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.

1980 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1980 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 11	HOU		LAD	W,10-6	GS	27	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	6 (3)	Apr 15	HOU		ATL	W,6-2	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
3	10 (3)	Apr 20	HOU	@	LAD	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	15 (4)	Apr 26	HOU		NYM	W,6-0	GS	32	7.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	19 (3)	May 1	HOU	@	CIN	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	P
6	24 (4)	May 6	HOU	@	MON	W,8-4	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
7	28 (3)	May 11	HOU	@	ATL	L,4-7	GS	26	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	32 (3)	May 17	HOU		PHI	L,2-4	GS	30	7.0	2	3	0	5	0	P
9	36 (3)	May 22	HOU	@	NYM	W,8-5	GS	32	6.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	41 (4)	May 27	HOU		SDP	W,4-3	GS	23	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	45 (3)	Jun 1	HOU	@	SFG	L,2-6	GS	21	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	50 (4)	Jun 7	HOU		SFG	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	55 (4)	Jun 13	HOU	@	PIT	L,3-5	GS	23	4.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
14	60 (4)	Jun 18	HOU		STL	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
15	64 (3)	Jun 22	HOU		PIT	L,1-2	GS	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	68 (3)	Jun 27	HOU		CIN	W,5-4	GS	37	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	72 (3)	Jul 1	HOU	@	ATL	L,4-13	GS	31	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	78 (5)	Jul 6	HOU	@	CIN	W,3-2	GS	34	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	81 (2)	Jul 12	HOU		ATL	W,9-5	GS	41	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	87 (5)	Jul 17	HOU		PHI	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
21	93 (5)	Jul 22	HOU		NYM	W,6-5	GS	19	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	97 (3)	Jul 27	HOU	@	MON	W,6-3	GS	19	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	102 (4)	Aug 2	HOU	@	NYM	L,3-5	GS	32	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
24	107 (4)	Aug 7	HOU		SDP	L,1-5	GS	30	5.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
25	112 (4)	Aug 12	HOU	@	SFG	L,0-2	GS	29	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
26	117 (4)	Aug 17 (2)	HOU	@	SDP	W,9-2	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
27	120 (2)	Aug 21	HOU		PIT	W,12-5	GS	25	4.0	1	0	1	2	0	P
28	122 (1)	Aug 23	HOU		CHC	W,1-0	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	125 (2)	Aug 26	HOU	@	STL	W,7-2	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
30	130 (4)	Aug 31	HOU	@	CHC	L,7-8	GS	31	7.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	135 (4)	Sep 6 (1)	HOU		STL	W,9-5	GS	27	6.0	1	2	0	3	2	P
32	140 (4)	Sep 12	HOU		SFG	W,5-3	GS	32	7.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
33	145 (4)	Sep 17	HOU	@	CIN	L,0-7	GS	18	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	150 (4)	Sep 22	HOU	@	SDP	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	P
35	155 (4)	Sep 27	HOU		CIN	W,2-0	GS	30	7.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
36	159 (3)	Oct 2	HOU		ATL	W,3-2	GS	31	8.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
37	163 (3)	Oct 6	HOU	@	LAD	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
							37gm		256.0	17	37	2	56	2