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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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-19 / in Starts: 0-0
Longest Hitting Streak	0 games
Longest On Base Streak	0 games
Most Games w/o HR	8 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 11 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	9 (7-0-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 11 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	6 (3-2-1)

1966 Batting Game Log

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1966 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	53	2 (1)	Apr 13	ATL		PIT	L,0-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	54	5 (2)	Apr 17	ATL	@	NYM	L,4-5	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	55	8 (2)	Apr 21	ATL	@	PHI	W,5-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2	.31	-0.008	.57	-0.01%	-0.09	P
4	56	12 (3)	Apr 24 (2)	ATL		NYM	L,3-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	57	18 (5)	Apr 30	ATL		HOU	L,4-5	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.77	-0.049	4.66	-0.08%	-0.22	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	58	20 (1)	May 3	ATL		PHI	W,9-8	9-GF(10)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.89	-0.025	6.50	-0.03%	-0.19	P
7	59	22 (1)	May 5	ATL		PHI	W,4-3	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
8	60	25 (2)	May 8	ATL	@	HOU	L,4-5	7-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.55	-0.013	1.28	-0.02%	-0.20	P
9	61	26	May 9	ATL		CIN	L,4-7	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7						P
10	62	27	May 10 (1)	ATL		CIN	L,2-8	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
11	63	28	May 10 (2)	ATL		CIN	L,0-8	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
12	64	30 (1)	May 12	ATL	@	STL	L,3-4	11-GF(12)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	3						P
13	65	46 (15)	May 30	ATL		LAD	L,6-10	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
14	66	112 (65)	Aug 8	ATL		LAD	W,10-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
15	67	116 (3)	Aug 13 (2)	ATL		PHI	L,4-7	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
16	68	121 (4)	Aug 19	ATL	@	SFG	W,8-5	5-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.00	-0.054	.02	0.00%	-0.67	P
17	69	124 (2)	Aug 22	ATL	@	LAD	L,3-4	8-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
18	70	125	Aug 23	ATL	@	LAD	L,7-8	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
19	71	129 (3)	Aug 28	ATL		NYM	W,8-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
20	72	130	Aug 29	ATL		CHC	L,2-4	9-11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	3.21	-0.012	.01	0.00%	-0.19	P
21	73	131	Aug 30	ATL		CHC	L,3-5	3-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.54	-0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.22	P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
22	74	133 (1)	Sep 1	ATL	@	STL	L,4-7	4-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.96	-0.046	.00	0.00%	-0.27	P
23	75	134	Sep 2 (1)	ATL		HOU	W,6-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.51	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.68	P
24	76	137 (2)	Sep 3 (2)	ATL		HOU	W,6-4	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.11	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.10	P
25	77	139 (1)	Sep 5 (1)	ATL	@	PIT	L,5-13	4-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8						P
26	78	144 (4)	Sep 10	ATL	@	NYM	W,3-2	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
27	79	148 (3)	Sep 15	ATL	@	CHC	L,2-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
28	80	161 (12)	Oct 1 (1)	ATL	@	CIN	L,5-11	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
							9-19		11	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000		1.26	-0.242	1.19	-0.14%	-2.83

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