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	21-19 / in Starts: 19-19
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	37 games
Most Games w/o RBI	15 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 96 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	53 (27-20-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 96 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	58 (28-19-10)

Most Driven In
B Benedict	2
L GÃ³mez	1
J Burroughs	1
L Blanks	1

Most Driven In By
C Chambliss	1
J Royster	1

1980 Batting Game Log

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1980 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	611	1	Apr 9	ATL	@	CIN	L,0-9	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	612	4 (2)	Apr 13	ATL	@	CIN	L,0-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.44	-0.072	1.99	-0.06%	-0.62	P
3	613	7 (2)	Apr 17	ATL		CIN	L,1-4	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.51	-0.002	.54	0.00%	-0.10	P
4	614	11 (3)	Apr 22	ATL		SDP	W,3-2	GS-9	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.81	-0.080	1.27	-0.03%	-0.59	P
5	615	15 (3)	Apr 26	ATL		MON	L,3-4	GS-8	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	9	1.42	0.118	1.28	0.06%	1.20	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	616	19 (3)	May 2	ATL	@	PIT	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.167	.167	.250	.417	9	.24	-0.026	.17	-0.01%	-0.95	P
7	617	26 (6)	May 11	ATL		HOU	W,7-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.133	.200	.333	9	.51	-0.037	.36	-0.02%	-0.61	P
8	618	29 (2)	May 16	ATL		NYM	L,3-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.118	.176	.294	9	.67	-0.033	.44	-0.01%	-0.24	P
9	619	33 (3)	May 20	ATL	@	MON	W,1-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.150	.250	9	1.18	-0.094	.57	-0.03%	-0.93	P
10	620	37 (3)	May 25	ATL	@	NYM	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.087	.087	.130	.217	9	1.12	-0.082	.38	-0.02%	-0.50	P
11	621	41 (3)	May 29	ATL	@	LAD	L,0-3	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.080	.080	.120	.200	9	.46	-0.023	.28	-0.01%	-0.18	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	622	45 (3)	Jun 2	ATL	@	SFG	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.103	.103	.138	.241	9	.73	0.030	.38	0.01%	0.17	P
13	623	48 (2)	Jun 6	ATL		LAD	L,0-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.097	.097	.129	.226	9	1.37	-0.066	1.04	-0.03%	-0.49	P
14	624	52 (3)	Jun 10	ATL		STL	W,5-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.088	.088	.118	.206	9	1.13	-0.069	.36	-0.01%	-0.56	P
15	625	55 (2)	Jun 14	ATL	@	CHC	L,5-10	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.086	.086	.114	.200	9	1.46	-0.037	.61	-0.01%	-0.43	P
16	626	60 (4)	Jun 18 (2)	ATL		PIT	W,5-4	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.079	.079	.105	.184	9	.51	-0.039	.17	-0.01%	-0.58	P
17	627	64 (3)	Jun 22	ATL		CHC	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.075	.075	.100	.175	9	.80	-0.039	.21	-0.01%	-0.37	P
18	628	69 (4)	Jun 28 (2)	ATL	@	SDP	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.095	.143	.238	9	1.25	0.041	.29	0.01%	0.41	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
19	629	73 (3)	Jul 2	ATL		HOU	W,14-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.109	.109	.152	.261	9	.31	0.011	.21	0.00%	0.99	P
20	630	77 (3)	Jul 6	ATL		SDP	W,6-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.109	.109	.152	.261	9						P
21	631	78	Jul 10	ATL		CIN	L,6-8	GS-5	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.128	.128	.170	.298	9	1.82	0.068	1.39	0.03%	0.60	P
22	632	83 (4)	Jul 14	ATL	@	HOU	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.120	.120	.160	.280	9	.76	-0.058	.24	-0.01%	-0.60	P
23	633	87 (3)	Jul 18	ATL		PHI	L,2-7	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.115	.154	.269	9	.69	-0.033	.20	-0.01%	-0.30	P
24	634	92 (4)	Jul 22	ATL		MON	W,7-5	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.127	.127	.164	.291	9	1.18	0.091	.32	0.02%	0.33	P
25	635	96 (3)	Jul 26	ATL	@	PHI	L,3-6	GS-7	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.140	.140	.193	.333	9	.39	-0.008	.17	0.00%	0.06	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	636	101 (4)	Aug 1	ATL	@	MON	L,1-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.136	.186	.322	9	.56	-0.028	.11	0.00%	-0.30	P
27	637	105 (3)	Aug 5	ATL		LAD	W,6-4	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.148	.148	.197	.344	9	.35	0.008	.03	0.00%	0.02	P
28	638	110 (4)	Aug 10	ATL		SFG	W,3-1	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.141	.141	.188	.328	9	1.09	-0.092	.08	0.00%	-1.10	P
29	639	115 (4)	Aug 15	ATL	@	SFG	W,8-2	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.138	.152	.185	.336	9	1.29	-0.038	.21	0.00%	-0.29	P
30	640	118 (2)	Aug 19	ATL		CHC	W,5-4	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.138	.152	.185	.336	9						P
31	641	120 (1)	Aug 21	ATL		CHC	W,6-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.134	.147	.179	.326	9	.45	-0.025	.06	0.00%	-0.40	P
32	642	125 (4)	Aug 26	ATL	@	PIT	W,4-2	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.129	.141	.171	.312	9	1.39	-0.111	.21	-0.01%	-1.04	P
33	643	130 (4)	Aug 31	ATL	@	STL	W,6-2	CG	4	4	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.149	.160	.216	.376	9	.51	0.051	.04	0.00%	0.16	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
34	644	135 (4)	Sep 6	ATL		PIT	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.145	.156	.211	.366	9	1.17	-0.058	.36	-0.01%	-0.37	P
35	645	140 (4)	Sep 12	ATL		SDP	W,6-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.139	.150	.203	.353	9	.49	-0.037	.03	0.00%	-0.60	P
36	646	144 (3)	Sep 16	ATL		LAD	W,2-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.146	.198	.344	9	1.28	-0.070	.20	-0.01%	-0.61	P
37	647	149 (4)	Sep 21	ATL	@	SDP	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.143	.193	.336	9	.97	-0.046	.04	0.00%	-0.34	P
38	648	153 (3)	Sep 25	ATL		HOU	L,2-4	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.141	.151	.200	.351	9	1.55	-0.026	.01	0.00%	-0.20	P
39	649	157 (3)	Oct 1	ATL	@	HOU	L,2-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.138	.148	.195	.343	9	1.48	-0.117	.00	0.00%	-1.01	P
40	650	161 (3)	Oct 5	ATL	@	CIN	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.143	.189	.332	9	1.36	-0.101	.00	0.00%	-0.65	P
							21-19		96	90	2	12	5	0	0	5	1	0	19	0	5	0	0	2	0	0	.133	.143	.189	.332		.94	-1.129	.37	-0.18%	-11.00

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