	May 4	ATL	@	PIT	L,3-4	GS-6	L(3-3)	5	6.0	6	4	4	5	1	1	0	3.66	3.43	28	6	10	1	0	6	40			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.39	-0.279	1.32	-0.16%	-1.35	1b start tie	6b 3 out d1
9	367	30	May 10	ATL		SFG	L,4-5	GS-9		5	9.0	6	4	4	3	8	1	0	3.71	3.40	34	12	7	0	2	4	64			0	0	0	29	3	0	0	2	1	0	1.41	0.097	1.22	0.05%	0.32	1t start tie	9t 3 out tie
10	368	35	May 14	ATL	@	SDP	W,3-2	GS-7	W(4-3)	3	6.0	5	1	1	4	2	1	0	3.51	3.64	27	6	10	0	0	5	56			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.24	0.038	.74	0.01%	0.66	1b start tie	7b 12- 0 out a2
11	369	39	May 18	ATL	@	LAD	L,0-1	GS-9		3	9.0	2	0	0	2	6	0	0	3.09	3.44	31	12	9	2	1	2	87			1	1	0	29	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.33	0.646	1.82	0.53%	3.98	1b start tie	9b 3 out tie
12	370	43	May 22	ATL	@	SFG	W,6-2	CG	W(5-3)	3	9.0	7	2	2	2	5	0	0	2.98	3.30	35	11	14	0	1	3	68			0	0	0	33	2	0	0	1	0	0	.98	0.119	.95	0.07%	2.36	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a4
13	371	46	May 27	ATL		PHI	W,9-1	CG	W(6-3)	4	9.0	5	1	1	1	7	1	0	2.79	3.25	31	12	6	2	1	5	79			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	1	0	0	.39	0.179	.31	0.09%	3.32	1t start tie	9t 3 out a8
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
14	372	49	Jun 1	ATL	@	MON	L,6-7	GS-8		4	7.2	10	2	2	6	2	0	0	2.75	3.34	36	8	10	0	1	10	47			1	1	0	29	4	0	0	0	1	0	1.48	0.126	1.23	0.06%	1.12	1b start tie	8b 123 2 out a4
15	373	53	Jun 5	ATL	@	PHI	L,2-4	GS-6	L(6-4)	3	6.0	5	4	4	2	6	2	0	2.93	3.48	25	5	7	0	1	5	50			0	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	.75	-0.203	.57	-0.09%	-1.12	1b start tie	6b 3 out d2
16	374	56	Jun 9(1)	ATL		MON	W,3-2	GS-9	W(7-4)	3	8.0	8	2	2	1	6	0	1	2.89	3.37	33	7	10	0	0	8	63			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.32	0.305	1.03	0.14%	2.46	1t start tie	9t 1-- 0 out a2
17	375	63	Jun 17	ATL	@	NYM	W,8-1	CG	W(8-4)	7	9.0	4	1	1	1	2	0	0	2.75	3.30	33	11	15	1	2	4	76			1	0	0	32	3	0	0	0	0	1	.64	0.153	.70	0.10%	3.11	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a7
18	376	67	Jun 22	ATL	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG(8)	L(8-5)	4	8.0	4	3	3	4	7	1	0	2.79	3.34	31	8	8	1	1	4	65			0	0	0	26	0	0	0	1	1	0	.79	-0.017	1.65	-0.02%	0.65	1b start a 1	8b 3 out d1
19	377	73	Jun 27	ATL		CIN	L,3-6	GS-7	L(8-6)	4	7.0	7	6	6	4	5	1	0	3.04	3.41	32	4	12	0	1	7	40			0	0	0	27	2	0	0	0	0	0	.89	-0.385	1.17	-0.30%	-2.64	1t start tie	7t 3 out d3
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
20	378	78	Jul 1	ATL		HOU	L,0-3	GS-4	L(8-7)	3	3.1	10	2	2	1	1	0	0	3.09	3.40	20	5	3	0	0	10	32			0	0	0	18	3	0	0	1	0	0	1.44	-0.140	.82	-0.05%	-1.25	1t start tie	4t 1-3 1 out d2
21	379	83	Jul 5(2)	ATL	@	CHC	L,2-3	GS-7		3	7.0	6	2	2	1	10	0	0	3.07	3.25	28	5	10	1	2	2	66			0	0	0	27	1	1	0	0	0	0	.79	0.074	.23	0.01%	1.32	1b start tie	7b 3 out d1
22	380	87	Jul 9	ATL	@	PIT	L,4-5	GS-6	L(8-8)	3	6.0	7	4	3	0	4	0	0	3.12	3.17	25	7	6	1	0	7	48			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.03	-0.284	.21	-0.04%	-1.35	1b start tie	6b 3 out d2
23	381	92	Jul 14	ATL	@	STL	W,7-0	SHO	W(9-8)	4	9.0	5	0	0	1	2	0	0	2.95	3.13	33	15	11	0	2	4	78			1	0	0	32	0	0	0	1	0	0	.44	0.194	.09	0.02%	4.15	1b start a 2	9b 3 out a7
24	382	97	Jul 19	ATL		PIT	L,0-2	GS-8	L(9-9)	4	8.0	7	1	1	3	5	0	0	2.87	3.10	31	6	10	0	0	7	66			0	1	0	27	0	2	0	2	1	0	1.06	0.272	.15	0.02%	2.84	1t start tie	8t 3 out d1
25	383	101	Jul 27	ATL		LAD	W,10-0	SHO	W(10-9)	7	9.0	4	0	0	2	3	0	0	2.72	3.07	32	17	6	0	1	4	80			0	0	0	30	0	1	0	2	0	1	.52	0.247	.07	0.02%	4.32	1t start tie	9t 3 out a10
26	384	105	Jul 31	ATL		SFG	W,9-0	SHO	W(11-9)	3	9.0	4	0	0	2	5	0	0	2.60	3.03	31	6	14	0	0	4	82			0	0	0	28	1	0	0	0	0	0	.83	0.376	.05	0.01%	4.32	1t start tie	9t 3 out a9
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
27	385	110	Aug 6	ATL	@	SDP	W,5-2	CG	W(12-9)	5	9.0	13	2	2	2	8	1	0	2.57	3.02	42	12	11	2	0	9	59			0	1	0	40	2	0	0	0	0	1	.74	0.282	.01	0.00%	1.94	1b start tie	9b 3 out a3
28	386	114	Aug 10	ATL	@	PHI	W,11-4	GS-6	W(13-9)	3	6.0	7	3	2	1	3	0	0	2.58	3.00	26	5	10	2	2	7	50			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.28	-0.131	.06	0.00%	-0.12	1b start tie	6b 3 out d1
29	387	116	Aug 13	ATL		MON	W,4-3	9-GF	S(1)	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.58	3.00	1	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.76	0.077	.16	0.00%	0.22	9t 1-- 2 out a1	9t end a 1
30	388	118	Aug 16	ATL		PHI	L,3-6	CG	L(13-10)	2	9.0	9	6	3	2	9	0	0	2.60	2.92	38	12	6	3	1	9	58			0	0	0	35	2	1	0	0	0	1	1.48	-0.259	.16	-0.02%	-1.68	1t start tie	9t 3 out d3
31	389	122	Aug 20	ATL		STL	W,8-6	GS-7	W(14-10)	3	6.2	8	6	6	1	3	1	2	2.76	2.98	31	8	9	0	2	8	36			2	0	0	28	1	0	0	0	0	0	.64	-0.108	.07	-0.01%	-2.07	1t start tie	7t 12- 2 out a3
32	390	127	Aug 25	ATL		NYM	L,0-1	GS-8	L(14-11)	4	8.0	5	1	1	1	2	0	0	2.70	2.97	28	11	9	2	1	5	69			0	1	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	.94	0.272	.17	0.03%	2.84	1t start tie	8t 3 out d1
33	391	131	Aug 29	ATL	@	MON	W,7-2	GS-8	W(15-11)	3	7.0	11	2	2	1	2	1	0	2.70	3.00	32	8	10	0	0	11	48			1	0	0	31	2	0	0	1	0	0	.73	0.063	.04	0.00%	0.41	1b start tie	8b 12- 0 out a5
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
34	392	135	Sep 2(1)	ATL		SDP	W,8-2	CG	W(16-11)	3	9.0	4	2	2	4	4	1	0	2.67	3.06	36	9	16	5	0	3	71			0	0	0	32	0	1	0	0	0	0	.49	0.076	.01	0.00%	2.32	1t start tie	9t 3 out a6
35	393	140	Sep 7	ATL		SFG	L,0-6	GS-6	L(16-12)	4	6.0	6	3	2	2	4	0	1	2.68	3.05	24	7	4	0	0	6	52			1	1	1	21	0	0	0	2	0	0	.84	-0.090	.04	0.00%	-0.12	1t start tie	6t 3 out d3
36	394	144	Sep 11	ATL	@	CIN	T,1-1	CG(5)		3	5.0	3	1	1	5	3	0	0	2.66	3.08	21	6	4	1	0	3	55			1	0	0	16	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.28	0.126	.00	0.00%	1.28	1b start tie	5b 3 out tie
37	395	149	Sep 15	ATL	@	SDP	W,3-1	CG	W(17-12)	3	9.0	7	1	1	2	3	1	0	2.61	3.11	35	12	13	0	1	5	70			1	0	0	32	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.15	0.392	.00	0.00%	2.94	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
38	396	153	Sep 20	ATL	@	HOU	W,1-0	SHO	W(18-12)	4	9.0	4	0	0	1	9	0	0	2.52	3.04	32	8	10	2	0	4	87			1	2	0	31	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.59	0.768	.00	0.00%	3.94	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
39	397	157	Sep 24	ATL	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG(10)	L(18-13)	3	9.2	5	2	1	2	7	1	0	2.47	3.04	36	12	10	2	3	5	78			1	0	0	34	2	0	1	1	0	1	1.67	0.009	.00	0.00%	1.86	1b start a 1	10b -23 2 out d1
40	398	160	Sep 28(2)	ATL		HOU	W,6-2	CG	W(19-13)	3	9.0	2	2	2	2	7	1	0	2.45	3.04	31	12	8	1	0	2	80			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	0	0	0	.78	0.277	.00	0.00%	2.32	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
41	399	163	Oct 2	ATL		CIN	W,13-0	SHO	W(20-13)	3	9.0	4	0	0	3	3	0	0	2.38	3.04	33	15	8	0	4	4	79			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	1	0	0	.34	0.166	.00	0.00%	4.32	1t start tie	9t 3 out a13
							21-19		W-L:20-13,Sv:1	3.5	302.1	249	91	80	88	195	19	6	2.38	3.04	1219	1.00		5%	5%	225	62	2	50%	18	13	1	1106	43	7	3	22	8	7	1.02	2.810	.63	-0.18%	46.35

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