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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Team Record in Appearances: 20-24 / in Starts: 19-24

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1977 Pitching Game Log

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1977 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	477	2	Apr 9	ATL	@	HOU	L,0-2	CG(8)	L(0-1)	99	8.0	6	2	2	3	10	0	1	2.25	1.74	34	7	7	0	0	6	69			0	0	0	30	1	1	0	0	0	0	.69	0.009	1.04	0.01%	1.55	1b start tie	8b 3 out d2
2	478	6	Apr 13	ATL	@	LAD	L,3-4	CG(8)	L(0-2)	3	8.0	9	4	4	4	4	2	0	3.38	4.11	36	11	8	0	2	9	48			2	1	0	32	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.35	-0.230	2.04	-0.21%	-0.13	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
3	479	9	Apr 17	ATL		HOU	W,5-4	GS-7		3	7.0	7	4	4	5	4	1	0	3.91	4.57	30	7	7	0	0	7	46			1	1	0	25	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.09	-0.148	1.80	-0.15%	-0.16	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
4	480	13	Apr 22	ATL		LAD	W,6-5	GS-6		4	5.1	8	4	3	5	5	0	0	4.13	4.40	27	5	4	1	0	8	38			1	0	0	21	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.58	-0.206	3.27	-0.26%	-1.28	1t start tie	6t 1-- 1 out d1
5	481	16	Apr 25	ATL		CIN	L,9-23	GS-1	L(0-3)	2	0.2	5	6	6	2	1	2	0	5.90	5.39	9	0	1	0	0	5	17			3	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.93	-0.401	1.38	-0.36%	-5.70	1t start tie	1t 1-- 2 out d6
6	482	19	Apr 29	ATL	@	STL	L,2-5	GS-6	L(0-4)	3	6.0	8	5	4	3	3	0	0	5.91	5.02	27	8	5	2	0	8	38			1	2	0	23	2	0	0	0	1	1	.55	-0.291	.55	-0.18%	-2.09	1b start tie	6b 3 out d4
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
7	483	23	May 3	ATL		PIT	L,7-8	CG(11)	L(0-5)	3	11.0	12	8	8	5	9	2	0	6.07	4.98	48	10	12	1	0	12	45			2	2	0	41	2	0	1	0	1	0	1.54	-0.297	.96	-0.11%	-1.97	1t start tie	11t 3 out d1
8	484	26	May 7	ATL	@	CHC	L,4-11	GS-5	L(0-6)	3	4.0	11	8	7	3	0	1	0	6.84	5.24	24	14	5	4	0	2	7			0	1	0	20	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.02	-0.370	.37	-0.08%	-4.68	1b start tie	5b 123 0 out d2
9	485	30	May 11	ATL	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG(8)	L(0-7)	3	8.0	6	2	2	5	5	1	0	6.21	5.20	35	6	13	5	1	6	62			0	1	0	30	1	0	2	0	0	0	1.05	0.138	.28	0.02%	1.99	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
10	486	34	May 15	ATL		STL	W,15-12	GS-4		3	3.0	6	6	6	2	1	0	0	6.79	5.15	17	5	3	0	0	6	22			0	0	0	15	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.10	-0.328	.17	-0.03%	-3.71	1t start tie	4t 1-3 0 out d3
11	487	35	May 17	ATL		MON	W,9-6	9-GF	W(1-7)	1	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	6.71	5.14	4	0	1	0	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.25	-0.228	.42	-0.03%	-0.28	9t -2- 1 out tie	9t end d 1
12	488	37	May 19	ATL		CHC	W,6-0	SHO	W(2-7)	1	9.0	3	0	0	2	5	0	0	5.86	4.78	30	10	13	4	1	0	84			0	0	0	28	0	0	0	2	0	0	.85	0.440	.18	0.05%	4.93	1t start tie	9t 3 out a6
13	489	41	May 23	ATL	@	SDP	W,6-5	GS-7		3	6.1	8	5	5	2	8	1	0	5.96	4.65	28	7	3	0	0	8	43			0	1	0	26	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.56	-0.505	.29	-0.06%	-3.08	1b start tie	7b 1-3 1 out d1
14	490	45	May 27	ATL	@	SFG	L,3-4	GS-6		3	6.0	4	3	3	3	3	0	0	5.86	4.55	25	7	8	0	0	4	52			0	0	0	21	1	1	1	0	1	0	.74	-0.073	.13	-0.01%	-0.09	1b start tie	6b 3 out d3
15	491	49	May 31	ATL	@	CIN	L,3-5	GS-8	L(2-8)	3	7.2	8	5	5	5	3	1	0	5.86	4.64	35	7	13	1	3	7	41			2	0	0	29	2	0	1	1	1	0	1.94	-0.449	.27	-0.04%	-1.45	1b start tie	8b 12- 2 out d2
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
16	492	53	Jun 4	ATL		SFG	W,7-1	CG	W(3-8)	3	9.0	6	1	1	3	9	1	0	5.42	4.50	34	5	11	0	0	6	77			0	1	0	31	1	0	0	1	0	0	.56	0.197	.09	0.02%	3.93	1t start tie	9t 3 out a6
17	493	57	Jun 9	ATL		PHI	W,3-0	SHO	W(4-8)	4	9.0	4	0	0	1	13	0	0	4.97	4.15	32	6	8	1	0	4	91			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	.96	0.478	.06	0.02%	4.93	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
18	494	61	Jun 13	ATL		NYM	L,1-7	GS-7	L(4-9)	3	7.0	6	3	2	4	2	0	0	4.82	4.13	30	12	7	1	0	5	53			2	0	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	.86	-0.002	.08	0.00%	0.84	1t start tie	7t 3 out d2
19	495	65	Jun 18	ATL	@	PHI	L,5-8	GS-9		4	8.1	5	5	4	5	9	0	0	4.79	4.01	35	8	8	0	0	5	59			2	1	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	.98	0.075	.03	0.00%	1.03	1b start tie	9b 123 1 out a3
20	496	68	Jun 22	ATL	@	NYM	W,4-1	CG	W(5-9)	3	9.0	11	1	1	4	5	0	1	4.53	3.96	40	11	8	0	1	11	62			0	1	0	34	1	0	0	2	1	0	1.39	0.416	.02	0.00%	3.14	1b start tie	9b 3 out a3
21	497	71	Jun 26	ATL		SDP	W,8-5	GS-9	W(6-9)	3	8.0	8	4	4	3	11	0	0	4.53	3.80	34	4	8	0	0	8	58			0	0	0	31	2	0	0	1	0	0	.55	0.270	.01	0.00%	1.37	1t start tie	9t 12- 0 out a6
22	498	75	Jun 30	ATL		LAD	W,5-4	CG	W(7-9)	3	9.0	9	4	4	5	4	2	0	4.50	3.96	38	7	13	3	0	9	52			1	1	0	33	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.47	-0.243	.02	0.00%	0.93	1t start tie	9t 3 out d1
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
23	499	79	Jul 4	ATL		CIN	W,5-4	GS-8	W(8-9)	3	8.0	7	3	3	9	6	1	1	4.44	4.09	38	9	6	0	2	7	53			2	2	0	27	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.39	0.002	.00	0.00%	1.39	1t start tie	8t 3 out d1
24	500	82	Jul 8	ATL	@	SFG	L,2-3	CG	L(8-10)	3	8.1	6	3	3	3	7	0	0	4.38	4.00	35	11	8	0	0	6	63			4	1	0	32	1	0	1	0	0	2	1.54	-0.108	.00	0.00%	-0.03	1b start tie	9b -23 1 out d1
25	501	86	Jul 12	ATL	@	CIN	W,4-3	GS-8	W(9-10)	3	8.0	5	3	3	5	4	2	0	4.34	4.13	33	9	10	2	2	5	59			0	1	0	27	1	0	0	1	1	1	1.37	-0.042	.00	0.00%	0.99	1b start tie	8b 3 out tie
26	502	90	Jul 16	ATL		SFG	L,0-4	CG	L(9-11)	3	9.0	9	4	4	8	6	0	0	4.32	4.12	41	12	6	1	0	9	51			2	1	0	33	2	0	1	1	0	0	.80	0.042	.00	0.00%	0.93	1t start tie	9t 3 out d4
27	503	92	Jul 21	ATL	@	CHC	L,3-4	GS-11		4	11.0	7	3	3	2	8	0	0	4.21	3.99	40	12	17	8	4	1	77			0	1	1	38	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.41	0.612	.00	0.00%	2.97	1b start a 1	11b 3 out tie
28	504	96	Jul 25	ATL	@	PIT	L,3-6	CG(8)	L(9-12)	3	8.0	7	6	6	1	2	1	1	4.31	4.02	33	13	9	0	0	7	45			0	0	0	30	1	2	0	0	0	0	1.35	-0.402	.00	0.00%	-2.01	1b start tie	8b 3 out d3
29	505	100	Jul 29	ATL		PIT	W,5-3	CG	W(10-12)	3	9.0	8	3	3	3	7	0	1	4.26	3.96	36	12	5	0	0	8	63			1	1	3	31	3	1	0	1	0	0	1.08	0.291	.00	0.00%	1.93	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
30	506	104	Aug 2	ATL		STL	L,4-6	CG	L(10-13)	3	9.0	7	6	3	4	5	0	0	4.21	3.91	37	15	6	1	0	7	56			0	2	0	31	1	0	1	1	1	1	1.48	-0.242	.00	0.00%	-1.07	1t start tie	9t 3 out d3
31	507	108	Aug 6	ATL		MON	W,3-1	CG	W(11-13)	3	9.0	7	1	1	4	11	0	0	4.08	3.82	37	7	8	0	0	7	76			0	1	0	33	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.18	0.525	.00	0.00%	3.93	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
32	508	110	Aug 10(1)	ATL	@	SDP	L,6-8	GS-7	L(11-14)	3	6.2	12	8	7	1	7	0	0	4.23	3.75	33	9	4	0	0	12	26			1	0	0	30	2	0	0	1	0	1	.75	-0.359	.00	0.00%	-4.25	1b start tie	7b -2- 2 out d4
33	509	115	Aug 14	ATL	@	LAD	L,0-1	CG(8)	L(11-15)	3	8.0	6	1	1	3	7	0	2	4.13	3.72	34	10	6	0	1	6	70			1	1	0	29	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.05	0.230	.00	0.00%	2.87	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
34	510	119	Aug 19(1)	ATL	@	MON	W,5-3	CG	W(12-15)	4	9.0	6	3	3	5	6	0	0	4.09	3.70	37	9	11	0	1	6	64			0	0	0	31	3	0	0	1	0	0	1.53	0.152	.00	0.00%	1.22	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
35	511	124	Aug 23	ATL		PHI	L,2-3	GS-8	L(12-16)	3	8.0	6	3	3	7	13	1	0	4.07	3.70	36	6	4	0	0	6	64			6	1	0	29	0	0	1	0	0	0	.88	0.032	.00	0.00%	1.39	1t start tie	8t 3 out d2
36	512	128	Aug 27	ATL		NYM	W,5-4	CG(10)	W(13-16)	3	10.0	7	4	4	6	9	2	0	4.05	3.76	41	12	7	1	0	7	65			0	1	0	35	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.39	0.302	.00	0.00%	1.48	1t start tie	10t 3 out tie
37	513	132	Aug 31	ATL	@	PHI	L,1-6	GS-6	L(13-17)	3	6.0	7	6	0	8	6	0	0	3.96	3.78	31	4	5	0	0	7	44			2	2	0	21	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.17	-0.288	.00	0.00%	-2.92	1b start tie	6b 3 out d5
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
38	514	136	Sep 4	ATL	@	NYM	W,7-5	GS-8	W(14-17)	3	7.1	11	5	4	4	5	0	1	3.99	3.77	37	5	11	2	2	11	39			2	0	0	31	0	0	0	2	1	1	1.56	-0.188	.00	0.00%	-2.47	1b start a 4	8b 1-3 1 out a2
39	515	140	Sep 8	ATL		LAD	L,4-5	GS-8		3	8.0	8	4	3	4	7	2	0	3.97	3.82	36	15	2	0	0	8	55			1	0	0	32	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.25	-0.163	.00	0.00%	0.39	1t start tie	8t 3 out d1
40	516	144	Sep 12	ATL	@	SFG	W,3-1	CG	W(15-17)	3	9.0	6	1	0	2	6	0	0	3.85	3.77	35	2	19	0	0	6	77			1	1	0	33	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.09	0.469	.00	0.00%	3.36	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
41	517	149	Sep 17	ATL	@	LAD	L,3-7	GS-6	L(15-18)	4	6.0	7	7	7	4	5	1	0	3.98	3.80	29	9	4	0	1	7	31			1	0	0	25	1	0	1	0	0	0	.76	-0.433	.00	0.00%	-4.09	1b start tie	6b 3 out d4
42	518	152	Sep 21	ATL	@	HOU	W,5-3	CG	W(16-18)	3	9.0	8	3	3	2	10	0	0	3.95	3.73	37	8	10	0	0	7	67			5	0	0	35	1	1	0	0	0	1	1.32	0.216	.00	0.00%	1.00	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a2
43	519	156	Sep 25	ATL		CIN	L,0-4	GS-8	L(16-19)	3	8.0	8	3	3	3	3	1	0	3.94	3.75	33	14	6	1	1	7	54			1	2	0	30	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.21	0.076	.00	0.00%	1.39	1t start tie	8t 3 out d3
44	520	160	Sep 30	ATL	@	CIN	L,1-7	GS-6	L(16-20)	4	6.0	9	6	6	1	7	1	0	4.03	3.74	27	7	4	0	1	8	36			0	1	0	26	2	1	0	0	0	0	.59	-0.273	.00	0.00%	-3.01	1b start tie	6b 3 out d5
							20-24		W-L:16-20	3.0	330.1	315	166	148	164	262	26	8	4.03	3.74	1428	1.10		6%	3%	292	53	1	100%	47	32	4	1236	44	9	12	26	8	10	1.16	-1.297	.27	-1.37%	5.45

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