
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 | 359 | 1 | Apr 4 | ATL | @ | CIN | L,6-7 | 8-9 | 99 | 1.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16.20 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.51 | 2.29 | 8b 1-- 0 out a4 | 9b 12- 2 out tie | ||||||
| 2 | 360 | 3 | Apr 7 | ATL | @ | CIN | W,5-3 | CG | W(1-0) | 2 | 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4.22 | 37 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 63 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.23 | 1.39 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a2 | ||||||
| 3 | 361 | 7 | Apr 11 | ATL | LAD | W,6-4 | GS-7 | W(2-0) | 3 | 7.0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.57 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 51 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.23 | 1.46 | 1t start tie | 7t 3 out d1 | |||||||
| 4 | 362 | 10 | Apr 15 | ATL | SDP | W,6-0 | SHO | W(3-0) | 3 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2.36 | 34 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.29 | 0.59 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a6 | |||||||
| 5 | 363 | 14 | Apr 19 | ATL | @ | HOU | L,2-8 | GS-6 | L(3-1) | 3 | 5.2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3.62 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.39 | 1.07 | 1b start tie | 6b --3 2 out d4 | ||||||
| 6 | 364 | 18 | Apr 24 | ATL | PIT | L,3-5 | GS-7 | L(3-2) | 4 | 6.1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3.72 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.11 | 0.85 | 1t start tie | 7t 12- 1 out d1 | |||||||
| 7 | 365 | 22 | Apr 28 | ATL | CHC | L,3-4 | GS-7 | 3 | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3.35 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.09 | 1.26 | 1t start tie | 7t 3 out d1 | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 8 | 366 | 26 | May 4 | ATL | @ | PIT | L,3-4 | GS-6 | L(3-3) | 5 | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.66 | 28 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.27 | 1.37 | 1b start tie | 6b 3 out d1 | ||||||
| 9 | 367 | 30 | May 10 | ATL | SFG | L,4-5 | GS-9 | 5 | 9.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3.71 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0.10 | 1.39 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out tie | ||||||||
| 10 | 368 | 35 | May 14 | ATL | @ | SDP | W,3-2 | GS-7 | W(4-3) | 3 | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.51 | 27 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 | 1.26 | 1b start tie | 7b 12- 0 out a2 | ||||||
| 11 | 369 | 39 | May 18 | ATL | @ | LAD | L,0-1 | GS-9 | 3 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.09 | 31 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 87 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.65 | 1.36 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out tie | |||||||
| 12 | 370 | 43 | May 22 | ATL | @ | SFG | W,6-2 | CG | W(5-3) | 3 | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.98 | 35 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.12 | 0.99 | 1b start a 1 | 9b 3 out a4 | ||||||
| 13 | 371 | 46 | May 27 | ATL | PHI | W,9-1 | CG | W(6-3) | 4 | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2.79 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.18 | 0.39 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a8 | |||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 14 | 372 | 49 | Jun 1 | ATL | @ | MON | L,6-7 | GS-8 | 4 | 7.2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.75 | 36 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 | 1.44 | 1b start tie | 8b 123 2 out a4 | |||||||
| 15 | 373 | 53 | Jun 5 | ATL | @ | PHI | L,2-4 | GS-6 | L(6-4) | 3 | 6.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2.93 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.20 | 0.77 | 1b start tie | 6b 3 out d2 | ||||||
| 16 | 374 | 56 | Jun 9(1) | ATL | MON | W,3-2 | GS-9 | W(7-4) | 3 | 8.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2.89 | 33 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.31 | 1.33 | 1t start tie | 9t 1-- 0 out a2 | |||||||
| 17 | 375 | 63 | Jun 17 | ATL | @ | NYM | W,8-1 | CG | W(8-4) | 7 | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.75 | 33 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 76 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.15 | 0.69 | 1b start a 1 | 9b 3 out a7 | ||||||
| 18 | 376 | 67 | Jun 22 | ATL | @ | CIN | L,2-3 | CG(8) | L(8-5) | 4 | 8.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2.79 | 31 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.01 | 0.83 | 1b start a 1 | 8b 3 out d1 | ||||||
| 19 | 377 | 73 | Jun 27 | ATL | CIN | L,3-6 | GS-7 | L(8-6) | 4 | 7.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3.04 | 32 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.38 | 0.90 | 1t start tie | 7t 3 out d3 | |||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 20 | 378 | 78 | Jul 1 | ATL | HOU | L,0-3 | GS-4 | L(8-7) | 3 | 3.1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.09 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -0.14 | 1.39 | 1t start tie | 4t 1-3 1 out d2 | |||||||
| 21 | 379 | 83 | Jul 5(2) | ATL | @ | CHC | L,2-3 | GS-7 | 3 | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3.07 | 28 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 | 0.81 | 1b start tie | 7b 3 out d1 | |||||||
| 22 | 380 | 87 | Jul 9 | ATL | @ | PIT | L,4-5 | GS-6 | L(8-8) | 3 | 6.0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.12 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -0.28 | 1.01 | 1b start tie | 6b 3 out d2 | ||||||
| 23 | 381 | 92 | Jul 14 | ATL | @ | STL | W,7-0 | SHO | W(9-8) | 4 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.95 | 33 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 78 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.19 | 0.47 | 1b start a 2 | 9b 3 out a7 | ||||||
| 24 | 382 | 97 | Jul 19 | ATL | PIT | L,0-2 | GS-8 | L(9-9) | 4 | 8.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.87 | 31 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.27 | 1.07 | 1t start tie | 8t 3 out d1 | |||||||
| 25 | 383 | 101 | Jul 27 | ATL | LAD | W,10-0 | SHO | W(10-9) | 7 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.72 | 32 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.25 | 0.53 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a10 | |||||||
| 26 | 384 | 105 | Jul 31 | ATL | SFG | W,9-0 | SHO | W(11-9) | 3 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.60 | 31 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.38 | 0.83 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a9 | |||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 27 | 385 | 110 | Aug 6 | ATL | @ | SDP | W,5-2 | CG | W(12-9) | 5 | 9.0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2.57 | 42 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.28 | 0.80 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a3 | ||||||
| 28 | 386 | 114 | Aug 10 | ATL | @ | PHI | W,11-4 | GS-6 | W(13-9) | 3 | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.58 | 26 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.13 | 1.24 | 1b start tie | 6b 3 out d1 | ||||||
| 29 | 387 | 116 | Aug 13 | ATL | MON | W,4-3 | 9-GF | S(1) | 2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.58 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 | 2.88 | 9t 1-- 2 out a1 | 9t end a 1 | ||||||
| 30 | 388 | 118 | Aug 16 | ATL | PHI | L,3-6 | CG | L(13-10) | 2 | 9.0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2.60 | 38 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -0.26 | 1.48 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out d3 | |||||||
| 31 | 389 | 122 | Aug 20 | ATL | STL | W,8-6 | GS-7 | W(14-10) | 3 | 6.2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2.76 | 31 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.11 | 0.67 | 1t start tie | 7t 12- 2 out a3 | |||||||
| 32 | 390 | 127 | Aug 25 | ATL | NYM | L,0-1 | GS-8 | L(14-11) | 4 | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.70 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 69 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.27 | 0.95 | 1t start tie | 8t 3 out d1 | |||||||
| 33 | 391 | 131 | Aug 29 | ATL | @ | MON | W,7-2 | GS-8 | W(15-11) | 3 | 7.0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.70 | 32 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 0.77 | 1b start tie | 8b 12- 0 out a5 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 34 | 392 | 135 | Sep 2(1) | ATL | SDP | W,8-2 | CG | W(16-11) | 3 | 9.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2.67 | 36 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 | 0.51 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a6 | |||||||
| 35 | 393 | 140 | Sep 7 | ATL | SFG | L,0-6 | GS-6 | L(16-12) | 4 | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2.68 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.09 | 0.85 | 1t start tie | 6t 3 out d3 | |||||||
| 36 | 394 | 144 | Sep 11 | ATL | @ | CIN | T,1-1 | CG(5) | 3 | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.66 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 | 1.23 | 1b start tie | 5b 3 out tie | |||||||
| 37 | 395 | 149 | Sep 15 | ATL | @ | SDP | W,3-1 | CG | W(17-12) | 3 | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.61 | 35 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.39 | 1.21 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a2 | ||||||
| 38 | 396 | 153 | Sep 20 | ATL | @ | HOU | W,1-0 | SHO | W(18-12) | 4 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2.52 | 32 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 87 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.77 | 1.61 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a1 | ||||||
| 39 | 397 | 157 | Sep 24 | ATL | @ | LAD | L,1-2 | CG(10) | L(18-13) | 3 | 9.2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2.47 | 36 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 78 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 1.70 | 1b start a 1 | 10b -23 2 out d1 | ||||||
| 40 | 398 | 160 | Sep 28(2) | ATL | HOU | W,6-2 | CG | W(19-13) | 3 | 9.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2.45 | 31 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.28 | 0.81 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a4 | |||||||
| 41 | 399 | 163 | Oct 2 | ATL | CIN | W,13-0 | SHO | W(20-13) | 3 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.38 | 33 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.17 | 0.36 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a13 | |||||||
| DH | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Other (days rest listed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 99 days |
| Avg | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Other Game Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.49 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10, 11 and 13 runs |
| Inn | <-4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | tie | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | >4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4- | 34 | 4 | 1 | 39 | ||||||||
| 5 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 7 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 8 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 9 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 10+ | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 |
Multiple inning appearances: 40, Entered with runners on base: 2
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