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Phil Niekro 2026 Season · ATL

Career: 318-274, 3.35 ERA, 3342 K in 5404.1 IP.

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Phil Niekro

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+6.0Career NUT

+2 to Great

Career

3.35ERA1.27WHIP318W3342K5404.1IP29SV

R/R · 6' 1", 180 lb · b. Apr 1, 1939 · Blaine, OH · Signed Undrafted FA, 1964

Player Overview

Year by Year


1964	25	MLN	—	0	0	4.80	10	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	66	15.0	15	8	7	1	8	1.47
1965	26	MLN	+0.2	2	3	2.89	41	1	0	0	21	6	0	0	324	74.2	73	24	26	3	49	1.33
1966	27	ATL	-0.5	4	3	4.11	28	0	0	0	10	2	0	0	224	50.1	48	23	23	2	17	1.41
1967	28	ATL	+1.4	11	9	1.87	46	20	10	1	20	9	0	0	827	207.0	164	43	55	7	129	1.06
1968	29	ATL	+1.0	14	12	2.59	37	34	15	5	3	2	0	0	1019	257.0	228	74	45	5	140	1.06
1969	30	ATL	+2.9	23	13	2.56	40	35	21	4	4	1	1	2	1143	284.1	235	81	57	5	193	1.03
1970	31	ATL	-1.4	12	18	4.27	34	32	10	3	1	0	1	1	980	229.2	222	109	68	6	168	1.26
1971	32	ATL	+0.6	15	14	2.98	42	36	18	4	4	2	0	2	1101	268.2	248	89	70	3	173	1.18
1972	33	ATL	+1.4	16	12	3.06	38	36	17	1	1	0	1	1	1150	282.1	254	96	53	5	164	1.09
1973	34	ATL	+0.0	13	10	3.31	42	30	9	1	7	4	1	5	1023	245.0	214	90	89	5	131	1.24
1974	35	ATL	+2.2	20	13	2.38	41	39	18	6	1	1	0	1	1219	302.1	249	80	88	6	195	1.11
1975	36	ATL	-0.3	15	15	3.20	39	37	13	1	2	0	0	0	1160	275.2	285	98	72	11	144	1.30
1976	37	ATL	+0.3	17	11	3.29	38	37	10	2	1	0	0	0	1157	270.2	249	99	101	8	173	1.29
1977	38	ATL	+1.0	16	20	4.03	44	43	20	2	1	0	0	0	1428	330.1	315	148	164	8	262	1.45
1978	39	ATL	+3.8	19	18	2.88	44	42	22	4	1	1	0	1	1389	334.1	295	107	102	13	248	1.19
1979	40	ATL	-0.6	21	20	3.39	44	44	23	1	0	0	0	0	1436	342.0	311	129	113	11	208	1.24
1980	41	ATL	+0.0	15	18	3.63	40	38	11	3	2	1	0	1	1137	275.0	256	111	85	3	176	1.24
1981	42	ATL	+0.1	7	7	3.10	22	22	3	3	0	0	0	0	578	139.1	120	48	56	1	62	1.26
1982	43	ATL	+0.3	17	4	3.61	35	35	4	2	0	0	0	0	969	234.1	225	94	73	3	144	1.27
1983	44	ATL	-0.9	11	10	3.97	34	33	2	0	0	0	0	0	888	201.2	212	89	105	2	128	1.57
1984	45	NYY	+0.8	16	8	3.09	32	31	5	1	1	0	0	0	916	215.2	219	74	76	3	136	1.37
1985	46	NYY	-2.1	16	12	4.09	33	33	7	1	0	0	0	0	955	220.0	203	100	120	2	149	1.47
1986	47	CLE	-2.3	11	11	4.32	34	32	5	0	1	0	0	0	951	210.1	241	101	95	6	81	1.60
1987	48	CLE	-1.3	7	11	5.89	22	22	2	0	0	0	0	0	561	123.2	142	81	53	4	57	1.58
1987	48	TOR	—	0	2	8.25	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	56	12.0	15	11	7	0	7	1.83
1987	48	ATL	—	0	0	15.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	3.0	6	5	6	0	0	4.00
1987	48	TOT	-1.9	7	13	6.30	26	26	2	0	0	0	0	0	637	138.2	163	97	66	4	64	1.65
Career	—	24 yrs	+6.0	318	274	3.35	864	716	245	45	83	29	4	33	22677	5404.1	5044	2012	1809	123	3342	1.27

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NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Niekro's career NUT of +6

Slice size = share of total NUT. K Ability = Strikeouts · HR Prevention = HR allowed · Walk Avoidance = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

3.8

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NUT by Season

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+2.9

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+2.2

-0.3

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+3.8

-0.6

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-2.1

-2.3

-1.9

Awards

1969NL All-Star

1974NL Player of the Week

1975NL All-Star

1978NL Player of the Week · Rawlings NL Gold Glove · NL All-Star

1979Rawlings NL Gold Glove · Lou Gehrig Award

1980Rawlings NL Gold Glove · Roberto Clemente Award

1982NL Player of the Week · Rawlings NL Gold Glove · NL All-Star

1983Rawlings NL Gold Glove

1984Uniform number retired · AL All-Star

1985AL Player of the Week

1997Hall Of Fame

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