Phil Niekro
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Phil Niekro
OOTP Player Page
Nickname:
Knucksie
Birthdate:
April 1, 1939 (61 y, 4 m, 13 d)
Born In:
Blaine, MN, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
P
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
6'0"/181
Entry:
Unknown
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
Player Popup
Player Awards
None
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink43
Grey Ink191
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Jim Kaat 781
Tom Seaver 779
Robin Roberts 774
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year SH Rank
1968 18 1
1972 11 9
1977 12 6
Year GS Rank
1968 34 10
1971 36 9
1972 36 3
1974 39 2
1975 37 4
1976 37 3
1977 43 1
1978 42 1
1979 44 1
1980 38 1
1982 35 6
Year W Rank
1969 23 2
1972 16 9
1974 20 1
1975 15 9
1976 17 7
1977 16 10
1978 19 3
1979 21 1
1980 15 8
1982 17 5
1984 16 10
1985 16 9
Year L Rank
1970 18 2
1971 14 10
1975 15 4
1977 20 1
1978 18 1
1979 20 1
1980 18 1
1987 13 10
Year Win % Rank
1969 0.639 10
1974 0.606 10
1982 0.810 1
1984 0.667 5
Year SV Rank
1967 9 9
Year IP Rank
1968 257.0 9
1969 284.1 10
1971 268.2 10
1972 282.1 3
1974 302.1 1
1975 275.2 5
1976 270.2 4
1977 330.1 1
1978 334.1 1
1979 342.0 1
1980 275.0 3
Year BF Rank
1969 1143 10
1971 1101 10
1972 1150 3
1974 1219 2
1975 1160 3
1976 1157 3
1977 1428 1
1978 1389 1
1979 1436 1
1980 1137 3
Year HR Rank
1970 40 1
1971 27 3
1972 22 3
1974 19 9
1975 29 1
1976 18 8
1977 26 6
1979 41 1
1980 30 1
1982 23 6
1985 29 5
Year BB Rank
1976 101 3
1977 164 1
1978 102 2
1979 113 1
1980 85 5
1981 56 9
1983 105 2
1985 120 1
1986 95 8
Year K Rank
1971 173 8
1974 195 4
1976 173 5
1977 262 1
1978 248 2
1979 208 3
1980 176 4
Year WP Rank
1965 9 10
1967 19 1
1968 16 2
1969 15 3
1972 10 6
1973 11 4
1975 15 2
1976 14 1
1977 17 1
1978 11 4
1979 18 3
1980 9 6
Year ERA Rank
1967 1.870 1
1969 2.564 10
1974 2.382 2
1984 3.088 4
Year BABIP Rank
1967 0.246 4
1968 0.260 10
1969 0.247 6
1970 0.259 7
1972 0.255 5
1973 0.247 7
1974 0.251 6
1979 0.253 4
Year WHIP Rank
1967 1.058 4
1968 1.062 10
1969 1.027 4
1972 1.087 4
1974 1.115 2
Year H/9 Rank
1967 7.130 5
1974 7.412 3
1978 7.941 10
Year BB/9 Rank
1968 1.576 5
1969 1.804 2
1972 1.690 3
1974 2.620 10
1975 2.351 8
Year CG Rank
1968 15 6
1969 21 5
1971 18 5
1972 17 6
1974 18 1
1975 13 7
1977 20 1
1978 22 1
1979 23 1
1980 11 3
Year SHO Rank
1968 5 7
1969 4 8
1970 3 6
1971 4 5
1974 6 2
1977 2 9
1978 4 2
1980 3 4
1981 3 4
1982 2 9
Year BB (Low) Rank
1968 45 5
1969 57 5
Year Hits Rank
1968 228 10
1971 248 9
1972 254 2
1974 249 7
1975 285 2
1976 249 6
1977 315 1
1978 295 1
1979 311 1
1980 256 4
1982 225 10
1986 241 5
Year Hits (Low) Rank
1967 164 5
1985 203 9
Year HR (Low) Rank
1967 9 6
1984 15 9
Year WAR Rank
1969 6.5 9
1972 5.5 8
1974 6.4 2
1977 5.4 9
1978 8.2 1
Year W (Low) Rank
1967 11 9
Year L (Low) Rank
1973 10 10
1982 4 1
1984 8 4