
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 as in 0.
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 | 163 | 2 | Apr 8 | ATL | SFG | W,10-2 | CG | W(1-0) | 99 | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2.00 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.16 | 0.94 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a8 | |||||||
| 2 | 164 | 6 | Apr 13(1) | ATL | CIN | W,1-0 | SHO | W(2-0) | 4 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 87 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.68 | 1.53 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a1 | |||||||
| 3 | 165 | 11 | Apr 19 | ATL | @ | CIN | W,4-0 | SHO | W(3-0) | 5 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.67 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 82 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.39 | 0.74 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a4 | ||||||
| 4 | 166 | 16 | Apr 25 | ATL | @ | LAD | L,1-3 | CG(8) | L(3-1) | 5 | 8.0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.77 | 35 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -0.12 | 0.91 | 1b start a 1 | 8b 3 out d2 | ||||||
| 5 | 167 | 21 | Apr 30 | ATL | SDP | W,6-3 | CG | W(4-1) | 4 | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1.23 | 37 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.24 | 1.00 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a3 | |||||||
| 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 | 168 | 25 | May 4 | ATL | LAD | W,4-1 | 8-GF | S(1) | 3 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 | 1.01 | 8t 12- 1 out a3 | 9t end a 3 | ||||||
| 7 | 169 | 27 | May 7 | ATL | MON | W,5-3 | CG | W(5-1) | 2 | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.48 | 37 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 66 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.17 | 1.13 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a2 | |||||||
| 8 | 170 | 29 | May 11 | ATL | @ | PHI | W,4-3 | 8-GF | BW(6-1) | 3 | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.45 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.10 | 3.23 | 8b 1-- 2 out a1 | 9b end a 1 | |||||
| 9 | 171 | 31 | May 14 | ATL | @ | NYM | L,3-9 | GS-8 | L(6-2) | 2 | 7.0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.71 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -0.38 | 1.33 | 1b start tie | 8b -23 0 out tie | ||||||
| 10 | 172 | 35 | May 21 | ATL | NYM | L,0-5 | GS-8 | L(6-3) | 6 | 7.2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.17 | 35 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -0.07 | 0.79 | 1t start tie | 8t --3 2 out d5 | |||||||
| 11 | 173 | 40 | May 26 | ATL | STL | W,3-0 | SHO | W(7-3) | 4 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.92 | 35 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 77 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.45 | 1.01 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a3 | |||||||
| 12 | 174 | 44 | May 31 | ATL | @ | CHC | L,2-3 | CG | L(7-4) | 4 | 8.1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.94 | 35 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -0.19 | 1.68 | 1b start a 1 | 9b 123 1 out d1 | ||||||
| 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 | 175 | 49 | Jun 6 | ATL | PIT | W,3-1 | CG | W(8-4) | 5 | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.86 | 34 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.44 | 1.20 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a2 | |||||||
| 14 | 176 | 51 | Jun 8(1) | ATL | PIT | W,11-10 | 8-GF | W(9-4) | 1 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.82 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 2.72 | 8t --- 0 out tie | 9t end a 1 | ||||||
| 15 | 177 | 54 | Jun 11 | ATL | CHC | W,5-1 | CG | W(10-4) | 2 | 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1.75 | 29 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.23 | 0.48 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a4 | |||||||
| 16 | 178 | 56 | Jun 13 | ATL | @ | PIT | L,1-2 | 10-GF(10) | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.31 | 3.86 | 10b -2- 1 out tie | 10b end d 1 | ||||||
| 17 | 179 | 59 | Jun 16(1) | ATL | HOU | W,6-2 | CG | W(11-4) | 2 | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.77 | 34 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.14 | 0.74 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a4 | |||||||
| 18 | 180 | 64 | Jun 21 | ATL | SFG | L,1-7 | GS-7 | L(11-5) | 4 | 6.1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.04 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -0.24 | 1.37 | 1t start tie | 7t --- 1 out d4 | |||||||
| 19 | 181 | 69 | Jun 25 | ATL | LAD | W,5-3 | CG | W(12-5) | 3 | 9.0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2.11 | 35 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 | 1.38 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a2 | |||||||
| 20 | 182 | 74 | Jun 30 | ATL | CIN | W,9-4 | CG | W(13-5) | 4 | 9.0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2.23 | 40 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.11 | 0.87 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a5 | |||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 21 | 183 | 80 | Jul 5 | ATL | @ | SFG | W,7-1 | CG | W(14-5) | 4 | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.16 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 78 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.22 | 0.65 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a6 | ||||||
| 22 | 184 | 86 | Jul 9 | ATL | @ | LAD | L,1-3 | CG(8) | L(14-6) | 3 | 8.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.16 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -0.09 | 1.15 | 1b start a 1 | 8b 3 out d2 | ||||||
| 23 | 185 | 90 | Jul 13 | ATL | @ | SDP | L,0-1 | GS-7 | L(14-7) | 3 | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.12 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.17 | 0.89 | 1b start tie | 7b 3 out d1 | ||||||
| 24 | 186 | 94 | Jul 17 | ATL | @ | CIN | W,12-2 | CG | W(15-7) | 3 | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.12 | 36 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.68 | 1b start a 1 | 9b 3 out a10 | ||||||
| 25 | 187 | 100 | Jul 25 | ATL | MON | L,7-8 | GS-3 | L(15-8) | 7 | 2.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.40 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.46 | 0.80 | 1t start tie | 3t 1-- 0 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 | ||||||
| 26 | 188 | 107 | Aug 1 | ATL | @ | NYM | L,4-5 | GS-5 | L(15-9) | 6 | 5.0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2.53 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.32 | 1.11 | 1b start a 3 | 5b 3 out d2 | ||||||
| 27 | 189 | 113 | Aug 6 | ATL | @ | MON | W,6-3 | CG | W(16-9) | 4 | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2.55 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.25 | 1.07 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a3 | ||||||
| 28 | 190 | 116 | Aug 9 | ATL | NYM | L,3-5 | 9-9 | 2 | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.60 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.06 | 1.07 | 9t --- 0 out d1 | 9t 123 1 out d1 | |||||||
| 29 | 191 | 120 | Aug 14 | ATL | PHI | L,0-6 | GS-5 | L(16-10) | 4 | 4.2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.63 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.19 | 1.11 | 1t start tie | 5t 1-3 2 out d4 | |||||||
| 30 | 192 | 124 | Aug 19 | ATL | @ | CHC | L,0-3 | GS-7 | L(16-11) | 4 | 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2.67 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.10 | 0.49 | 1b start tie | 7b 3 out d3 | ||||||
| 31 | 193 | 128 | Aug 23 | ATL | @ | STL | W,3-1 | CG | W(17-11) | 3 | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.60 | 32 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 79 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.47 | 1.45 | 1b start a 1 | 9b 3 out a2 | ||||||
| 32 | 194 | 131 | Aug 27 | ATL | @ | PIT | W,1-0 | SHO | W(18-11) | 3 | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2.49 | 32 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 82 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.77 | 1.60 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a1 | ||||||
| 33 | 195 | 135 | Aug 31 | ATL | CHC | L,4-8 | GS-6 | L(18-12) | 3 | 5.2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2.67 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.40 | 1.15 | 1t start tie | 6t --- 2 out d4 | |||||||
| 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 | 196 | 138 | Sep 5 | ATL | @ | CIN | W,11-2 | CG | W(19-12) | 4 | 9.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2.64 | 30 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.09 | 0.47 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a9 | ||||||
| 35 | 197 | 142 | Sep 9 | ATL | LAD | W,2-1 | CG(10) | W(20-12) | 3 | 10.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2.57 | 36 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.57 | 1.62 | 1t start tie | 10t 3 out tie | |||||||
| 36 | 198 | 146 | Sep 13 | ATL | HOU | W,3-2 | GS-11 | 3 | 11.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.46 | 39 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.92 | 1.72 | 1t start tie | 11t 3 out tie | ||||||||
| 37 | 199 | 151 | Sep 18 | ATL | @ | LAD | L,2-5 | GS-7 | L(20-13) | 4 | 7.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2.57 | 31 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.38 | 1.24 | 1b start tie | 7b 3 out d3 | ||||||
| 38 | 200 | 155 | Sep 22 | ATL | @ | HOU | W,5-3 | GS-7 | W(21-13) | 3 | 6.1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2.57 | 31 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.10 | 1.39 | 1b start a 1 | 7b 1-- 1 out a2 | ||||||
| 39 | 201 | 158 | Sep 26 | ATL | SDP | W,10-4 | GS-8 | W(22-13) | 3 | 8.0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.56 | 35 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.10 | 0.65 | 1t start tie | 8t 3 out a6 | |||||||
| 40 | 202 | 161 | Sep 30 | ATL | CIN | W,3-2 | GS-7 | W(23-13) | 3 | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.56 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 1.08 | 1t start tie | 7t 3 out d1 | |||||||
| DH | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Other (days rest listed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 99 days |
| Avg | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Other Game Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.26 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10, 10, 11 and 12 runs |
| Inn | <-4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | tie | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | >4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4- | 28 | 6 | 1 | 35 | ||||||||
| 5 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 7 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| 9 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 10+ | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
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