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Phil Niekro

#8 PITCHER ALL-TIME
1964—1987
Starting Pitcher
BORN
April 1, 1939, in Blaine, OH
THROWS
Right-Handed
PRIMARY TEAM
Atlanta Braves

What Pitches Did Phil Niekro Throw?

Knuckleball
Fastball
Slider
318
WINS
61.7
QUALITY START PCT
96.2
WAR
274
LOSSES
115
ERA+
53.6
WAR7
3.35
ERA
1.85
K / BB RATIO
26.7
WAR3
3342
STRIKEOUTS
1.27
WHIP
3.6
WAR PER SEASON
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
5-TIME
ALL-STAR
Braves
ALL-TIME TEAM

Phil Niekro Compared to Hall of Fame Pitcher

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 JAWS WAR PER SN
Niekro
CAREER
96.2
WAR7
53.6
WAR5C
40.1
WAR3
26.7
JAWS
74.9
WAR PER SN
3.6
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
CAREER
73.0
WAR7
49.8
WAR5C
30.3
WAR3
21.5
JAWS
61.4
WAR PER SN
4.5

Where Does Phil Niekro Rank Among Pitchers?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
8
CAREER
11
LONG PEAK
13
PRIME
19
SHORT PEAK
26
JAWS
10
RANKING
EGG RANKING
CAREER
WAR
LONG PEAK
WAR7
PRIME
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
SHORT PEAK
WAR3
JAWS
JAWS