Joe Niekro

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: November 7, 1944 in Martins Ferry, OH us

Died: October 27, 2006 in Tampa, FL

Buried: Cremated

Draft: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 7th round of the 1966 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from West Liberty University (West Liberty, WV) and the Chicago Cubs in the 3rd round of the 1966 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from West Liberty University (West Liberty, WV).

High School: Bridgeport HS (Bridgeport, OH)

School: West Liberty University (West Liberty, WV)

Debut: April 16, 1967 (Age 22-160d, 12,568th in major league history)
vs. PIT 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: April 29, 1988 (Age 43-174d)
vs. BOS 3.0 IP, 6 H, 3 SO, 6 BB, 5 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1967 season

Agents: Bruce Church

Full Name: Joseph Franklin Niekro

Pronunciation: \KNEE-kro\

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

Relatives: Brother of Phil Niekro; Father of Lance Niekro

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

29.7

221

204

ERA

3.59

702

500

3584.1

1747

WHIP

1.319

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	5-13 / in Starts: 4-3
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	7 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 14 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	9 (4-3-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 14 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	8 (4-2-1)

Most Driven In
M Stanley	1

Most Driven In By
D McAuliffe	1
G Brown	1

1972 Batting Game Log

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1972 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	184	18 (17)	May 10	DET	@	CHW	L,0-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	185	22 (3)	May 15	DET		BAL	L,2-3	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	186	23	May 16	DET		BAL	L,3-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					1						P
4	187	30 (6)	May 24	DET		MIL	W,5-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
5	188	31	May 25	DET		MIL	L,0-2	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
6	189	36 (4)	May 29 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,2-4	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	3.39	-0.078	7.55	-0.11%	-0.69	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	190	40 (3)	Jun 3	DET		MIN	W,5-3	GS-9	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.35	0.016	.74	0.02%	0.03	P
8	191	44 (3)	Jun 7	DET		CAL	L,1-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.45	-0.011	1.10	-0.02%	-0.08	P
9	192	48 (3)	Jun 12	DET	@	MIN	W,2-1	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9	.55	-0.004	1.22	-0.01%	-0.02	P
10	193	54 (5)	Jun 19	DET	@	OAK	L,4-7	GS-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.286	.661	9	.95	0.044	2.31	0.06%	0.35	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	194	67 (12)	Jul 3	DET		BAL	L,3-15	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.375	.286	.661	9						P
12	195	72 (4)	Jul 8	DET	@	CHW	L,2-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.375	.286	.661	9						P
13	196	73	Jul 9 (1)	DET	@	CHW	L,4-5	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.375	.286	.661	9						P
14	197	94 (20)	Jul 30 (2)	DET		BOS	W,7-2	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.200	.273	.200	.473	9	.99	-0.006	3.79	-0.01%	-0.01	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
15	198	97 (2)	Aug 2	DET		MIL	L,1-13	3-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.273	.200	.473	9						P
16	199	102 (4)	Aug 6 (2)	DET	@	CLE	W,6-5	GS-5	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.308	.333	.641	9	.83	0.106	2.80	0.22%	0.92	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	200	132 (29)	Sep 7	DET	@	BAL	L,0-9	3-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.308	.333	.641	2						P
18	201	143 (10)	Sep 19 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,4-6	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.308	.333	.641	9						P
							5-13		14	12	2	3	1	0	0	1	1	0	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.308	.333	.641		.90	0.067	2.68	0.16%	0.50

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