Phil Niekro
- Birth DateApril 1, 1939
- BirthplaceBlaine, OH
- Hall of FameInducted in 1997
- Experience24 years
- CollegeNone
- PositionStarting Pitcher
Career
| ERA | W-L | SO |
|---|---|---|
| 3.35 | 318-274 | 3342 |
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Phil Niekro Stats
| PITCHING STATISTICS | ||||||||||||||||||||
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | GS | CG | SHO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | W | L | SV | HLD | BLSV | WAR | WHIP | ERA |
| 1964 |
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -0.1 | 1.47 | 4.80 |
| 1965 |
| 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 74.2 | 73 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 26 | 49 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -- | -- | 0.4 | 1.33 | 2.89 |
| 1966 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.1 | 48 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | -- | -- | -0.7 | 1.41 | 4.11 | |
| 1967 | 46 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 207.0 | 164 | 0 | 43 | 9 | 55 | 129 | 11 | 9 | 9 | -- | -- | 4.7 | 1.06 | 1.87 | |
| 1968 | 37 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 257.0 | 228 | 0 | 74 | 16 | 45 | 140 | 14 | 12 | 2 | -- | -- | 3.9 | 1.06 | 2.59 | |
| 1969 | 40 | 35 | 21 | 4 | 284.1 | 235 | 0 | 81 | 21 | 57 | 193 | 23 | 13 | 1 | -- | -- | 5.9 | 1.03 | 2.56 | |
| 1970 | 34 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 229.2 | 222 | 0 | 109 | 40 | 68 | 168 | 12 | 18 | 0 | -- | -- | 1.8 | 1.26 | 4.27 | |
| 1971 | 42 | 36 | 18 | 4 | 268.2 | 248 | 0 | 89 | 27 | 70 | 173 | 15 | 14 | 2 | -- | -- | 4.6 | 1.18 | 2.98 | |
| 1972 | 38 | 36 | 17 | 1 | 282.1 | 254 | 0 | 96 | 22 | 53 | 164 | 16 | 12 | 0 | -- | -- | 5.1 | 1.09 | 3.06 | |
| 1973 | 42 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 245.0 | 214 | 0 | 90 | 21 | 89 | 131 | 13 | 10 | 4 | -- | -- | 4.1 | 1.24 | 3.31 | |
| 1974 | 41 | 39 | 18 | 6 | 302.1 | 249 | 0 | 80 | 19 | 88 | 195 | 20 | 13 | 1 | -- | -- | 7.5 | 1.11 | 2.38 | |
| 1975 | 39 | 37 | 13 | 1 | 275.2 | 285 | 0 | 98 | 29 | 72 | 144 | 15 | 15 | 0 | -- | -- | 6.5 | 1.30 | 3.20 | |
| 1976 | 38 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 270.2 | 249 | 0 | 99 | 18 | 101 | 173 | 17 | 11 | 0 | -- | -- | 6.4 | 1.29 | 3.29 | |
| 1977 | 44 | 43 | 20 | 2 | 330.1 | 315 | 0 | 148 | 26 | 164 | 262 | 16 | 20 | 0 | -- | -- | 8.6 | 1.45 | 4.03 | |
| 1978 | 44 | 42 | 22 | 4 | 334.1 | 295 | 0 | 107 | 16 | 102 | 248 | 19 | 18 | 1 | -- | -- | 9.6 | 1.19 | 2.88 | |
| 1979 | 44 | 44 | 23 | 1 | 342.0 | 311 | 0 | 129 | 41 | 113 | 208 | 21 | 20 | 0 | -- | -- | 7.0 | 1.24 | 3.39 | |
| 1980 | 40 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 275.0 | 256 | 0 | 111 | 30 | 85 | 176 | 15 | 18 | 1 | -- | -- | 3.1 | 1.24 | 3.63 | |
| 1981 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 139.1 | 120 | 0 | 48 | 6 | 56 | 62 | 7 | 7 | 0 | -- | -- | 1.6 | 1.26 | 3.10 | |
| 1982 | 35 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 234.1 | 225 | 0 | 94 | 23 | 73 | 144 | 17 | 4 | 0 | -- | -- | 2.8 | 1.27 | 3.61 | |
| 1983 | 34 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 201.2 | 212 | 0 | 89 | 18 | 105 | 128 | 11 | 10 | 0 | -- | -- | 2.5 | 1.57 | 3.97 | |
| 1984 | 32 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 215.2 | 219 | 0 | 74 | 15 | 76 | 136 | 16 | 8 | 0 | -- | -- | 4.4 | 1.37 | 3.09 | |
| 1985 | 33 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 220.0 | 203 | 0 | 100 | 29 | 120 | 149 | 16 | 12 | 0 | -- | -- | 1.5 | 1.47 | 4.09 | |
| 1986 | 34 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 210.1 | 241 | 0 | 101 | 24 | 95 | 81 | 11 | 11 | 0 | -- | -- | 0.7 | 1.60 | 4.32 | |
| 1987 | 22 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 123.2 | 142 | 83 | 81 | 18 | 53 | 57 | 7 | 11 | 0 | -- | -- | 0.3 | 1.58 | 5.89 | |
| 1987 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -- | -- | -0.3 | 1.83 | 8.25 | |
| 1987 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -0.2 | 4.00 | 15.00 | |
| 1987 | Total | 26 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 138.2 | 163 | 99 | 97 | 22 | 66 | 64 | 7 | 13 | 0 | -- | -- | -0.2 | 1.65 | 6.30 |
| Total | -- | 864 | 716 | 245 | 45 | 5404.1 | 5044 | 99 | 2012 | 482 | 1809 | 3342 | 318 | 274 | 29 | -- | -- | -- | 1.27 | 3.35 |
| Season Averages | 36.0 | 29.8 | 10.2 | 1.9 | 225.1 | 210.2 | 4.1 | 83.8 | 20.1 | 75.4 | 139.3 | 13.3 | 11.4 | 1.2 | -- | -- | -- | 1.27 | 3.35 | |
| POSTSEASON PITCHING STATISTICS | ||||||||||||||||||
| SEASON | GP | GS | CG | SHO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | W | L | SV | HLD | BLSV | WHIP | ERA |
| 1969 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -- | -- | 1.63 | 4.50 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 1.67 | 3.00 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -- | -- | 1.64 | 3.86 |
| MISCELLANEOUS PITCHING | |||||||||||||
| SEASON | TEAM | W% | PIT | TBF | P/PA | P/IP | P/GS | K/9 | K/BB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1964 |
| -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 4.80 | 1.14 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1965 |
| .400 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 5.91 | 1.89 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1966 | .571 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 3.04 | .74 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1967 | .550 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 5.61 | 2.35 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1968 | .538 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 4.90 | 3.11 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1969 | .639 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 6.11 | 3.39 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1970 | .400 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 6.58 | 2.47 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1971 | .517 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 5.80 | 2.47 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1972 | .571 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 5.23 | 3.09 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1973 | .565 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 4.81 | 1.47 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1974 | .606 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 5.81 | 2.22 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1975 | .500 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 4.70 | 2.00 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1976 | .607 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 5.75 | 1.71 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1977 | .444 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 7.14 | 1.60 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1978 | .514 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 6.68 | 2.43 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1979 | .512 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 5.47 | 1.84 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1980 | .455 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 5.76 | 2.07 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1981 | .500 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 4.01 | 1.11 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1982 | .810 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 5.53 | 1.97 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1983 | .524 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 5.71 | 1.22 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1984 | .667 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 5.68 | 1.79 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1985 | .571 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 6.10 | 1.24 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1986 | .500 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 3.47 | .85 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1987 | .389 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 4.15 | 1.08 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1987 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 5.25 | 1.00 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1987 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | .00 | .00 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1987 | Total | .350 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 4.15 | .97 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| MISCELLANEOUS PITCHING | ||||||||||||||||||
| SEASON | TEAM | 2B | 3B | RBI | SH | SF | IBB | HBP | WP | BK | SB | CS | IR | IS | GDP | GB | FB | G/F |
| 1964 |
| 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1965 |
| 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1966 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1967 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1968 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1969 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1970 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1971 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1972 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1973 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1974 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1975 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1976 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1987 | Total | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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