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	23-15 / in Starts: 23-13
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	27 games
Most Games w/o RBI	19 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 108 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	73 (37-25-11)
Avg. MLBer w/ 108 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	64 (33-20-10)

Most Driven In
B Didier	1
E Williams	1
M Lum	1
Self	1
M Perez	0
D Baker	0

Most Driven In By
R Garr	2
R Carty	2
F MillÃ¡n	1
Self	1
D Baker	1

1972 Batting Game Log

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1972 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	280	1	Apr 15	ATL	@	SDP	L,5-6	GS-6	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.04	-0.101	3.35	-0.10%	-0.74	P
2	281	6 (4)	Apr 19	ATL		LAD	L,0-4	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.40	-0.045	1.70	-0.03%	-0.34	P
3	282	11 (4)	Apr 25	ATL		STL	W,9-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.14	-0.014	.12	-0.01%	-0.82	P
4	283	15 (3)	Apr 30	ATL	@	PIT	W,6-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	.44	-0.005	.47	0.00%	-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
5	284	19 (3)	May 5	ATL	@	STL	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	9	.86	-0.096	.84	-0.06%	-1.42	P
6	285	21 (1)	May 7	ATL	@	STL	L,4-5	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	9						P
7	286	23 (1)	May 10	ATL		PIT	W,8-4	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.111	.111	.167	.278	9	.50	-0.010	.45	-0.01%	0.20	P
8	287	25 (1)	May 14	ATL		CHC	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.095	.143	.238	9	1.07	-0.084	.85	-0.04%	-0.59	P
9	288	29 (3)	May 19	ATL	@	SFG	L,6-7	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.125	.208	9	.39	-0.030	.21	-0.01%	-0.75	P
10	289	33 (3)	May 23	ATL	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.286	.429	9	1.39	0.081	.96	0.03%	0.32	P
11	290	36 (2)	May 27	ATL		SFG	L,9-11	GS-4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.172	.310	.483	9	.45	0.014	.34	0.01%	0.12	P
Jun		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
12	291	41 (4)	Jun 2	ATL	@	NYM	W,6-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.303	.485	9	.64	0.020	.50	0.01%	-0.72	P
13	292	45 (3)	Jun 7	ATL	@	MON	L,2-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.171	.171	.286	.457	9	1.23	-0.100	1.07	-0.05%	-0.85	P
14	293	50 (4)	Jun 12	ATL		NYM	W,8-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.162	.162	.270	.432	9	.99	-0.052	.70	-0.02%	-0.37	P
15	294	55 (4)	Jun 17	ATL		MON	W,3-2	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.256	.410	9	1.70	-0.100	1.09	-0.04%	-0.70	P
16	295	58 (2)	Jun 23	ATL	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.190	.268	.459	9	1.30	0.017	.89	0.01%	0.27	P
17	296	63 (4)	Jun 27	ATL	@	SFG	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.200	.273	.473	9	1.27	-0.027	.58	-0.01%	-0.05	P
Jul		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
18	297	68 (4)	Jul 1	ATL	@	HOU	L,2-4	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.178	.196	.267	.462	9	1.42	-0.055	.81	-0.02%	-0.46	P
19	298	74 (5)	Jul 5 (2)	ATL		CHC	W,3-2	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.204	.220	.286	.506	9	.62	-0.080	.16	-0.01%	-1.44	P
20	299	78 (3)	Jul 8	ATL		PIT	L,3-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.204	.220	.286	.506	8						P
21	300	80 (1)	Jul 11	ATL	@	STL	W,5-4	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.231	.294	.525	9	.82	0.009	.26	0.00%	0.12	P
22	301	84 (3)	Jul 15	ATL	@	CHC	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.232	.278	.510	9	1.01	-0.077	.14	-0.01%	-0.74	P
23	302	88 (3)	Jul 19	ATL	@	PIT	L,3-8	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.224	.268	.492	9	1.03	-0.058	.12	0.00%	-0.46	P
24	303	92 (3)	Jul 23	ATL		STL	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.233	.276	.509	9	.73	0.004	.04	0.00%	0.03	P
25	304	94 (1)	Jul 29	ATL		SFG	L,2-5	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.238	.279	.517	9	1.02	-0.016	.11	0.00%	-0.29	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
26	305	100 (5)	Aug 2	ATL		SDP	L,0-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.231	.270	.501	9	.79	-0.038	.08	0.00%	-0.30	P
27	306	105 (4)	Aug 6	ATL	@	CIN	W,4-3	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.217	.254	.471	9	.94	-0.095	.02	0.00%	-0.60	P
28	307	110 (4)	Aug 11	ATL		CIN	W,7-5	GS-6	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.229	.265	.493	9	1.11	0.003	.01	0.00%	0.06	P
29	308	115 (4)	Aug 16	ATL	@	NYM	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.219	.254	.473	9	.78	-0.057	.00	0.00%	-0.37	P
30	309	120 (4)	Aug 21	ATL	@	PHI	W,2-1	CG(11)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.187	.208	.240	.448	9	1.59	-0.152	.00	0.00%	-0.98	P
31	310	124 (3)	Aug 26	ATL		NYM	W,7-6	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.213	.244	.456	9	.88	0.094	.00	0.00%	0.27	P
32	311	127 (2)	Aug 30	ATL		MON	L,2-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.205	.235	.439	9	2.08	-0.138	.00	0.00%	-0.76	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
33	312	133 (5)	Sep 4	ATL	@	HOU	W,6-5	GS-7	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.214	.244	.458	9	1.95	0.067	.00	0.00%	0.40	P
34	313	138 (4)	Sep 10 (2)	ATL	@	SDP	W,4-1	CG	4	2	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.214	.239	.262	.501	9	.45	0.028	.00	0.00%	0.82	P
35	314	142 (3)	Sep 16 (2)	ATL		SFG	W,5-2	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.233	.256	.489	9	.69	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-0.99	P
36	315	146 (3)	Sep 22	ATL		SDP	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.202	.226	.247	.473	9	.96	-0.076	.00	0.00%	-1.10	P
37	316	150 (3)	Sep 27	ATL	@	CIN	W,8-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.219	.239	.458	9	1.46	-0.126	.00	0.00%	-1.23	P
38	317	154 (3)	Oct 3	ATL		LAD	L,5-6	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.216	.237	.453	9	1.62	-0.095	.00	0.00%	-0.98	P
							23-15		108	93	7	18	1	0	1	4	1	0	22	2	11	1	1	2	0	0	.194	.216	.237	.453		1.01	-1.433	.39	-0.36%	-15.66

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