Phil Niekro stats
Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1964
- NL Gold Glove
- 5x
Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1964
- NL Gold Glove
- 5x
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 864
- W
- 318
- L
- 274
- ERA
- 3.35
- IP
- 5404.1
- 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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | ATL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4.80 | 15.0 | 8 | 7 | 1.47 |
| 1965 | ATL | 41 | 2 | 3 | 2.89 | 74.2 | 49 | 26 | 1.33 |
| 1966 | ATL | 28 | 4 | 3 | 4.11 | 50.1 | 17 | 23 | 1.41 |
| 1967 | ATL | 46 | 11 | 9 | 1.87 | 207.0 | 129 | 55 | 1.06 |
| 1968 | ATL | 37 | 14 | 12 | 2.59 | 257.0 | 140 | 45 | 1.06 |
| 1969 | ATL | 40 | 23 | 13 | 2.56 | 284.1 | 193 | 57 | 1.03 |
| 1970 | ATL | 34 | 12 | 18 | 4.27 | 229.2 | 168 | 68 | 1.26 |
| 1971 | ATL | 42 | 15 | 14 | 2.98 | 268.2 | 173 | 70 | 1.18 |
| 1972 | ATL | 38 | 16 | 12 | 3.06 | 282.1 | 164 | 53 | 1.09 |
| 1973 | ATL | 42 | 13 | 10 | 3.31 | 245.0 | 131 | 89 | 1.24 |
| 1974 | ATL | 41 | 20 | 13 | 2.38 | 302.1 | 195 | 88 | 1.11 |
| 1975 | ATL | 39 | 15 | 15 | 3.20 | 275.2 | 144 | 72 | 1.30 |
| 1976 | ATL | 38 | 17 | 11 | 3.29 | 270.2 | 173 | 101 | 1.29 |
| 1977 | ATL | 44 | 16 | 20 | 4.03 | 330.1 | 262 | 164 | 1.45 |
| 1978 | ATL | 44 | 19 | 18 | 2.88 | 334.1 | 248 | 102 | 1.19 |
| 1979 | ATL | 44 | 21 | 20 | 3.39 | 342.0 | 208 | 113 | 1.24 |
| 1980 | ATL | 40 | 15 | 18 | 3.63 | 275.0 | 176 | 85 | 1.24 |
| 1981 | ATL | 22 | 7 | 7 | 3.10 | 139.1 | 62 | 56 | 1.26 |
| 1982 | ATL | 35 | 17 | 4 | 3.61 | 234.1 | 144 | 73 | 1.27 |
| 1983 | ATL | 34 | 11 | 10 | 3.97 | 201.2 | 128 | 105 | 1.57 |
| 1984 | NYY | 32 | 16 | 8 | 3.09 | 215.2 | 136 | 76 | 1.37 |
| 1985 | NYY | 33 | 16 | 12 | 4.09 | 220.0 | 149 | 120 | 1.47 |
| 1986 | CLE | 34 | 11 | 11 | 4.32 | 210.1 | 81 | 95 | 1.60 |
| 1987 |  CLE/TOR/ATL | 26 | 7 | 13 | 6.30 | 138.2 | 64 | 66 | 1.65 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 2
- W
- 0
- L
- 1
- ERA
- 3.86
- IP
- 14.0
- K
- 9
- BB
- 8
- WHIP
- 1.64
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 8,948 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Wins: 1969 (3rd), 1974 (9th), 1978 (9th), 1979 (2nd), 1982 (9th)
- ERA: 1967 (2nd), 1974 (9th)
- Strikeouts (Pitching): 1974 (10th), 1976 (9th), 1977 (2nd), 1978 (3rd), 1979 (4th), 1980 (6th)
- WHIP: 1969 (7th), 1974 (6th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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