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

+12

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

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.

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 8	HOU		ATL	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
2	7 (3)	Apr 13	HOU	@	SFG	L,7-8	GS	20	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	12 (4)	Apr 17	HOU	@	LAD	L,6-10	GS	22	4.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	16 (3)	Apr 22	HOU		PIT	W,3-2	GS	26	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
5	20 (3)	Apr 29	HOU	@	PIT	L,5-10	GS	22	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	24 (3)	May 3	HOU	@	STL	W,4-1	GS	29	7.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
7	30 (5)	May 9	HOU		STL	W,5-4	GS	27	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
8	35 (4)	May 13	HOU		CHC	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
9	39 (3)	May 18	HOU		SDP	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
10	44 (4)	May 22	HOU	@	ATL	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
11	47 (2)	May 26	HOU	@	SDP	W,9-0	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
12	51 (3)	May 30	HOU		CIN	W,6-3	GS	35	8.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	55 (3)	Jun 3	HOU		MON	W,5-4	GS	30	7.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	59 (3)	Jun 8	HOU	@	NYM	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
15	64 (4)	Jun 13	HOU	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
16	67 (2)	Jun 17	HOU	@	MON	L,3-19	GS	18	2.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
17	71 (3)	Jun 22	HOU		SDP	W,2-1	GS	30	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	76 (4)	Jun 26	HOU		CIN	W,6-5	GS	31	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	81 (4)	Jul 1	HOU	@	SDP	W,4-1	GS	34	8.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
20	85 (3)	Jul 6	HOU	@	CHC	W,4-2	GS	32	7.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
21	91 (5)	Jul 12	HOU		PIT	L,3-5	GS	29	7.2	0	3	0	3	0	P
22	96 (4)	Jul 19 (2)	HOU	@	PIT	L,2-4	GS	22	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	100 (3)	Jul 23	HOU	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
24	104 (3)	Jul 27	HOU		LAD	L,7-11	GS	16	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	108 (3)	Jul 31	HOU		SFG	W,6-4	GS	30	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	113 (4)	Aug 5	HOU		ATL	W,3-2	GS	30	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
27	117 (3)	Aug 10	HOU	@	ATL	W,2-1	GS	36	8.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
28	121 (3)	Aug 15	HOU		MON	L,0-3	GS	32	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
29	125 (3)	Aug 20	HOU	@	NYM	W,8-1	CG	31	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
30	129 (3)	Aug 25	HOU	@	PHI	W,3-1	GS	24	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	133 (3)	Aug 29	HOU	@	MON	L,3-5	GS	26	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	137 (3)	Sep 3	HOU		LAD	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	1	5	0	6	2	P
33	142 (4)	Sep 8	HOU		SFG	L,1-2	GS	32	7.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
34	145 (2)	Sep 12	HOU	@	CIN	L,4-7	GS	17	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	149 (3)	Sep 17	HOU	@	SDP	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	154 (4)	Sep 22	HOU		CIN	W,4-1	GS	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	159 (4)	Sep 26	HOU	@	ATL	L,4-9	GS	15	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	162 (2)	Sep 30	HOU	@	LAD	W,3-2	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							38gm		263.2	14	39	0	53	4