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Phil Niekro

Starting Pitcher
1964—1987
BORN
April 1, 1939, in Blaine, OH
THROWS
Right-Handed
MLB DEBUT
April 15, 1964
PITCH ARSENAL
Knuckleball
Fastball
Slider
PRIMARY TEAM
Atlanta Braves
318
WINS
61.7
QUALITY START PCT
96.2
WAR
3.35
ERA
115
53.6
WAR7
3342
STRIKEOUTS
1.85
K / BB RATIO
3.6
WAR PER SEASON
Phil Niekro
Underestimated and underrated. Neikro was one of baseball’s best pitchers for close to 25 years with his fluttering knuckler. Never had a sore arm.
— Hall of Fame —
— # 8 RANKED PITCHER —
— Braves ALL-TIME TEAM —

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Phil Niekro Compared to Hall of Fame Pitcher

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 JAWS WAR PER SN
Niekro
96.2
53.6
40.1
26.7
74.9
3.6
AVG HOFer
73.0
49.8
30.3
21.5
61.4
4.5

Where Does Phil Niekro Rank?

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
11
13
19
26
10
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3
WAR + WAR7 / 2

PITCHING TEAMMATES

Warren Spahn
Joe Niekro
Pascual Perez
Ron Guidry
Hoyt Wilhelm

FAVORITE CATCHER

Bruce Benedict

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