Phil Niekro

Q: When was Phil Niekro born?

Phil Niekro was born on April 1, 1939.

Q: Where was Phil Niekro born?

Phil Niekro was born in Blaine, OH .

Q: How tall was Phil Niekro?

Phil Niekro was 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Phil Niekro weigh when playing?

Phil Niekro weighed 180 lbs (81 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Phil Niekro in the Hall of Fame?

Phil Niekro was elected into the Hall of Fame in 1997.

Q: How many strikeouts did Phil Niekro have?

Phil Niekro had 3,342 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Phil Niekro played for?

Phil Niekro played for 5 teams; the Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians and Toronto Blue Jays.

Q: How many World Series has Phil Niekro won?

Phil Niekro never won a World Series.

Q: When did Phil Niekro retire?

Phil Niekro last played in 1987.

Q: What are Phil Niekro's nicknames?

Knucksie is a nickname for 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

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1959	20	MLN-min	D-,D	9	2	.818	4.86	33	2	5	0	0		87.0	82	58	47	6	53		64	2	0	5				1.552	8.5	0.6	5.5	6.6	1.21	MCK,WVL NESL,NYPL
1960	21	MLN-min	A,AAA	7	4	.636	2.86	44	3		0	0		94.1	77	41	30	2	61	9	52	3	0	14				1.463	7.3	0.2	5.8	5.0	0.85	JCK,LOU SALL,AA
1961	22	MLN-min	AA	4	4	.500	2.95	51	1		0	0		110.0	100	45	36	6	53	10	84	1	1	9				1.391	8.2	0.5	4.3	6.9	1.58	AUS TL
1962	23	MLN-min	AAA	9	6	.600	3.86	49	1		1	0		98.0	111	50	42	5	41	5	48	4	0	3				1.551	10.2	0.5	3.8	4.4	1.17	LOU AA
1963			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1964	25	MLN-min	AAA	11	5	.688	3.45	29	21		13	1		172.0	172	79	66	19	45	3	119	3	0	7				1.262	9.0	1.0	2.4	6.2	2.64	DEN PCL
1964	25	MLN	NL	0	0		4.80	10	0	2	0	0	0	15.0	15	10	8	1	7	0	8	1	0	1	66	76	4.01	1.467	9.0	0.6	4.2	4.8	1.14
1965	26	MLN	NL	2	3	.400	2.89	41	1	21	0	0	6	74.2	73	32	24	5	26	3	49	3	0	9	324	122	3.24	1.326	8.8	0.6	3.1	5.9	1.88
1966	27	ATL-min	AAA	3	4	.429	3.67	17	4		2	0		54.0	43	27	22	5	16	4	36	1	0	2				1.093	7.2	0.8	2.7	6.0	2.25	RMD IL
1966	27	ATL	NL	4	3	.571	4.11	28	0	10	0	0	2	50.1	48	32	23	4	23	5	17	2	0	3	224	90	4.40	1.411	8.6	0.7	4.1	3.0	0.74
1967	28	ATL	NL	11	9	.550	*1.87*	46	20	20	10	1	9	207.0	164	64	43	9	55	3	129	7	1	19	827	*179*	2.76	1.058	7.1	0.4	2.4	5.6	2.35
1968	29	ATL	NL	14	12	.538	2.59	37	34	3	15	5	2	256.2	228	83	74	16	45	3	140	5	3	16	1019	116	2.69	1.064	8.0	0.6	1.6	4.9	3.11
1969	30	ATL	NL	23	13	.639	2.56	40	35	4	21	4	1	284.1	235	93	81	21	57	7	193	5	0	15	1143	142	2.77	1.027	7.4	0.7	1.8	6.1	3.39	AS,CYA-2,MVP-9
1970	31	ATL	NL	12	18	.400	4.27	34	32	1	10	3	0	229.2	222	124	109	40	68	2	168	6	2	6	980	100	4.41	1.263	8.7	1.6	2.7	6.6	2.47
1971	32	ATL	NL	15	14	.517	2.98	42	36	4	18	4	2	268.2	248	112	89	27	70	6	173	3	1	8	1101	125	3.28	1.184	8.3	0.9	2.3	5.8	2.47
1972	33	ATL	NL	16	12	.571	3.06	38	36	1	17	1	0	282.1	254	112	96	22	53	3	164	5	3	10	1150	123	2.87	1.087	8.1	0.7	1.7	5.2	3.09
1973	34	ATL	NL	13	10	.565	3.31	42	30	7	9	1	4	245.0	214	103	90	21	89	4	131	5	0	11	1023	120	3.76	1.237	7.9	0.8	3.3	4.8	1.47
1974	35	ATL	NL	20	13	.606	2.38	41	39	1	18	6	1	302.1	249	91	80	19	88	3	195	6	4	6	1219	159	3.04	1.115	7.4	0.6	2.6	5.8	2.22	CYA-3
1975	36	ATL	NL	15	15	.500	3.20	39	37	2	13	1	0	275.2	285	115	98	29	72	3	144	11	2	15	1160	118	3.81	1.295	9.3	0.9	2.4	4.7	2.00	AS
1976	37	ATL	NL	17	11	.607	3.29	38	37	1	10	2	0	270.2	249	116	99	18	101	7	173	8	4	14	1157	115	3.43	1.293	8.3	0.6	3.4	5.8	1.71
1977	38	ATL	NL	16	20	.444	4.03	44	43	1	20	2	0	*330.1*	*315*	166	*148*	26	164	12	262	8	3	17	*1428*	111	3.74	1.450	8.6	0.7	4.5	7.1	1.60
1978	39	ATL	NL	19	18	.514	2.88	44	42	1	22	4	1	*334.1*	*295*	129	107	16	102	5	248	13	3	11	*1389*	142	2.76	1.187	7.9	0.4	2.7	6.7	2.43	AS,CYA-6,MVP-17,GG
1979	40	ATL	NL	21	20	.512	3.39	44	44	0	23	1	0	*342.0*	*311*	160	129	41	113	8	208	11	4	18	*1436*	119	4.16	1.240	8.2	1.1	3.0	5.5	1.84	CYA-6,MVP-20,GG
1980	41	ATL	NL	15	18	.455	3.63	40	38	2	11	3	1	275.0	256	119	111	30	85	3	176	3	1	9	1137	102	3.85	1.240	8.4	1.0	2.8	5.8	2.07	GG
1981	42	ATL	NL	7	7	.500	3.10	22	22	0	3	3	0	139.1	120	56	48	6	56	2	62	1	0	2	578	116	3.50	1.263	7.8	0.4	3.6	4.0	1.11
1982	43	ATL	NL	17	4	*.810*	3.61	35	35	0	4	2	0	234.1	225	106	94	23	73	1	144	3	1	4	969	104	3.74	1.272	8.6	0.9	2.8	5.5	1.97	AS,CYA-5,GG
1983	44	ATL	NL	11	10	.524	3.97	34	33	0	2	0	0	201.2	212	94	89	18	105	3	128	2	3	6	888	98	4.24	1.572	9.5	0.8	4.7	5.7	1.22	GG
1984	45	NYY	AL	16	8	.667	3.09	32	31	1	5	1	0	215.2	219	85	74	15	76	0	136	3	0	2	916	123	3.51	1.368	9.1	0.6	3.2	5.7	1.79	AS
1985	46	NYY	AL	16	12	.571	4.09	33	33	0	7	1	0	220.0	203	110	100	29	*120*	1	149	2	2	5	955	99	4.71	1.468	8.3	1.2	4.9	6.1	1.24
1986	47	CLE	AL	11	11	.500	4.32	34	32	1	5	0	0	210.1	241	126	101	24	95	1	81	6	2	9	951	96	4.92	1.597	10.3	1.0	4.1	3.5	0.85
1987	48	TOT	MLB	7	13	.350	6.30	26	26	0	2	0	0	138.2	163	99	97	22	66	1	64	4	3	10	637	72	5.52	1.651	10.6	1.4	4.3	4.2	0.97
1987	48	TOT	AL	7	13	.350	6.10	25	25	0	2	0	0	135.2	157	94	92	22	60	1	64	4	3	10	617	74	5.45	1.600	10.4	1.5	4.0	4.2	1.07
1987	48	CLE	AL	7	11	.389	5.89	22	22	0	2	0	0	123.2	142	83	81	18	53	1	57	4	2	9	561	77	5.22	1.577	10.3	1.3	3.9	4.1	1.08
1987	48	TOR	AL	0	2	.000	8.25	3	3	0	0	0	0	12.0	15	11	11	4	7	0	7	0	1	1	56	56	7.79	1.833	11.3	3.0	5.3	5.3	1.00
1987	48	ATL	NL	0	0		15.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.0	6	5	5	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	20	32	8.87	4.000	18.0	0.0	18.0	0.0	0.00
24 Yrs				318	274	.537	3.35	864	716	83	245	45	29	5404.0	5044	2337	2012	482	1809	86	3342	123	42	226	22677	115	3.62	1.268	8.4	0.8	3.0	5.6	1.85
162 Game Avg.				14	12	.537	3.35	37	31	4	11	2	1	233	217	101	87	21	78	4	144	5	2	10	976	115	3.62	1.268	8.4	0.8	3.0	5.6	1.85
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
ATL (21 yrs)				268	230	.538	3.20	740	595	81	226	43	29	4622.1	4224	1922	1645	392	1458	83	2912	108	35	200	19238	119	3.46	1.229	8.2	0.8	2.8	5.7	2.00
CLE (2 yrs)				18	22	.450	4.90	56	54	1	7	0	0	334.0	383	209	182	42	148	2	138	10	4	18	1512	88	5.04	1.590	10.3	1.1	4.0	3.7	0.93
NYY (2 yrs)				32	20	.615	3.59	65	64	1	12	2	0	435.2	422	195	174	44	196	1	285	5	2	7	1871	109	4.11	1.419	8.7	0.9	4.0	5.9	1.45
TOR (1 yr)				0	2	.000	8.25	3	3	0	0	0	0	12.0	15	11	11	4	7	0	7	0	1	1	56	56	7.79	1.833	11.3	3.0	5.3	5.3	1.00

NL (21 yrs)				268	230	.538	3.20	740	595	81	226	43	29	4622.1	4224	1922	1645	392	1458	83	2912	108	35	200	19238	119	3.46	1.229	8.2	0.8	2.8	5.7	2.00
AL (4 yrs)				50	44	.532	4.23	124	121	2	19	2	0	781.2	820	415	367	90	351	3	430	15	7	26	3439	97	4.56	1.498	9.4	1.0	4.0	5.0	1.23

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Phil Niekro born?

Phil Niekro was born on April 1, 1939.

Where was Phil Niekro born?

Phil Niekro was born in Blaine, OH.

How tall was Phil Niekro?

Phil Niekro was 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did Phil Niekro weigh when playing?

Phil Niekro weighed 180 lbs (81 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Phil Niekro play?

Phil Niekro played 24 seasons.

Is Phil Niekro in the Hall of Fame?

Phil Niekro was elected into the Hall of Fame in 1997.

What position did Phil Niekro play?

Phil Niekro was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Phil Niekro have?

Phil Niekro had 3,342 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Phil Niekro played for?

Phil Niekro played for 5 teams; the Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians and Toronto Blue Jays.

How many World Series has Phil Niekro won?

Phil Niekro never won a World Series.

When did Phil Niekro retire?

Phil Niekro last played in 1987.

What are Phil Niekro's nicknames?

Knucksie is a nickname for Phil Niekro.

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