
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 | 203 | 1 | Apr 7 | ATL | @ | SDP | L,3-8 | GS-3 | L(0-1) | 99 | 3.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15.00 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.28 | 0.82 | 1b start tie | 3b 3 out d5 | ||||||
| 2 | 204 | 6 | Apr 12 | ATL | @ | HOU | L,3-8 | GS-6 | L(0-2) | 4 | 6.0 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 10.00 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.25 | 0.35 | 1b start tie | 6b 3 out d6 | ||||||
| 3 | 205 | 10 | Apr 16 | ATL | SDP | L,4-5 | CG(10) | L(0-3) | 3 | 10.0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6.63 | 39 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -0.21 | 1.05 | 1t start tie | 10t 3 out d1 | |||||||
| 4 | 206 | 14 | Apr 21 | ATL | CIN | L,8-13 | GS-6 | L(0-4) | 4 | 5.1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7.77 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -0.43 | 0.83 | 1t start tie | 6t --- 1 out d3 | |||||||
| 5 | 207 | 18 | Apr 26 | ATL | @ | PIT | W,2-0 | SHO | W(1-4) | 4 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5.67 | 32 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 89 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.62 | 1.14 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a2 | ||||||
| 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 | 208 | 22 | May 1 | ATL | CHC | W,3-2 | CG | W(2-4) | 4 | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4.89 | 33 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 74 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.49 | 1.24 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a1 | |||||||
| 7 | 209 | 26 | May 6 | ATL | PIT | W,3-0 | SHO | W(3-4) | 4 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4.03 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 86 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.47 | 0.88 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a3 | |||||||
| 8 | 210 | 30 | May 11 | ATL | @ | CHC | W,7-6 | GS-9 | W(4-4) | 4 | 9.0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4.03 | 45 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -0.12 | 1.87 | 1b start a 1 | 9b 3 out tie | ||||||
| 9 | 211 | 33 | May 16 | ATL | @ | CIN | L,0-2 | GS-6 | L(4-5) | 4 | 6.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3.80 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.18 | 1.20 | 1b start tie | 6b 3 out d1 | ||||||
| 10 | 212 | 38 | May 21 | ATL | @ | LAD | L,3-6 | GS-8 | L(4-6) | 4 | 7.1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4.03 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.52 | 1.32 | 1b start tie | 8b --3 1 out d2 | ||||||
| 11 | 213 | 43 | May 27 | ATL | HOU | W,8-1 | CG | W(5-6) | 5 | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.70 | 32 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.15 | 0.37 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a7 | |||||||
| June | 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 | ||||||
| 12 | 214 | 47 | Jun 2 | ATL | NYM | W,4-1 | CG | W(6-6) | 5 | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.44 | 36 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 72 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.44 | 1.22 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a3 | |||||||
| 13 | 215 | 51 | Jun 7 | ATL | MON | L,1-10 | GS-6 | L(6-7) | 4 | 5.2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.79 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.18 | 0.68 | 1t start tie | 6t 12- 2 out d5 | |||||||
| 14 | 216 | 55 | Jun 12 | ATL | @ | NYM | L,1-8 | GS-6 | L(6-8) | 4 | 6.0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3.83 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -0.13 | 0.75 | 1b start tie | 6b 3 out d3 | ||||||
| 15 | 217 | 60 | Jun 18 | ATL | @ | MON | L,7-10 | GS-8 | 5 | 7.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4.00 | 34 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 | 1.05 | 1b start a 3 | 8b 1-- 0 out a3 | |||||||
| 16 | 218 | 65 | Jun 22 | ATL | LAD | L,2-4 | GS-9 | L(6-9) | 3 | 8.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4.03 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.13 | 0.75 | 1t start tie | 9t 1-- 0 out d2 | |||||||
| 17 | 219 | 71 | Jun 28(2) | ATL | @ | SFG | L,3-4 | GS-7 | L(6-10) | 5 | 7.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4.09 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -0.17 | 1.00 | 1b start tie | 7b 3 out d1 | ||||||
| July | 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 | ||||||
| 18 | 220 | 76 | Jul 3(2) | ATL | SDP | W,9-4 | GS-7 | W(7-10) | 4 | 7.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4.15 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.54 | 1t start tie | 7t 3 out a5 | |||||||
| 19 | 221 | 81 | Jul 8 | ATL | SFG | L,0-13 | GS-5 | L(7-11) | 4 | 4.1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4.48 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -0.24 | 1.29 | 1t start tie | 5t 1-- 1 out d6 | |||||||
| 20 | 222 | 85 | Jul 11 | ATL | CIN | L,6-7 | GS-6 | L(7-12) | 2 | 5.2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.62 | 27 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.29 | 0.86 | 1t start tie | 6t 1-- 2 out d4 | |||||||
| 21 | 223 | 91 | Jul 20(1) | ATL | CHC | W,3-1 | CG | W(8-12) | 8 | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4.40 | 33 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.59 | 1.14 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out tie | |||||||
| 22 | 224 | 97 | Jul 25 | ATL | @ | CHC | W,9-0 | SHO | W(9-12) | 4 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4.15 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.46 | 0.88 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a9 | ||||||
| 23 | 225 | 102 | Jul 30 | ATL | STL | L,2-4 | GS-8 | L(9-13) | 4 | 8.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4.17 | 31 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -0.06 | 0.51 | 1t start tie | 8t 3 out d4 | |||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 24 | 226 | 106 | Aug 3(1) | ATL | @ | HOU | L,5-7 | GS-7 | L(9-14) | 3 | 6.2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4.37 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.58 | 1.40 | 1b start a 2 | 7b 12- 2 out d2 | ||||||
| 25 | 227 | 111 | Aug 7(1) | ATL | @ | SDP | W,8-2 | CG | W(10-14) | 3 | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4.26 | 36 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.17 | 0.81 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a6 | ||||||
| 26 | 228 | 115 | Aug 12 | ATL | MON | W,8-7 | GS-3 | 4 | 2.0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4.40 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.53 | 1.29 | 1t start tie | 3t 1-- 0 out d1 | ||||||||
| 27 | 229 | 119 | Aug 15 | ATL | NYM | W,3-2 | GS-8 | 2 | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4.31 | 30 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.16 | 0.95 | 1t start tie | 8t 3 out d1 | ||||||||
| 28 | 230 | 124 | Aug 21 | ATL | @ | MON | L,4-6 | GS-6 | L(10-15) | 5 | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4.32 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.08 | 0.71 | 1b start tie | 6b 3 out d2 | ||||||
| 29 | 231 | 129 | Aug 27 | ATL | @ | NYM | L,1-5 | GS-5 | L(10-16) | 5 | 5.0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.39 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -0.22 | 0.73 | 1b start tie | 5b 3 out d5 | ||||||
| September | 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 | ||||||
| 30 | 232 | 133 | Sep 1(1) | ATL | LAD | L,3-6 | GS-5 | L(10-17) | 4 | 4.1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.47 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -0.44 | 0.99 | 1t start tie | 5t 1-3 1 out d2 | |||||||
| 31 | 233 | 137 | Sep 5(1) | ATL | SFG | W,5-2 | CG | W(11-17) | 3 | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4.33 | 38 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.44 | 1.37 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a3 | |||||||
| 32 | 234 | 144 | Sep 9(2) | ATL | @ | SDP | L,4-7 | GS-6 | L(11-18) | 3 | 5.2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.38 | 27 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.52 | 1.18 | 1b start a 2 | 6b --- 2 out d3 | ||||||
| 33 | 235 | 149 | Sep 14 | ATL | @ | SFG | L,5-7 | 6-7 | 4 | 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.35 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.09 | 0.65 | 6b 123 1 out d1 | 7b 3 out d2 | ||||||
| 34 | 236 | 151 | Sep 16 | ATL | @ | SFG | W,10-7 | 6-GF | BW(12-18) | 1 | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.27 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.27 | 2.41 | 6b 12- 0 out a1 | 9b end a 3 | |||||
| DH | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Other (days rest listed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 99 days |
| Avg | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Other Game Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.21 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | runs |
| Inn | <-4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | tie | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | >4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4- | 28 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 32 | |||||||
| 5 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 7 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 8 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 9 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 10+ | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
Multiple inning appearances: 34, Entered with runners on base: 2
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