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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1980 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1980 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	ATL	@	CIN	L,0-9	GS	15	2.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
2	4 (2)	Apr 13	ATL	@	CIN	L,0-5	GS	28	5.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	7 (2)	Apr 17	ATL		CIN	L,1-4	GS	30	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	11 (3)	Apr 22	ATL		SDP	W,3-2	GS	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
5	15 (3)	Apr 26	ATL		MON	L,3-4	GS	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	19 (3)	May 2	ATL	@	PIT	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	26 (6)	May 11	ATL		HOU	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
8	29 (2)	May 16	ATL		NYM	L,3-5	GS	33	6.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
9	33 (3)	May 20	ATL	@	MON	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
10	37 (3)	May 25	ATL	@	NYM	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	41 (3)	May 29	ATL	@	LAD	L,0-3	CG	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	45 (3)	Jun 2	ATL	@	SFG	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	0	4	0	4	2	P
13	48 (2)	Jun 6	ATL		LAD	L,0-5	GS	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	52 (3)	Jun 10	ATL		STL	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	55 (2)	Jun 14	ATL	@	CHC	L,5-10	GS	14	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	60 (4)	Jun 18 (2)	ATL		PIT	W,5-4	GS	26	6.1	3	0	0	3	0	P
17	64 (3)	Jun 22	ATL		CHC	L,2-3	GS	31	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
18	69 (4)	Jun 28 (2)	ATL	@	SDP	L,2-3	GS	23	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	73 (3)	Jul 2	ATL		HOU	W,14-0	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	77 (3)	Jul 6	ATL		SDP	W,6-5	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
21	78	Jul 10	ATL		CIN	L,6-8	GS	24	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
22	83 (4)	Jul 14	ATL	@	HOU	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	87 (3)	Jul 18	ATL		PHI	L,2-7	GS	34	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
24	92 (4)	Jul 22	ATL		MON	W,7-5	GS	37	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	96 (3)	Jul 26	ATL	@	PHI	L,3-6	GS	29	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	101 (4)	Aug 1	ATL	@	MON	L,1-4	GS	26	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	105 (3)	Aug 5	ATL		LAD	W,6-4	GS	33	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	110 (4)	Aug 10	ATL		SFG	W,3-1	GS	33	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	115 (4)	Aug 15	ATL	@	SFG	W,8-2	GS	25	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
30	118 (2)	Aug 19	ATL		CHC	W,5-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	120 (1)	Aug 21	ATL		CHC	W,6-4	GS	22	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
32	125 (4)	Aug 26	ATL	@	PIT	W,4-2	GS	25	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	130 (4)	Aug 31	ATL	@	STL	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	1	5	0	6	2	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	135 (4)	Sep 6	ATL		PIT	W,3-2	GS	24	7.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
35	140 (4)	Sep 12	ATL		SDP	W,6-2	GS	33	7.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
36	144 (3)	Sep 16	ATL		LAD	W,2-1	GS	25	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
37	149 (4)	Sep 21	ATL	@	SDP	L,1-3	GS	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	153 (3)	Sep 25	ATL		HOU	L,2-4	GS	29	6.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
39	157 (3)	Oct 1	ATL	@	HOU	L,2-5	GS	31	7.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
40	161 (3)	Oct 5	ATL	@	CIN	L,0-1	CG	28	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
							40gm		275.0	18	40	1	59	6