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	19-25 / in Starts: 9-5
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	26 games
Most Games w/o RBI	20 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 55 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	35 (18-11-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 55 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	33 (16-11-5)

Most Driven In
A Howe	2

Most Driven In By
E Cabell	2

1977 Batting Game Log

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1977 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	325	4 (3)	Apr 11	HOU		CIN	W,4-3	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.26	-0.006	.44	-0.01%	-0.14	P
2	326	7 (2)	Apr 15	HOU	@	ATL	L,3-4	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
3	327	9 (1)	Apr 17	HOU	@	ATL	L,4-5	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
4	328	14 (4)	Apr 23 (2)	HOU		SDP	L,8-11	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
May		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
5	329	22 (7)	May 3	HOU	@	CHC	L,0-9	4-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	330	24 (1)	May 5	HOU	@	CHC	L,7-8	2-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.18	-0.005	.15	0.00%	-0.18	P
7	331	27 (2)	May 8	HOU	@	STL	L,1-2	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	4						P
8	332	28	May 9	HOU		CHC	L,1-6	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
9	333	29	May 10	HOU		CHC	L,5-11	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	3						P
10	334	38 (8)	May 21	HOU		PHI	L,4-7	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
11	335	44 (5)	May 28	HOU	@	SDP	L,5-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2						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
12	336	48 (3)	Jun 1	HOU		LAD	L,2-6	5-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	1.58	0.066	1.07	0.03%	0.37	P
13	337	50 (1)	Jun 3	HOU	@	CIN	L,0-4	3-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.54	-0.015	.23	0.00%	-0.23	P
14	338	53 (2)	Jun 6	HOU	@	PHI	L,5-9	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
15	339	54	Jun 7	HOU	@	PHI	L,8-9	4-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.23	-0.006	.06	0.00%	-0.11	P
16	340	58 (3)	Jun 11 (2)	HOU		NYM	L,4-6	2-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.91	-0.025	.27	-0.01%	-0.21	P
17	341	61 (2)	Jun 14	HOU		MON	W,5-0	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.04	-0.001	.01	0.00%	-0.21	P
18	342	65 (3)	Jun 18	HOU	@	NYM	W,4-3	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.31	0.008	.04	0.00%	0.12	P
19	343	71 (5)	Jun 25 (1)	HOU		SFG	W,4-3	7-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9	.67	-0.018	.08	0.00%	-0.21	P
20	344	74 (2)	Jun 27	HOU		SDP	W,7-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	8						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
21	345	77 (2)	Jul 1	HOU		ATL	W,3-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9						P
22	346	78	Jul 2	HOU		ATL	L,1-2	12-13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9						P
23	347	80 (1)	Jul 4	HOU	@	SDP	W,12-7	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.40	-0.017	.01	0.00%	-0.56	P
24	348	81	Jul 5	HOU	@	SDP	L,7-8	10-GF(12)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
25	349	86 (4)	Jul 10	HOU		CIN	W,6-5	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
26	350	88 (1)	Jul 12	HOU		LAD	L,0-8	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9	.09	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.30	P
27	351	89	Jul 13	HOU		LAD	W,3-2	11-12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9						P
28	352	91 (1)	Jul 15	HOU	@	CIN	L,3-8	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9						P
29	353	93 (1)	Jul 17	HOU	@	CIN	W,3-1	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.49	0.018	.02	0.00%	0.38	P
30	354	98 (4)	Jul 24 (2)	HOU	@	CHC	W,6-4	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.267	.214	.481	9	1.39	-0.044	.10	0.00%	-0.70	P
31	355	103 (4)	Jul 29	HOU		CHC	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.222	.176	.399	9	.80	-0.056	.02	0.00%	-0.62	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
32	356	108 (4)	Aug 3	HOU		PIT	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.190	.150	.340	9	.35	-0.027	.00	0.00%	-0.51	P
33	357	113 (4)	Aug 9 (1)	HOU	@	SFG	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.174	.136	.310	9	.66	-0.034	.01	0.00%	-0.33	P
34	358	118 (4)	Aug 14	HOU	@	SDP	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.148	.115	.264	9	.85	-0.080	.01	0.00%	-1.18	P
35	359	122 (3)	Aug 19	HOU	@	PHI	L,5-9	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.107	.138	.107	.245	9	1.17	-0.128	.01	0.00%	-1.31	P
36	360	127 (4)	Aug 24	HOU		PHI	W,3-1	CG	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.097	.125	.097	.222	9	.62	0.020	.00	0.00%	0.01	P
37	361	132 (4)	Aug 30	HOU		NYM	W,6-2	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.143	.091	.234	9	.45	-0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.48	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
38	362	136 (3)	Sep 4	HOU	@	MON	W,7-1	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.135	.179	.135	.315	9	.31	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.23	P
39	363	141 (4)	Sep 9	HOU		SFG	W,6-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.167	.125	.292	9	1.17	-0.097	.00	0.00%	-1.48	P
40	364	146 (4)	Sep 14	HOU	@	SFG	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.119	.159	.119	.278	9	.93	-0.050	.00	0.00%	-0.45	P
41	365	148 (1)	Sep 16	HOU	@	SDP	L,3-4	8-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.119	.159	.119	.278	8						P
42	366	150 (1)	Sep 20	HOU		ATL	W,6-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.170	.133	.304	9	1.05	0.063	.00	0.00%	0.52	P
43	367	155 (4)	Sep 25	HOU		LAD	L,4-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.128	.163	.128	.291	9	.98	-0.047	.00	0.00%	-0.35	P
44	368	160 (4)	Sep 30	HOU	@	LAD	L,5-6	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.140	.173	.140	.313	9	1.25	-0.052	.00	0.00%	-0.42	P
							19-25		55	50	2	7	0	0	0	2	2	0	13	0	3	0	1	2	0	0	.140	.173	.140	.313		.76	-0.549	.05	0.01%	-8.34

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