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
Honors
5 x All-Star
1984, 1982, 1978, 1975, 1969
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
14
OPS vs Lg
14% of the career qualification threshold · about these stats
Career Pitching
318-274
W-L
3.35
ERA
864
G
3,342
SO
29
SV
1.27
WHIP
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
Advanced Pitching About these stats
Year Lg IP K/9 BB/9 WHIP Qual
1987 AL 138.7 4.15 4.28 1.651
1986 AL 210.3 3.47 4.06 1.597 ✓
1985 AL 220.0 6.10 4.91 1.468 ✓
1984 AL 215.7 5.68 3.17 1.368 ✓
1983 NL 201.7 5.71 4.69 1.572 ✓
1982 NL 234.3 5.53 2.80 1.272 ✓
1981 NL 139.3 4.00 3.62 1.263 ✓
1980 NL 275.0 5.76 2.78 1.240 ✓
1979 NL 342.0 5.47 2.97 1.240 ✓
1978 NL 334.3 6.68 2.75 1.187 ✓
1977 NL 330.3 7.14 4.47 1.450 ✓
1976 NL 270.7 5.75 3.36 1.293 ✓
1975 NL 275.7 4.70 2.35 1.295 ✓
1974 NL 302.3 5.80 2.62 1.115 ✓
1973 NL 245.0 4.81 3.27 1.237 ✓
1972 NL 282.3 5.23 1.69 1.087 ✓
1971 NL 268.7 5.80 2.34 1.184 ✓
1970 NL 229.7 6.58 2.66 1.263 ✓
1969 NL 284.3 6.11 1.80 1.027 ✓
1968 NL 257.0 4.90 1.58 1.062 ✓
1967 NL 207.0 5.61 2.39 1.058 ✓
1966 NL 50.3 3.04 4.11 1.411
1965 NL 74.7 5.91 3.13 1.326
1964 NL 15.0 4.80 4.20 1.467
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
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1987 AL 1 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 -100 0.0
1983 NL 73 .031 .222 1.4 16.4 17 0.0
1982 NL 91 .081 .225 0.0 17.6 34 1.0
1981 NL 55 .000 .098 0.0 20.0 -55 0.0
1980 NL 96 .056 .169 1.0 19.8 -5 0.0
1979 NL 134 .049 .229 0.7 14.2 28 0.0
1978 NL 129 .033 .281 2.3 19.4 47 0.0
1977 NL 123 .009 .200 0.0 12.2 1 0.0
1976 NL 105 .064 .198 0.0 7.6 32 1.0
1975 NL 106 .040 .205 0.9 17.0 11 0.0
1974 NL 118 .019 .230 2.5 15.3 25 0.0
1973 NL 91 .085 .164 1.1 28.6 -1 1.0
1972 NL 108 .043 .239 0.9 20.4 33 1.0
1971 NL 101 .011 .192 0.0 19.8 -5 0.0
1970 NL 88 .038 .177 2.3 19.3 0 1.0
1969 NL 106 .042 .270 1.9 19.8 39 0.0
1968 NL 95 .091 .113 0.0 23.2 -8 2.0
1967 NL 66 .035 .171 1.5 24.2 -3 0.0
1966 NL 11 .000 .000 0.0 54.5 -100 0.0
1965 NL 10 .000 .143 0.0 30.0 -41 0.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
P 864 386 878 37 83 .972
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1987 Atlanta Braves P 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1987 Toronto Blue Jays P 3 1 0 0 0 1.000
1987 Cleveland Indians P 22 12 17 0 1 1.000
1986 Cleveland Indians P 34 9 32 4 2 .911
1985 New York Yankees P 33 11 20 0 5 1.000
1984 New York Yankees P 32 13 36 1 4 .980
1983 Atlanta Braves P 34 15 27 2 6 .955
1982 Atlanta Braves P 35 18 38 1 4 .982
1981 Atlanta Braves P 22 10 22 0 2 1.000
1980 Atlanta Braves P 40 18 40 1 6 .983
1979 Atlanta Braves P 44 31 56 1 3 .989
1978 Atlanta Braves P 44 17 65 2 4 .976
1977 Atlanta Braves P 44 20 51 0 5 1.000
1976 Atlanta Braves P 38 19 41 2 2 .968
1975 Atlanta Braves P 39 21 41 0 2 1.000
1974 Atlanta Braves P 41 22 42 0 3 1.000
1973 Atlanta Braves P 42 30 41 4 4 .947
1972 Atlanta Braves P 38 26 40 4 4 .943
1971 Atlanta Braves P 42 19 44 2 6 .969
1970 Atlanta Braves P 34 14 38 1 4 .981
1969 Atlanta Braves P 40 24 51 3 4 .962
1968 Atlanta Braves P 37 18 59 4 4 .951
1967 Atlanta Braves P 46 10 40 4 4 .926
1966 Atlanta Braves P 28 2 18 0 1 1.000
1965 Milwaukee Braves P 41 6 17 1 2 .958
1964 Milwaukee Braves P 10 0 2 0 1 1.000
Postseason Pitching
Year Round Team G W-L SV IP SO ERA
Career 2 0-1 0 14.0 9 3.86
1982 NL Championship Series Atlanta Braves 1 0-0 0 6.0 5 3.00
1969 NL Championship Series Atlanta Braves 1 0-1 0 8.0 4 4.50
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 2 3 0 0 1 .000
1982 NL Championship Series Atlanta Braves 1 0 0 0 1 .000
1969 NL Championship Series Atlanta Braves 1 3 0 0 0 .000