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Phil
Niekro		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 195
 
Born: April 1, 1939 in Usa, OH, BLAINE
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1970   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1964 25 PIT NL $ 300,000 9 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 6
1965 26 PIT NL $ 300,000 10 4 5 5 6 7 6 7 8 7
1966 27 PIT NL $ 300,000 10 5 5 5 6 7 6 7 8 7
1967 28 PIT NL $ 1,411,429 10 5 6 5 6 7 7 7 8 8
1968 29 PIT NL $ 1,411,429 10 5 6 6 6 7 6 8 8 8
1969 30 PIT NL $ 4,250,000 10 5 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 8
1970 31 LAD NL $ 4,800,000 10 5 6 6 6 7 6 8 8 8
1971 32 DET AL $ 4,800,000 9 5 6 6 6 7 6 7 8 7
1972 33 SDP NL $ 4,800,000 8 5 6 5 6 7 6 7 8 7
1973 34 KCR AL $ 4,800,000 8 4 5 5 6 7 6 7 8 8
1974 35 OAK AL $ 750,000 8 4 5 5 6 7 6 7 7 7
1975 36 OAK AL $ 750,000 8 4 5 5 5 6 6 7 8 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 8 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,800,000 10 5 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 8
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1964 25 PIT NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1965 26 PIT NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1966 27 PIT NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1967 28 PIT NL $ 1,411,429   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1968 29 PIT NL $ 1,411,429   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1969 30 PIT NL $ 4,250,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1970 31 LAD NL $ 4,800,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1971 32 DET AL $ 4,800,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1972 33 SDP NL $ 4,800,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1973 34 KCR AL $ 4,800,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1974 35 OAK AL $ 750,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1975 36 OAK AL $ 750,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,800,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1964 25 PIT NL 10 17 .370 32 24 4 0 1 183.3 213 119 33 69 110 5.84 .288 .348 .480 .827 0.0
1965 26 PIT NL 4 10 .286 68 1 0 0 6 86.7 86 34 8 31 36 3.53 .265 .331 .385 .716 7.3
1966 27 PIT NL 2 5 .286 89 0 0 0 15 106.7 113 47 13 48 58 3.97 .276 .349 .432 .781 9.0
1967 28 PIT NL 6 7 .462 96 3 2 0 15 144.7 162 79 17 56 88 4.91 .285 .348 .431 .780 5.8
1968 29 PIT NL 12 21 .364 42 42 24 2 0 347.0 302 126 29 111 214 3.27 .229 .290 .340 .631 24.6
1969 30 PIT NL 10 19 .345 33 33 11 1 0 248.0 283 138 21 82 159 5.01 .280 .336 .409 .745 7.6
1970 31 LAD NL 13 16 .448 32 32 15 3 0 248.3 260 114 25 97 149 4.13 .266 .331 .386 .717 10.0
1971 32 SDP NL 4 14 .222 21 21 10 1 0 172.0 182 84 18 50 82 4.40 .269 .319 .402 .721 9.9
  DET AL 8 3 .727 11 11 6 1 0 87.0 81 34 8 30 56 3.52 .245 .309 .367 .675 7.6
  TOT   12 17 .414 32 32 16 2 0 259.0 263 118 26 80 138 4.10 .261 .315 .390 .706 17.6
1972 33 SDP NL 7 18 .280 33 27 10 1 0 212.7 229 118 24 81 114 4.99 .274 .338 .406 .744 10.4
1973 34 SDP NL 2 1 .667 5 5 1 0 0 34.3 37 15 3 14 26 3.93 .272 .338 .390 .727 2.6
  KCR AL 4 6 .400 11 11 2 0 0 74.0 90 45 9 37 34 5.47 .295 .370 .430 .799 3.0
  TOT   6 7 .462 16 16 3 0 0 108.3 127 60 12 51 60 4.98 .288 .360 .417 .777 5.6
    AAA   7 2 .778 12 12 1 0 0 79.3 79 28 7 27 60 3.18 .254 .314 .367 .680  
1974 35 KCR AL 0 1 .000 11 2 0 0 7 14.7 20 4 1 2 8 2.45 .333 .349 .483 .833 2.8
  OAK AL 3 5 .375 18 4 1 0 3 60.7 71 48 2 42 32 7.12 .292 .390 .403 .794 0.0
  TOT   3 6 .333 29 6 1 0 10 75.3 91 52 3 44 40 6.21 .300 .383 .419 .802 2.8
    AAA   4 2 .667 14 4 1 0 1 35.7 32 11 3 10 21 2.78 .237 .290 .341 .630  
1975 36 OAK AL 0 2 .000 10 0 0 0 1 16.7 27 17 5 6 7 9.18 .355 .402 .632 1.034 0.0
    AAA   0 3 .000 6 6 1 0 0 37.7 42 19 6 12 13 4.54 .280 .333 .453 .787  
12 Years Sim 85 145 .370 512 216 86 9 48 2036.6 2156 1022 216 756 1173 4.52 .269 .332 .404 .735 100.7
3 Years AAA 11 7 .611 32 22 3 0 1 152.7 153 58 16 49 94 3.42 .257 .313 .383 .696  
Season Average 7 12 .368 42 18 7 0 4 169.7 179 85 18 63 97 4.52 .269 .332 .404 .735  
Career Highs 13 21 .462 96 42 24 3 15 347.0 302 138 33 111 214 9.18 .355 .402 .632 1.034  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1137 525 116 338 686   .257 .310 .391 .702
vs LH   1019 497 100 418 487   .283 .358 .419 .776
Home 47 66 .416 258 98 34 6 22 998.3 1016 497 108 378 533 4.48 .262 .328 .399 .727
Away 38 79 .325 254 118 52 3 26 1038.3 1140 525 108 378 640 4.55 .275 .336 .408 .744
Mar/Apr 14 21 .400 86 40 11 0 3 380.3 409 188 38 124 237 4.45 .272 .327 .398 .725
May 22 25 .468 94 45 21 3 10 404.3 409 186 40 126 243 4.14 .260 .315 .385 .700
June 11 30 .268 86 33 13 2 11 312.6 325 175 38 129 155 5.04 .264 .334 .419 .753
July 10 21 .323 65 27 15 2 6 246.3 261 123 20 100 128 4.49 .269 .337 .381 .718
August 10 28 .263 86 41 15 2 5 361.3 388 180 39 147 201 4.48 .274 .342 .414 .756
Sep/Oct 18 20 .474 95 30 11 0 13 331.6 364 170 41 130 209 4.61 .277 .342 .423 .765
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1964 25 PIT NL 32 59 1 9 0 0 1 10 0 0 0 16 .153 .153 .203 .356 1.0 0.0
1965 26 PIT NL 68 8 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.5 0.2
1966 27 PIT NL 89 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6 0.0
1967 28 PIT NL 96 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .063 .063 .063 .125 -1.2 0.0
1968 29 PIT NL 42 111 5 17 4 0 0 4 0 0 2 13 .153 .175 .189 .365 2.3 0.0
5 Years Sim 327 200 7 29 4 0 1 15 0 0 2 35 .145 .158 .180 .338 1.9 0.2
162 Game Average 99 3 14 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 17 .145 .158 .180 .338 1.0  
Career Highs 96 111 5 17 4 0 1 10 0 0 2 16 .250 .250 .250 .500 2.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   121 3 16 0 0 1 9 0 0 1 23 .132 .139 .157 .296 -0.8
vs LH   79 4 13 4 0 0 6 0 0 1 12 .165 .185 .215 .400 1.4
Home 175 105 4 13 1 0 1 7 0 0 1 21 .124 .132 .162 .294 -0.8
Away 113 95 3 16 3 0 0 8 0 0 1 14 .168 .186 .200 .386 1.4
RISP   40 0 7 0 0 1 14 0 0 0 9 .175 .175 .250 .425 1.3
Close/Late   27 1 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 .148 .148 .148 .296 -0.2
Mar/Apr 35 38 2 8 1 0 1 5 0 0 1 5 .211 .231 .316 .547 2.6
May 58 43 2 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 8 .093 .114 .093 .207 -1.7
June 30 20 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .100 .100 .150 .250 -0.5
July 31 23 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .174 .174 .174 .348 0.2
August 24 40 0 6 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 5 .150 .150 .175 .325 0.0
Sep/Oct 60 36 1 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 10 .139 .162 .167 .329 0.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1964 25 PIT NL P 32 24 183.3 15 36 0 2 1.000 2.50    
1965 26 PIT NL P 68 1 86.7 4 12 1 2 .941 1.66    
1966 27 PIT NL P 89 0 106.7 3 14 0 1 1.000 1.43    
1967 28 PIT NL P 96 3 144.7 5 24 1 3 .967 1.80    
1968 29 PIT NL P 42 42 347.0 20 41 4 3 .938 1.58    
1969 30 PIT NL P 33 33 248.0 14 29 3 3 .935 1.56    
1970 31 LAD NL P 32 32 248.3 14 31 4 0 .918 1.63    
1971 32 SDP NL P 21 21 172.0 8 24 0 2 1.000 1.67    
  DET AL P 11 11 87.0 4 12 0 1 1.000 1.66    
  TOT   P 32 32 259.0 12 36 0 3 1.000 1.67    
1972 33 SDP NL P 33 27 212.7 10 31 1 3 .976 1.74    
1973 34 SDP NL P 5 5 34.3 4 4 0 0 1.000 2.10    
  KCR AL P 11 11 74.0 9 8 1 0 .944 2.07    
  TOT   P 16 16 108.3 13 12 1 0 .962 2.08    
1974 35 KCR AL P 11 2 14.7 1 3 0 0 1.000 2.45    
  OAK AL P 18 4 60.7 5 11 0 0 1.000 2.37    
  TOT   P 29 6 75.3 6 14 0 0 1.000 2.39    
1975 36 OAK AL P 10 0 16.7 0 5 0 0 1.000 2.70    
Career Totals   512 216 2036.6 116 285 15 20 .964 1.77    
Career Highs   96 42 347.0 20 41 4 3 1.000 2.70    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1970 31 LAD NL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.7 3 3 0 0 0 40.91 .600 .600 .800 1.400
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.7 3 3 0 0 0 40.91 .600 .600 .800 1.400
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1964-9-17
1968-4-21
1969-2-19
1970-10-16
1971-8-14
1972-6-18
 Saves
1966-2-15
1967-5-15
1974-9-10
 Games Pitched
1965-9-68
1966-1-89
1967-3-96
 Complete Games
1968-3-24
1969-8-11
1970-5-15
1971-7-10
 Shutouts
1968-8-2
1970-2-3
1971-10-1
 Innings Pitched
1968-4-347.0
Hits Allowed
1968-10-302
1969-8-283
 Homeruns Allowed
1964-8-33
1968-10-29
 Walks Allowed
1968-4-111
1970-5-97
 OAVG
1968-8-.229
 OOPS
1968-10-.631
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 26    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 12th overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1964
Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/10/1964, off Moe Drabowsky (CLE)
Earned first career win on 4/14/1964
2/1/1967: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,411,429 through salary arbitration
2/1/1968: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,411,429 through salary arbitration
2/1/1969: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,250,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 7/10/1969 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Signed as a free agent by Los Angeles on 2/17/1970 to a 4-year deal worth $4,800,000 per year
Won World Championship with Los Angeles in 1970
Traded from Los Angeles to San Diego on 2/3/1971 (Going to LAD: P Gary Kroll. Going to SDP: P Phil Niekro)
Traded from San Diego to Detroit on 7/31/1971 (Going to SDP: P Fred Beene, SS Danny Thompson. Going to DET: P Phil Niekro, P Bob Locker)
Traded from Detroit to San Diego on 2/1/1972 (Going to SDP: P George Brunet, P Bob Locker, P Phil Niekro. Going to DET: LF Frank Johnson)
Traded from San Diego to Kansas City on 5/1/1973 (Going to SDP: RF Leo Posada. Going to KCR: P Phil Niekro, P Joe Sparma)
10/23/1973: Signed a contract extension with Kansas City, $750,000 per year, for 4 years
Traded from Kansas City to Oakland on 7/31/1974 (Going to KCR: P Nino Espinosa, P Tom Carroll, P Sandy Koufax. Going to OAK: P Phil Niekro, CF Johnny Lewis, C Bill Freehan)
Injured on 7/6/1975 with a Strained Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 5 weeks
 
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