Phil Niekro stats

Starting Pitcher

Age 87 · 6' 1"

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Phil Niekro played 24 MLB seasons, 1964 to 1987.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
864
W
318
L
274
ERA
3.35
IP
5,404.1
K
3,342
BB
1,809
WHIP
1.27

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
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.
1964ATL10004.8015.0871.47
1965ATL41232.8974.249261.33
1966ATL28434.1150.117231.41
1967ATL461191.87207.0129551.06
1968ATL3714122.59257.0140451.06
1969ATL4023132.56284.1193571.03
1970ATL3412184.27229.2168681.26
1971ATL4215142.98268.2173701.18
1972ATL3816123.06282.1164531.09
1973ATL4213103.31245.0131891.24
1974ATL4120132.38302.1195881.11
1975ATL3915153.20275.2144721.30
1976ATL3817113.29270.21731011.29
1977ATL4416204.03330.12621641.45
1978ATL4419182.88334.12481021.19
1979ATL4421203.39342.02081131.24
1980ATL4015183.63275.0176851.24
1981ATL22773.10139.162561.26
1982ATL351743.61234.1144731.27
1983ATL3411103.97201.21281051.57
1984NYY321683.09215.2136761.37
1985NYY3316124.09220.01491201.47
1986CLE3411114.32210.181951.60
1987CLE/TOR/ATL267136.30138.264661.65

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
2
W
0
L
1
ERA
3.86
IP
14.0
K
9
BB
8
WHIP
1.64

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
245
SHO
45
K/9
5.6
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1964ATL0004.80000
1965ATL0005.90000
1966ATL0003.00000
1967ATL01015.60000
1968ATL01554.90000
1969ATL02146.10000
1970ATL01036.60000
1971ATL01845.80000
1972ATL01715.20000
1973ATL0914.80000
1974ATL01865.80000
1975ATL01314.70000
1976ATL01025.80000
1977ATL02027.10000
1978ATL02246.70000
1979ATL02315.50000
1980ATL01135.80000
1981ATL0334.00000
1982ATL0425.50000
1983ATL0205.70000
1984NYY0515.70000
1985NYY0716.10000
1986CLE0503.50000
1987CLE0204.10000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
87 yearsApr 1, 1939
Height
6' 1"
Debut
1964
Birthplace
Blaine, OH
NL Gold Glove
5x

What were Phil Niekro's career stats?

Phil Niekro played 24 seasons for the Braves, the Yankees and the Guardians. He had 318 wins and 3,342 strikeouts with a 3.35 ERA over 5,404.1 innings. His best season was 1969: 23 wins, a 2.56 ERA and 193 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

24 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1964 to 1987

Phil Niekro finished top 10 in a stat 15 times.

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 13th in strikeouts (pitching) (3,342)
  • 16th in wins (pitching) (318)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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