Phil Niekro

6'1" · 180 lbsBorn April 1, 19391964–1987

MLB Stats

Sport-specific career totals from the active profile tables, with VAL shown whenever the sport has a value file.

MLB profile

Peak 3Y VAL

15.0

1969, 1974, 1978 avg

Career VAL

234.7

Value Above League

Games

742

Hits

260

Home Runs

Runs Batted In

109

Batting Avg

.169

ERA

3.35

Strikeouts

Career boards only, within MLB

On the MLB Career Dominance board — top-25 in more than one all-time category at once.

Cross-sport prominence: 99.7th percentile among MLB careers — a within-sport percentile, because career value is not comparable across sports.

Season	Age	Team	GP	OPS+	ERA+	VAL
1964	24–25	ATL	—	—	92	0.9
1965	25–26	ATL	—	-42	134	9.2
1966	26–27	ATL	—	-100	88	4.5
1967	27–28	ATL	—	-9	191	14
1968	28–29	ATL	—	-9	113	11.1
1969	29–30	ATL	—	37	142	15.5
1970	30–31	ATL	—	1	89	9.4
1971	31–32	ATL	—	-9	114	12.3
1972	32–33	ATL	—	28	112	11
1973	33–34	ATL	—	-10	114	11.6
1974	34–35	ATL	—	25	126	15.3
1975	35–36	ATL	—	14	113	10.9
1976	36–37	ATL	—	33	108	10.8
1977	37–38	ATL	—	6	111	11
1978	38–39	ATL	—	52	134	14.3
1979	39–40	ATL	—	33	132	12.9
1980	40–41	ATL	—	-5	100	12.2
1981	41–42	ATL	—	-54	109	5.9
1982	42–43	ATL	—	35	116	10.7
1983	43–44	ATL	—	14	101	7
1984	44–45	NYY	—	—	125	9.3
1985	45–46	NYY	—	—	98	8.7
1986	46–47	CLE	—	—	107	6.2
1987	47–48	TOT	—	—	—	—
1987	47–48	ATL	—	-100	30	—
1987	47–48	CLE	—	—	90	—
1987	47–48	TOR	—	—	53	—