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.

1975 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1975 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	29 (28)	May 5	HOU	@	LAD	L,0-2	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	30	May 6	HOU	@	LAD	L,1-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	32 (1)	May 9	HOU	@	MON	L,4-5		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	33	May 10	HOU	@	MON	L,7-8		12	2.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
5	36 (2)	May 14	HOU	@	CHC	W,11-7	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	39 (2)	May 17	HOU		NYM	L,4-6		4	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	42 (2)	May 20	HOU		PHI	W,4-2	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
8	45 (2)	May 24	HOU		MON	L,1-2	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	46	May 25	HOU		MON	W,8-7	GF	15	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	48 (1)	May 27	HOU	@	PIT	L,5-6		6	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	52 (3)	Jun 1	HOU	@	PHI	L,4-5	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	54 (1)	Jun 3	HOU	@	NYM	L,3-4	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	63 (8)	Jun 12	HOU		PIT	L,2-4	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	64	Jun 13	HOU	@	STL	L,2-6	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	66 (1)	Jun 15	HOU	@	STL	W,8-7	GF	7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	68 (1)	Jun 17	HOU	@	LAD	L,1-6	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	71 (2)	Jun 21	HOU		CIN	L,6-7		13	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	73 (1)	Jun 23	HOU		LAD	W,6-5		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	77 (3)	Jun 27	HOU		ATL	L,4-7	GF	12	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	79 (1)	Jun 29	HOU		ATL	L,1-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	80	Jun 30	HOU	@	CIN	L,6-9	GF	5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	81	Jul 1	HOU	@	CIN	L,7-8	GF	9	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	85 (3)	Jul 5 (2)	HOU	@	ATL	L,4-8		4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	91 (5)	Jul 12	HOU		PHI	L,2-14		11	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	93 (1)	Jul 17	HOU	@	PHI	L,5-6		22	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	95 (1)	Jul 19	HOU	@	PHI	L,0-1	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
27	101 (5)	Jul 25	HOU		SFG	L,1-8		27	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	107 (5)	Jul 30	HOU		SDP	W,8-4		6	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	113 (5)	Aug 4	HOU	@	SDP	W,5-3	GS	27	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
30	118 (4)	Aug 9	HOU		PIT	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
31	122 (3)	Aug 13	HOU		STL	L,3-4	GS	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	138 (15)	Aug 31	HOU	@	PIT	L,6-9		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	139	Sep 1	HOU		ATL	W,5-3	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	141 (1)	Sep 3	HOU		SFG	L,4-9		9	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	144 (2)	Sep 6	HOU		SDP	L,1-2	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	147 (2)	Sep 9	HOU	@	ATL	L,1-4	GF	9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
37	149 (1)	Sep 11	HOU	@	SFG	W,4-3		9	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	151 (1)	Sep 14	HOU	@	SDP	W,4-2	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	154 (2)	Sep 19	HOU		LAD	W,6-5		10	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	157 (2)	Sep 22	HOU		CIN	W,5-1	GS	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
							40gm		88.0	7	13	0	20	0