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Phil Niekro -- P

W L ERA

0 / 0 / 4.80

WHIP K/9 WAR

1.47 / 4.8 /

GG 5x

AS 5x

Hall of Fame

Year	Name	Team	T	W	L	IP	G	GS	CG	ShO	SV	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	K/9	ERA	WHIP	WAR	Awards
1964	Phil Niekro	MIL	R	0	0	15.0	10	0	0	0	0	15	10	8	1	7	8	4.8	4.80	1.47	-0.1
1965	Phil Niekro	MIL	R	2	3	74.7	41	1	0	0	6	73	32	24	5	26	49	5.9	2.89	1.33	0.4
1966	Phil Niekro	ATL	R	4	3	50.3	28	0	0	0	2	48	32	23	4	23	17	3.0	4.11	1.41	-0.4
1967	Phil Niekro	ATL	R	11	9	207.0	46	20	10	1	9	164	64	43	9	55	129	5.6	1.87	1.06	3.6
1968	Phil Niekro	ATL	R	14	12	257.0	37	34	15	5	2	228	83	74	16	45	140	4.9	2.59	1.06	3.6
1969	Phil Niekro	ATL	R	23	13	284.3	40	35	21	4	1	235	93	81	21	57	193	6.1	2.56	1.03	6.3	AS, CY-2, MVP-9
1970	Phil Niekro	ATL	R	12	18	229.7	34	32	10	3	0	222	124	109	40	68	168	6.6	4.27	1.26	1.8
1971	Phil Niekro	ATL	R	15	14	268.7	42	36	18	4	2	248	112	89	27	70	173	5.8	2.98	1.18	4.3
1972	Phil Niekro	ATL	R	16	12	282.3	38	36	17	1	0	254	112	96	22	53	164	5.2	3.06	1.09	6.0
1973	Phil Niekro	ATL	R	13	10	245.0	42	30	9	1	4	214	103	90	21	89	131	4.8	3.31	1.24	3.2
1974	Phil Niekro	ATL	R	20	13	302.3	41	39	18	6	1	249	91	80	19	88	195	5.8	2.38	1.11	6.8	CY-3
1975	Phil Niekro	ATL	R	15	15	275.7	39	37	13	1	0	285	115	98	29	72	144	4.7	3.20	1.30	3.6	AS
1976	Phil Niekro	ATL	R	17	11	270.7	38	37	10	2	0	249	116	99	18	101	173	5.8	3.29	1.29	4.3
1977	Phil Niekro	ATL	R	16	20	330.3	44	43	20	2	0	315	166	148	26	164	262	7.1	4.03	1.45	5.9
1978	Phil Niekro	ATL	R	19	18	334.3	44	42	22	4	1	295	129	107	16	102	248	6.7	2.88	1.19	8.6	AS, CY-6, GG-P, MVP-17
1979	Phil Niekro	ATL	R	21	20	342.0	44	44	23	1	0	311	160	129	41	113	208	5.5	3.39	1.24	4.1	CY-6, GG-P, MVP-20
1980	Phil Niekro	ATL	R	15	18	275.0	40	38	11	3	1	256	119	111	30	85	176	5.8	3.63	1.24	3.7	GG-P
1981	Phil Niekro	ATL	R	7	7	139.3	22	22	3	3	0	120	56	48	6	56	62	4.0	3.10	1.26	2.0
1982	Phil Niekro	ATL	R	17	4	234.3	35	35	4	2	0	225	106	94	23	73	144	5.5	3.61	1.27	3.0	AS, CY-5, GG-P
1983	Phil Niekro	ATL	R	11	10	201.7	34	33	2	0	0	212	94	89	18	105	128	5.7	3.97	1.57	1.7	GG-P
1984	Phil Niekro	NYY	R	16	8	215.7	32	31	5	1	0	219	85	74	15	76	136	5.7	3.09	1.37	3.8	AS
1985	Phil Niekro	NYY	R	16	12	220.0	33	33	7	1	0	203	110	100	29	120	149	6.1	4.09	1.47	1.0
1986	Phil Niekro	CLE	R	11	11	210.3	34	32	5	0	0	241	126	101	24	95	81	3.5	4.32	1.60	0.8
1987	Phil Niekro	ATL	R	0	0	3.0	1	1	0	0	0	6	5	5	0	6	0	0.0	15.00	4.00	-0.1
1987	Phil Niekro	CLE	R	7	11	123.7	22	22	2	0	0	142	83	81	18	53	57	4.1	5.89	1.58	0.5
1987	Phil Niekro	TOR	R	0	2	12.0	3	3	0	0	0	15	11	11	4	7	7	5.3	8.25	1.83	-0.2
Totals				318	274	5,404.3	864	716	245	45	29	5044	2337	2012	482	1809	3342	5.6	3.35	1.27	78.2

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