Phil Niekro
Bats R · Throws R · b. 1939, Blaine, USA · d. 2020 · MLB debut 1964-04-15, final game 1987-09-27
Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | ML1 | NL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1965 | ML1 | NL | 42 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .100 | .100 | .100 |
| 1966 | ATL | NL | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1967 | ATL | NL | 46 | 57 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .123 | .167 | .158 |
| 1968 | ATL | NL | 37 | 77 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .104 | .104 | .195 |
| 1969 | ATL | NL | 40 | 95 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 21 | .211 | .227 | .253 |
| 1970 | ATL | NL | 34 | 79 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .152 | .171 | .190 |
| 1971 | ATL | NL | 42 | 92 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .152 | .160 | .163 |
| 1972 | ATL | NL | 38 | 93 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .194 | .216 | .237 |
| 1973 | ATL | NL | 42 | 82 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | .122 | .143 | .207 |
| 1974 | ATL | NL | 41 | 104 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 18 | .192 | .220 | .212 |
| 1975 | ATL | NL | 39 | 99 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .172 | .176 | .212 |
| 1976 | ATL | NL | 38 | 94 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .191 | .198 | .255 |
| 1977 | ATL | NL | 44 | 109 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .174 | .180 | .183 |
| 1978 | ATL | NL | 45 | 120 | 5 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 25 | .225 | .248 | .258 |
| 1979 | ATL | NL | 44 | 123 | 10 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .195 | .213 | .244 |
| 1980 | ATL | NL | 40 | 90 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .133 | .143 | .189 |
| 1981 | ATL | NL | 22 | 52 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .077 | .077 | .077 |
| 1982 | ATL | NL | 35 | 87 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .195 | .193 | .276 |
| 1983 | ATL | NL | 34 | 65 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .185 | .194 | .215 |
| 1984 | NYA | AL | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1985 | NYA | AL | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1986 | CLE | AL | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1987 | 3TM | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1964–1987 | 866 | 1537 | 80 | 260 | 42 | 1 | 7 | 109 | 0 | 17 | 314 | .169 | .183 | .211 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | ML1 | NL | 0 | 0 | 4.80 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 1965 | ML1 | NL | 2 | 3 | 2.89 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 74.2 | 73 | 24 | 5 | 26 | 49 |
| 1966 | ATL | NL | 4 | 3 | 4.11 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.1 | 48 | 23 | 4 | 23 | 17 |
| 1967 | ATL | NL | 11 | 9 | 1.87 | 46 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 207.0 | 164 | 43 | 9 | 55 | 129 |
| 1968 | ATL | NL | 14 | 12 | 2.59 | 37 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 257.0 | 228 | 74 | 16 | 45 | 140 |
| 1969 | ATL | NL | 23 | 13 | 2.56 | 40 | 35 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 284.1 | 235 | 81 | 21 | 57 | 193 |
| 1970 | ATL | NL | 12 | 18 | 4.27 | 34 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 229.2 | 222 | 109 | 40 | 68 | 168 |
| 1971 | ATL | NL | 15 | 14 | 2.98 | 42 | 36 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 268.2 | 248 | 89 | 27 | 70 | 173 |
| 1972 | ATL | NL | 16 | 12 | 3.06 | 38 | 36 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 282.1 | 254 | 96 | 22 | 53 | 164 |
| 1973 | ATL | NL | 13 | 10 | 3.31 | 42 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 245.0 | 214 | 90 | 21 | 89 | 131 |
| 1974 | ATL | NL | 20 | 13 | 2.38 | 41 | 39 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 302.1 | 249 | 80 | 19 | 88 | 195 |
| 1975 | ATL | NL | 15 | 15 | 3.20 | 39 | 37 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 275.2 | 285 | 98 | 29 | 72 | 144 |
| 1976 | ATL | NL | 17 | 11 | 3.29 | 38 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 270.2 | 249 | 99 | 18 | 101 | 173 |
| 1977 | ATL | NL | 16 | 20 | 4.03 | 44 | 43 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 330.1 | 315 | 148 | 26 | 164 | 262 |
| 1978 | ATL | NL | 19 | 18 | 2.88 | 44 | 42 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 334.1 | 295 | 107 | 16 | 102 | 248 |
| 1979 | ATL | NL | 21 | 20 | 3.39 | 44 | 44 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 342.0 | 311 | 129 | 41 | 113 | 208 |
| 1980 | ATL | NL | 15 | 18 | 3.63 | 40 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 275.0 | 256 | 111 | 30 | 85 | 176 |
| 1981 | ATL | NL | 7 | 7 | 3.10 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 139.1 | 120 | 48 | 6 | 56 | 62 |
| 1982 | ATL | NL | 17 | 4 | 3.61 | 35 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 234.1 | 225 | 94 | 23 | 73 | 144 |
| 1983 | ATL | NL | 11 | 10 | 3.97 | 34 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 201.2 | 212 | 89 | 18 | 105 | 128 |
| 1984 | NYA | AL | 16 | 8 | 3.09 | 32 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 215.2 | 219 | 74 | 15 | 76 | 136 |
| 1985 | NYA | AL | 16 | 12 | 4.09 | 33 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 220.0 | 203 | 100 | 29 | 120 | 149 |
| 1986 | CLE | AL | 11 | 11 | 4.32 | 34 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 210.1 | 241 | 101 | 24 | 95 | 81 |
| 1987 | 3TM | 7 | 13 | 6.30 | 26 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 138.2 | 163 | 97 | 22 | 66 | 64 | |
| 1964–1987 | 318 | 274 | 3.35 | 864 | 716 | 245 | 45 | 29 | 5404.1 | 5044 | 2012 | 482 | 1809 | 3342 |
Awards
- 1974 Player of the Week (NL)
- 1978 Gold Glove (NL)
- 1978 Player of the Week (NL)
- 1979 Gold Glove (NL)
- 1979 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award (ML)
- 1980 Gold Glove (NL)
- 1980 Roberto Clemente Award (ML)
- 1982 Gold Glove (NL)
- 1982 Player of the Week (NL)
- 1983 Gold Glove (NL)
- 1985 Player of the Week (AL)
Hall of Fame voting
| Year | Voted by | Votes | Ballots | Needed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | BBWAA | 278 | 423 | 318 | |
| 1994 | BBWAA | 273 | 456 | 342 | |
| 1995 | BBWAA | 286 | 460 | 345 | |
| 1996 | BBWAA | 321 | 470 | 353 | |
| 1997 | BBWAA | 380 | 473 | 353 | Inducted |