![]() ![]() Pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm 1952-1972: Okay another MLB pitcher with a long career. ![]() Phil would be inducted into the baseball hall of fame in 1997 on his fifth ballot and would become the only knuckleballer to win 300 games.Ģ. He would get a 318-274 career win loss record,a 3.35 career ERA, 3342 career strikeouts and a 1.229 career whip. Phil would finish his MLB career in 1987 after having played in a total of 864 games and started in 716 of them and pitched a total of 5404 innings. He then at 46 the next season in 1984 with the yankees got 16 wins again.In 1985 and part of 1987 playing with the indians he got 18 wins, a 4.20 ERA and a 138 strikeouts. He also lead the NL twice in wins with the braves once in 1974 and then in 1979 and was the MLB era leader while with the braves in 1967 and a NL strikeout leader in 1977.ĭuring phil reaming 4 mlb seasons he got 32 wins with the Yankees getting 16 wins in 1984 his first season with the yankees and he made the all star team at 45. He also had a 3.20 career era with the braves and 2912 strikeouts with them. While with the braves he started in 595 games and pitched a total of 4622 innings and got 268 wins and 230 losses giving him a 268-230 record while with the braves. Phil had many achievements in the MLB he was a 5 time all-star (1969.1975,1978,19) he also won the gold glove 5 times (1978-1980,19) He also threw a no-hitter on august 5th 1973 against the San Diego Padre’s. Phil brother Joe Nierko also played in the MLB the same time as him and played 22 seasons in the MLB from 1967 to 1988 and fun fact in 1979 the two of them both were tied in the national league for wins that season with 21 wins for both of them. ![]() Phil played 24 seasons in the MLB to put that into perspective Lyndon B Johnson was the president his rookie season and his final season Ronald Reagan was president. Then Played two seasons with the Yankees in 19 and then played with the Cleveland Indians in 1986 and half of 1987 and briefly played 3 games with the blue jays in 1987 before returning to atlanta to retire a brave. Starting pitcher Phil Nierko 1964-1987: Phil was a long time Atlanta Brave who played 21 seasons there from 1964-1983. Knucklbeall pitchers can pitch longer due to its low-speed and velocity usually around 60-80 MPH per each pitchġ. It is an extremely rare pitch and very few can master it Famous knuckleballer and current Toronto Blue Jays player RA Dickey stated it can take at least a year to learn and the pitch is very hard to throw. In tradition of my previous article i would like to talk about another rare type of pitch the Knuckleball (image and gif above of knuckleball pitch) The Merriam Webster definition of the knuckleball is ” a slow baseball pitch that moves erratically and unpredictably and that is thrown with little spin by gripping the ball with the knuckles or the tips of the fingers pressed against the top. Top 5 best knuckleba… on top 5 submarine pitchers of al…ĥ best base runners… on 5 Best hitters so far in the 2… Kevin Stiffler on top 5 submarine pitchers of al…
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