How many wins did Phil Niekro have in 1987?

• 20th-best of Phil Niekro's 24 seasons on file; the high is 23 in 1969.
• Down 4 from 11 in 1986.

Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.

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How many wins did Phil Niekro have in 1987?, season by season

Season↓	Team↓	GP↓iGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.	W↓iW: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.	L↓iL: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.	ERA↓iERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.	IP↓iIP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.	K↓iK: Batters this pitcher struck out.	BB↓iBB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.	WHIP↓iWHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.	SV↓iSV: 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