Phil Niekro

Age: 85

Bats/Throws: R/R

6'1" / 180

DOB: 4/1/1939

(85 years, 8 months, 13 days)

Stats

Partial SeasonsPostseasonRegular MLB Seasons

Season	Team	Level	Age	W W - Wins	L L - Losses	SV SV - Saves	G G - Games Pitched	GS GS - Games Started	IP IP - Innings Pitched	K/9 K/9 - Strikeouts per 9 Innings ((SO*9)/IP)	BB/9 BB/9 - Walks per 9 Innings ((BB*9)/IP)	HR/9 HR/9 - Home Runs per 9 Innings ((HR*9)/IP)	BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play	LOB% LOB% - Left on Base Percentage	ERA ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP)	FIP FIP - Fielder Independent Pitching on an ERA scale	WAR WAR - Wins Above Replacement
1964	MIL Braves	MLB	25	0	0	0	10	0	15.0	4.80	4.20	0.60	.286	60.2%	4.80	4.00	-0.1
1965	MIL Braves	MLB	26	2	3	6	41	1	74.2	5.91	3.13	0.60	.282	73.7%	2.89	3.24	0.4
1966	ATL Braves	MLB	27	4	3	2	28	0	50.1	3.04	4.11	0.72	.247	60.8%	4.11	4.40	-0.4
1967	ATL Braves	MLB	28	11	9	9	46	20	207.0	5.61	2.39	0.39	.247	75.9%	1.87	2.76	3.6
1968	ATL Braves	MLB	29	14	12	2	37	34	257.0	4.90	1.58	0.56	.261	76.3%	2.59	2.69	3.6
1969	ATL Braves	MLB	30	23	13	1	40	35	284.1	6.11	1.80	0.66	.247	76.2%	2.56	2.77	6.3
1969	ATL Braves	MLB	30	0	1	0	1	1	8.0	4.50	4.50	0.00	.321	30.8%	4.50	3.01
1970	ATL Braves	MLB	31	12	18	0	34	32	229.2	6.58	2.66	1.57	.261	71.7%	4.27	4.41	1.8
1971	ATL Braves	MLB	32	15	14	2	42	36	268.2	5.80	2.34	0.90	.267	73.8%	2.98	3.28	4.3
1972	ATL Braves	MLB	33	16	12	0	38	36	282.1	5.23	1.69	0.70	.256	71.1%	3.06	2.87	6.0
1973	ATL Braves	MLB	34	13	10	4	42	30	245.0	4.81	3.27	0.77	.248	73.6%	3.31	3.76	3.2
1974	ATL Braves	MLB	35	20	13	1	41	39	302.1	5.80	2.62	0.57	.252	79.6%	2.38	3.04	6.8
1975	ATL Braves	MLB	36	15	15	0	39	37	275.2	4.70	2.35	0.95	.283	77.3%	3.20	3.81	3.6
1976	ATL Braves	MLB	37	17	11	0	38	37	270.2	5.75	3.36	0.60	.270	72.7%	3.29	3.43	4.3
1977	ATL Braves	MLB	38	16	20	0	44	43	330.1	7.14	4.47	0.71	.299	71.2%	4.03	3.74	5.9
1978	ATL Braves	MLB	39	19	18	1	44	42	334.1	6.68	2.75	0.43	.276	72.5%	2.88	2.76	8.6
1979	ATL Braves	MLB	40	21	20	0	44	44	342.0	5.47	2.97	1.08	.254	72.8%	3.39	4.16	4.1
1980	ATL Braves	MLB	41	15	18	1	40	38	275.0	5.76	2.78	0.98	.268	74.5%	3.63	3.85	3.7
1981	ATL Braves	MLB	42	7	7	0	22	22	139.1	4.00	3.62	0.39	.252	71.8%	3.10	3.50	2.0
1982	ATL Braves	MLB	43	17	4	0	35	35	234.1	5.53	2.80	0.88	.278	72.5%	3.61	3.74	3.0
1982	ATL Braves	MLB	43	0	0	0	1	1	6.0	7.50	6.00	0.00	.333	80.0%	3.00	3.05
1983	ATL Braves	MLB	44	11	10	0	34	33	201.2	5.71	4.69	0.80	.306	76.6%	3.97	4.24	1.7
1984	NYY Yankees	MLB	45	16	8	0	32	31	215.2	5.68	3.17	0.63	.297	76.9%	3.09	3.51	3.8
1985	NYY Yankees	MLB	46	16	12	0	33	33	220.0	6.10	4.91	1.19	.266	75.6%	4.09	4.71	1.0
1986	CLE Indians	MLB	47	11	11	0	34	32	210.1	3.47	4.06	1.03	.291	70.0%	4.32	4.92	0.8
1987	3 Tms	MLB	48	7	13	0	26	26	138.2	4.15	4.28	1.43	.293	66.3%	6.30	5.52	0.2
1987	CLE Indians	MLB	48	7	11	0	22	22	123.2	4.15	3.86	1.31	.289	66.7%	5.89	5.22	0.5
1987	TOR Blue Jays	MLB	48	0	2	0	3	3	12.0	5.25	5.25	3.00	.289	67.1%	8.25	7.79	-0.2
1987	ATL Braves	MLB	48	0	0	0	1	1	3.0	0.00	18.00	0.00	.429	58.3%	15.00	8.87	-0.1
Total	- - -	MLB		318	274	29	864	716	5404.1	5.57	3.01	0.80	.270	73.6%	3.35	3.62	78.1
Postseason	- - -	MLB		0	1	0	2	2	14.0	5.79	5.14	0.00	.326	52.2%	3.86	3.03

Season	Team	Level	Age	W W - Wins	L L - Losses	SV SV - Saves	G G - Games Pitched	GS GS - Games Started	IP IP - Innings Pitched	K/9 K/9 - Strikeouts per 9 Innings ((SO*9)/IP)	BB/9 BB/9 - Walks per 9 Innings ((BB*9)/IP)	HR/9 HR/9 - Home Runs per 9 Innings ((HR*9)/IP)	BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play	LOB% LOB% - Left on Base Percentage	ERA ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP)	FIP FIP - Fielder Independent Pitching on an ERA scale	WAR WAR - Wins Above Replacement
1964	MIL Braves	MLB	25	0	0	0	10	0	15.0	4.80	4.20	0.60	.286	60.2%	4.80	4.00	-0.1
1965	MIL Braves	MLB	26	2	3	6	41	1	74.2	5.91	3.13	0.60	.282	73.7%	2.89	3.24	0.4
1966	ATL Braves	MLB	27	4	3	2	28	0	50.1	3.04	4.11	0.72	.247	60.8%	4.11	4.40	-0.4
1967	ATL Braves	MLB	28	11	9	9	46	20	207.0	5.61	2.39	0.39	.247	75.9%	1.87	2.76	3.6
1968	ATL Braves	MLB	29	14	12	2	37	34	257.0	4.90	1.58	0.56	.261	76.3%	2.59	2.69	3.6
1969	ATL Braves	MLB	30	23	13	1	40	35	284.1	6.11	1.80	0.66	.247	76.2%	2.56	2.77	6.3
1969	ATL Braves	MLB	30	0	1	0	1	1	8.0	4.50	4.50	0.00	.321	30.8%	4.50	3.01
1970	ATL Braves	MLB	31	12	18	0	34	32	229.2	6.58	2.66	1.57	.261	71.7%	4.27	4.41	1.8
1971	ATL Braves	MLB	32	15	14	2	42	36	268.2	5.80	2.34	0.90	.267	73.8%	2.98	3.28	4.3
1972	ATL Braves	MLB	33	16	12	0	38	36	282.1	5.23	1.69	0.70	.256	71.1%	3.06	2.87	6.0
1973	ATL Braves	MLB	34	13	10	4	42	30	245.0	4.81	3.27	0.77	.248	73.6%	3.31	3.76	3.2
1974	ATL Braves	MLB	35	20	13	1	41	39	302.1	5.80	2.62	0.57	.252	79.6%	2.38	3.04	6.8
1975	ATL Braves	MLB	36	15	15	0	39	37	275.2	4.70	2.35	0.95	.283	77.3%	3.20	3.81	3.6
1976	ATL Braves	MLB	37	17	11	0	38	37	270.2	5.75	3.36	0.60	.270	72.7%	3.29	3.43	4.3
1977	ATL Braves	MLB	38	16	20	0	44	43	330.1	7.14	4.47	0.71	.299	71.2%	4.03	3.74	5.9
1978	ATL Braves	MLB	39	19	18	1	44	42	334.1	6.68	2.75	0.43	.276	72.5%	2.88	2.76	8.6
1979	ATL Braves	MLB	40	21	20	0	44	44	342.0	5.47	2.97	1.08	.254	72.8%	3.39	4.16	4.1
1980	ATL Braves	MLB	41	15	18	1	40	38	275.0	5.76	2.78	0.98	.268	74.5%	3.63	3.85	3.7
1981	ATL Braves	MLB	42	7	7	0	22	22	139.1	4.00	3.62	0.39	.252	71.8%	3.10	3.50	2.0
1982	ATL Braves	MLB	43	17	4	0	35	35	234.1	5.53	2.80	0.88	.278	72.5%	3.61	3.74	3.0
1982	ATL Braves	MLB	43	0	0	0	1	1	6.0	7.50	6.00	0.00	.333	80.0%	3.00	3.05
1983	ATL Braves	MLB	44	11	10	0	34	33	201.2	5.71	4.69	0.80	.306	76.6%	3.97	4.24	1.7
1984	NYY Yankees	MLB	45	16	8	0	32	31	215.2	5.68	3.17	0.63	.297	76.9%	3.09	3.51	3.8
1985	NYY Yankees	MLB	46	16	12	0	33	33	220.0	6.10	4.91	1.19	.266	75.6%	4.09	4.71	1.0
1986	CLE Indians	MLB	47	11	11	0	34	32	210.1	3.47	4.06	1.03	.291	70.0%	4.32	4.92	0.8
1987	3 Tms	MLB	48	7	13	0	26	26	138.2	4.15	4.28	1.43	.293	66.3%	6.30	5.52	0.2
1987	CLE Indians	MLB	48	7	11	0	22	22	123.2	4.15	3.86	1.31	.289	66.7%	5.89	5.22	0.5
1987	TOR Blue Jays	MLB	48	0	2	0	3	3	12.0	5.25	5.25	3.00	.289	67.1%	8.25	7.79	-0.2
1987	ATL Braves	MLB	48	0	0	0	1	1	3.0	0.00	18.00	0.00	.429	58.3%	15.00	8.87	-0.1
Total	- - -	MLB		318	274	29	864	716	5404.1	5.57	3.01	0.80	.270	73.6%	3.35	3.62	78.1
Postseason	- - -	MLB		0	1	0	2	2	14.0	5.79	5.14	0.00	.326	52.2%	3.86	3.03

Partial SeasonsPostseasonRegular MLB Seasons

Season	Team	Level	W W - Wins	L L - Losses	ERA ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP)	G G - Games Pitched	GS GS - Games Started	QS	CG CG - Complete Games	ShO ShO - Shoutouts	SV SV - Saves	IP IP - Innings Pitched	TBF TBF - Total Batters Faced	H H - Hits Allowed	R R - Runs Allowed	ER ER - Earned Runs	HR HR - Home Runs	BB BB - Walks	IBB IBB - Intentional	HBP HBP - Hit Batters	WP WP - Wild Pitches	BK BK - Balks	SO SO - Strikeouts
1964	MIL Braves	MLB	0	0	4.80	10	0		0	0	0	15.0	66	15	10	8	1	7	0	1	1	0	8
1965	MIL Braves	MLB	2	3	2.89	41	1		0	0	6	74.2	324	73	32	24	5	26	3	3	9	0	49
1966	ATL Braves	MLB	4	3	4.11	28	0		0	0	2	50.1	224	48	32	23	4	23	5	2	3	0	17
1967	ATL Braves	MLB	11	9	1.87	46	20		10	1	9	207.0	827	164	64	43	9	55	3	7	19	1	129
1968	ATL Braves	MLB	14	12	2.59	37	34		15	5	2	257.0	1019	228	83	74	16	45	3	5	16	3	140
1969	ATL Braves	MLB	23	13	2.56	40	35		21	4	1	284.1	1143	235	93	81	21	57	7	5	15	0	193
1969	ATL Braves	MLB	0	1	4.50	1	1	0	0	0	0	8.0	36	9	9	4	0	4	1	0	0	0	4
1970	ATL Braves	MLB	12	18	4.27	34	32		10	3	0	229.2	980	222	124	109	40	68	2	6	6	2	168
1971	ATL Braves	MLB	15	14	2.98	42	36		18	4	2	268.2	1101	248	112	89	27	70	6	3	8	1	173
1972	ATL Braves	MLB	16	12	3.06	38	36		17	1	0	282.1	1150	254	112	96	22	53	3	5	10	3	164
1973	ATL Braves	MLB	13	10	3.31	42	30		9	1	4	245.0	1023	214	103	90	21	89	4	5	11	0	131
1974	ATL Braves	MLB	20	13	2.38	41	39		18	6	1	302.1	1219	249	91	80	19	88	3	6	6	4	195
1975	ATL Braves	MLB	15	15	3.20	39	37		13	1	0	275.2	1160	285	115	98	29	72	3	11	15	2	144
1976	ATL Braves	MLB	17	11	3.29	38	37		10	2	0	270.2	1157	249	116	99	18	101	7	8	14	4	173
1977	ATL Braves	MLB	16	20	4.03	44	43		20	2	0	330.1	1428	315	166	148	26	164	12	8	17	3	262
1978	ATL Braves	MLB	19	18	2.88	44	42		22	4	1	334.1	1389	295	129	107	16	102	5	13	11	3	248
1979	ATL Braves	MLB	21	20	3.39	44	44		23	1	0	342.0	1436	311	160	129	41	113	8	11	18	4	208
1980	ATL Braves	MLB	15	18	3.63	40	38		11	3	1	275.0	1137	256	119	111	30	85	3	3	9	1	176
1981	ATL Braves	MLB	7	7	3.10	22	22		3	3	0	139.1	578	120	56	48	6	56	2	1	2	0	62
1982	ATL Braves	MLB	17	4	3.61	35	35		4	2	0	234.1	969	225	106	94	23	73	1	3	4	1	144
1982	ATL Braves	MLB	0	0	3.00	1	1	1	0	0	0	6.0	27	6	2	2	0	4	0	0	1	0	5
1983	ATL Braves	MLB	11	10	3.97	34	33		2	0	0	201.2	888	212	94	89	18	105	3	2	6	3	128
1984	NYY Yankees	MLB	16	8	3.09	32	31		5	1	0	215.2	916	219	85	74	15	76	0	3	2	0	136
1985	NYY Yankees	MLB	16	12	4.09	33	33		7	1	0	220.0	955	203	110	100	29	120	1	2	5	2	149
1986	CLE Indians	MLB	11	11	4.32	34	32		5	0	0	210.1	951	241	126	101	24	95	1	6	9	2	81
1987	3 Tms	MLB	7	13	6.30	26	26		2	0	0	138.2	637	163	99	97	22	66	1	4	10	3	64
1987	CLE Indians	MLB	7	11	5.89	22	22		2	0	0	123.2	561	142	83	81	18	53	1	4	9	2	57
1987	TOR Blue Jays	MLB	0	2	8.25	3	3		0	0	0	12.0	56	15	11	11	4	7	0	0	1	1	7
1987	ATL Braves	MLB	0	0	15.00	1	1		0	0	0	3.0	20	6	5	5	0	6	0	0	0	0	0
Total	- - -	MLB	318	274	3.35	864	716		245	45	29	5404.1	22677	5044	2337	2012	482	1809	86	123	226	42	3342
Postseason	- - -	MLB	0	1	3.86	2	2	1	0	0	0	14.0	63	15	11	6	0	8	1	0	1	0	9

Season	Team	Level	W W - Wins	L L - Losses	ERA ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP)	G G - Games Pitched	GS GS - Games Started	QS	CG CG - Complete Games	ShO ShO - Shoutouts	SV SV - Saves	IP IP - Innings Pitched	TBF TBF - Total Batters Faced	H H - Hits Allowed	R R - Runs Allowed	ER ER - Earned Runs	HR HR - Home Runs	BB BB - Walks	IBB IBB - Intentional	HBP HBP - Hit Batters	WP WP - Wild Pitches	BK BK - Balks	SO SO - Strikeouts
1964	MIL Braves	MLB	0	0	4.80	10	0		0	0	0	15.0	66	15	10	8	1	7	0	1	1	0	8
1965	MIL Braves	MLB	2	3	2.89	41	1		0	0	6	74.2	324	73	32	24	5	26	3	3	9	0	49
1966	ATL Braves	MLB	4	3	4.11	28	0		0	0	2	50.1	224	48	32	23	4	23	5	2	3	0	17
1967	ATL Braves	MLB	11	9	1.87	46	20		10	1	9	207.0	827	164	64	43	9	55	3	7	19	1	129
1968	ATL Braves	MLB	14	12	2.59	37	34		15	5	2	257.0	1019	228	83	74	16	45	3	5	16	3	140
1969	ATL Braves	MLB	23	13	2.56	40	35		21	4	1	284.1	1143	235	93	81	21	57	7	5	15	0	193
1969	ATL Braves	MLB	0	1	4.50	1	1	0	0	0	0	8.0	36	9	9	4	0	4	1	0	0	0	4
1970	ATL Braves	MLB	12	18	4.27	34	32		10	3	0	229.2	980	222	124	109	40	68	2	6	6	2	168
1971	ATL Braves	MLB	15	14	2.98	42	36		18	4	2	268.2	1101	248	112	89	27	70	6	3	8	1	173
1972	ATL Braves	MLB	16	12	3.06	38	36		17	1	0	282.1	1150	254	112	96	22	53	3	5	10	3	164
1973	ATL Braves	MLB	13	10	3.31	42	30		9	1	4	245.0	1023	214	103	90	21	89	4	5	11	0	131
1974	ATL Braves	MLB	20	13	2.38	41	39		18	6	1	302.1	1219	249	91	80	19	88	3	6	6	4	195
1975	ATL Braves	MLB	15	15	3.20	39	37		13	1	0	275.2	1160	285	115	98	29	72	3	11	15	2	144
1976	ATL Braves	MLB	17	11	3.29	38	37		10	2	0	270.2	1157	249	116	99	18	101	7	8	14	4	173
1977	ATL Braves	MLB	16	20	4.03	44	43		20	2	0	330.1	1428	315	166	148	26	164	12	8	17	3	262
1978	ATL Braves	MLB	19	18	2.88	44	42		22	4	1	334.1	1389	295	129	107	16	102	5	13	11	3	248
1979	ATL Braves	MLB	21	20	3.39	44	44		23	1	0	342.0	1436	311	160	129	41	113	8	11	18	4	208
1980	ATL Braves	MLB	15	18	3.63	40	38		11	3	1	275.0	1137	256	119	111	30	85	3	3	9	1	176
1981	ATL Braves	MLB	7	7	3.10	22	22		3	3	0	139.1	578	120	56	48	6	56	2	1	2	0	62
1982	ATL Braves	MLB	17	4	3.61	35	35		4	2	0	234.1	969	225	106	94	23	73	1	3	4	1	144
1982	ATL Braves	MLB	0	0	3.00	1	1	1	0	0	0	6.0	27	6	2	2	0	4	0	0	1	0	5
1983	ATL Braves	MLB	11	10	3.97	34	33		2	0	0	201.2	888	212	94	89	18	105	3	2	6	3	128
1984	NYY Yankees	MLB	16	8	3.09	32	31		5	1	0	215.2	916	219	85	74	15	76	0	3	2	0	136
1985	NYY Yankees	MLB	16	12	4.09	33	33		7	1	0	220.0	955	203	110	100	29	120	1	2	5	2	149
1986	CLE Indians	MLB	11	11	4.32	34	32		5	0	0	210.1	951	241	126	101	24	95	1	6	9	2	81
1987	3 Tms	MLB	7	13	6.30	26	26		2	0	0	138.2	637	163	99	97	22	66	1	4	10	3	64
1987	CLE Indians	MLB	7	11	5.89	22	22		2	0	0	123.2	561	142	83	81	18	53	1	4	9	2	57
1987	TOR Blue Jays	MLB	0	2	8.25	3	3		0	0	0	12.0	56	15	11	11	4	7	0	0	1	1	7
1987	ATL Braves	MLB	0	0	15.00	1	1		0	0	0	3.0	20	6	5	5	0	6	0	0	0	0	0
Total	- - -	MLB	318	274	3.35	864	716		245	45	29	5404.1	22677	5044	2337	2012	482	1809	86	123	226	42	3342
Postseason	- - -	MLB	0	1	3.86	2	2	1	0	0	0	14.0	63	15	11	6	0	8	1	0	1	0	9

Partial SeasonsPostseasonRegular MLB SeasonsAverages

Season	Team	Level	K/9 K/9 - Strikeouts per 9 Innings ((SO*9)/IP)	BB/9 BB/9 - Walks per 9 Innings ((BB*9)/IP)	K/BB K/BB - Strikeout to Walk Ratio (SO/BB)	HR/9 HR/9 - Home Runs per 9 Innings ((HR*9)/IP)	K% K% - Strikeout Percentage (SO/TBF)	BB% BB% - Walk Percentage (BB/TBF)	K-BB% K-BB% - The difference between strikeout percentage and walk percentage	AVG AVG - Batting Average Against	WHIP WHIP - Walks + Hits divided by Innings Pitched	BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play	LOB% LOB% - Left on Base Percentage	ERA- ERA- - ERA adjusted for park and league where 100 is average and lower is better	FIP- FIP- - FIP adjusted for park and league where 100 is average and lower is better	FIP FIP - Fielder Independent Pitching on an ERA scale
1964	MIL Braves	MLB	4.80	4.20	1.14	0.60	12.1%	10.6%	1.5%	.259	1.47	.286	60.2%	138	119	4.00
1964	Average		5.93	2.97	2.00	0.85	15.6%	7.8%	7.8%	.246	1.28	.275	72.9%			4.18
1965	MIL Braves	MLB	5.91	3.13	1.88	0.60	15.1%	8.0%	7.1%	.247	1.33	.282	73.7%	83	97	3.24
1965	Average		5.95	3.10	1.92	0.83	15.7%	8.2%	7.5%	.241	1.27	.269	72.9%			4.18
1966	ATL Braves	MLB	3.04	4.11	0.74	0.72	7.6%	10.3%	-2.7%	.241	1.41	.247	60.8%	113	124	4.40
1966	Average		5.83	2.89	2.02	0.85	15.5%	7.7%	7.8%	.244	1.26	.271	72.9%			4.17
1967	ATL Braves	MLB	5.61	2.39	2.35	0.39	15.6%	6.7%	8.9%	.214	1.06	.247	75.9%	55	84	2.76
1967	Average		5.99	2.98	2.01	0.71	15.9%	7.9%	8.0%	.237	1.24	.269	73.3%			3.96
1968	ATL Braves	MLB	4.90	1.58	3.11	0.56	13.7%	4.4%	9.3%	.235	1.06	.261	76.3%	86	95	2.69
1968	Average		5.89	2.82	2.09	0.61	15.8%	7.6%	8.3%	.232	1.19	.264	74.7%			3.80
1969	ATL Braves	MLB	6.11	1.80	3.39	0.66	16.9%	5.0%	11.9%	.217	1.03	.247	76.2%	69	79	2.77
1969	ATL Braves	MLB	4.50	4.50	1.00	0.00	11.1%	11.1%	0.0%	.281	1.63	.321	30.8%	121	85	3.01
1969	Average		5.80	3.46	1.67	0.80	15.2%	9.1%	6.1%	.243	1.32	.272	73.0%			4.30
1970	ATL Braves	MLB	6.58	2.66	2.47	1.57	17.1%	6.9%	10.2%	.245	1.26	.261	71.7%	102	110	4.41
1970	Average		5.78	3.54	1.63	0.89	15.0%	9.2%	5.8%	.249	1.36	.276	72.1%			4.45
1971	ATL Braves	MLB	5.80	2.34	2.47	0.90	15.7%	6.4%	9.4%	.241	1.18	.267	73.8%	80	91	3.28
1971	Average		5.42	3.25	1.67	0.74	14.3%	8.5%	5.7%	.244	1.30	.271	73.6%			4.22
1972	ATL Braves	MLB	5.23	1.69	3.09	0.70	14.3%	4.6%	9.7%	.233	1.09	.256	71.1%	83	81	2.87
1972	Average		5.57	3.16	1.77	0.68	14.8%	8.4%	6.4%	.239	1.26	.268	74.2%			4.07
1973	ATL Braves	MLB	4.81	3.27	1.47	0.77	12.8%	8.7%	4.1%	.230	1.24	.248	73.6%	85	97	3.76
1973	Average		5.25	3.38	1.55	0.80	13.7%	8.8%	4.9%	.252	1.35	.277	72.4%			4.38
1974	ATL Braves	MLB	5.80	2.62	2.22	0.57	16.0%	7.2%	8.8%	.221	1.11	.252	79.6%	62	78	3.04
1974	Average		5.02	3.34	1.50	0.68	13.1%	8.7%	4.4%	.251	1.34	.277	72.0%			4.25
1975	ATL Braves	MLB	4.70	2.35	2.00	0.95	12.4%	6.2%	6.2%	.265	1.30	.283	77.3%	82	99	3.81
1975	Average		5.00	3.47	1.44	0.70	13.0%	9.0%	4.0%	.252	1.36	.277	71.7%			4.32
1976	ATL Braves	MLB	5.75	3.36	1.71	0.60	15.0%	8.7%	6.2%	.238	1.29	.270	72.7%	88	92	3.43
1976	Average		4.83	3.19	1.51	0.58	12.7%	8.4%	4.3%	.250	1.32	.276	71.6%			4.08
1977	ATL Braves	MLB	7.14	4.47	1.60	0.71	18.3%	11.5%	6.9%	.251	1.45	.299	71.2%	95	88	3.74
1977	Average		5.18	3.28	1.58	0.87	13.4%	8.5%	4.9%	.259	1.37	.283	71.1%			4.46
1978	ATL Braves	MLB	6.68	2.75	2.43	0.43	17.9%	7.3%	10.5%	.232	1.19	.276	72.5%	73	72	2.76
1978	Average		4.81	3.26	1.48	0.71	12.6%	8.5%	4.1%	.252	1.34	.275	71.9%			4.30
1979	ATL Braves	MLB	5.47	2.97	1.84	1.08	14.5%	7.9%	6.6%	.237	1.24	.254	72.8%	84	101	4.16
1979	Average		4.81	3.27	1.47	0.82	12.5%	8.5%	4.0%	.260	1.37	.281	70.7%			4.47
1980	ATL Braves	MLB	5.76	2.78	2.07	0.98	15.5%	7.5%	8.0%	.244	1.24	.268	74.5%	95	98	3.85
1980	Average		4.80	3.14	1.53	0.73	12.5%	8.2%	4.4%	.259	1.36	.283	71.2%			4.29
1981	ATL Braves	MLB	4.00	3.62	1.11	0.39	10.7%	9.7%	1.0%	.230	1.26	.252	71.8%	85	96	3.50
1981	Average		4.75	3.18	1.49	0.64	12.5%	8.4%	4.1%	.250	1.32	.274	72.1%			4.18
1982	ATL Braves	MLB	5.53	2.80	1.97	0.88	14.9%	7.5%	7.3%	.252	1.27	.278	72.5%	96	99	3.74
1982	ATL Braves	MLB	7.50	6.00	1.25	0.00	18.5%	14.8%	3.7%	.261	1.67	.333	80.0%	80	81	3.05
1982	Average		5.04	3.16	1.60	0.80	13.2%	8.3%	4.9%	.256	1.35	.280	71.5%			4.35
1983	ATL Braves	MLB	5.71	4.69	1.22	0.80	14.4%	11.8%	2.6%	.271	1.57	.306	76.6%	103	109	4.24
1983	Average		5.18	3.22	1.61	0.79	13.5%	8.4%	5.1%	.256	1.35	.281	71.2%			4.32
1984	NYY Yankees	MLB	5.68	3.17	1.79	0.63	14.8%	8.3%	6.6%	.262	1.37	.297	76.9%	79	89	3.51
1984	Average		5.37	3.18	1.69	0.78	14.0%	8.3%	5.7%	.255	1.34	.282	71.5%			4.24
1985	NYY Yankees	MLB	6.10	4.91	1.24	1.19	15.6%	12.6%	3.0%	.244	1.47	.266	75.6%	101	116	4.71
1985	Average		5.37	3.31	1.62	0.86	14.0%	8.6%	5.4%	.252	1.34	.277	71.5%			4.41
1986	CLE Indians	MLB	3.47	4.06	0.85	1.03	8.5%	10.0%	-1.5%	.284	1.60	.291	70.0%	102	118	4.92
1986	Average		5.90	3.40	1.74	0.91	15.4%	8.8%	6.5%	.253	1.36	.282	71.6%			4.40
1987	3 Tms	MLB	4.15	4.28	0.97	1.43	10.0%	10.4%	-0.3%	.287	1.65	.293	66.3%	140	124	5.52
1987	CLE Indians	MLB	4.15	3.86	1.08	1.31	10.2%	9.4%	0.7%	.282	1.58	.289	66.7%	131	117	5.22
1987	TOR Blue Jays	MLB	5.25	5.25	1.00	3.00	12.5%	12.5%	0.0%	.306	1.83	.289	67.1%	183	176	7.79
1987	ATL Braves	MLB	0.00	18.00	0.00	0.00	0.0%	30.0%	-30.0%	.429	4.00	.429	58.3%	347	209	8.87
1987	Average		6.01	3.45	1.74	1.07	15.5%	8.9%	6.6%	.258	1.39	.285	70.9%			4.62
Total	- - -	MLB	5.57	3.01	1.85	0.80	14.7%	8.0%	6.8%	.243	1.27	.270	73.6%	86	95	3.62
Postseason	- - -	MLB	5.79	5.14	1.13	0.00	14.3%	12.7%	1.6%	.273	1.64	.326	52.2%	103	83	3.03

Season	Team	Level	K/9 K/9 - Strikeouts per 9 Innings ((SO*9)/IP)	BB/9 BB/9 - Walks per 9 Innings ((BB*9)/IP)	K/BB K/BB - Strikeout to Walk Ratio (SO/BB)	HR/9 HR/9 - Home Runs per 9 Innings ((HR*9)/IP)	K% K% - Strikeout Percentage (SO/TBF)	BB% BB% - Walk Percentage (BB/TBF)	K-BB% K-BB% - The difference between strikeout percentage and walk percentage	AVG AVG - Batting Average Against	WHIP WHIP - Walks + Hits divided by Innings Pitched	BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play	LOB% LOB% - Left on Base Percentage	ERA- ERA- - ERA adjusted for park and league where 100 is average and lower is better	FIP- FIP- - FIP adjusted for park and league where 100 is average and lower is better	FIP FIP - Fielder Independent Pitching on an ERA scale
1964	MIL Braves	MLB	4.80	4.20	1.14	0.60	12.1%	10.6%	1.5%	.259	1.47	.286	60.2%	138	119	4.00
1964	Average		5.93	2.97	2.00	0.85	15.6%	7.8%	7.8%	.246	1.28	.275	72.9%			4.18
1965	MIL Braves	MLB	5.91	3.13	1.88	0.60	15.1%	8.0%	7.1%	.247	1.33	.282	73.7%	83	97	3.24
1965	Average		5.95	3.10	1.92	0.83	15.7%	8.2%	7.5%	.241	1.27	.269	72.9%			4.18
1966	ATL Braves	MLB	3.04	4.11	0.74	0.72	7.6%	10.3%	-2.7%	.241	1.41	.247	60.8%	113	124	4.40
1966	Average		5.83	2.89	2.02	0.85	15.5%	7.7%	7.8%	.244	1.26	.271	72.9%			4.17
1967	ATL Braves	MLB	5.61	2.39	2.35	0.39	15.6%	6.7%	8.9%	.214	1.06	.247	75.9%	55	84	2.76
1967	Average		5.99	2.98	2.01	0.71	15.9%	7.9%	8.0%	.237	1.24	.269	73.3%			3.96
1968	ATL Braves	MLB	4.90	1.58	3.11	0.56	13.7%	4.4%	9.3%	.235	1.06	.261	76.3%	86	95	2.69
1968	Average		5.89	2.82	2.09	0.61	15.8%	7.6%	8.3%	.232	1.19	.264	74.7%			3.80
1969	ATL Braves	MLB	6.11	1.80	3.39	0.66	16.9%	5.0%	11.9%	.217	1.03	.247	76.2%	69	79	2.77
1969	ATL Braves	MLB	4.50	4.50	1.00	0.00	11.1%	11.1%	0.0%	.281	1.63	.321	30.8%	121	85	3.01
1969	Average		5.80	3.46	1.67	0.80	15.2%	9.1%	6.1%	.243	1.32	.272	73.0%			4.30
1970	ATL Braves	MLB	6.58	2.66	2.47	1.57	17.1%	6.9%	10.2%	.245	1.26	.261	71.7%	102	110	4.41
1970	Average		5.78	3.54	1.63	0.89	15.0%	9.2%	5.8%	.249	1.36	.276	72.1%			4.45
1971	ATL Braves	MLB	5.80	2.34	2.47	0.90	15.7%	6.4%	9.4%	.241	1.18	.267	73.8%	80	91	3.28
1971	Average		5.42	3.25	1.67	0.74	14.3%	8.5%	5.7%	.244	1.30	.271	73.6%			4.22
1972	ATL Braves	MLB	5.23	1.69	3.09	0.70	14.3%	4.6%	9.7%	.233	1.09	.256	71.1%	83	81	2.87
1972	Average		5.57	3.16	1.77	0.68	14.8%	8.4%	6.4%	.239	1.26	.268	74.2%			4.07
1973	ATL Braves	MLB	4.81	3.27	1.47	0.77	12.8%	8.7%	4.1%	.230	1.24	.248	73.6%	85	97	3.76
1973	Average		5.25	3.38	1.55	0.80	13.7%	8.8%	4.9%	.252	1.35	.277	72.4%			4.38
1974	ATL Braves	MLB	5.80	2.62	2.22	0.57	16.0%	7.2%	8.8%	.221	1.11	.252	79.6%	62	78	3.04
1974	Average		5.02	3.34	1.50	0.68	13.1%	8.7%	4.4%	.251	1.34	.277	72.0%			4.25
1975	ATL Braves	MLB	4.70	2.35	2.00	0.95	12.4%	6.2%	6.2%	.265	1.30	.283	77.3%	82	99	3.81
1975	Average		5.00	3.47	1.44	0.70	13.0%	9.0%	4.0%	.252	1.36	.277	71.7%			4.32
1976	ATL Braves	MLB	5.75	3.36	1.71	0.60	15.0%	8.7%	6.2%	.238	1.29	.270	72.7%	88	92	3.43
1976	Average		4.83	3.19	1.51	0.58	12.7%	8.4%	4.3%	.250	1.32	.276	71.6%			4.08
1977	ATL Braves	MLB	7.14	4.47	1.60	0.71	18.3%	11.5%	6.9%	.251	1.45	.299	71.2%	95	88	3.74
1977	Average		5.18	3.28	1.58	0.87	13.4%	8.5%	4.9%	.259	1.37	.283	71.1%			4.46
1978	ATL Braves	MLB	6.68	2.75	2.43	0.43	17.9%	7.3%	10.5%	.232	1.19	.276	72.5%	73	72	2.76
1978	Average		4.81	3.26	1.48	0.71	12.6%	8.5%	4.1%	.252	1.34	.275	71.9%			4.30
1979	ATL Braves	MLB	5.47	2.97	1.84	1.08	14.5%	7.9%	6.6%	.237	1.24	.254	72.8%	84	101	4.16
1979	Average		4.81	3.27	1.47	0.82	12.5%	8.5%	4.0%	.260	1.37	.281	70.7%			4.47
1980	ATL Braves	MLB	5.76	2.78	2.07	0.98	15.5%	7.5%	8.0%	.244	1.24	.268	74.5%	95	98	3.85
1980	Average		4.80	3.14	1.53	0.73	12.5%	8.2%	4.4%	.259	1.36	.283	71.2%			4.29
1981	ATL Braves	MLB	4.00	3.62	1.11	0.39	10.7%	9.7%	1.0%	.230	1.26	.252	71.8%	85	96	3.50
1981	Average		4.75	3.18	1.49	0.64	12.5%	8.4%	4.1%	.250	1.32	.274	72.1%			4.18
1982	ATL Braves	MLB	5.53	2.80	1.97	0.88	14.9%	7.5%	7.3%	.252	1.27	.278	72.5%	96	99	3.74
1982	ATL Braves	MLB	7.50	6.00	1.25	0.00	18.5%	14.8%	3.7%	.261	1.67	.333	80.0%	80	81	3.05
1982	Average		5.04	3.16	1.60	0.80	13.2%	8.3%	4.9%	.256	1.35	.280	71.5%			4.35
1983	ATL Braves	MLB	5.71	4.69	1.22	0.80	14.4%	11.8%	2.6%	.271	1.57	.306	76.6%	103	109	4.24
1983	Average		5.18	3.22	1.61	0.79	13.5%	8.4%	5.1%	.256	1.35	.281	71.2%			4.32
1984	NYY Yankees	MLB	5.68	3.17	1.79	0.63	14.8%	8.3%	6.6%	.262	1.37	.297	76.9%	79	89	3.51
1984	Average		5.37	3.18	1.69	0.78	14.0%	8.3%	5.7%	.255	1.34	.282	71.5%			4.24
1985	NYY Yankees	MLB	6.10	4.91	1.24	1.19	15.6%	12.6%	3.0%	.244	1.47	.266	75.6%	101	116	4.71
1985	Average		5.37	3.31	1.62	0.86	14.0%	8.6%	5.4%	.252	1.34	.277	71.5%			4.41
1986	CLE Indians	MLB	3.47	4.06	0.85	1.03	8.5%	10.0%	-1.5%	.284	1.60	.291	70.0%	102	118	4.92
1986	Average		5.90	3.40	1.74	0.91	15.4%	8.8%	6.5%	.253	1.36	.282	71.6%			4.40
1987	3 Tms	MLB	4.15	4.28	0.97	1.43	10.0%	10.4%	-0.3%	.287	1.65	.293	66.3%	140	124	5.52
1987	CLE Indians	MLB	4.15	3.86	1.08	1.31	10.2%	9.4%	0.7%	.282	1.58	.289	66.7%	131	117	5.22
1987	TOR Blue Jays	MLB	5.25	5.25	1.00	3.00	12.5%	12.5%	0.0%	.306	1.83	.289	67.1%	183	176	7.79
1987	ATL Braves	MLB	0.00	18.00	0.00	0.00	0.0%	30.0%	-30.0%	.429	4.00	.429	58.3%	347	209	8.87
1987	Average		6.01	3.45	1.74	1.07	15.5%	8.9%	6.6%	.258	1.39	.285	70.9%			4.62
Total	- - -	MLB	5.57	3.01	1.85	0.80	14.7%	8.0%	6.8%	.243	1.27	.270	73.6%	86	95	3.62
Postseason	- - -	MLB	5.79	5.14	1.13	0.00	14.3%	12.7%	1.6%	.273	1.64	.326	52.2%	103	83	3.03

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