Phil Niekro
Retired
Phil Niekro
OOTP Player Page
Nickname:
Knucksie
Birthdate:
April 1, 1939 (58 y, 6 m, 2 d)
Born In:
Blaine, MN, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
P
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
6'0"/183
Entry:
Unknown
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
All-Star 1978 Milwaukee (RBL)
1977 Milwaukee (RBL)
Gold Glove 1979 - P Cincinnati (RBL)
1978 - P Milwaukee (RBL)
1977 - P Milwaukee (RBL)
Pitcher of the Month Jun 1978 Milwaukee (RBL)
Sep 1977 Milwaukee (RBL)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink40
Grey Ink106
Similar Players (SP)
Player Score
Chuck Dobson 940
Curt Simmons 936
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Joe H Coleman 920
Ken Holtzman 916
Bob Friend 912
Clay Kirby 909
Pete Broberg 908
Paul Derringer 904
Camilo Pascual 903
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year SH Rank
1968 18 1
1969 17 9
1970 21 1
1971 17 3
1972 14 9
1973 20 3
1974 19 5
1979 19 3
Year GS Rank
1968 34 10
1969 36 6
1970 37 4
1971 37 3
1976 41 1
1977 36 4
1978 35 6
1979 37 6
Year W Rank
1970 20 1
1974 17 8
1977 20 1
1978 21 1
Year L Rank
1969 17 5
1973 20 1
1975 16 4
1976 20 1
Year Win % Rank
1977 0.645 9
1978 0.750 2
Year IP Rank
1968 257.0 9
1969 277.2 10
1970 305.2 2
1971 288.1 5
1972 250.1 8
1973 269.2 6
1974 277.1 4
1975 285.1 4
1976 320.2 1
1977 296.1 1
1978 283.0 1
Year BF Rank
1970 1252 1
1971 1174 3
1972 1042 8
1973 1176 2
1974 1156 3
1975 1186 3
1976 1382 1
1977 1199 2
1978 1164 2
1979 1050 9
Year HR Rank
1969 30 3
1970 31 1
1972 31 2
1973 30 2
1974 27 1
1976 43 2
1977 29 5
1978 31 4
Year BB Rank
1970 89 10
1973 91 10
1976 94 8
Year K Rank
1976 138 8
Year WP Rank
1967 19 1
1968 16 3
1969 13 6
1970 10 6
1971 10 6
1972 8 10
1973 11 6
1976 12 1
1979 10 3
Year ERA Rank
1967 1.870 1
Year BABIP Rank
1967 0.238 3
1969 0.247 3
1970 0.242 1
1971 0.248 7
1972 0.260 9
1974 0.262 5
1976 0.269 9
1977 0.240 1
1980 0.232 1
Year WHIP Rank
1967 1.058 4
1968 1.062 10
1969 1.088 9
1970 1.152 9
1977 1.093 6
1980 1.107 10
Year H/9 Rank
1967 7.130 5
1970 7.744 8
1977 7.988 6
Year BB/9 Rank
1968 1.576 5
1978 1.908 10
1980 1.871 8
Year CG Rank
1968 15 6
1969 17 4
1970 22 1
1971 14 7
1973 19 1
1974 21 2
1975 17 1
1976 20 1
1977 22 1
1978 18 1
1980 13 1
Year SHO Rank
1968 5 7
1969 3 9
1971 4 4
1977 3 2
1978 2 8
1979 3 8
1980 3 4
Year BB (Low) Rank
1968 45 6
1980 37 8
Year Hits Rank
1968 228 10
1970 263 7
1973 282 4
1974 270 7
1975 276 6
1976 337 1
1977 263 9
1978 282 4
1979 264 9
Year Hits (Low) Rank
1967 164 6
1980 160 2
Year HR (Low) Rank
1967 9 6
Year WAR Rank
1971 6.5 8
1975 5.9 10
Year W (Low) Rank
1967 11 9
1976 8 8
1979 8 7
Year L (Low) Rank
1978 7 5