Phil Niekro

6'1", 180 lbs • Braves • P •
Illustrated silhouette of a player wearing the Atlanta Braves uniform

REC

318-274

ERA

3.35

SO

3,342

BB

1,809

Career

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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.

Stats

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TM W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP SO
1964 MIL 0 0 4.80 10 0 0 0 0 15.0 15 8 10 1 7 1 8
1965 MIL 2 3 2.89 41 1 0 0 6 74.2 73 24 32 5 26 3 49
1966 ATL 4 3 4.11 28 0 0 0 2 50.1 48 23 32 4 23 2 17
1967 ATL 11 9 1.87 46 20 10 1 9 207.0 164 43 64 9 55 7 129
1968 ATL 14 12 2.59 37 34 15 5 2 256.2 228 74 83 16 45 5 140
1969 ATL 23 13 2.56 40 35 21 4 1 284.1 235 81 93 21 57 5 193
1970 ATL 12 18 4.27 34 32 10 3 0 229.2 222 109 124 40 68 6 168
1971 ATL 15 14 2.98 42 36 18 4 2 268.2 248 89 112 27 70 3 173
1972 ATL 16 12 3.06 38 36 17 1 0 282.1 254 96 112 22 53 5 164
1973 ATL 13 10 3.31 42 30 9 1 4 245.0 214 90 103 21 89 5 131
1974 ATL 20 13 2.38 41 39 18 6 1 302.1 249 80 91 19 88 6 195
1975 ATL 15 15 3.20 39 37 13 1 0 275.2 285 98 115 29 72 11 144
1976 ATL 17 11 3.29 38 37 10 2 0 270.2 249 99 116 18 101 8 173
1977 ATL 16 20 4.03 44 43 20 2 0 330.1 315 148 166 26 164 8 262
1978 ATL 19 18 2.88 44 42 22 4 1 334.1 295 107 129 16 102 13 248
1979 ATL 21 20 3.39 44 44 23 1 0 342.0 311 129 160 41 113 11 208
1980 ATL 15 18 3.63 40 38 11 3 1 275.0 256 111 119 30 85 3 176
1981 ATL 7 7 3.10 22 22 3 3 0 139.1 120 48 56 6 56 1 62
1982 ATL 17 4 3.61 35 35 4 2 0 234.1 225 94 106 23 73 3 144
1983 ATL 11 10 3.97 34 33 2 0 0 201.2 212 89 94 18 105 2 128
1984 NYY 16 8 3.09 32 31 5 1 0 215.2 219 74 85 15 76 3 136
1985 NYY 16 12 4.09 33 33 7 1 0 220.0 203 100 110 29 120 2 149
1986 CLE 11 11 4.32 34 32 5 0 0 210.1 241 101 126 24 95 6 81
1987 TOT 7 13 6.30 26 26 2 0 0 138.2 163 97 99 22 66 4 64
Career Regular 318 274 3.35 864 716 245 45 29 5404.0 5,044 2,012 2,337 482 1,809 123 3,342
Career Postseason 0 1 3.86 2 2 0 0 0 14.0 15 6 11 0 8 0 9

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AVG

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Team Rankings

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HR

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16th

R

254

15th

SO

487

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ERA

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2024 Division Standings

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TEAM W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
41 18 .695
Braves Braves
32 24 .571 7.5
Nationals Nationals
26 31 .456 14.0
Mets Mets
24 34 .414 16.5
Marlins Marlins
21 38 .356 20.0

Schedule

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
6/2
OAK OAK
@
ATL ATL
1:35 PM
Tue
6/4
ATL ATL
@
BOS BOS
7:10 PM
Wed
6/5
ATL ATL
@
BOS BOS
1:35 PM
Thu
6/6
ATL ATL
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM
Fri
6/7
ATL ATL
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WSH WSH
6:45 PM

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ATL Braves

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9

Final

11

OAK Athletics

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20

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Tucker

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18

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57

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Ozuna

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49

Bohm

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Batting Average Leaders

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Arraez

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Ohtani

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Hit Leaders

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Arraez

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Contreras

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52

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48

Contreras

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44

Schwarber

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OBP Leaders

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Profar

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.414

Judge

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Betts

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Ozuna

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Ohtani

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32

Cruz

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Turang

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Caballero

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Suárez

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Lugo

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Strikeout Leaders

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95

Glasnow

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93

Crochet

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90

Flaherty

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ERA Leaders

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1.70

Suárez

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1.72

Lugo

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1.73

López

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WHIP Leaders

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0.80

Suárez

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Skubal

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K/9 Leaders

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Crochet

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Kirby

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9.00

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10

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MLB 2023 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
1
Braves Braves
104 58 .642
2
Phillies Phillies
90 72 .556 14.0
AL East W L PCT GB
1
Orioles Orioles
101 61 .623
2
Rays Rays
99 63 .611 2.0
NL West W L PCT GB
1
Dodgers Dodgers
100 62 .617
2
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
84 78 .519 16.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
1
Brewers Brewers
92 70 .568
2
Cubs Cubs
83 79 .512 9.0
AL West W L PCT GB
1
Astros Astros
90 72 .556
2
Rangers Rangers
90 72 .556
AL Central W L PCT GB
1
Twins Twins
87 75 .537
2
Tigers Tigers
78 84 .481 9.0

MLB 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Fri
5/31
CWS CWS
@
MIL MIL
3-4
Fri
5/31
PIT PIT
@
TOR TOR
8-1
Fri
5/31
CIN CIN
@
CHC CHC
5-7
Fri
5/31
TEX TEX
@
MIA MIA
7-0
Fri
5/31
MIN MIN
@
HOU HOU
2-5

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
6/2
MIN MIN
@
HOU HOU
1:05 PM
Sun
6/2
TBR TBR
@
BAL BAL
1:35 PM
Sun
6/2
OAK OAK
@
ATL ATL
1:35 PM
Sun
6/2
DET DET
@
BOS BOS
1:35 PM
Sun
6/2
PIT PIT
@
TOR TOR
1:37 PM