
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 | 237 | 1 | Apr 5 | ATL | @ | CIN | W,7-4 | GS-6 | 99 | 5.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.20 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.17 | 0.98 | 1b start tie | 6b 1-- 0 out a1 | |||||||
| 2 | 238 | 4 | Apr 10 | ATL | PIT | W,5-4 | GS-7 | 4 | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5.25 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -0.08 | 1.13 | 1t start tie | 7t 3 out d1 | ||||||||
| 3 | 239 | 8 | Apr 14 | ATL | CIN | L,3-8 | GS-3 | L(0-1) | 3 | 2.0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.79 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.36 | 1.42 | 1t start tie | 3t 1-3 0 out d1 | |||||||
| 4 | 240 | 12 | Apr 20 | ATL | @ | PIT | W,2-0 | SHO | W(1-1) | 5 | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3.52 | 32 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.57 | 1.51 | 1b start a 2 | 9b 3 out a2 | ||||||
| 5 | 241 | 16 | Apr 25(1) | ATL | SDP | L,2-3 | GS-8 | L(1-2) | 4 | 8.0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.19 | 33 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.05 | 0.83 | 1t start tie | 8t 3 out d3 | |||||||
| 6 | 242 | 21 | Apr 30 | ATL | LAD | W,7-2 | CG | W(2-2) | 4 | 9.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.92 | 37 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.29 | 0.71 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a5 | |||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 7 | 243 | 25 | May 5(1) | ATL | @ | SDP | L,1-5 | GS-7 | L(2-3) | 4 | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2.68 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 62 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 1.02 | 1b start a 1 | 7b 3 out d1 | ||||||
| 8 | 244 | 30 | May 9(2) | ATL | @ | SFG | W,6-5 | GS-4 | 3 | 3.1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3.22 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -0.51 | 1.16 | 1b start tie | 4b --3 1 out d1 | |||||||
| 9 | 245 | 34 | May 15 | ATL | PHI | W,6-2 | CG | W(3-3) | 5 | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3.03 | 32 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 74 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.23 | 0.58 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a4 | |||||||
| 10 | 246 | 39 | May 20 | ATL | MON | L,3-4 | GS-11 | 4 | 11.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2.94 | 45 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.50 | 1.94 | 1t start tie | 11t 3 out tie | ||||||||
| 11 | 247 | 44 | May 25 | ATL | @ | MON | L,2-3 | CG(8) | L(3-4) | 4 | 8.0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2.87 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -0.11 | 1.54 | 1b start a 1 | 8b 3 out d1 | ||||||
| 12 | 248 | 49 | May 30 | ATL | @ | STL | L,3-8 | GS-5 | L(3-5) | 4 | 5.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.35 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -0.32 | 0.64 | 1b start tie | 5b 3 out d5 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 13 | 249 | 54 | Jun 4 | ATL | CHC | L,0-11 | GS-1 | L(3-6) | 4 | 1.0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.52 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.32 | 1.21 | 1t start tie | 1t 3 out d4 | |||||||
| 14 | 250 | 56 | Jun 6 | ATL | CHC | L,3-6 | 9-GF | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.59 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.00 | 0.04 | 9t --- 0 out d5 | 9t end d 6 | |||||||
| 15 | 251 | 59 | Jun 9 | ATL | STL | W,8-3 | CG | W(4-6) | 2 | 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.34 | 35 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -0.07 | 0.78 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a5 | |||||||
| 16 | 252 | 64 | Jun 14 | ATL | @ | CHC | L,2-3 | CG(8) | L(4-7) | 4 | 8.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3.34 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.24 | 1.33 | 1b start tie | 8b 3 out d1 | ||||||
| 17 | 253 | 66 | Jun 16 | ATL | @ | CHC | W,6-5 | 9-GF | S(1) | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.10 | 3.66 | 9b 1-- 2 out a1 | 9b end a 1 | |||||
| 18 | 254 | 69 | Jun 19 | ATL | @ | CIN | W,9-3 | CG | W(5-7) | 2 | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3.14 | 35 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -0.14 | 0.61 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a6 | ||||||
| 19 | 255 | 73 | Jun 21(2) | ATL | MON | L,3-5 | 8-GF | 1 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 | 0.67 | 8t -23 1 out d2 | 9t end d 2 | |||||||
| 20 | 256 | 77 | Jun 25(2) | ATL | CIN | W,10-3 | CG | W(6-7) | 3 | 9.0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3.09 | 36 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -0.03 | 0.25 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a7 | |||||||
| 21 | 257 | 82 | Jun 29 | ATL | @ | HOU | W,5-4 | GS-7 | W(7-7) | 3 | 6.2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3.21 | 27 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -0.15 | 0.95 | 1b start a 3 | 7b 1-3 2 out a1 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 22 | 258 | 84 | Jul 1 | ATL | @ | MON | W,7-3 | 8-8 | W(8-7) | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.10 | 2.11 | 8b 1-- 1 out tie | 8b 3 out tie | |||||
| 23 | 259 | 87 | Jul 4 | ATL | @ | NYM | W,2-0 | SHO | W(9-7) | 2 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.99 | 39 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.55 | 1.65 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a2 | ||||||
| 24 | 260 | 92 | Jul 10 | ATL | @ | PIT | L,4-5 | CG(8) | L(9-8) | 5 | 8.0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.07 | 33 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.60 | 1.25 | 1b start tie | 8b 3 out d1 | ||||||
| 25 | 261 | 94 | Jul 16 | ATL | LAD | W,3-1 | CG | W(10-8) | 5 | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.89 | 33 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 77 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.39 | 1.20 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a2 | |||||||
| 26 | 262 | 100 | Jul 21(1) | ATL | SDP | W,8-7 | GS-9 | 4 | 8.0 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3.08 | 34 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.40 | 1.18 | 1t start tie | 9t -23 0 out a2 | ||||||||
| 27 | 263 | 105 | Jul 25 | ATL | @ | LAD | W,3-1 | CG | W(11-8) | 3 | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.97 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.45 | 1.27 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a2 | ||||||
| 28 | 264 | 109 | Jul 30 | ATL | @ | SDP | W,3-1 | GS- | 4 | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2.91 | 25 | 70 | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 29 | 265 | 114 | Aug 4 | ATL | @ | PHI | W,5-3 | GS-6 | 4 | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2.96 | 27 | 75 | 47 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.12 | 0.84 | 1b start tie | 6b 3 out d2 | |||
| 30 | 266 | 118 | Aug 8 | ATL | NYM | W,5-0 | SHO | W(12-8) | 3 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.82 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.21 | 0.46 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a5 | |||||||
| 31 | 267 | 122 | Aug 13 | ATL | HOU | L,2-8 | GS-3 | L(12-9) | 4 | 2.1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3.02 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.40 | 0.96 | 1t start tie | 3t 1-- 1 out d4 | |||||||
| 32 | 268 | 127 | Aug 18 | ATL | CHC | L,2-7 | GS-8 | L(12-10) | 4 | 7.1 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3.17 | 34 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -0.44 | 1.38 | 1t start tie | 8t --- 1 out d5 | |||||||
| 33 | 269 | 128 | Aug 20 | ATL | STL | W,6-5 | 9-11 | 1 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.14 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.42 | 2.58 | 9t 123 2 out tie | 11t 3 out tie | |||||||
| 34 | 270 | 131 | Aug 23(1) | ATL | PIT | L,3-4 | CG | L(12-11) | 2 | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.05 | 38 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -0.10 | 0.98 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out d1 | |||||||
| 35 | 271 | 136 | Aug 28 | ATL | @ | CHC | W,4-3 | CG | W(13-11) | 4 | 9.0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.04 | 40 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.20 | 1.80 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a1 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 36 | 272 | 140 | Sep 3 | ATL | @ | SDP | L,2-3 | CG(8) | L(13-12) | 5 | 8.0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.98 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -0.07 | 0.83 | 1b start tie | 8b 3 out d2 | ||||||
| 37 | 273 | 142 | Sep 5 | ATL | @ | SDP | W,5-2 | 9-GF | S(2) | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.97 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 | 1.74 | 9b 12- 2 out a3 | 9b end a 3 | |||||
| 38 | 274 | 145 | Sep 10 | ATL | SFG | W,7-5 | GS-7 | 4 | 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 31 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -0.09 | 0.70 | 1t start tie | 7t 3 out d2 | ||||||||
| 39 | 275 | 150 | Sep 15 | ATL | @ | HOU | W,4-2 | CG | W(14-12) | 4 | 9.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.93 | 33 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 76 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.29 | 0.98 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a2 | ||||||
| 40 | 276 | 154 | Sep 19(1) | ATL | @ | LAD | L,0-12 | GS-4 | L(14-13) | 3 | 3.2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.10 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.27 | 0.83 | 1b start tie | 4b -2- 2 out d5 | ||||||
| 41 | 277 | 158 | Sep 24 | ATL | LAD | L,0-2 | GS-7 | L(14-14) | 4 | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.08 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.07 | 0.91 | 1t start tie | 7t 3 out d2 | |||||||
| 42 | 278 | 161 | Sep 28 | ATL | CIN | W,4-0 | SHO | W(15-14) | 3 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.98 | 29 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.58 | 1.05 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a4 | |||||||
| DH | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Other (days rest listed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 99 days |
| Avg | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Other Game Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.89 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 runs |
| Inn | <-4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | tie | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | >4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4- | 31 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 35 | |||||||
| 5 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 7 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| 10+ | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
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