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.

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Team Batting Leaders

14

Olson

RBI

38

Baldwin

AVG

.344

Smith

Team Pitching Leaders

6

Sale

64

Sale

ERA

1.96

Sale

Team Rankings

2nd

250

2nd

409

9th

ERA

2.94

1st

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	31	15	.674
Phillies	24	23	.511	7.5
Nationals	23	24	.489	8.5
Marlins	21	26	.447	10.5
Mets	19	26	.422	11.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 5/18	ATL	@	MIA	6:40 PM
Tue 5/19	ATL	@	MIA	4:10 PM
Wed 5/20	ATL	@	MIA	6:40 PM
Thu 5/21	ATL	@	MIA	6:40 PM
Fri 5/22	WSH	@	ATL	7:15 PM

Last Game

Red Sox

19 - 27

Final

Braves

32 - 15

Sun 17 May 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

20

Schwarber

17

Murakami

16

Judge

RBI Leaders

40

Hicks

39

Pages

38

Baldwin

Batting Average Leaders

.344

Lopez

.338

Vargas

.337

Langeliers

Hit Leaders

63

Lopez

57

De La Cruz

57

Langeliers

Run Leaders

39

Baldwin

39

Wood

38

Judge

OBP Leaders

.426

Kurtz

.423

Alvarez

.419

Ward

SLG Leaders

.667

Rice

.664

Moniak

.638

Alvarez

SB Leaders

20

Ramírez

19

Nuñez

16

Cruz

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

8

Ashby

6

Skenes

6

Schlittler

Strikeout Leaders

80

Misiorowski

80

Sánchez

75

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.35

Schlittler

1.51

Martinez

1.61

Martin

WHIP Leaders

0.71

Skenes

0.78

Schlittler

0.88

McGreevy

K/9 Leaders

14.12

Misiorowski

12.90

Cease

11.22

Warren

K/BB Leaders

7.88

Skenes

7.63

deGrom

6.18

Schlittler

Walk Leaders

8

Skenes

8

deGrom

9

Rasmussen

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

839.8

Ohtani

675.6

Schwarber

670.6

Judge

DraftKings Points Leaders

570.6

Ohtani

498

Judge

497

Schwarber

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

31-16

29-16

26-17

27-18

28-19

Worst Record ATS

15-32

17-30

18-28

19-29

18-27

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	31	15	.674
Phillies	24	23	.511	7.5
Nationals	23	24	.489	8.5
Marlins	21	26	.447	10.5
Mets	19	26	.422	11.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Cubs	29	17	.630
Brewers	26	17	.605	1.5
Cardinals	27	18	.600	1.5
Pirates	24	23	.511	5.5
Reds	24	23	.511	5.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	28	18	.609
Padres	27	18	.600	0.5
Diamondbacks	21	23	.477	6.0
Giants	19	27	.413	9.0
Rockies	18	28	.391	10.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	30	15	.667
Yankees	28	18	.609	2.5
Blue Jays	21	25	.457	9.5
Orioles	21	26	.447	10.0
Red Sox	19	26	.422	11.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	26	22	.542
White Sox	23	22	.511	1.5
Twins	20	26	.435	5.0
Tigers	20	27	.426	5.5
Royals	19	27	.413	6.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Athletics	23	22	.511
Rangers	22	24	.478	1.5
Mariners	22	25	.468	2.0
Astros	19	29	.396	5.5
Angels	16	30	.348	7.5