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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.
Triple Plays: 1 (Aug 13)

1969 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1969 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 11	CHC		MON	W,1-0	GS	35	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
2	8 (3)	Apr 15	CHC		PIT	W,7-4	GS	21	4.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
3	13 (4)	Apr 20 (2)	CHC	@	MON	L,2-4	GS	21	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	15 (1)	Apr 22 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	L,5-6		9	2.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
				Player went from Chicago Cubs to San Diego Padres
5	17	Apr 25	SDP		CIN	L,1-4	GF	6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
6	21 (3)	Apr 28	SDP		LAD	L,3-4	GS	33	7.2	1	3	1	5	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	26 (4)	May 3	SDP	@	CIN	W,13-5	GS	33	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	32 (5)	May 10	SDP	@	STL	W,5-3	GS	14	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
9	34 (1)	May 12	SDP	@	CHC	L,0-2	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
10	35	May 13	SDP	@	CHC	L,0-19	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	38 (2)	May 17	SDP		STL	L,1-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	40 (1)	May 20	SDP		PIT	L,3-6	GS	26	6.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
13	46 (5)	May 25 (2)	SDP		CHC	L,0-1	CG	34	9.0	2	1	1	4	1	P
14	50 (3)	May 31	SDP	@	MON	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	55 (4)	Jun 6	SDP		NYM	L,3-5	GS	23	5.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	60 (4)	Jun 12	SDP		MON	L,1-4	GS	23	7.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
17	66 (5)	Jun 17 (2)	SDP	@	LAD	L,0-11	GS	22	3.2	0	1	1	2	0	P
18	68 (1)	Jun 19	SDP	@	HOU	L,2-4	GF	4	1.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
19	72 (3)	Jun 22	SDP	@	HOU	L,0-2	GS	25	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
20	76 (3)	Jun 27	SDP		LAD	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	81 (4)	Jul 2	SDP		SFG	L,3-6	GS	20	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	86 (4)	Jul 7	SDP		CIN	L,3-5	GS	16	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	88 (1)	Jul 9	SDP		CIN	L,3-4	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
24	92 (3)	Jul 13	SDP		ATL	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	97 (4)	Jul 19	SDP	@	ATL	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
26	100 (2)	Jul 25	SDP	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
27	105 (4)	Jul 30	SDP	@	STL	L,2-5	GS	26	6.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	108 (2)	Aug 3	SDP	@	CHC	L,3-4	GS	31	7.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
29	112 (3)	Aug 8	SDP		PIT	L,1-7	GS	12	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
30	116 (3)	Aug 13	SDP		CHC	L,2-4	GS	13	3.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
31	119 (2)	Aug 17 (1)	SDP	@	NYM	L,2-3	GS	25	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	123 (3)	Aug 21	SDP	@	MON	W,1-0	CG	37	10.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
33	128 (4)	Aug 26 (2)	SDP		NYM	L,0-3	GS	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
34	132 (3)	Aug 31 (2)	SDP		MON	L,1-6	GS	29	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	137 (4)	Sep 5	SDP		LAD	W,4-1	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	P
36	141 (3)	Sep 9	SDP	@	HOU	L,2-9	GS	21	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	145 (3)	Sep 13	SDP	@	LAD	L,2-7	GS	27	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
38	149 (3)	Sep 17	SDP		CIN	L,5-10	GS	18	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	153 (3)	Sep 21	SDP		ATL	L,2-8	GS	29	6.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
40	157 (3)	Sep 26	SDP	@	ATL	L,4-10	GS	14	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
41	161 (3)	Oct 1	SDP	@	SFG	W,9-4	GS	19	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
							41gm		221.1	21	34	5	60	2