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Positions: P-822

Full Name: Phillip Henry Niekro
Born: Apr 1,1939 in Blaine, Ohio
Height: 6-1 Weight: 180 Bats: Right Throws: Right
High School: Bridgeport (Bridgeport, Ohio) "Bulldogs"
College: None

Drafted: Not drafted

20-Win Season 3x 1969,1974,1979

300 Career Wins 318w

4 Strikeouts in 1 Inning Jul 29,1977

Gold Glove Award 5x NL (P) 1978-1980,1982-1983

Hall of Famers Inducted in 1997

Knuckleballers

Major League All-Star Game 5x 1969,1975,1978,1982,1984

No-Hitters Aug 5,1973

Oldest Player 1984-1987

Player of the Week 1x Oct-3-1982

Retired Numbers Braves (#35)

Same Franchise for 15 Years Atlanta Braves

MLB Debut: Apr 15,1964

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Scouting Report
Control:	56
K-Rating:	58
Efficiency:	61
vsPower:	44
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2009 Independent League Statistics have been updated.

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Awards (24)

1969	NL MVP (Voting Rank: #9)
1969	NL Cy Young Award (Voting Rank: #2)
1969	Played in MLB All-Star Game
1974	NL Cy Young Award (Voting Rank: #3)
1975	Played in MLB All-Star Game
1978	Played in MLB All-Star Game
1978	NL Cy Young Award (Voting Rank: #6)
1978	NL MVP (Voting Rank: #17)
1978	NL Gold Glove Award (P)
1979	NL MVP (Voting Rank: #20)
1979	NL Gold Glove Award (P)
1979	NL Cy Young Award (Voting Rank: #6)
1980	Roberto Clemente Award
1980	NL Gold Glove Award (P)
1982	Played in MLB All-Star Game
1982	NL Gold Glove Award (P)
1982	NL Cy Young Award (Voting Rank: #5)
1983	NL Gold Glove Award (P)
1984	Played in MLB All-Star Game
1993	Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (278 votes - 65.72%)
1994	Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (273 votes - 59.87%)
1995	Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (286 votes - 62.17%)
1996	Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (321 votes - 68.3%)
1997	Elected to Hall of Fame (380 votes - 80.34%)

Awards Notes: Includes Major League Baseball Awards since 1903 and other league awards since 1993. Awards include trophies, all-star selections, trophy voting record and hall-of-fame voting histories. Awards are generally updated once a year.