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\

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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	24-13 / in Starts: 23-13
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	37 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 102 PAs	10
Actual Runners on Base	81 (38-28-15)
Avg. MLBer w/ 102 PAs	11
Avg. Runners on Base	62 (30-21-10)

Most Driven In
E Cabell	4
L Pujols	3
J Cruz	2
D Walling	1
J Morgan	0

Most Driven In By
J Morgan	2
C CedeÃ±o	1
J Cruz	1
R Landestoy	1
T Puhl	1
E Cabell	1

1980 Batting Game Log

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1980 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	443	2 (1)	Apr 11	HOU		LAD	W,10-6	GS-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9	2.44	0.220	4.02	0.22%	1.74	P
2	444	6 (3)	Apr 15	HOU		ATL	W,6-2	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.24	-0.007	.39	-0.01%	-0.59	P
3	445	10 (3)	Apr 20	HOU	@	LAD	L,2-4	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	1.91	0.075	3.59	0.09%	0.30	P
4	446	15 (4)	Apr 26	HOU		NYM	W,6-0	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	1.25	0.014	1.87	0.01%	-0.05	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	447	19 (3)	May 1	HOU	@	CIN	W,9-3	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.90	-0.116	2.29	-0.18%	-1.50	P
6	448	24 (4)	May 6	HOU	@	MON	W,8-4	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.176	.125	.301	9	.21	-0.013	.43	-0.02%	-0.87	P
7	449	28 (3)	May 11	HOU	@	ATL	L,4-7	GS-6	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.222	.235	.458	9	2.52	0.185	5.60	0.25%	1.42	P
8	450	32 (3)	May 17	HOU		PHI	L,2-4	GS-7	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.250	.263	.513	9	.94	0.002	1.69	0.00%	0.16	P
9	451	36 (3)	May 22	HOU	@	NYM	W,8-5	GS-7	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.292	.348	.639	9	.62	0.136	1.03	0.14%	0.66	P
10	452	41 (4)	May 27	HOU		SDP	W,4-3	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.280	.333	.613	9	1.83	-0.072	3.47	-0.08%	-0.56	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
11	453	45 (3)	Jun 1	HOU	@	SFG	L,2-6	GS-5	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.296	.385	.681	9	.84	0.041	1.70	0.05%	0.47	P
12	454	50 (4)	Jun 7	HOU		SFG	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.267	.345	.611	9	.89	-0.065	1.84	-0.08%	-0.79	P
13	455	55 (4)	Jun 13	HOU	@	PIT	L,3-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.258	.333	.591	9	.41	-0.010	1.00	-0.02%	-0.10	P
14	456	60 (4)	Jun 18	HOU		STL	W,3-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.219	.242	.313	.555	9	.58	-0.034	1.45	-0.05%	-1.14	P
15	457	64 (3)	Jun 22	HOU		PIT	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.229	.294	.523	9	.68	-0.032	1.71	-0.05%	-0.21	P
16	458	68 (3)	Jun 27	HOU		CIN	W,5-4	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.243	.306	.549	9	1.17	0.035	3.89	0.07%	0.16	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
17	459	72 (3)	Jul 1	HOU	@	ATL	L,4-13	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.231	.289	.520	9	.97	-0.052	2.70	-0.09%	-0.44	P
18	460	78 (5)	Jul 6	HOU	@	CIN	W,3-2	GS-9	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.238	.293	.531	9	.54	-0.017	1.67	-0.03%	-0.37	P
19	461	81 (2)	Jul 12	HOU		ATL	W,9-5	GS-9	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.261	.318	.579	9	.19	0.027	.50	0.04%	0.13	P
20	462	87 (5)	Jul 17	HOU		PHI	L,1-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.245	.298	.543	9	1.58	-0.127	4.42	-0.21%	-0.87	P
21	463	93 (5)	Jul 22	HOU		NYM	W,6-5	GS-4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.208	.240	.292	.532	9	1.61	-0.124	4.82	-0.22%	-1.27	P
22	464	97 (3)	Jul 27	HOU	@	MON	W,6-3	GS-6	3	3	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.283	.333	.616	9	.51	0.062	1.61	0.12%	1.16	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
23	465	102 (4)	Aug 2	HOU	@	NYM	L,3-5	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.286	.333	.619	9	1.00	0.051	3.14	0.10%	0.32	P
24	466	107 (4)	Aug 7	HOU		SDP	L,1-5	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.293	.327	.620	9	2.08	0.092	6.64	0.18%	0.87	P
25	467	112 (4)	Aug 12	HOU	@	SFG	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.300	.333	.633	9	.63	0.000	2.04	0.00%	-0.02	P
26	468	117 (4)	Aug 17 (2)	HOU	@	SDP	W,9-2	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.290	.322	.612	9	.37	-0.002	1.31	0.00%	-0.95	P
27	469	120 (2)	Aug 21	HOU		PIT	W,12-5	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.286	.317	.602	9	.63	-0.019	2.31	-0.04%	-0.36	P
28	470	122 (1)	Aug 23	HOU		CHC	W,1-0	16-GF(17)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.297	.328	.625	6	4.82	0.374	18.32	0.85%	0.95	P
29	471	125 (2)	Aug 26	HOU	@	STL	W,7-2	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.299	.328	.627	9	.72	0.011	2.77	0.03%	-0.38	P
30	472	130 (4)	Aug 31	HOU	@	CHC	L,7-8	GS-8	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.284	.314	.343	.658	9	1.31	0.251	5.01	0.58%	1.60	P
Sep/Oct		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
31	473	135 (4)	Sep 6 (1)	HOU		STL	W,9-5	GS-7	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.329	.371	.700	9	.36	-0.016	1.32	-0.04%	1.33	P
32	474	140 (4)	Sep 12	HOU		SFG	W,5-3	GS-8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.296	.324	.366	.691	9	.76	-0.033	3.58	-0.09%	-0.46	P
33	475	145 (4)	Sep 17	HOU	@	CIN	L,0-7	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.320	.361	.681	9	1.04	-0.026	5.39	-0.08%	-0.22	P
34	476	150 (4)	Sep 22	HOU	@	SDP	W,4-2	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.297	.333	.365	.698	9	.63	0.017	3.43	0.06%	0.05	P
35	477	155 (4)	Sep 27	HOU		CIN	W,2-0	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.289	.325	.355	.680	9	1.10	-0.058	6.73	-0.21%	-0.64	P
36	478	159 (3)	Oct 2	HOU		ATL	W,3-2	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.317	.346	.663	9	2.22	-0.134	13.44	-0.49%	-1.27	P
37	479	163 (3)	Oct 6	HOU	@	LAD	W,7-1	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.310	.338	.647	9	.38	-0.021	15.63	-0.53%	-0.78	P
							24-13		102	80	7	22	5	0	0	10	4	0	15	0	18	0	0	2	0	0	.275	.310	.338	.647		.92	0.615	3.49	0.25%	-2.47

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