Phil Niekro | Baseball Prospectus

Years	IP	W	L	SV	SO	ERA	WARP
24	5404	318	274	29	3342	3.35	51.3

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YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	GS	IP	IP-SP	IP-RP	W	L	SV	BS	QS	BQS	PA	H	R	ER	HR	TB	BB	UBB	HBP	SO	ERA	FIP	FRA	VORP	WARP
1964	MLN	25	10	0	15.0	0.0	13.3	0	0	0	0	0	0	58	15	10	8	1	19	7	7	1	8	4.80	4.15	4.82	-0.4	-0.0
1965	MLN	26	41	1	74.7	5.0	62.7	2	3	6	0	0	0	285	73	32	24	5	77	26	23	3	49	2.89	3.36	3.56	9.0	0.9
1966	ATL	27	28	0	50.3	0.0	48.0	4	3	2	2	0	0	213	48	32	23	4	67	23	18	2	17	4.11	4.52	5.12	-1.8	-0.1
1967	ATL	28	46	20	207.0	155.7	44.7	11	9	9	2	15	0	793	164	64	43	9	202	55	52	7	129	1.87	2.88	3.46	21.2	2.4
1968	ATL	29	37	34	256.7	225.0	3.0	14	12	2	0	23	3	917	228	83	74	16	298	45	42	5	140	2.59	2.85	3.58	-1.2	0.1
1969	ATL	30	40	35	284.3	279.0	5.3	23	13	1	1	27	2	1143	235	93	81	21	340	57	50	5	193	2.56	2.91	3.43	44.9	5.0
1970	ATL	31	34	32	229.7	224.0	5.7	12	18	0	1	13	7	980	222	124	109	40	379	68	66	6	168	4.27	4.62	5.01	11.3	1.4
1971	ATL	32	42	36	268.7	262.3	6.3	15	14	2	0	25	3	1101	248	112	89	27	370	70	64	3	173	2.98	3.38	4.02	17.5	2.0
1972	ATL	33	38	36	282.3	281.3	1.0	16	12	0	1	24	3	1150	254	112	96	22	375	53	50	5	164	3.06	2.99	3.47	32.4	3.5
1973	ATL	34	42	30	245.0	215.7	29.3	13	10	4	1	17	4	1023	214	103	90	21	314	89	85	5	131	3.31	3.75	4.70	5.3	0.7
1974	ATL	35	41	39	302.3	300.3	2.0	20	13	1	0	31	1	1219	249	91	80	19	363	88	85	6	195	2.38	3.05	3.58	42.4	4.6
1975	ATL	36	39	37	275.7	274.0	1.7	15	15	0	1	25	7	1160	285	115	98	29	430	72	69	11	144	3.20	3.84	4.55	9.1	1.0
1976	ATL	37	38	37	270.7	270.3	0.3	17	11	0	0	25	3	1157	249	116	99	18	358	101	94	8	173	3.29	3.44	3.67	31.6	3.5
1977	ATL	38	44	43	330.3	329.7	0.7	16	20	0	0	23	11	1428	315	166	148	26	455	164	152	8	262	4.03	3.73	4.00	52.0	5.6
1978	ATL	39	44	42	334.3	329.0	5.3	19	18	1	0	30	4	1389	295	129	107	16	405	102	97	13	248	2.88	2.79	3.17	71.5	8.4
1979	ATL	40	44	44	342.0	342.0	0.0	21	20	0	0	28	8	1436	311	160	129	41	496	113	105	11	208	3.39	4.12	4.70	21.6	2.8
1980	ATL	41	40	38	275.0	272.0	3.0	15	18	1	0	22	5	1137	256	119	111	30	394	85	82	3	176	3.63	3.84	4.32	13.2	1.2
1981	ATL	42	22	22	139.3	139.3	0.0	7	7	0	0	15	0	578	120	56	48	6	165	56	54	1	62	3.10	3.57	3.94	5.9	0.6
1982	ATL	43	35	35	234.3	234.3	0.0	17	4	0	0	18	2	969	225	106	94	23	325	73	72	3	144	3.61	3.77	4.36	19.4	2.2
1983	ATL	44	34	33	201.7	199.7	2.0	11	10	0	0	16	2	888	212	94	89	18	301	105	102	2	128	3.97	4.16	4.71	10.1	1.0
1984	NYA	45	32	31	215.7	214.7	1.0	16	8	0	0	22	0	916	219	85	74	15	309	76	76	3	136	3.09	3.49	4.05	21.8	2.3
1985	NYA	46	33	33	220.0	220.0	0.0	16	12	0	0	17	3	955	203	110	100	29	339	120	119	2	149	4.09	4.76	4.98	10.9	1.1
1986	CLE	47	34	32	210.3	207.0	3.3	11	11	0	0	17	3	951	241	126	101	24	361	95	94	6	81	4.32	4.95	5.21	9.4	1.0
1987	ATL	48	1	1	3.0	3.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	6	5	5	0	8	6	6	0	0	15.00	8.87	9.84	-1.4	-0.1
1987	CLE	48	22	22	123.7	123.7	0.0	7	11	0	0	6	2	561	142	83	81	18	233	53	52	4	57	5.89	5.23	5.85	4.4	0.4
1987	TOR	48	3	3	12.0	12.0	0.0	0	2	0	0	0	0	56	15	11	11	4	33	7	7	0	7	8.25	7.79	9.03	-3.2	-0.3
Career			864	716	5404.0	5119.0	238.7	318	274	29	9	439	73	22483	5044	2337	2012	482	7416	1809	1723	123	3342	3.35	3.66	4.17	456.7	51.3

Advanced

'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.

YEAR	Team	Lg	G	GS	IP	FRA	FRA+	TAv	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	oppTAv	BABIP	PPF	PVORP	PWARP	VORP	WARP
1964	MLN	MLB	10	0	15.0	4.82	84	.266	.270	.323	.413	.273	.279	103	-0.4	-0.0	-0.4	-0.0
1965	MLN	MLB	41	1	74.7	3.56	116	.236	.264	.327	.400	.275	.264	106	9.4	1.1	9.0	0.9
1966	ATL	MLB	28	0	50.3	5.12	79	.262	.271	.323	.404	.274	.251	104	-1.4	-0.2	-1.8	-0.1
1967	ATL	MLB	46	20	207.0	3.46	112	.214	.267	.326	.398	.282	.237	103	20.3	2.4	21.2	2.4
1968	ATL	MLB	37	34	256.7	3.58	84	.242	.258	.312	.368	.272	.268	91	-0.7	-0.1	-1.2	0.1
1969	ATL	MLB	40	35	284.3	3.43	119	.219	.271	.337	.407	.279	.247	103	41.7	4.6	44.9	5.0
1970	ATL	MLB	34	32	229.7	5.01	91	.268	.271	.344	.425	.280	.261	101	10.3	1.1	11.3	1.4
1971	ATL	MLB	42	36	268.7	4.02	99	.247	.267	.328	.394	.273	.267	101	15.1	1.7	17.5	2.0
1972	ATL	MLB	38	36	282.3	3.47	114	.238	.263	.329	.393	.281	.257	103	29.0	3.4	32.4	3.5
1973	ATL	MLB	42	30	245.0	4.70	93	.236	.270	.337	.399	.274	.249	106	8.1	0.9	5.3	0.7
1974	ATL	MLB	41	39	302.3	3.58	115	.227	.272	.341	.396	.278	.253	101	39.3	4.3	42.4	4.6
1975	ATL	MLB	39	37	275.7	4.55	92	.262	.274	.343	.399	.274	.283	102	8.0	0.9	9.1	1.0
1976	ATL	MLB	38	37	270.7	3.67	111	.251	.273	.335	.390	.275	.270	104	28.0	3.1	31.6	3.5
1977	ATL	MLB	44	43	330.3	4.00	116	.247	.276	.343	.427	.274	.299	108	49.5	5.1	52.0	5.6
1978	ATL	MLB	44	42	334.3	3.17	127	.227	.271	.334	.400	.273	.277	108	64.0	7.0	71.5	8.4
1979	ATL	MLB	44	44	342.0	4.70	97	.238	.273	.336	.408	.267	.254	108	17.2	1.8	21.6	2.8
1980	ATL	MLB	40	38	275.0	4.32	96	.246	.271	.332	.396	.266	.268	103	15.1	1.6	13.2	1.2
1981	ATL	MLB	22	22	139.3	3.94	99	.241	.269	.327	.380	.268	.252	100	9.7	1.1	5.9	0.6
1982	ATL	MLB	35	35	234.3	4.36	98	.242	.272	.331	.397	.267	.278	104	17.4	1.8	19.4	2.2
1983	ATL	MLB	34	33	201.7	4.71	92	.267	.263	.330	.389	.264	.306	106	10.1	1.1	10.1	1.0
1984	NYA	MLB	32	31	215.7	4.05	103	.261	.271	.331	.407	.271	.297	94	21.8	2.3	21.8	2.3
1985	NYA	MLB	33	33	220.0	4.98	89	.269	.269	.333	.417	.273	.266	97	10.9	1.1	10.9	1.1
1986	CLE	MLB	34	32	210.3	5.21	91	.287	.267	.336	.421	.273	.291	103	9.4	1.0	9.4	1.0
1987	ATL	MLB	1	1	3.0	9.84	9	.347	.277	.348	.450	.282	.429	113	-0.9	-0.1	-1.4	-0.1
1987	CLE	MLB	22	22	123.7	5.85	84	.283	.270	.338	.436	.270	.289	102	4.4	0.4	4.4	0.4
1987	TOR	MLB	3	3	12.0	9.03	9	.346	.265	.323	.421	.265	.289	95	-3.2	-0.3	-3.2	-0.3
Career		MLB		716	5404.0	4.17	102	.247	.270	.334	.402	.273	.270	103	432.0	47.2	456.7	51.3

Statistics For All Levels

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	SV	G	GS	IP	H	BB	SO	HR	GB%	BABIP	H/9	BB/9	HR/9	K/9	WHIP	ERA	VORP	WARP
1964	MLN	MLB	0	0	0	10	0	15.0	15	7	8	1	77%	.279	9.0	4.2	0.6	4.8	1.47	4.80	-0.4	-0.0
1965	MLN	MLB	2	3	6	41	1	74.7	73	26	49	5	67%	.264	8.8	3.1	0.6	5.9	1.33	2.89	9.0	0.9
1966	ATL	MLB	4	3	2	28	0	50.3	48	23	17	4	70%	.251	8.6	4.1	0.7	3.0	1.41	4.11	-1.8	-0.1
1967	ATL	MLB	11	9	9	46	20	207.0	164	55	129	9	57%	.237	7.1	2.4	0.4	5.6	1.06	1.87	21.2	2.4
1968	ATL	MLB	14	12	2	37	34	256.7	228	45	140	16	60%	.268	8.0	1.6	0.6	4.9	1.06	2.59	-1.2	0.1
1969	ATL	MLB	23	13	1	40	35	284.3	235	57	193	21	60%	.247	7.4	1.8	0.7	6.1	1.03	2.56	44.9	5.0
1970	ATL	MLB	12	18	0	34	32	229.7	222	68	168	40	63%	.261	8.7	2.7	1.6	6.6	1.26	4.27	11.3	1.4
1971	ATL	MLB	15	14	2	42	36	268.7	248	70	173	27	55%	.267	8.3	2.3	0.9	5.8	1.18	2.98	17.5	2.0
1972	ATL	MLB	16	12	0	38	36	282.3	254	53	164	22	52%	.257	8.1	1.7	0.7	5.2	1.09	3.06	32.4	3.5
1973	ATL	MLB	13	10	4	42	30	245.0	214	89	131	21	54%	.249	7.9	3.3	0.8	4.8	1.24	3.31	5.3	0.7
1974	ATL	MLB	20	13	1	41	39	302.3	249	88	195	19	50%	.253	7.4	2.6	0.6	5.8	1.11	2.38	42.4	4.6
1975	ATL	MLB	15	15	0	39	37	275.7	285	72	144	29	54%	.283	9.3	2.4	0.9	4.7	1.30	3.20	9.1	1.0
1976	ATL	MLB	17	11	0	38	37	270.7	249	101	173	18	49%	.270	8.3	3.4	0.6	5.8	1.29	3.29	31.6	3.5
1977	ATL	MLB	16	20	0	44	43	330.3	315	164	262	26	52%	.299	8.6	4.5	0.7	7.1	1.45	4.03	52.0	5.6
1978	ATL	MLB	19	18	1	44	42	334.3	295	102	248	16	49%	.277	7.9	2.7	0.4	6.7	1.19	2.88	71.5	8.4
1979	ATL	MLB	21	20	0	44	44	342.0	311	113	208	41	50%	.254	8.2	3.0	1.1	5.5	1.24	3.39	21.6	2.8
1980	ATL	MLB	15	18	1	40	38	275.0	256	85	176	30	54%	.268	8.4	2.8	1.0	5.8	1.24	3.63	13.2	1.2
1981	ATL	MLB	7	7	0	22	22	139.3	120	56	62	6	48%	.252	7.8	3.6	0.4	4.0	1.26	3.10	5.9	0.6
1982	ATL	MLB	17	4	0	35	35	234.3	225	73	144	23	53%	.278	8.6	2.8	0.9	5.5	1.27	3.61	19.4	2.2
1983	ATL	MLB	11	10	0	34	33	201.7	212	105	128	18	47%	.306	9.5	4.7	0.8	5.7	1.57	3.97	10.1	1.0
1984	NYA	MLB	16	8	0	32	31	215.7	219	76	136	15	49%	.297	9.1	3.2	0.6	5.7	1.37	3.09	21.8	2.3
1985	NYA	MLB	16	12	0	33	33	220.0	203	120	149	29	47%	.266	8.3	4.9	1.2	6.1	1.47	4.09	10.9	1.1
1986	CLE	MLB	11	11	0	34	32	210.3	241	95	81	24	44%	.291	10.3	4.1	1.0	3.5	1.60	4.32	9.4	1.0
1987	CLE	MLB	7	11	0	22	22	123.7	142	53	57	18	44%	.289	10.3	3.9	1.3	4.1	1.58	5.89	4.4	0.4
1987	TOR	MLB	0	2	0	3	3	12.0	15	7	7	4	39%	.289	11.2	5.2	3.0	5.2	1.83	8.25	-3.2	-0.3
1987	ATL	MLB	0	0	0	1	1	3.0	6	6	0	0	21%	.429	18.0	18.0	0.0	0.0	4.00	15.00	-1.4	-0.1

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
1982-03-31	1982-04-23	15-DL	23	14	-	Lower Leg	Inflammation	Achilles	-	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status

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Skewed Left: It's No Good to Get Old (Except for These Guys)	Zachary Levine	2013-03-04
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Punk Hits: A Modest Proposal for the MLB Network	Ian Miller	2012-12-19
The Week In Quotes: September 3-9	Hudson Belinsky	2012-09-10
The Week In Quotes: September 3-9	Andrew Koo	2012-09-10
The Week In Quotes: September 3-9	Jonah Birenbaum	2012-09-10
The Week In Quotes: September 3-9	Matthew Rocco	2012-09-10
The BP Wayback Machine: What is a Deadline Trade Worth?, Part 1	Steven Goldman	2012-07-27
Raising Aces: Dickey's Fine Malt Knuckler	Doug Thorburn	2012-06-29
The Lineup Card: 10 Mr. Almosts	Baseball Prospectus	2012-05-24
Prospectus Hit and Run: Sizzling Starts	Jay Jaffe	2012-04-18
The BP Broadside: My Seven Days of Nervous Baseball and Other Stories	Steven Goldman	2012-02-01
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Golden Era Ballot for the Hall of Fame	Jay Jaffe	2011-11-22
Divide and Conquer, NL East: The Curious Case of Javier Vazquez	Michael Jong	2011-09-06
BP Unfiltered: The Hallworthy Alomar and Blyleven	Jay Jaffe	2011-07-23
Overthinking It: The Over/Under-30 All-Stars	Ben Lindbergh	2011-05-19
Prospectus Hit and Run: Class of 2011: Starting Pitchers	Jay Jaffe	2010-12-20
Playoff Prospectus: Like Drinking Coffee with a Fork	Jay Jaffe	2010-10-19
Spinning Yarn: The Glavine Line	Mike Fast	2010-10-14
Prospectus Hit and Run: Disasterpiece Theater	Jay Jaffe	2010-09-29
Another Look: Lefty's Remarkable Streak	Bob Hertzel	2010-08-24
Overthinking It: Knuckling Under, Part 2	Ben Lindbergh	2010-08-19
You Can Blog It Up: Yunel Escobar and the Bobby Cox All-Stars	Steven Goldman	2010-07-15
Prospectus Hit and Run: Jacktastic!	Jay Jaffe	2010-06-30
You Can Blog It Up: Dead Player of the Day and Other Notes #3	Steven Goldman	2010-03-31
Prospectus Hit and Run: Tom Glavine	Jay Jaffe	2010-02-17
Prospectus Hit and Run: Hawk, Rock, and a Couple of Shocks	Jay Jaffe	2010-01-07
Prospectus Hit and Run: Hall of Fame Cases for Pitchers	Jay Jaffe	2010-01-06
On the Beat: Mid-Season Snapshot	John Perrotto	2009-07-12
Prospectus Today: The Next 300-Game Winner?	Joe Sheehan	2009-06-06
Prospectus Today: Moyer at 46	Joe Sheehan	2009-05-14
Prospectus Hit and Run: Tales in a Minor Key	Jay Jaffe	2009-04-22
On the Beat: Week One Wrap	John Perrotto	2009-04-12
Checking the Numbers: The Man Who Broke PECOTA?	Eric Seidman	2009-03-18
Transaction Analysis: Senior Circuit Shuffles	Christina Kahrl	2009-03-03
You Could Look It Up: Fun With PECOTA Comparables III	Steven Goldman	2009-02-20
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Pitchers	Jay Jaffe	2009-01-12
Prospectus Today: The Old You're In, You're Out	Joe Sheehan	2008-12-18
Prospectus Hit and Run: Penning a New Recipe	Jay Jaffe	2008-10-21
Prospectus Preview: Saturday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-09-27
Every Given Sunday: Winding Down	John Perrotto	2008-09-21
Prospectus Q&A: Butch Wynegar	David Laurila	2008-09-21
You Could Look It Up: Love in the Temperate Zone, Part One	Steven Goldman	2008-09-09
Prospectus Preview: Tuesday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-08-26
Prospectus Preview: Wednesday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-07-30
Every Given Sunday: Beating Expectations	John Perrotto	2008-07-20
Prospectus Preview: Friday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-07-04
Prospectus Preview: Wednesday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-06-25
Prospectus Matchups: Late Standing Starts	Jim Baker	2008-06-20
Prospectus Preview: Tuesday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-04-29
Can Of Corn: Pitching Milestones in Reach	Dayn Perry	2008-04-24
Prospectus Preview: Monday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-04-14
Prospectus Hit and Run: Having a Ball	Jay Jaffe	2008-02-22
Lies, Damned Lies: The Smoking Gun?	Nate Silver	2008-02-14
Doctoring The Numbers: Mets, Rangers, and Orioles	Rany Jazayerli	2008-02-13
Prospectus Hit and Run: Tandemonium	Jay Jaffe	2008-02-07
The Week In Quotes: January 7-13	Alex Carnevale	2008-01-14
Prospectus Hit and Run: Dissecting the 2008 Hall of Fame Vote	Jay Jaffe	2008-01-09
Prospectus Matchups: Dead Horses and Fifth Starters	Jim Baker	2008-01-04
The Class of 2008: The Starting Pitchers	Jay Jaffe	2008-01-03
Hope and Faith: How the Boston Red Sox Can Win the World Series	Baseball Prospectus	2007-10-29
You Could Look It Up: Joe Torre in a Box	Steven Goldman	2007-10-22
Lies, Damned Lies: The Best Player in Baseball, Part Two	Nate Silver	2007-09-21
Prospectus Matchups: Turnover	Jim Baker	2007-09-18
Prospectus Matchups: 300	Jim Baker	2007-08-10
History's Heights: Tom Glavine's Climb to 300	John Perrotto	2007-08-06
Schrodinger's Bat: Gameday Meets the Knuckleball	Dan Fox	2007-06-21
Fantasy Focus: Over 35	Kenn Ruby	2007-06-06
Prospectus Matchups: Good Fridays of Yore	Jim Baker	2007-04-06
Doctoring The Numbers: Charlie Haeger	Rany Jazayerli	2007-04-05
Doctoring The Numbers: Worst. Contract. Ever.	Rany Jazayerli	2007-03-23
Hope and Faith: How the Boston Red Sox Can Win the World Series	Keith Woolner	2007-02-28
Grumpy Old Men: JAWS Tackles the Veterans Committee Ballot	Jay Jaffe	2007-02-26
The Class of 2007: The Pitchers	Jay Jaffe	2007-01-09
You Could Look It Up: Tales from PECOTA	Steven Goldman	2006-04-17
Prospectus Matchups: Most Active	Jim Baker	2006-01-25
The Class of 2006: Starting Pitchers	Jay Jaffe	2005-12-16
Prospectus Matchups: Heisman vs. Golden Spikes	Jim Baker	2005-12-09
An Objective Hall of Fame: Part Five, 1947-1950	Clay Davenport	2005-08-23
Lies, Damned Lies: Evaluating the Trade Bait	Nate Silver	2005-07-28
Prospectus Matchups: Trivia Manufactured While You Wait	Jim Baker	2005-03-03
Prospectus Triple Play: Houston Astros, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers	Baseball Prospectus	2005-02-10
The Class of 2005: The Pitchers	Jay Jaffe	2004-12-20
Prospectus Matchups: NL Cy Young Voting	Jim Baker	2004-11-10
You Could Look It Up: What is a Deadline Trade Worth?, Part 2	Steven Goldman	2004-07-28
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Are Knuckleballers Easy to Relieve?: ...And Other Pressing Issues of Our Time	Michael Wolverton	2004-07-14
From The Mailbag: Unearned Runs, Devil Rays, and the Waiver Wire	Baseball Prospectus	2004-04-26
Not Earning Its Keep: Why The "Earned" Run Needs To Go	Michael Wolverton	2004-04-08
You Could Look It Up: Reverse Lepidoptery	Steven Goldman	2004-03-26
The Class of 2004: Analyzing the Pitchers	Jay Jaffe	2004-01-14
Why Great Offenses Often Don't Win: An Anecdotal Journey through the Valley of Despair	Steven Goldman	2003-09-16
Prospectus Feature: 2002 STATLG-L Internet Hall of Fame	Neal Traven	2002-12-09
Analyze This: Best Hitter Outside Cooperstown	Baseball Prospectus	2002-09-11

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2011-11-30 13:00:00	Watching Jose Bautista become a superstar at 29 got me wondering - which players in the HoF were the most unlikely to have been considered worthy at that age? (dtwhite from Toronto)	That's a very good question ripe for a January column. Offhand, I'd say Dazzy Vance (0-4, 4.91 ERA) is the heavyweight champion - he didn't win his first game until age 31. Phil Niekro had 31 wins at that point in his career, too. (Jay Jaffe)
2009-03-13 13:00:00	Is it a reach to expect 180 innings from Randy Johnson this year? (Steve Culver from NY)	Probably. The list of pitchers to throw that many innings at his age is rather short (just five), and he hasn't exactly been Mr. Healthy in the recent past. Most of the pitchers to show any durability at this age were knuckleballers -- of the five seasons I just mentioned, three were by Phil Niekro, one by Charlie Hough, one by Jamie Moyer... The thing with Randy is that he's such a historical outlier, physiologically speaking, that predictions are tough to make. Niekro obviously isn't an acceptable comp. (Steven Goldman)

BP Roundtables

Date	Roundtable Name	Comment
2009-10-15 17:00:00	2009 NLCS Game One (Phillies/Dodgers)	I know it's not really what you meant, Joe, but Phil Niekro won 264 games after pitching in the 1969 NLCS. He was 30 at the time. (Steven Goldman)

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