How many strikeouts (pitching) did Phil Niekro have in 1984?
1361984 Regular Season
Phil Niekro recorded 136 strikeouts (pitching) in the 1984 regular season, 30th in the MLB.
- 15th-best of Phil Niekro's 24 seasons on file; the high is 262 in 1977.
- Up 8 from 128 in 1983.
- 14% of the New York Yankees' strikeouts (pitching) that regular season.
Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 23, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 |  ATL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4.80 | 15.0 | 8 | 7 | 1.47 | 0 |
| 1965 | ATL | 41 | 2 | 3 | 2.89 | 74.2 | 49 | 26 | 1.33 | 6 |
| 1966 | ATL | 28 | 4 | 3 | 4.11 | 50.1 | 17 | 23 | 1.41 | 2 |
| 1967 | ATL | 46 | 11 | 9 | 1.87 | 207.0 | 129 | 55 | 1.06 | 9 |
| 1968 | ATL | 37 | 14 | 12 | 2.59 | 257.0 | 140 | 45 | 1.06 | 2 |
| 1969 | ATL | 40 | 23 | 13 | 2.56 | 284.1 | 193 | 57 | 1.03 | 1 |
| 1970 | ATL | 34 | 12 | 18 | 4.27 | 229.2 | 168 | 68 | 1.26 | 0 |
| 1971 | ATL | 42 | 15 | 14 | 2.98 | 268.2 | 173 | 70 | 1.18 | 2 |
| 1972 | ATL | 38 | 16 | 12 | 3.06 | 282.1 | 164 | 53 | 1.09 | 0 |
| 1973 | ATL | 42 | 13 | 10 | 3.31 | 245.0 | 131 | 89 | 1.24 | 4 |
| 1974 | ATL | 41 | 20 | 13 | 2.38 | 302.1 | 195 | 88 | 1.11 | 1 |
| 1975 | ATL | 39 | 15 | 15 | 3.20 | 275.2 | 144 | 72 | 1.30 | 0 |
| 1976 | ATL | 38 | 17 | 11 | 3.29 | 270.2 | 173 | 101 | 1.29 | 0 |
| 1977 | ATL | 44 | 16 | 20 | 4.03 | 330.1 | 262 | 164 | 1.45 | 0 |
| 1978 | ATL | 44 | 19 | 18 | 2.88 | 334.1 | 248 | 102 | 1.19 | 1 |
| 1979 | ATL | 44 | 21 | 20 | 3.39 | 342.0 | 208 | 113 | 1.24 | 0 |
| 1980 | ATL | 40 | 15 | 18 | 3.63 | 275.0 | 176 | 85 | 1.24 | 1 |
| 1981 | ATL | 22 | 7 | 7 | 3.10 | 139.1 | 62 | 56 | 1.26 | 0 |
| 1982 | ATL | 35 | 17 | 4 | 3.61 | 234.1 | 144 | 73 | 1.27 | 0 |
| 1983 | ATL | 34 | 11 | 10 | 3.97 | 201.2 | 128 | 105 | 1.57 | 0 |
| 1984 |  NYY | 32 | 16 | 8 | 3.09 | 215.2 | 136 | 76 | 1.37 | 0 |
| 1985 | NYY | 33 | 16 | 12 | 4.09 | 220.0 | 149 | 120 | 1.47 | 0 |
| 1986 |  CLE | 34 | 11 | 11 | 4.32 | 210.1 | 81 | 95 | 1.60 | 0 |
| 1987 | CLE/TOR/ATL | 26 | 7 | 13 | 6.30 | 138.2 | 64 | 66 | 1.65 | 0 |
What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV