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\

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.

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	18 (17)	May 10	DET	@	CHW	L,0-7	GF	2	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
2	22 (3)	May 15	DET		BAL	L,2-3		4	1.2	0	1	0	1	1	P
3	23	May 16	DET		BAL	L,3-8	GF	4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	30 (6)	May 24	DET		MIL	W,5-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	31	May 25	DET		MIL	L,0-2		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	36 (4)	May 29 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,2-4	GS	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	40 (3)	Jun 3	DET		MIN	W,5-3	GS	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	P
8	44 (3)	Jun 7	DET		CAL	L,1-5	GS	18	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	48 (3)	Jun 12	DET	@	MIN	W,2-1	GS	26	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	54 (5)	Jun 19	DET	@	OAK	L,4-7	GS	17	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	67 (12)	Jul 3	DET		BAL	L,3-15		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	72 (4)	Jul 8	DET	@	CHW	L,2-5	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	73	Jul 9 (1)	DET	@	CHW	L,4-5		3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	94 (20)	Jul 30 (2)	DET		BOS	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	97 (2)	Aug 2	DET		MIL	L,1-13		3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	102 (4)	Aug 6 (2)	DET	@	CLE	W,6-5	GS	15	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	132 (29)	Sep 7	DET	@	BAL	L,0-9		11	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	143 (10)	Sep 19 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,4-6		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							18gm		47.0	5	4	0	9	1