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.

1984 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1984 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 3	HOU		MON	L,2-4	GS	32	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
2	5 (3)	Apr 8	HOU		NYM	L,1-3	GS	26	7.0	2	1	0	3	2	P
3	8 (2)	Apr 13	HOU		CIN	W,1-0	GS	29	7.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	12 (3)	Apr 17	HOU		LAD	L,0-1	GS	23	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
5	16 (3)	Apr 22	HOU	@	ATL	W,3-1	GS	18	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
6	20 (3)	Apr 27	HOU		ATL	L,0-6	GS	30	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	24 (3)	May 2	HOU	@	CIN	L,2-3	GS	24	6.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
8	28 (3)	May 7	HOU	@	MON	L,1-4	GS	22	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	32 (3)	May 12	HOU		CHC	L,4-5	GS	33	8.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
10	37 (4)	May 18	HOU	@	CHC	L,6-7	GS	21	4.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
11	41 (3)	May 22	HOU	@	STL	W,4-3	GS	26	6.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
12	45 (3)	May 27	HOU		PIT	L,1-2	GS	24	5.2	0	1	0	1	1	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	50 (4)	Jun 2	HOU	@	LAD	W,9-3	GS	30	7.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
14	55 (4)	Jun 7	HOU	@	SFG	W,14-5	GS	29	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
15	60 (4)	Jun 12	HOU		CIN	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
16	64 (3)	Jun 16	HOU		LAD	W,7-5	GS	14	2.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
17	68 (3)	Jun 21	HOU		SDP	W,11-5	GS	22	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	74 (5)	Jun 26	HOU	@	ATL	W,10-5	GS	27	6.2	0	4	0	4	1	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	79 (4)	Jul 1	HOU	@	PHI	W,13-1	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	84 (4)	Jul 6 (1)	HOU	@	MON	W,8-2	CG	31	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
21	88 (3)	Jul 12	HOU		PHI	L,3-5	GS	27	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	93 (4)	Jul 17	HOU		NYM	W,3-2	GS	31	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	98 (4)	Jul 22	HOU		MON	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
24	103 (4)	Jul 28 (1)	HOU	@	SDP	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	108 (4)	Aug 1	HOU		ATL	L,5-6	GS	28	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	111 (2)	Aug 5	HOU		SDP	L,5-9	GS	19	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	116 (4)	Aug 10 (1)	HOU	@	CIN	L,4-5	GS	31	6.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
28	121 (4)	Aug 14	HOU		CHC	W,7-6	GS	26	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	125 (3)	Aug 19	HOU	@	PIT	W,4-3	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	130 (4)	Aug 24	HOU		STL	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
31	133 (2)	Aug 28	HOU		PIT	W,3-2	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	137 (3)	Sep 2	HOU	@	STL	L,1-4	GS	23	4.2	0	0	1	1	0	P
33	142 (4)	Sep 7	HOU	@	SDP	W,6-4	GS	29	7.1	0	3	0	3	0	P
34	146 (3)	Sep 12	HOU		ATL	L,1-4	GS	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	150 (3)	Sep 17	HOU		SFG	W,5-3	GS	26	6.2	2	0	0	2	0	P
36	154 (3)	Sep 21	HOU		CIN	L,2-5	GS	28	6.0	3	2	0	5	0	P
37	158 (3)	Sep 25	HOU	@	LAD	W,12-6	GS	36	8.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
38	161 (2)	Sep 29	HOU	@	CIN	L,1-4	GS	20	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							38gm		248.1	19	39	2	60	5