Select a date:      
. . . where the 1970s live forever!




Phil Niekro

Born: April 1, 1939, Blaine, OH Died: December 26, 2020, Atlanta, GA

Height: 6'1" Weight: 180 Bats: Right Throws: Right

Click on the year to see the player's game log and splits for that season. Click on the team to see that team's roster and stats.


Pitching Statistics

Hide partial season data

Year  Team            Lg  Age  W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  MI  GF  SV  SHO    IP    H   BFP    R   ER  HR   UW  IW  HP   SO
1964  Milwaukee       NL  25   0   0   4.80   10   0   0   8   2   0   0   15.0   15    66   10    8   1    7   0   1    8 
1965  Milwaukee       NL  26   2   3   2.89   41   1   0  19  21   6   0   74.2   73   324   32   24   5   23   3   3   49 
1966  Atlanta         NL  27   4   3   4.11   28   0   0  18  10   2   0   50.1   48   224   32   23   4   18   5   2   17 
1967  Atlanta         NL  28  11   9   1.87   46  20  10   6  20   9   1  207.0  164   827   64   43   9   52   3   7  129 
1968  Atlanta         NL  29  14  12   2.59   37  34  15   0   3   2   5  256.2  228  1019   83   74  16   42   3   5  140 
1969  Atlanta         NL  30  23  13   2.56   40  35  21   1   4   1   4  284.1  235  1143   93   81  21   50   7   5  193 
1970  Atlanta         NL  31  12  18   4.27   34  32  10   1   1   0   3  229.2  222   980  124  109  40   66   2   6  168 
1971  Atlanta         NL  32  15  14   2.98   42  36  18   2   4   2   4  268.2  248  1101  112   89  27   64   6   3  173 
1972  Atlanta         NL  33  16  12   3.06   38  36  17   1   1   0   1  282.1  254  1150  112   96  22   50   3   5  164 
1973  Atlanta         NL  34  13  10   3.31   42  30   9   5   7   4   1  245.0  214  1023  103   90  21   85   4   5  131 
1974  Atlanta         NL  35  20  13   2.38   41  39  18   1   1   1   6  302.1  249  1219   91   80  19   85   3   6  195 
1975  Atlanta         NL  36  15  15   3.20   39  37  13   0   2   0   1  275.2  285  1160  115   98  29   69   3  11  144 
1976  Atlanta         NL  37  17  11   3.29   38  37  10   0   1   0   2  270.2  249  1157  116   99  18   94   7   8  173 
1977  Atlanta         NL  38  16  20   4.03   44  43  20   0   1   0   2  330.1  315  1428  166  148  26  152  12   8  262 
1978  Atlanta         NL  39  19  18   2.88   44  42  22   1   1   1   4  334.1  295  1389  129  107  16   97   5  13  248 
1979  Atlanta         NL  40  21  20   3.39   44  44  23   0   0   0   1  342.0  311  1436  160  129  41  105   8  11  208 
1980  Atlanta         NL  41  15  18   3.63   40  38  11   0   2   1   3  275.0  256  1137  119  111  30   82   3   3  176 
1981  Atlanta         NL  42   7   7   3.10   22  22   3   0   0   0   3  139.1  120   578   56   48   6   54   2   1   62 
1982  Atlanta         NL  43  17   4   3.61   35  35   4   0   0   0   2  234.1  225   969  106   94  23   72   1   3  144 
1983  Atlanta         NL  44  11  10   3.97   34  33   2   1   0   0   0  201.2  212   888   94   89  18  102   3   2  128 
1984  New York        AL  45  16   8   3.09   32  31   5   0   1   0   1  215.2  219   916   85   74  15   76   0   3  136 
1985  New York        AL  46  16  12   4.09   33  33   7   0   0   0   1  220.0  203   955  110  100  29  119   1   2  149 
1986  Cleveland       AL  47  11  11   4.32   34  32   5   1   1   0   0  210.1  241   951  126  101  24   94   1   6   81 
1987  Cleveland       AL  48   7  11   5.89   22  22   2   0   0   0   0  123.2  142   561   83   81  18   52   1   4   57 
1987  Toronto         AL  48   0   2   8.25    3   3   0   0   0   0   0   12.0   15    56   11   11   4    7   0   0    7 
1987  Atlanta         NL  48   0   0  15.00    1   1   0   0   0   0   0    3.0    6    20    5    5   0    6   0   0    0 
TOTALS                       318 274   3.35  864 716 245  65  83  29  45 5404.0 5044 22677 2337 2012 482 1723  86 123 3342
Pitcher data: *: Throws lefthanded; W: Wins; L: Losses; ERA: Earned run average; G: Games; GS: Games started; CG: Complete games; MI: Middle relief (games not started nor finished); GF: Games finished in relief; SV: Saves; SHO: Shutouts; IP: Innings pitched; H: Hits allowed; BFP: Batters faced; R: Runs allowed; ER: Earned runs; HR: Home runs allowed; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit batters; SO: Strikeouts; WP: Wild pitches; BK: Balks

Pitching Statistics (Batters' format)

Year  Team            Lg    G    AB    R    H   TB  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SH  SF  SB  CS   UW  IW  HP   SO  DP    BA   SLG   OBP
1964  Milwaukee       NL   10    55   10   15   21   1   1   1        3   0   0   0    7   0   1    8   3  .273  .382  .365  
1965  Milwaukee       NL   41   283   32   73   98   8   1   5        8   4   3   0   23   3   3   49   6  .258  .346  .323  
1966  Atlanta         NL   28   193   32   48   72   8   2   4        6   0   6   1   18   5   2   17   2  .249  .373  .335  
1967  Atlanta         NL   46   753   64  164  217  22   2   9        6   6  22   6   52   3   7  129  23  .218  .288  .275  
1968  Atlanta         NL   37   954   83  228  322  34   6  16       10   5   9   6   42   3   5  140  27  .239  .338  .276  
1969  Atlanta         NL   40  1062   93  235  340  28   7  21       19   0  17   5   50   7   5  193  17  .221  .320  .264  
1970  Atlanta         NL   34   895  124  222  379  25   6  40        6   5  25   6   66   2   6  168  20  .248  .423  .304  
1971  Atlanta         NL   42  1013  112  248  370  21  10  27       11   4  11   7   64   6   3  173  29  .245  .365  .294  
1972  Atlanta         NL   38  1076  112  254  375  37   9  22       13   3  10   5   50   3   5  164  19  .236  .349  .274  
1973  Atlanta         NL   42   914  103  214  314  27   5  21       13   2  26  12   85   4   5  131  14  .234  .344  .305  
1974  Atlanta         NL   41  1107   91  249  363  43   7  19       10   8  18  13   85   3   6  195  22  .225  .328  .284  
1975  Atlanta         NL   39  1060  115  285  430  46   6  29       14   3  20  14   69   3  11  144  26  .269  .406  .321  
1976  Atlanta         NL   38  1029  116  249  358  43   6  18       14   5  27   7   94   7   8  173  15  .242  .348  .313  
1977  Atlanta         NL   44  1237  166  315  455  44   9  26       11   8  47  32  152  12   8  262  26  .255  .368  .344  
1978  Atlanta         NL   44  1255  129  295  405  42  10  16       13   6  34  12   97   5  13  248  13  .235  .323  .298  
1979  Atlanta         NL   44  1291  160  311  496  50   6  41       14   7  40  11  105   8  11  208  25  .241  .384  .306  
1980  Atlanta         NL   40  1030  119  256  394  42   3  30       14   5  17  13   82   3   3  176  25  .249  .383  .306  
1981  Atlanta         NL   22   514   56  120  165  17   5   6        5   2  16   9   54   2   1   62  11  .233  .321  .309  
1982  Atlanta         NL   35   883  106  225  325  27   2  23        7   3  17  16   72   1   3  144  20  .255  .368  .313  
1983  Atlanta         NL   34   769   94  212  301  31   2  18        7   5  27  11  102   3   2  128  20  .276  .391  .362  
1984  New York        AL   32   821   85  219  309  35   5  15        5  11   9  12   76   0   3  136  23  .267  .376  .327  
1985  New York        AL   33   829  110  203  339  37   6  29        1   3  22   5  119   1   2  149  27  .245  .409  .341  
1986  Cleveland       AL   34   841  126  241  361  40   4  24        7   2  13   6   94   1   6   81  22  .287  .429  .362  
1987  Cleveland       AL   22   497   83  142  233  29   4  18        2   5  10   7   52   1   4   57   2  .286  .469  .356  
1987  Toronto         AL    3    49   11   15   33   2   2   4        0   0   2   1    7   0   0    7   1  .306  .673  .393  
1987  Atlanta         NL    1    14    5    6    8   2   0   0        0   0   0   0    6   0   0    0   1  .429  .571  .600  
Pitcher data (batters' format): G: Games pitched; AB: At bats; R: Runs allowed; H: Hits; TB: Total bases; 2B: Doubles; 3B: Triples; HR: Home runs; RBI: Runs batted in; SH: Sacrifice hits; SF: Sacrifice flies; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught stealing; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit by pitch; SO: Strikeouts; DP: Double plays grounded into; BA: Batting average; SLG: Slugging percentage; OBP: On base percentage

Batting Statistics

Hide partial season data

Year  Team            Lg  Age   G   AB    R    H   TB  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SH  SF  SB  CS   UW  IW  HP   SO  DP    BA   SLG   OBP
1964  Milwaukee       NL  25   10    0    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000
1965  Milwaukee       NL  26   42   10    0    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0   0    0   0   0    3   0  .100  .100  .100
1966  Atlanta         NL  27   28    8    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   3   0   0   0    0   0   0    6   0  .000  .000  .000
1967  Atlanta         NL  28   46   57    4    7    9   2   0   0    2   6   0   0   0    1   0   2   16   2  .123  .158  .167
1968  Atlanta         NL  29   37   77    3    8   15   1   0   2    7  18   0   0   0    0   0   0   22   0  .104  .195  .104
1969  Atlanta         NL  30   40   95   11   20   24   4   0   0    7   9   0   0   0    2   0   0   21   1  .211  .253  .227
1970  Atlanta         NL  31   34   79    5   12   15   0   0   1    3   6   1   0   0    2   0   0   17   1  .152  .190  .171
1971  Atlanta         NL  32   42   92    3   14   15   1   0   0    4   7   1   0   0    0   0   1   20   0  .152  .163  .160
1972  Atlanta         NL  33   38   93    7   18   22   1   0   1    4  11   1   0   0    1   0   2   22   2  .194  .237  .216
1973  Atlanta         NL  34   42   82    3   10   17   4   0   1    2   7   0   0   0    1   0   1   26   4  .122  .207  .143
1974  Atlanta         NL  35   41  104    5   20   22   2   0   0   11   9   1   0   0    3   0   1   18   1  .192  .212  .220
1975  Atlanta         NL  36   39   99    5   17   21   2   1   0   10   4   2   0   0    1   0   0   18   1  .172  .212  .176
1976  Atlanta         NL  37   38   94    5   18   24   3   0   1   12   9   1   0   1    0   0   1    8   3  .191  .255  .198
1977  Atlanta         NL  38   44  109    2   19   20   1   0   0    7  12   1   0   0    0   0   1   15   3  .174  .183  .180
1978  Atlanta         NL  39   45  120    5   27   31   4   0   0   10   4   1   0   0    3   0   1   25   3  .225  .258  .248
1979  Atlanta         NL  40   44  123   10   24   30   6   0   0   12   7   1   0   0    1   0   2   19   1  .195  .244  .213
1980  Atlanta         NL  41   40   90    2   12   17   5   0   0    5   5   0   0   0    1   0   0   19   2  .133  .189  .143
1981  Atlanta         NL  42   22   52    1    4    4   0   0   0    1   3   0   0   0    0   0   0   11   0  .077  .077  .077
1982  Atlanta         NL  43   35   87    6   17   24   4   0   1    7   3   1   0   0    0   0   0   16   4  .195  .276  .193
1983  Atlanta         NL  44   34   65    3   12   14   2   0   0    5   6   1   0   0    1   0   0   12   7  .185  .215  .194
1984  New York        AL  45   32    0    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000
1985  New York        AL  46   33    0    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000
1986  Cleveland       AL  47   34    0    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000
1987  Cleveland       AL  48   22    0    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000
1987  Toronto         AL  48    3    0    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000
1987  Atlanta         NL  48    1    1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000
TOTALS                        866 1537   80  260  325  42   1   7  109 129  12   0   1   17   0  12  314  35  .169  .211  .183
Batter data: G: Games played; AB: At bats; R: Runs scored; H: Hits; TB: Total bases; 2B: Doubles; 3B: Triples; HR: Home runs; RBI: Runs batted in; SH: Sacrifice hits; SF: Sacrifice flies; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught stealing; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit by pitch; SO: Strikeouts; DP: Double plays grounded into; BA: Batting average; SLG: Slugging percentage; OBP: On base percentage

Defensive Statistics

Year  Team            Lg    POS      INN   GS   DR+  DR-   G    PO    A    E   DP     FP    RF9   SB   CS   PB   PkO
1964  Milwaukee       NL      P     15.0    0             10     0    2    0    1  1.000   1.20    0    0          0

1965  Milwaukee       NL      P     74.2    1             41     6   17    1    2   .958   2.77    3    0          1

1966  Atlanta         NL      P     50.1    0             28     2   18    0    1  1.000   3.58    6    1          2

1967  Atlanta         NL      P    207.0   20             46    10   40    4    4   .926   2.17   22    6          3

1968  Atlanta         NL      P    256.2   34             37    18   59    4    4   .951   2.70    9    6          8

1969  Atlanta         NL      P    284.1   35             40    24   51    3    4   .962   2.37   17    5          5

1970  Atlanta         NL      P    229.2   32             34    14   38    1    4   .981   2.04   25    6          0

1971  Atlanta         NL      P    268.2   36             42    19   44    2    6   .969   2.11   11    7          3

1972  Atlanta         NL      P    282.1   36             38    26   40    4    4   .943   2.10   10    5          2

1973  Atlanta         NL      P    245.0   30             42    30   41    4    4   .947   2.61   26   12          3

1974  Atlanta         NL      P    302.1   39             41    22   42    0    3  1.000   1.91   18   13          1

1975  Atlanta         NL      P    275.2   37             39    21   41    0    2  1.000   2.02   20   14          4

1976  Atlanta         NL      P    270.2   37             38    19   41    2    2   .968   2.00   27    7          1

1977  Atlanta         NL      P    330.1   43             44    20   51    0    5  1.000   1.93   47   32          4

1978  Atlanta         NL      P    334.1   42             44    17   65    2    4   .976   2.21   34   12          4

1979  Atlanta         NL      P    342.0   44             44    31   56    1    3   .989   2.29   40   11          2

1980  Atlanta         NL      P    275.0   38             40    18   40    1    6   .983   1.90   17   13          2

1981  Atlanta         NL      P    139.1   22             22    10   22    0    2  1.000   2.07   16    9          1

1982  Atlanta         NL      P    234.1   35             35    18   38    1    4   .982   2.15   17   16          3

1983  Atlanta         NL      P    201.2   33             34    15   27    2    6   .955   1.87   27   11          2

1984  New York        AL      P    215.2   31             32    13   36    1    4   .980   2.04    9   12          0

1985  New York        AL      P    220.0   33             33    11   20    0    5  1.000   1.27   22    5          1

1986  Cleveland       AL      P    210.1   32             34     9   32    4    2   .911   1.75   13    6          1

1987  Cleveland       AL      P    123.2   22             22    12   17    0    1  1.000   2.11   10    7          0
1987  Toronto         AL      P     12.0    3              3     1    0    0    0  1.000   0.75    2    1          0
1987  Atlanta         NL      P      3.0    1              1     0    0    0    0   .000   0.00    0    0          0
Fielding data: INN: Innings played; GS: Games started; DR+: Games as defensive replacement; DR-: Games replaced on defense; G: Games played; PO: Putouts; A: Assists; E: Errors; DP: Double plays; FP: Fielding percentage; RF9: Plays made per 9 innings; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught Stealing; PB: Passed balls

Transactions


The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org".


Copyright © 2014-2024, All Rights Reserved   •   Privacy Policy   •   Contact Us   •   Status Report