Player
Phil Niekro HOF 1997
Player Info
- Full Name
- Philip Henry
- Born
-
April 1, 1939
Blaine, OH, USA - Died
- December 27, 2020
- Size
- 6'1" / 180 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- April 15, 1964
- Final Game
- September 27, 1987
- Career
- 24 years
Teams
- Milwaukee Braves 1964-1965
- Atlanta Braves 1966-1987
- New York Yankees 1984-1985
- Cleveland Guardians 1986-1987
- Toronto Blue Jays 1987-1987
Honors
5 x All-Star
1985 - Player of the Week
(AL)
1983 - Gold Glove
(NL)
1982 - Player of the Week
(NL)
1982 - Gold Glove
(NL)
1980 - Roberto Clemente Award
(ML)
1980 - Gold Glove
(NL)
1979 - Lou Gehrig Memorial Award
(ML)
1979 - Gold Glove
(NL)
1978 - Player of the Week
(NL)
1978 - Gold Glove
(NL)
... and 1 more
Career Batting
866
G
.169
AVG
260
H
7
HR
109
RBI
.390
OPS
Career Pitching
318-274
W-L
3.35
ERA
864
G
3,342
SO
29
SV
1.27
WHIP
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Cleveland Indians | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1987 | Toronto Blue Jays | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1987 | Atlanta Braves | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1986 | Cleveland Indians | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1985 | New York Yankees | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1984 | New York Yankees | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1983 | Atlanta Braves | 34 | 65 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .185 |
| 1982 | Atlanta Braves | 35 | 87 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .195 |
| 1981 | Atlanta Braves | 22 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .077 |
| 1980 | Atlanta Braves | 40 | 90 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .133 |
| 1979 | Atlanta Braves | 44 | 123 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .195 |
| 1978 | Atlanta Braves | 45 | 120 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .225 |
| 1977 | Atlanta Braves | 44 | 109 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .174 |
| 1976 | Atlanta Braves | 38 | 94 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .191 |
| 1975 | Atlanta Braves | 39 | 99 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .172 |
| 1974 | Atlanta Braves | 41 | 104 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .192 |
| 1973 | Atlanta Braves | 42 | 82 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .122 |
| 1972 | Atlanta Braves | 38 | 93 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .194 |
| 1971 | Atlanta Braves | 42 | 92 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .152 |
| 1970 | Atlanta Braves | 34 | 79 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .152 |
| 1969 | Atlanta Braves | 40 | 95 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .211 |
| 1968 | Atlanta Braves | 37 | 77 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .104 |
| 1967 | Atlanta Braves | 46 | 57 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .123 |
| 1966 | Atlanta Braves | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1965 | Milwaukee Braves | 42 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 |
| 1964 | Milwaukee Braves | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Cleveland Indians | 7 | 11 | 5.89 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 123.2 | 57 | 53 |
| 1987 | Toronto Blue Jays | 0 | 2 | 8.25 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12.0 | 7 | 7 |
| 1987 | Atlanta Braves | 0 | 0 | 15.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1986 | Cleveland Indians | 11 | 11 | 4.32 | 34 | 32 | 0 | 210.1 | 81 | 95 |
| 1985 | New York Yankees | 16 | 12 | 4.09 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 220.0 | 149 | 120 |
| 1984 | New York Yankees | 16 | 8 | 3.09 | 32 | 31 | 0 | 215.1 | 136 | 76 |
| 1983 | Atlanta Braves | 11 | 10 | 3.97 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 201.1 | 128 | 105 |
| 1982 | Atlanta Braves | 17 | 4 | 3.61 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 234.1 | 144 | 73 |
| 1981 | Atlanta Braves | 7 | 7 | 3.10 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 139.1 | 62 | 56 |
| 1980 | Atlanta Braves | 15 | 18 | 3.63 | 40 | 38 | 1 | 275.0 | 176 | 85 |
| 1979 | Atlanta Braves | 21 | 20 | 3.39 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 342.0 | 208 | 113 |
| 1978 | Atlanta Braves | 19 | 18 | 2.88 | 44 | 42 | 1 | 334.0 | 248 | 102 |
| 1977 | Atlanta Braves | 16 | 20 | 4.03 | 44 | 43 | 0 | 330.0 | 262 | 164 |
| 1976 | Atlanta Braves | 17 | 11 | 3.29 | 38 | 37 | 0 | 270.2 | 173 | 101 |
| 1975 | Atlanta Braves | 15 | 15 | 3.20 | 39 | 37 | 0 | 275.2 | 144 | 72 |
| 1974 | Atlanta Braves | 20 | 13 | 2.38 | 41 | 39 | 1 | 302.0 | 195 | 88 |
| 1973 | Atlanta Braves | 13 | 10 | 3.31 | 42 | 30 | 4 | 245.0 | 131 | 89 |
| 1972 | Atlanta Braves | 16 | 12 | 3.06 | 38 | 36 | 0 | 282.0 | 164 | 53 |
| 1971 | Atlanta Braves | 15 | 14 | 2.98 | 42 | 36 | 2 | 268.2 | 173 | 70 |
| 1970 | Atlanta Braves | 12 | 18 | 4.27 | 34 | 32 | 0 | 229.1 | 168 | 68 |
| 1969 | Atlanta Braves | 23 | 13 | 2.56 | 40 | 35 | 1 | 284.0 | 193 | 57 |
| 1968 | Atlanta Braves | 14 | 12 | 2.59 | 37 | 34 | 2 | 257.0 | 140 | 45 |
| 1967 | Atlanta Braves | 11 | 9 | 1.87 | 46 | 20 | 9 | 207.0 | 129 | 55 |
| 1966 | Atlanta Braves | 4 | 3 | 4.11 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 50.1 | 17 | 23 |
| 1965 | Milwaukee Braves | 2 | 3 | 2.89 | 41 | 1 | 6 | 74.2 | 49 | 26 |
| 1964 | Milwaukee Braves | 0 | 0 | 4.80 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 8 | 7 |