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Name	Team	Age
Phil Niekro	Retired (1984, Age 36)	Died (2026, Age 78)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 6 (1967)	SP	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Mordecai Brown League	0	12 years (111 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
63	30	4
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
8	2	45
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
9	4	33
Endurance	Velocity	Control
59	55	71
Leadership	Mentor Value
83	100
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
29	0	5/30/1948
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)

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 Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.

Year	Endurance	Velocity	Control
1967	48	24	43
1968	50	32	50
1969	50	37	57
1970	50	41	61
1971	51	44	63
1972	51	44	65
1973	56	47	67
1974	56	49	68
1975	56	51	70
1976	56	52	70
1977	56	52	70
1978	58	53	70
1979	58	54	70
1980	59	55	70
1981	59	55	70
1982	59	55	71
1983	59	55	71
1984	59	55	71

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1984-11-01	Phil Niekro has retired from the Milwaukee Night Owls
1972-03-31	The Milwaukee Night Owls have promoted Phil Niekro to the major league team. The Milwaukee Night Owls have promoted Pat Jarvis to the major league team.
1971-04-05	The Milwaukee Night Owls have renamed Louis Kimmick to Phil Niekro.