
Born: April 1, 1939 in Blaine, OH
High School: Bridgeport (Bridgeport, OH)
Signed by the Milwaukee Braves as an amateur free agent in 1958.
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Debut: April 15, 1964
Final Game: September 27, 1987
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1997 (380/473 ballots).
Relatives: Brother of Joe Niekro and Uncle of Lance Niekro
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| Rk | Gcar | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | GDP | WPA | Entered | Exited | |||
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| 1 | 52 | 2 | Apr 13 | ATL | PIT | L,0-6 | 99 | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13.50 | 10 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 53 | 5 | Apr 17 | ATL | @ | NYM | L,4-5 | 8-8 | BS(1) | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.45 | 3.30 | 8b 12- 2 out a2 | 8b --3 2 out tie | |||||
| 3 | 54 | 8 | Apr 21 | ATL | @ | PHI | W,5-4 | 7-GF | W(1-0) | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.36 | 1.77 | 7b --- 0 out d1 | 9b end a 1 | |||||
| 4 | 55 | 12 | Apr 24(2) | ATL | NYM | L,3-4 | 8-GF | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.70 | 8t --- 0 out d2 | 9t end d 1 | |||||||
| 5 | 56 | 18 | Apr 30 | ATL | HOU | L,4-5 | 8-9 | L(1-1) | 5 | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.24 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 1.30 | 8t --- 0 out d2 | 9t 1-- 1 out tie | ||||||
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | GDP | WPA | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 6 | 57 | 20 | May 3 | ATL | PHI | W,9-8 | 9-GF(10) | W(2-1) | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.61 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.26 | 2.63 | 9t --- 0 out tie | 10t end tie | ||||||
| 7 | 58 | 22 | May 5 | ATL | PHI | W,4-3 | 8-8 | H(1) | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.45 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 1.95 | 8t --- 0 out a1 | 8t 12- 2 out a1 | ||||||
| 8 | 59 | 25 | May 8 | ATL | @ | HOU | L,4-5 | 7-9 | L(2-2) | 2 | 2.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.02 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.49 | 2.72 | 7b --- 0 out d1 | 9b 123 1 out tie | |||||
| 9 | 60 | 26 | May 9 | ATL | CIN | L,4-7 | 8-8 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.88 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.43 | 8t --- 0 out d2 | 8t 3 out d2 | |||||||
| 10 | 61 | 27 | May 10(1) | ATL | CIN | L,2-8 | 6-8 | 0 | 2.0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -0.22 | 0.80 | 6t --- 0 out d1 | 8t 1-- 0 out d6 | |||||||
| 11 | 62 | 28 | May 10(2) | ATL | CIN | L,0-8 | 6-7 | -1 | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.44 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.02 | 0.12 | 6t --- 0 out d5 | 7t 3 out d8 | |||||||
| 12 | 63 | 30 | May 12 | ATL | @ | STL | L,3-4 | 11-GF(12) | L(2-3) | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.72 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.24 | 2.64 | 11b --- 0 out tie | 12b end d 1 | |||||
| 13 | 64 | 46 | May 30 | ATL | LAD | L,6-10 | 6-7 | 17 | 1.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.31 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.04 | 0.11 | 6t --- 0 out d5 | 7t 123 0 out d6 | |||||||
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | GDP | WPA | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 14 | 65 | 112 | Aug 8 | ATL | LAD | W,10-9 | 9-GF | W(3-3) | 69 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.24 | 9t -2- 2 out d3 | 9t end d 3 | ||||||
| 15 | 66 | 116 | Aug 13(2) | ATL | PHI | L,4-7 | 6-7 | 4 | 1.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.64 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0.42 | 6t --- 0 out d3 | 7t 123 2 out d3 | |||||||
| 16 | 67 | 121 | Aug 19 | ATL | @ | SFG | W,8-5 | 5-GF | W(4-3) | 5 | 5.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.27 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 | 0.57 | 5b --- 0 out a1 | 9b end a 3 | |||||
| 17 | 68 | 124 | Aug 22 | ATL | @ | LAD | L,3-4 | 8-9 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.91 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.14 | 1.84 | 8b --- 0 out tie | 9b 3 out tie | ||||||
| 18 | 69 | 125 | Aug 23 | ATL | @ | LAD | L,7-8 | 5-6 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.60 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.38 | 5b --- 0 out d3 | 6b 3 out d3 | ||||||
| 19 | 70 | 129 | Aug 28 | ATL | NYM | W,8-4 | 9-GF | S(1) | 4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.55 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0.44 | 9t 12- 2 out a4 | 9t end a 4 | ||||||
| 20 | 71 | 130 | Aug 29 | ATL | CHC | L,2-4 | 9-11 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.30 | 1.58 | 9t --- 0 out d1 | 11t 3 out tie | |||||||
| 21 | 72 | 131 | Aug 30 | ATL | CHC | L,3-5 | 3-5 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.82 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 0.31 | 3t --- 0 out d5 | 5t 3 out d5 | |||||||
| September/October | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | GDP | WPA | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 22 | 73 | 133 | Sep 1 | ATL | @ | STL | L,4-7 | 4-7 | 1 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.12 | 0.75 | 4b --- 0 out d3 | 7b 3 out d1 | ||||||
| 23 | 74 | 134 | Sep 2(1) | ATL | HOU | W,6-5 | 8-GF | S(2) | 0 | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.53 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.28 | 4.32 | 8t 12- 1 out a1 | 9t end a 1 | ||||||
| 24 | 75 | 137 | Sep 3(2) | ATL | HOU | W,6-4 | 8-9 | H(2) | 0 | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.43 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.02 | 2.05 | 8t --- 0 out a2 | 9t 12- 1 out a2 | ||||||
| 25 | 76 | 140 | Sep 5(1) | ATL | @ | PIT | L,5-13 | 1 | 2.1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.02 | 11 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | 77 | 144 | Sep 10 | ATL | @ | NYM | W,3-2 | 8-8 | H(3) | 4 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.99 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.05 | 4.78 | 8b 1-- 1 out a1 | 8b 123 2 out a1 | |||||
| 27 | 78 | 148 | Sep 15 | ATL | @ | CHC | L,2-8 | 8-GF(8) | 4 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.28 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.00 | 0.02 | 8b --- 0 out d5 | 8b end d 7 | ||||||
| 28 | 79 | 161 | Oct 1(1) | ATL | @ | CIN | L,5-11 | 7-GF(8) | 15 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 7b --- 0 out d9 | 8b end d 6 | ||||||
| DH | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Other (days rest listed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15, 17, 69 and 99 days |
| Inn | <-4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | tie | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | >4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4- | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
| 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | ||||||
| 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| 10+ | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
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