Phil Niekro
Bats R Throws R6'1" 180 lbBorn 1939 Blaine, USADebut 1964Team ATL5x All-Star
Awards: Gold Glove x5, Lou Gehrig Memorial Award, Roberto Clemente Award
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 1987 | ATL | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -117.9 |
| 1986 | CLE | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 1985 | NYY | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 1984 | NYY | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 1983 | ATL | 34 | 73 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0.185 | 0.194 | 0.215 | 0.409 | -3.8 |
| 1982 | ATL | 35 | 91 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.195 | 0.193 | 0.276 | 0.469 | 17.1 |
| 1981 | ATL | 22 | 55 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.077 | 0.077 | 0.077 | 0.154 | -82.1 |
| 1980 | ATL | 40 | 96 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0.133 | 0.143 | 0.189 | 0.332 | -24.6 |
| 1979 | ATL | 44 | 134 | 10 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0.195 | 0.213 | 0.244 | 0.457 | 11.2 |
| 1978 | ATL | 45 | 129 | 5 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 0.225 | 0.248 | 0.258 | 0.506 | 25.3 |
| 1977 | ATL | 44 | 123 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.174 | 0.180 | 0.183 | 0.364 | -22.0 |
| 1976 | ATL | 38 | 105 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.191 | 0.198 | 0.255 | 0.453 | 13.0 |
| 1975 | ATL | 39 | 106 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0.172 | 0.176 | 0.212 | 0.389 | -8.2 |
| 1974 | ATL | 41 | 118 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0.192 | 0.220 | 0.212 | 0.432 | 11.9 |
| 1973 | ATL | 42 | 91 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0.122 | 0.143 | 0.207 | 0.350 | -21.4 |
| 1972 | ATL | 38 | 108 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0.194 | 0.216 | 0.237 | 0.453 | 12.0 |
| 1971 | ATL | 42 | 101 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0.152 | 0.160 | 0.163 | 0.323 | -29.5 |
| 1970 | ATL | 34 | 88 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0.152 | 0.171 | 0.190 | 0.361 | -14.3 |
| 1969 | ATL | 40 | 106 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 0.211 | 0.227 | 0.253 | 0.479 | 26.9 |
| 1968 | ATL | 37 | 95 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0.104 | 0.104 | 0.195 | 0.299 | -36.4 |
| 1967 | ATL | 46 | 66 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0.123 | 0.167 | 0.158 | 0.325 | -13.7 |
| 1966 | ATL | 28 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -126.6 |
| 1965 | ML1 | 42 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.100 | 0.100 | 0.100 | 0.200 | -60.8 |
| 1964 | ML1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| Career | | 866 | 1707 | 80 | 260 | 42 | 1 | 7 | 109 | 0 | 17 | 314 | 0.169 | 0.183 | 0.211 | 0.395 | -6.0 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 1987 | ATL | 7 | 13 | 6.30 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 138.7 | 637 | 22 | 66 | 64 | | | |
| 1986 | CLE | 11 | 11 | 4.32 | 34 | 32 | 0 | 210.3 | 951 | 24 | 95 | 81 | | | |
| 1985 | NYY | 16 | 12 | 4.09 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 220.0 | 955 | 29 | 120 | 149 | | | |
| 1984 | NYY | 16 | 8 | 3.09 | 32 | 31 | 0 | 215.7 | 916 | 15 | 76 | 136 | | | |
| 1983 | ATL | 11 | 10 | 3.97 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 201.7 | 888 | 18 | 105 | 128 | | | |
| 1982 | ATL | 17 | 4 | 3.61 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 234.3 | 969 | 23 | 73 | 144 | | | |
| 1981 | ATL | 7 | 7 | 3.10 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 139.3 | 578 | 6 | 56 | 62 | | | |
| 1980 | ATL | 15 | 18 | 3.63 | 40 | 38 | 1 | 275.0 | 1137 | 30 | 85 | 176 | | | |
| 1979 | ATL | 21 | 20 | 3.39 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 342.0 | 1436 | 41 | 113 | 208 | | | |
| 1978 | ATL | 19 | 18 | 2.88 | 44 | 42 | 1 | 334.3 | 1389 | 16 | 102 | 248 | | | |
| 1977 | ATL | 16 | 20 | 4.03 | 44 | 43 | 0 | 330.3 | 1428 | 26 | 164 | 262 | | | |
| 1976 | ATL | 17 | 11 | 3.29 | 38 | 37 | 0 | 270.7 | 1157 | 18 | 101 | 173 | | | |
| 1975 | ATL | 15 | 15 | 3.20 | 39 | 37 | 0 | 275.7 | 1160 | 29 | 72 | 144 | | | |
| 1974 | ATL | 20 | 13 | 2.38 | 41 | 39 | 1 | 302.3 | 1219 | 19 | 88 | 195 | | | |
| 1973 | ATL | 13 | 10 | 3.31 | 42 | 30 | 4 | 245.0 | 1023 | 21 | 89 | 131 | | | |
| 1972 | ATL | 16 | 12 | 3.06 | 38 | 36 | 0 | 282.3 | 1150 | 22 | 53 | 164 | | | |
| 1971 | ATL | 15 | 14 | 2.98 | 42 | 36 | 2 | 268.7 | 1101 | 27 | 70 | 173 | | | |
| 1970 | ATL | 12 | 18 | 4.27 | 34 | 32 | 0 | 229.7 | 980 | 40 | 68 | 168 | | | |
| 1969 | ATL | 23 | 13 | 2.56 | 40 | 35 | 1 | 284.3 | 1143 | 21 | 57 | 193 | | | |
| 1968 | ATL | 14 | 12 | 2.59 | 37 | 34 | 2 | 257.0 | 1019 | 16 | 45 | 140 | | | |
| 1967 | ATL | 11 | 9 | 1.87 | 46 | 20 | 9 | 207.0 | 827 | 9 | 55 | 129 | | | |
| 1966 | ATL | 4 | 3 | 4.11 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 50.3 | 224 | 4 | 23 | 17 | | | |
| 1965 | ML1 | 2 | 3 | 2.89 | 41 | 1 | 6 | 74.7 | 324 | 5 | 26 | 49 | | | |
| 1964 | ML1 | 0 | 0 | 4.80 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 66 | 1 | 7 | 8 | | | |
| Career | | 318 | 274 | 3.35 | 864 | 716 | 29 | 5404.3 | 22677 | 482 | 1809 | 3342 | | | |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 1987 | ATL | P | 26 | 139 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 1986 | CLE | P | 34 | 210 | 9 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 0.911 | |
| 1985 | NYY | P | 33 | 220 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | |
| 1984 | NYY | P | 32 | 216 | 13 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 0.980 | |
| 1983 | ATL | P | 34 | 202 | 15 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 0.955 | |
| 1982 | ATL | P | 35 | 234 | 18 | 38 | 1 | 4 | 0.982 | |
| 1981 | ATL | P | 22 | 139 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | |
| 1980 | ATL | P | 40 | 275 | 18 | 40 | 1 | 6 | 0.983 | |
| 1979 | ATL | P | 44 | 342 | 31 | 56 | 1 | 3 | 0.989 | |
| 1978 | ATL | P | 44 | 334 | 17 | 65 | 2 | 4 | 0.976 | |
| 1977 | ATL | P | 44 | 330 | 20 | 51 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | |
| 1976 | ATL | P | 38 | 271 | 19 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 0.968 | |
| 1975 | ATL | P | 39 | 276 | 21 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | |
| 1974 | ATL | P | 41 | 302 | 22 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | |
| 1973 | ATL | P | 42 | 245 | 30 | 41 | 4 | 4 | 0.947 | |
| 1972 | ATL | P | 38 | 282 | 26 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 0.943 | |
| 1971 | ATL | P | 42 | 269 | 19 | 44 | 2 | 6 | 0.969 | |
| 1970 | ATL | P | 34 | 230 | 14 | 38 | 1 | 4 | 0.981 | |
| 1969 | ATL | P | 40 | 284 | 24 | 51 | 3 | 4 | 0.962 | |
| 1968 | ATL | P | 37 | 257 | 18 | 59 | 4 | 4 | 0.951 | |
| 1967 | ATL | P | 46 | 207 | 10 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 0.926 | |
| 1966 | ATL | P | 28 | 50 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 1965 | ML1 | P | 41 | 75 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0.958 | |
| 1964 | ML1 | P | 10 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 1982 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.000 | | |
| 1969 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Career | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Postseason pitching
| Year | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|
| 1982 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 1969 | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.62 |
| Career | 0 | 1 | 3.86 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14.0 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 1.64 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 1986 | CLE | $300,000 |
| 1985 | NYY | $600,000 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.