Phil Niekro
1964–1987 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Guardians, Milwaukee Braves, NLS, New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays
866G
.169AVG
.183OBP
.211SLG
260H
7HR
109RBI
0SB
318–274W–L
5,404IP
3,342K
3.35ERA
716GS
29SV
5Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 866 | 1,707 | 1,537 | 80 | 260 | 42 | 1 | 7 | 109 | 17 | 314 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 325 | .169 | .183 | .211 | .394 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,404.0 | 864 | 716 | 245 | 318 | 274 | 29 | 5,044 | 2,337 | 2,012 | 482 | 1,809 | 3,342 | 0 | 0 | 3.35 | 1.268 |
Streaks
7longest hitting streak · 1978-09-13 to 1979-04-10
7longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | No-Hitter | 1973-08-05 | 1 in 880 games | box score ↗ |
| 60 | 11 scoreless innings | 1969-09-13 | 1 in 3,313 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 57 | Triple Play | 1978-04-11 | 1 in 497 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 428 | 806 | 127 | 3 | 55 | 9 | 147 | .176 | .169 | .219 |
| Away | 438 | 901 | 133 | 4 | 54 | 8 | 167 | .163 | .156 | .205 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 115 | 193 | 27 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 31 | .154 | .150 | .189 |
| May | 161 | 287 | 40 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 48 | .157 | .146 | .196 |
| June | 149 | 295 | 57 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 67 | .211 | .203 | .259 |
| July | 135 | 301 | 45 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 58 | .165 | .153 | .198 |
| August | 159 | 314 | 39 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 61 | .136 | .137 | .189 |
| September | 138 | 297 | 49 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 47 | .189 | .182 | .220 |
| October | 9 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .158 | .150 | .368 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cincinnati-reds | 87 | 201 | 35 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 38 | .193 | .184 | .254 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 80 | 180 | 28 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 34 | .171 | .161 | .226 |
| san-francisco-giants | 74 | 186 | 22 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 35 | .132 | .134 | .150 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 73 | 157 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 26 | .126 | .115 | .154 |
| houston-astros | 69 | 170 | 27 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 35 | .174 | .171 | .200 |
| new-york-mets | 67 | 139 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 22 | .189 | .173 | .221 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 63 | 129 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 26 | .197 | .178 | .274 |
| chicago-cubs | 62 | 154 | 25 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 27 | .182 | .162 | .226 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | 8 | |
| 1965 | 42 | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | .100 | 74 | 49 | |
| 1966 | 28 | 8 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 50 | 17 | |
| 1967 | 46 | 57 | 7 | – | 2 | – | .123 | 207 | 129 | |
| 1968 | 37 | 77 | 8 | 2 | 7 | – | .104 | 256 | 140 | |
| 1969 | 40 | 95 | 20 | – | 7 | – | .211 | 284 | 193 | |
| 1970 | 34 | 79 | 12 | 1 | 3 | – | .152 | 229 | 168 | |
| 1971 | 42 | 92 | 14 | – | 4 | – | .152 | 268 | 173 | |
| 1972 | 38 | 93 | 18 | 1 | 4 | – | .194 | 282 | 164 | |
| 1973 | 42 | 82 | 10 | 1 | 2 | – | .122 | 245 | 131 | |
| 1974 | 41 | 104 | 20 | – | 11 | – | .192 | 302 | 195 | |
| 1975 | 39 | 99 | 17 | – | 10 | – | .172 | 275 | 144 | |
| 1976 | 38 | 94 | 18 | 1 | 12 | – | .191 | 270 | 173 | |
| 1977 | 44 | 109 | 19 | – | 7 | – | .174 | 330 | 262 | |
| 1978 | 45 | 120 | 27 | – | 10 | – | .225 | 334 | 248 | |
| 1979 | 44 | 123 | 24 | – | 12 | – | .195 | 342 | 208 | |
| 1980 | 40 | 90 | 12 | – | 5 | – | .133 | 275 | 176 | |
| 1981 | 22 | 52 | 4 | – | 1 | – | .077 | 139 | 62 | |
| 1982 | 35 | 87 | 17 | 1 | 7 | – | .195 | 234 | 144 | |
| 1983 | 34 | 65 | 12 | – | 5 | – | .185 | 201 | 128 | |
| 1984 | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 215 | 136 | |
| 1985 | 33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 220 | 149 | |
| 1986 | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 210 | 81 | |
| 1987 | Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Guardians, Toronto Blue Jays | 26 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 138 | 64 |