Phil Niekro

Braves

Position

Apr 1, 1939

Birthdate

6'1"

Height

180 lbs

Weight

24 years

Experience

Career Regular Season

318-274

Record

3.35

ERA

3,342

1,809

1.27

WHIP

5404.0

864

716

5.6

K/9

Career Postseason

0-1

Record

3.86

ERA

1.64

WHIP

14.0

5.8

K/9

Summary

Phil Niekro played 24 seasons for 4 teams, including the Braves and Indians. He had 318 wins, 274 losses, an ERA of 3.35 and 3,342 strikeouts. He won 5 Gold Glove awards. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1997.

Summary

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Team Batting Leaders

14

Olson

RBI

37

Olson

AVG

.363

Smith

Team Pitching Leaders

6

Sale

56

Sale

ERA

1.81

Elder

Team Rankings

2nd

233

1st

368

12th

ERA

3.11

1st

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	29	13	.690
Phillies	20	22	.476	9.0
Nationals	20	22	.476	9.0
Marlins	19	23	.452	10.0
Mets	16	25	.390	12.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 5/13	CHC	@	ATL	7:15 PM
Thu 5/14	CHC	@	ATL	7:15 PM
Fri 5/15	BOS	@	ATL	7:15 PM
Sat 5/16	BOS	@	ATL	7:15 PM
Sun 5/17	BOS	@	ATL	1:35 PM

Last Game

Cubs

27 - 15

Final

Braves

29 - 13

Tue 12 May 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

17

Schwarber

16

Judge

15

Murakami

RBI Leaders

37

Olson

36

Abrams

35

Pages

Batting Average Leaders

.350

Marsh

.340

Langeliers

.337

Lopez

Hit Leaders

55

Lopez

52

Langeliers

51

Witt

Run Leaders

36

Baldwin

36

Wood

36

Olson

OBP Leaders

.426

Ward

.424

Turang

.416

Kurtz

SLG Leaders

.667

Rice

.648

Moniak

.644

Olson

SB Leaders

18

Ramírez

17

Nuñez

15

Cruz

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

7

Ashby

6

Skenes

6

Soriano

Strikeout Leaders

70

Misiorowski

67

Sánchez

66

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.35

Schlittler

1.62

Martin

1.66

Soriano

WHIP Leaders

0.64

Skenes

0.81

Schlittler

0.86

McGreevy

K/9 Leaders

14.32

Misiorowski

13.10

Cease

11.75

Luzardo

K/BB Leaders

8.00

Skenes

7.50

Skubal

7.13

deGrom

Walk Leaders

6

Skubal

7

Skenes

7

Rasmussen

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

724.9

Ohtani

649.2

Judge

633.7

Wood

DraftKings Points Leaders

495.5

Ohtani

481

Judge

467

Olson

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

29-13

25-14

26-15

26-16

25-16

Worst Record ATS

11-31

15-26

16-27

18-24

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	29	13	.690
Phillies	20	22	.476	9.0
Nationals	20	22	.476	9.0
Marlins	19	23	.452	10.0
Mets	16	25	.390	12.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Cubs	27	15	.643
Brewers	23	16	.590	2.5
Cardinals	24	17	.585	2.5
Pirates	23	19	.548	4.0
Reds	22	20	.524	5.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Padres	24	17	.585
Dodgers	24	18	.571	0.5
Diamondbacks	20	21	.488	4.0
Giants	18	24	.429	6.5
Rockies	16	26	.381	8.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	28	13	.683
Yankees	27	17	.614	2.5
Orioles	20	24	.455	9.5
Blue Jays	18	24	.429	10.5
Red Sox	17	24	.415	11.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	24	21	.533
White Sox	20	21	.488	2.0
Twins	19	23	.452	3.5
Royals	19	23	.452	3.5
Tigers	19	23	.452	3.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Athletics	21	20	.512
Mariners	21	22	.488	1.0
Rangers	20	22	.476	1.5
Astros	16	27	.372	6.0
Angels	16	28	.364	6.5