Phil Niekro
Hall of Famer
Eligible Seasons: 1965-1987
Best Season: 1978
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Pitching Stats
| Team | GP | GS | W | L | SV | IP | BB | K | ER | ERA | ERC | ERC# | OAV | WHIP | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 Milwaukee Braves | 41 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 74.2 | 26 | 49 | 24 | 2.89 | 3.55 | 3.76 | .258 | 1.33 | 1.88 | 5.91 | 3.13 | 0.60 | $1.51M |
| 1966 Atlanta Braves | 28 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 50.1 | 23 | 17 | 23 | 4.11 | 3.79 | 3.94 | .249 | 1.41 | 0.74 | 3.04 | 4.11 | 0.72 | $891K |
| 1967 Atlanta Braves | 46 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 207.0 | 55 | 129 | 43 | 1.87 | 2.27 | 2.48 | .218 | 1.06 | 2.35 | 5.61 | 2.39 | 0.39 | $6.19M |
| 1968 Atlanta Braves | 37 | 34 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 257.0 | 45 | 140 | 74 | 2.59 | 2.50 | 2.87 | .239 | 1.06 | 3.11 | 4.90 | 1.58 | 0.56 | $6.45M |
| 1969 Atlanta Braves | 40 | 35 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 284.1 | 57 | 193 | 81 | 2.56 | 2.27 | 2.38 | .221 | 1.03 | 3.39 | 6.11 | 1.80 | 0.66 | $9.17M |
| 1970 Atlanta Braves | 34 | 32 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 229.2 | 68 | 168 | 109 | 4.27 | 4.01 | 3.96 | .248 | 1.26 | 2.47 | 6.58 | 2.66 | 1.57 | $4.82M |
| 1971 Atlanta Braves | 42 | 36 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 268.2 | 70 | 173 | 89 | 2.98 | 3.16 | 3.33 | .245 | 1.18 | 2.47 | 5.80 | 2.34 | 0.90 | $6.22M |
| 1972 Atlanta Braves | 38 | 36 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 282.1 | 53 | 164 | 96 | 3.06 | 2.62 | 2.80 | .236 | 1.09 | 3.09 | 5.23 | 1.69 | 0.70 | $8.15M |
| 1973 Atlanta Braves | 42 | 30 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 245.0 | 89 | 131 | 90 | 3.31 | 3.21 | 3.30 | .234 | 1.24 | 1.47 | 4.81 | 3.27 | 0.77 | $5.90M |
| 1974 Atlanta Braves | 41 | 39 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 302.1 | 88 | 195 | 80 | 2.38 | 2.59 | 2.66 | .225 | 1.11 | 2.22 | 5.80 | 2.62 | 0.57 | $8.81M |
| 1975 Atlanta Braves | 39 | 37 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 275.2 | 72 | 144 | 98 | 3.20 | 3.93 | 4.03 | .269 | 1.30 | 2.00 | 4.70 | 2.35 | 0.95 | $5.55M |
| 1976 Atlanta Braves | 38 | 37 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 270.2 | 101 | 173 | 99 | 3.29 | 3.34 | 3.53 | .242 | 1.29 | 1.71 | 5.75 | 3.36 | 0.60 | $6.43M |
| 1977 Atlanta Braves | 44 | 43 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 330.1 | 164 | 262 | 148 | 4.03 | 4.13 | 4.11 | .255 | 1.45 | 1.60 | 7.14 | 4.47 | 0.71 | $7.08M |
| 1978 Atlanta Braves | 44 | 42 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 334.1 | 102 | 248 | 107 | 2.88 | 2.86 | 3.01 | .235 | 1.19 | 2.43 | 6.68 | 2.75 | 0.43 | $9.45M |
| 1979 Atlanta Braves | 44 | 44 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 342.0 | 113 | 208 | 129 | 3.39 | 3.53 | 3.59 | .241 | 1.24 | 1.84 | 5.47 | 2.97 | 1.08 | $8.03M |
| 1980 Atlanta Braves | 40 | 38 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 275.0 | 85 | 176 | 111 | 3.63 | 3.47 | 3.63 | .249 | 1.24 | 2.07 | 5.76 | 2.78 | 0.98 | $6.00M |
| 1981 Atlanta Braves | 22 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 139.1 | 56 | 62 | 48 | 3.10 | 2.99 | 3.19 | .233 | 1.26 | 1.11 | 4.00 | 3.62 | 0.39 | $5.08M |
| 1982 Atlanta Braves | 35 | 35 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 234.1 | 73 | 144 | 94 | 3.61 | 3.61 | 3.78 | .255 | 1.27 | 1.97 | 5.53 | 2.80 | 0.88 | $5.08M |
| 1983 Atlanta Braves | 34 | 33 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 201.2 | 105 | 128 | 89 | 3.97 | 4.88 | 5.03 | .276 | 1.57 | 1.22 | 5.71 | 4.69 | 0.80 | $3.52M |
| 1984 New York Yankees | 32 | 31 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 215.2 | 76 | 136 | 74 | 3.09 | 3.86 | 3.80 | .267 | 1.37 | 1.79 | 5.68 | 3.17 | 0.63 | $4.58M |
| 1985 New York Yankees | 33 | 33 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 220.0 | 120 | 149 | 100 | 4.09 | 4.53 | 4.42 | .245 | 1.47 | 1.24 | 6.10 | 4.91 | 1.19 | $4.17M |
| 1986 Cleveland Indians | 34 | 32 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 210.1 | 95 | 81 | 101 | 4.32 | 5.35 | 5.17 | .287 | 1.60 | 0.85 | 3.47 | 4.07 | 1.03 | $3.38M |
| 1987 Cleveland Indians | 22 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 123.2 | 53 | 57 | 81 | 5.89 | 5.48 | 5.16 | .286 | 1.58 | 1.08 | 4.15 | 3.86 | 1.31 | $1.93M |
Hitting Stats
| Team | Pos | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | SO | BB | HBP | RC | RC27 | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 Milwaukee Braves | P | 41 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .1 | .3 | $1.51M |
| 1966 Atlanta Braves | P | 28 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | $891K |
| 1967 Atlanta Braves | P | 46 | 66 | 57 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1.6 | .8 | $6.19M |
| 1968 Atlanta Braves | P | 37 | 95 | 77 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | .8 | $6.45M |
| 1969 Atlanta Braves | P | 40 | 106 | 95 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 5.8 | 2.0 | $9.17M |
| 1970 Atlanta Braves | P | 34 | 88 | 79 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2.8 | 1.1 | $4.82M |
| 1971 Atlanta Braves | P | 42 | 101 | 92 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 2.9 | .9 | $6.22M |
| 1972 Atlanta Braves | P | 38 | 108 | 93 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 5.1 | 1.7 | $8.15M |
| 1973 Atlanta Braves | P | 42 | 91 | 82 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1.9 | .7 | $5.90M |
| 1974 Atlanta Braves | P | 41 | 118 | 104 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 5.5 | 1.7 | $8.81M |
| 1975 Atlanta Braves | P | 39 | 106 | 99 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 3.9 | 1.2 | $5.55M |
| 1976 Atlanta Braves | P | 38 | 105 | 94 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4.2 | 1.4 | $6.43M |
| 1977 Atlanta Braves | P | 44 | 123 | 109 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 3.7 | 1.1 | $7.08M |
| 1978 Atlanta Braves | P | 44 | 129 | 120 | 5 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 7.5 | 2.1 | $9.45M |
| 1979 Atlanta Braves | P | 44 | 134 | 123 | 10 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 6.8 | 1.7 | $8.03M |
| 1980 Atlanta Braves | P | 40 | 96 | 90 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 2.3 | .7 | $6.00M |
| 1981 Atlanta Braves | P | 22 | 55 | 52 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .4 | .2 | $5.08M |
| 1982 Atlanta Braves | P | 35 | 91 | 87 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 1.4 | $5.08M |
| 1983 Atlanta Braves | P | 34 | 73 | 65 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | .7 | $3.52M |
Advanced Hitting Stats
| Team | Pos | GP | PA | AB | BA | BA+ | BA# | OBP | OBP+ | OBP# | SLG | SLG+ | SLG# | OPS | OPS+ | OPS# | HR/AB | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 Milwaukee Braves | P | 41 | 10 | 10 | .100 | 40 | .103 | .100 | 32 | .104 | .100 | 27 | .102 | .200 | 29 | .205 | .000 | $1.51M |
| 1966 Atlanta Braves | P | 28 | 11 | 8 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | $891K |
| 1967 Atlanta Braves | P | 46 | 66 | 57 | .123 | 49 | .127 | .167 | 54 | .173 | .158 | 43 | .163 | .325 | 48 | .336 | .000 | $6.19M |
| 1968 Atlanta Braves | P | 37 | 95 | 77 | .104 | 43 | .109 | .104 | 35 | .110 | .195 | 57 | .209 | .299 | 47 | .319 | .026 | $6.45M |
| 1969 Atlanta Braves | P | 40 | 106 | 95 | .211 | 84 | .216 | .227 | 71 | .231 | .253 | 68 | .258 | .479 | 70 | .489 | .000 | $9.17M |
| 1970 Atlanta Braves | P | 34 | 88 | 79 | .152 | 59 | .153 | .171 | 52 | .171 | .190 | 48 | .187 | .361 | 50 | .357 | .013 | $4.82M |
| 1971 Atlanta Braves | P | 42 | 101 | 92 | .152 | 60 | .156 | .160 | 50 | .163 | .163 | 44 | .168 | .323 | 47 | .331 | .000 | $6.22M |
| 1972 Atlanta Braves | P | 38 | 108 | 93 | .194 | 78 | .199 | .216 | 69 | .222 | .237 | 65 | .243 | .453 | 67 | .465 | .011 | $8.15M |
| 1973 Atlanta Braves | P | 42 | 91 | 82 | .122 | 48 | .124 | .143 | 44 | .145 | .207 | 55 | .210 | .350 | 50 | .354 | .012 | $5.90M |
| 1974 Atlanta Braves | P | 41 | 118 | 104 | .192 | 75 | .195 | .220 | 68 | .221 | .212 | 58 | .217 | .432 | 62 | .438 | .000 | $8.81M |
| 1975 Atlanta Braves | P | 39 | 106 | 99 | .172 | 67 | .174 | .176 | 54 | .177 | .212 | 57 | .217 | .389 | 56 | .394 | .000 | $5.55M |
| 1976 Atlanta Braves | P | 38 | 105 | 94 | .191 | 75 | .195 | .198 | 62 | .201 | .255 | 71 | .264 | .453 | 67 | .465 | .011 | $6.43M |
| 1977 Atlanta Braves | P | 44 | 123 | 109 | .174 | 67 | .175 | .180 | 55 | .180 | .183 | 46 | .179 | .364 | 50 | .360 | .000 | $7.08M |
| 1978 Atlanta Braves | P | 44 | 129 | 120 | .225 | 89 | .229 | .248 | 77 | .252 | .258 | 70 | .263 | .506 | 73 | .514 | .000 | $9.45M |
| 1979 Atlanta Braves | P | 44 | 134 | 123 | .195 | 75 | .196 | .213 | 65 | .214 | .244 | 63 | .243 | .457 | 64 | .457 | .000 | $8.03M |
| 1980 Atlanta Braves | P | 40 | 96 | 90 | .133 | 51 | .134 | .143 | 45 | .145 | .189 | 50 | .191 | .332 | 48 | .337 | .000 | $6.00M |
| 1981 Atlanta Braves | P | 22 | 55 | 52 | .077 | 30 | .078 | .077 | 24 | .078 | .077 | 21 | .080 | .154 | 23 | .158 | .000 | $5.08M |
| 1982 Atlanta Braves | P | 35 | 91 | 87 | .195 | 76 | .197 | .193 | 60 | .197 | .276 | 74 | .280 | .469 | 68 | .477 | .011 | $5.08M |
| 1983 Atlanta Braves | P | 34 | 73 | 65 | .185 | 72 | .187 | .194 | 60 | .196 | .215 | 57 | .218 | .409 | 59 | .414 | .000 | $3.52M |
Fielding Grades (Fielding/Range/Arm)
| Team | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | OF | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 Milwaukee Braves | B/A- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $1.51M |
| 1966 Atlanta Braves | A+/A+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $891K |
| 1967 Atlanta Braves | C-/B+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $6.19M |
| 1968 Atlanta Braves | B-/A | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $6.45M |
| 1969 Atlanta Braves | B/A- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $9.17M |
| 1970 Atlanta Braves | A/B- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $4.82M |
| 1971 Atlanta Braves | A-/B | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $6.22M |
| 1972 Atlanta Braves | C+/B | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $8.15M |
| 1973 Atlanta Braves | B-/A | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $5.90M |
| 1974 Atlanta Braves | A+/B | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $8.81M |
| 1975 Atlanta Braves | A+/C+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $5.55M |
| 1976 Atlanta Braves | A-/B- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $6.43M |
| 1977 Atlanta Braves | A+/C+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $7.08M |
| 1978 Atlanta Braves | A/B+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $9.45M |
| 1979 Atlanta Braves | A+/B+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $8.03M |
| 1980 Atlanta Braves | A+/B- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $6.00M |
| 1981 Atlanta Braves | A+/B- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $5.08M |
| 1982 Atlanta Braves | A+/B | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $5.08M |
| 1983 Atlanta Braves | B/B- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $3.52M |
Player Awards
| Team | All-Star | MVP | Gold Glove | Rookie of the Year | Cy Young | Reliever of the Year | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 Milwaukee Braves | $1.51M | ||||||
| 1966 Atlanta Braves | $891K | ||||||
| 1967 Atlanta Braves | $6.19M | ||||||
| 1968 Atlanta Braves | $6.45M | ||||||
| 1969 Atlanta Braves | X | $9.17M | |||||
| 1970 Atlanta Braves | $4.82M | ||||||
| 1971 Atlanta Braves | $6.22M | ||||||
| 1972 Atlanta Braves | $8.15M | ||||||
| 1973 Atlanta Braves | $5.90M | ||||||
| 1974 Atlanta Braves | $8.81M | ||||||
| 1975 Atlanta Braves | X | $5.55M | |||||
| 1976 Atlanta Braves | $6.43M | ||||||
| 1977 Atlanta Braves | $7.08M | ||||||
| 1978 Atlanta Braves | X | X | $9.45M | ||||
| 1979 Atlanta Braves | X | $8.03M | |||||
| 1980 Atlanta Braves | X | $6.00M | |||||
| 1981 Atlanta Braves | $5.08M | ||||||
| 1982 Atlanta Braves | X | X | $5.08M | ||||
| 1983 Atlanta Braves | X | $3.52M |
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