
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 | 400 | 1 | Apr 7 | ATL | @ | HOU | L,2-6 | GS-5 | L(0-1) | 99 | 4.2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.43 | 1.18 | 1b start tie | 5b --- 2 out d3 | ||||||
| 2 | 401 | 8 | Apr 15 | ATL | HOU | W,6-1 | CG | W(1-1) | 7 | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.66 | 34 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.16 | 0.65 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a5 | |||||||
| 3 | 402 | 13 | Apr 20 | ATL | SDP | W,4-3 | GS-8 | 4 | 8.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1.66 | 34 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.02 | 1.02 | 1t start tie | 8t 3 out d1 | ||||||||
| 4 | 403 | 17 | Apr 24 | ATL | CIN | L,3-11 | GS-7 | L(1-2) | 3 | 6.0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.25 | 32 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -0.21 | 1.37 | 1t start tie | 7t 1-- 0 out d4 | |||||||
| 5 | 404 | 22 | Apr 28 | ATL | @ | LAD | L,3-4 | GS-7 | 3 | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.86 | 27 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.29 | 1.16 | 1b start tie | 7b 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 | 405 | 27 | May 4 | ATL | @ | CIN | L,2-3 | CG(8) | L(1-3) | 5 | 8.0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2.95 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -0.08 | 1.10 | 1b start tie | 8b 3 out d1 | ||||||
| 7 | 406 | 32 | May 10 | ATL | PHI | W,2-1 | CG(11) | W(2-3) | 5 | 11.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2.52 | 39 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 85 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.77 | 1.36 | 1t start tie | 11t 3 out tie | |||||||
| 8 | 407 | 37 | May 15 | ATL | @ | MON | W,5-4 | GS-9 | W(3-3) | 4 | 8.2 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2.74 | 40 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.10 | 1.32 | 1b start a 2 | 9b 12- 2 out a1 | ||||||
| 9 | 408 | 39 | May 17 | ATL | @ | PHI | L,8-9 | 9-GF | BL(3-4) | 1 | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.86 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.68 | 5.64 | 9b 12- 0 out a2 | 9b end d 1 | |||||
| 10 | 409 | 42 | May 21 | ATL | MON | W,6-3 | CG | W(4-4) | 3 | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2.62 | 36 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.19 | 0.92 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a3 | |||||||
| 11 | 410 | 47 | May 27 | ATL | @ | CHC | W,7-2 | CG | W(5-4) | 5 | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2.56 | 36 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.25 | 0.80 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a5 | ||||||
| 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 | 411 | 51 | Jun 1 | ATL | @ | PIT | W,5-2 | CG | W(6-4) | 4 | 9.0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 | 36 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.38 | 1.12 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a3 | ||||||
| 13 | 412 | 55 | Jun 6 | ATL | @ | NYM | W,4-1 | CG | W(7-4) | 4 | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2.36 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.38 | 1.25 | 1b start a 2 | 9b 3 out a3 | ||||||
| 14 | 413 | 59 | Jun 12(1) | ATL | CHC | W,5-4 | GS-8 | 5 | 7.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2.55 | 32 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -0.12 | 1.30 | 1t start tie | 8t 12- 0 out a1 | ||||||||
| 15 | 414 | 60 | Jun 12(2) | ATL | CHC | W,6-2 | 9-GF | -1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.52 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0.23 | 9t --- 0 out a4 | 9t end a 4 | |||||||
| 16 | 415 | 64 | Jun 16 | ATL | @ | CIN | L,2-9 | GS-7 | L(7-5) | 3 | 7.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2.61 | 31 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 55 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -0.06 | 0.81 | 1b start tie | 7b 3 out d2 | ||||||
| 17 | 416 | 67 | Jun 20 | ATL | SFG | W,4-2 | GS-7 | W(8-5) | 3 | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.62 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.03 | 1.31 | 1t start tie | 7t 12- 0 out a1 | |||||||
| 18 | 417 | 72 | Jun 24 | ATL | CIN | L,0-3 | GS-8 | L(8-6) | 3 | 8.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2.67 | 30 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -0.08 | 0.71 | 1t start tie | 8t 3 out d3 | |||||||
| 19 | 418 | 76 | Jun 28 | ATL | @ | HOU | W,6-3 | GS-6 | 3 | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2.69 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.10 | 0.82 | 1b start tie | 6b 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 | 419 | 79 | Jul 2 | ATL | @ | SFG | W,6-0 | SHO | W(9-6) | 3 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.52 | 30 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 | 0.64 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a6 | ||||||
| 21 | 420 | 83 | Jul 6 | ATL | HOU | L,2-6 | GS-7 | L(9-7) | 3 | 6.2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.71 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.23 | 1.11 | 1t start tie | 7t -2- 2 out d2 | |||||||
| 22 | 421 | 87 | Jul 11 | ATL | MON | W,2-1 | GS-7 | 4 | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2.64 | 25 | 77 | 46 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 | 1.20 | 1t start tie | 7t 3 out d1 | ||||
| 23 | 422 | 91 | Jul 17 | ATL | @ | NYM | L,3-4 | GS-7 | 5 | 6.1 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.71 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -0.06 | 1.42 | 1b start tie | 7b 1-- 1 out tie | |||||||
| 24 | 423 | 98 | Jul 24 | ATL | @ | PHI | W,5-4 | CG | W(10-7) | 6 | 9.0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.72 | 39 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.24 | 1.64 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a1 | ||||||
| 25 | 424 | 103 | Jul 28 | ATL | LAD | W,5-3 | CG | W(11-7) | 3 | 9.0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.73 | 37 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0.10 | 1.23 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a2 | |||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 26 | 425 | 107 | Aug 1 | ATL | @ | SDP | L,0-4 | CG(8) | L(11-8) | 3 | 8.0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.67 | 34 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 62 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.68 | 1b start tie | 8b 3 out d4 | ||||||
| 27 | 426 | 111 | Aug 5 | ATL | @ | LAD | L,0-5 | GS-7 | L(11-9) | 3 | 7.0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2.66 | 31 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 | 0.82 | 1b start tie | 7b 3 out d2 | ||||||
| 28 | 427 | 115 | Aug 9 | ATL | CHC | L,2-8 | GS-7 | L(11-10) | 3 | 6.0 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.85 | 29 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.25 | 0.94 | 1t start tie | 7t --- 0 out d6 | |||||||
| 29 | 428 | 120 | Aug 14 | ATL | STL | W,6-4 | GS-7 | W(12-10) | 4 | 6.1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.94 | 33 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.06 | 1.08 | 1t start tie | 7t 1-- 1 out a2 | |||||||
| 30 | 429 | 125 | Aug 18 | ATL | PHI | L,3-6 | GS-7 | L(12-11) | 3 | 6.1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3.10 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.41 | 1.03 | 1t start tie | 7t 1-- 1 out d3 | |||||||
| 31 | 430 | 129 | Aug 23 | ATL | @ | STL | L,2-7 | GS-5 | L(12-12) | 4 | 4.2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.24 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -0.28 | 1.22 | 1b start tie | 5b -2- 2 out d4 | ||||||
| 32 | 431 | 133 | Aug 27 | ATL | @ | PIT | W,6-2 | GS-8 | W(13-12) | 3 | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3.21 | 29 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.17 | 0.90 | 1b start tie | 8b 3 out tie | ||||||
| 33 | 432 | 135 | Aug 31(1) | ATL | @ | CHC | W,3-1 | CG | W(14-12) | 3 | 9.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.12 | 34 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.46 | 1.10 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a2 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 34 | 433 | 140 | Sep 4 | ATL | SDP | W,2-1 | GS-8 | 3 | 8.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3.06 | 32 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 69 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.28 | 1.00 | 1t start tie | 8t 3 out d1 | ||||||||
| 35 | 434 | 144 | Sep 8 | ATL | HOU | L,6-9 | GS-3 | 3 | 3.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.17 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -0.26 | 0.70 | 1t start tie | 3t 3 out d4 | ||||||||
| 36 | 435 | 148 | Sep 12 | ATL | @ | LAD | W,2-1 | CG | W(15-12) | 3 | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.05 | 36 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.60 | 1.78 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a1 | ||||||
| 37 | 436 | 153 | Sep 17 | ATL | @ | SFG | L,1-4 | GS-8 | L(15-13) | 4 | 7.2 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.10 | 37 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -0.10 | 1.46 | 1b start tie | 8b --3 2 out d3 | ||||||
| 38 | 437 | 157 | Sep 21 | ATL | CIN | L,0-3 | GS-8 | L(15-14) | 3 | 8.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.11 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.04 | 0.59 | 1t start tie | 8t 3 out d3 | |||||||
| 39 | 438 | 159 | Sep 26 | ATL | @ | CIN | L,5-12 | GS-4 | L(15-15) | 4 | 3.2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.20 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.48 | 1.54 | 1b start a 1 | 4b -2- 2 out d2 | ||||||
| DH | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Other (days rest listed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 99 days |
| Avg | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Other Game Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.49 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | runs |
| Inn | <-4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | tie | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | >4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4- | 34 | 1 | 2 | 37 | ||||||||
| 5 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 7 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 8 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 10+ | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 |
Multiple inning appearances: 37, Entered with runners on base: 1
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