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

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

29.7

221

204

ERA

3.59

702

500

3584.1

1747

WHIP

1.319

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Team Record in Appearances: 19-25 / in Starts: 9-5

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 36, Entered with runners on base: 14

1977 Pitching Game Log

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1977 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	322	4	Apr 11	HOU		CIN	W,4-3	6-GF	S(1)	99	3.2	3	1	1	1	3	0	0	2.45	1.92	14	2	5	0	0	3		2	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.44	0.349	4.11	0.35%	1.46	6t 1-3 1 out a2	9t end a 1
2	323	7	Apr 15	HOU	@	ATL	L,3-4	6-6		3	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.93	2.10	3	2	0	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.80	0.016	3.50	0.02%	0.56	6b 12- 0 out tie	6b 3 out d1
3	324	9	Apr 17	HOU	@	ATL	L,4-5	7-7	BS(1)	1	0.2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	3.38	2.74	5	1	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.56	-0.213	4.64	-0.23%	-0.98	7b --- 0 out a1	7b 1-3 2 out tie
4	325	14	Apr 23(2)	HOU		SDP	L,8-11	4-5		5	1.1	2	3	3	3	1	0	0	6.75	3.79	9	1	2	0	0	2		2	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.76	-0.231	1.97	-0.16%	-2.09	4t 1-3 2 out a1	5t 3 out tie
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
5	326	22	May 3	HOU	@	CHC	L,0-9	4-5		9	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	5.40	3.94	7	1	5	3	0	0		3	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	.33	0.013	.30	0.01%	1.17	4b 123 1 out d4	5b 3 out d5
6	327	24	May 5	HOU	@	CHC	L,7-8	2-5		1	3.1	1	1	1	1	3	1	0	4.63	4.45	12	1	6	2	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	.07	0.009	.06	0.01%	0.97	2b -2- 2 out d7	5b 3 out d8
7	328	27	May 8	HOU	@	STL	L,1-2	7-GF(8)		2	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.95	4.06	6	2	3	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.48	0.071	.37	0.03%	0.97	7b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
8	329	28	May 9	HOU		CHC	L,1-6	5-6		0	2.0	4	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.45	3.95	9	3	4	4	0	0		0	0	0	1	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	.12	0.015	.09	0.01%	0.89	5t --- 0 out d5	6t 3 out d5
9	330	29	May 10	HOU		CHC	L,5-11	8-9		0	1.0	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	4.86	3.88	6	2	4	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	.03	-0.001	.02	0.00%	-1.92	8t --- 0 out d5	9t 1-- 0 out d7
10	331	38	May 21	HOU		PHI	L,4-7	7-GF		10	3.0	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	4.58	3.76	13	4	4	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	.42	0.022	.19	0.01%	0.33	7t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 3
11	332	44	May 28	HOU	@	SDP	L,5-6	7-7		6	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	4.35	3.66	4	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.001	.01	0.00%	0.44	7b --- 0 out d6	7b 3 out d6
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
12	333	48	Jun 1	HOU		LAD	L,2-6	5-8		3	3.2	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	3.70	3.52	14	6	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	1	0	0	1	1.00	0.162	.67	0.07%	1.57	5t --- 1 out d2	8t 3 out d1
13	334	50	Jun 3	HOU	@	CIN	L,0-4	3-6		1	3.2	2	0	0	2	3	0	0	3.21	3.42	16	7	2	0	1	2		1	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	.31	0.061	.13	0.02%	2.18	3b -2- 1 out d4	6b 3 out d4
14	335	53	Jun 6	HOU	@	PHI	L,5-9	4-4		2	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.18	3.34	2	0	0	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.28	-0.017	.09	0.00%	-0.56	4b 12- 2 out d5	4b 3 out d6
15	336	54	Jun 7	HOU	@	PHI	L,8-9	4-6	L(0-1)	0	2.0	1	4	1	3	2	0	0	3.26	3.46	11	2	3	0	0	1		3	1	1	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.71	-0.166	.48	-0.03%	-1.31	4b 123 1 out a2	6b 12- 1 out a1
16	337	58	Jun 11(2)	HOU		NYM	L,4-6	2-5		3	4.0	2	1	1	2	3	1	0	3.15	3.76	15	3	5	1	0	2		3	0	1	0	0	13	0	0	0	1	0	0	.83	0.191	.25	0.04%	2.59	2t 123 0 out d1	5t 3 out d2
17	338	61	Jun 14	HOU		MON	W,5-0	7-GF	S(2)	2	3.0	1	0	0	0	4	0	1	2.89	3.54	11	4	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.14	0.028	.03	0.00%	1.33	7t --- 0 out a5	9t end a 5
18	339	65	Jun 18	HOU	@	NYM	W,4-3	7-GF	S(3)	3	3.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2.68	3.63	10	2	6	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.51	0.425	.29	0.03%	1.38	7b --- 0 out a1	9b end a 1
19	340	71	Jun 25(1)	HOU		SFG	W,4-3	7-GF(10)	BW(1-1)	6	4.0	5	1	1	1	1	0	0	2.64	3.57	17	6	4	0	0	5		2	1	0	0	0	14	1	0	0	0	1	0	2.78	0.137	.32	0.01%	0.74	7t 12- 0 out a2	10t end tie
20	341	74	Jun 27	HOU		SDP	W,7-6	9-GF	W(2-1)	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.58	3.51	3	1	1	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.49	0.012	.05	0.00%	0.78	9t 1-3 0 out d1	9t end d 2
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
21	342	77	Jul 1	HOU		ATL	W,3-1	9-GF	S(4)	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.53	3.49	2	2	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.89	0.258	.19	0.01%	1.41	9t 12- 0 out a2	9t end a 2
22	343	78	Jul 2	HOU		ATL	L,1-2	12-13	L(2-2)	0	1.2	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.63	3.47	8	4	0	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	1	0	0	2.79	-0.226	.13	-0.01%	-0.57	12t --- 0 out tie	13t 1-3 2 out d1
23	344	80	Jul 4	HOU	@	SDP	W,12-7	6-GF	W(3-2)	1	3.1	2	0	0	2	3	0	0	2.45	3.42	13	3	3	0	0	2		3	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	1	0	0	.82	0.191	.03	0.00%	2.03	6b 123 2 out a2	9b end a 5
24	345	81	Jul 5	HOU	@	SDP	L,7-8	10-GF(12)	BL(3-3)	0	2.1	3	2	2	2	2	0	0	2.68	3.43	13	5	1	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	9	1	0	1	0	0	1	3.54	-0.574	.15	-0.01%	-1.53	10b --- 0 out a1	12b end d 1
25	346	86	Jul 10	HOU		CIN	W,6-5	8-8	W(4-3)	4	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.80	3.42	5	2	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.64	-0.219	.03	0.00%	-0.56	8t --- 0 out tie	8t 3 out d1
26	347	88	Jul 12	HOU		LAD	L,0-8	4-7		1	3.2	2	1	1	1	3	1	0	2.78	3.54	15	4	5	0	0	2		3	3	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	1	1	.09	-0.051	.00	0.00%	-1.17	4t 123 1 out d4	7t 3 out d8
27	348	89	Jul 13	HOU		LAD	W,3-2	11-12		0	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.69	3.57	8	2	4	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.93	0.252	.10	0.01%	0.89	11t --- 0 out tie	12t 3 out tie
28	349	91	Jul 15	HOU	@	CIN	L,3-8	7-7		1	0.2	1	4	4	4	1	0	0	3.25	3.72	7	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.65	-0.084	.03	0.00%	-2.27	7b --- 0 out d2	7b 123 2 out d4
29	350	93	Jul 17	HOU	@	CIN	W,3-1	7-GF	S(5)	1	3.0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.09	3.69	11	2	5	0	1	2		0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.35	0.261	.10	0.01%	1.50	7b --- 0 out a2	9b end a 2
30	351	98	Jul 24(2)	HOU	@	CHC	W,6-4	CG	W(5-3)	6	9.0	10	4	4	1	7	1	0	3.21	3.60	37	10	17	6	2	2	57			0	0	0	35	2	0	0	1	1	0	1.26	0.222	.09	0.01%	0.88	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
31	352	103	Jul 29	HOU		CHC	W,1-0	SHO	W(6-3)	4	9.0	4	0	0	2	6	0	0	2.85	3.43	32	11	12	4	1	1	83			0	0	0	29	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.53	0.701	.03	0.01%	4.00	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
32	353	108	Aug 3	HOU		PIT	W,3-0	SHO	W(7-3)	4	9.0	9	0	0	2	3	0	0	2.57	3.37	35	16	6	0	0	8	70			3	2	0	33	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.08	0.426	.01	0.00%	4.00	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
33	354	113	Aug 9(1)	HOU	@	SFG	L,3-4	GS-6	L(7-4)	5	6.0	9	4	4	2	4	0	0	2.78	3.31	25	4	6	0	0	9	40			2	0	0	23	1	0	0	2	0	0	.83	-0.155	.01	0.00%	-1.09	1b start tie	6b 3 out d3
34	355	118	Aug 14	HOU	@	SDP	W,6-3	CG	W(8-4)	4	9.0	5	3	3	2	5	2	0	2.80	3.47	33	10	11	1	0	5	68			0	0	1	31	1	0	0	0	0	0	.60	0.342	.01	0.00%	0.92	1b start tie	9b 3 out a3
35	356	122	Aug 19	HOU	@	PHI	L,5-9	GS-6	L(8-5)	4	6.0	9	8	8	2	3	4	0	3.29	3.89	28	9	5	0	1	9	23			2	0	0	26	2	0	0	1	0	0	.60	-0.332	.00	0.00%	-4.92	1b start a 1	6b 3 out d6
36	357	127	Aug 24	HOU		PHI	W,3-1	CG	W(9-5)	4	9.0	5	1	1	3	3	1	0	3.12	3.94	34	11	12	0	1	5	73			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	2	0	1	1.21	0.485	.00	0.00%	3.00	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
37	358	132	Aug 30	HOU		NYM	W,6-2	CG	W(10-5)	5	9.0	11	2	2	2	3	0	0	3.05	3.85	39	12	12	0	0	10	58			0	0	0	37	1	0	0	1	0	0	.95	0.084	.00	0.00%	2.00	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
38	359	136	Sep 4	HOU	@	MON	W,7-1	CG	W(11-5)	4	9.0	5	1	1	0	4	0	0	2.91	3.72	29	10	10	1	2	5	77			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	2	0	0	.42	0.116	.00	0.00%	3.22	1b start a 4	9b 3 out a6
39	360	141	Sep 9	HOU		SFG	W,6-1	CG	W(12-5)	4	9.0	4	1	1	2	4	0	0	2.80	3.65	33	17	6	0	0	4	77			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	.77	0.234	.00	0.00%	3.00	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
40	361	146	Sep 14	HOU	@	SFG	L,2-3	GS-7	L(12-6)	4	7.0	6	3	3	2	4	0	0	2.85	3.60	29	9	8	0	0	6	55			1	0	0	26	2	1	0	0	0	0	1.13	-0.103	.00	0.00%	0.39	1b start tie	7b 3 out d2
41	362	148	Sep 16	HOU	@	SDP	L,3-4	8-GF(10)	L(12-7)	1	2.2	3	1	0	2	2	0	0	2.80	3.60	15	4	3	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	11	1	0	1	0	0	1	2.90	-0.154	.00	0.00%	-0.15	8b --- 0 out tie	10b end d 1
42	363	150	Sep 20	HOU		ATL	W,6-3	CG	W(13-7)	3	9.0	9	3	3	2	8	1	0	2.81	3.57	37	10	8	0	0	9	63			1	1	0	34	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.48	0.197	.00	0.00%	1.00	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
43	364	155	Sep 25	HOU		LAD	L,4-5	GS-7	L(13-8)	4	7.0	6	5	4	6	3	2	0	2.90	3.75	31	8	8	0	0	6	44			3	0	0	24	1	0	0	2	1	0	1.09	-0.263	.00	0.00%	-1.89	1t start tie	7t 3 out d3
44	365	160	Sep 30	HOU	@	LAD	L,5-6	GS-7		4	7.0	11	5	5	1	2	0	0	3.04	3.71	31	9	8	0	0	11	36			2	2	0	30	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.25	-0.447	.00	0.00%	-1.61	1b start a 1	7b 3 out d1
							19-25		W-L:13-8,Sv:5,BSv:3	2.8	180.2	155	66	61	64	101	14	1	3.04	3.71	737	1.08		7%	2%	134	59	31	29%	16	6	1	652	29	2	3	20	6	7	1.16	2.045	.21	0.19%	22.92

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