Joe Niekro

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: November 7, 1944 in Martins Ferry, OH us

Died: October 27, 2006 in Tampa, FL

Buried: Cremated

Draft: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 7th round of the 1966 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from West Liberty University (West Liberty, WV) and the Chicago Cubs in the 3rd round of the 1966 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from West Liberty University (West Liberty, WV).

High School: Bridgeport HS (Bridgeport, OH)

School: West Liberty University (West Liberty, WV)

Debut: April 16, 1967 (Age 22-160d, 12,568th in major league history)
vs. PIT 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: April 29, 1988 (Age 43-174d)
vs. BOS 3.0 IP, 6 H, 3 SO, 6 BB, 5 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1967 season

Agents: Bruce Church

Full Name: Joseph Franklin Niekro

Pronunciation: \KNEE-kro\

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

Relatives: Brother of Phil Niekro; Father of Lance Niekro

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

29.7

221

204

ERA

3.59

702

500

3584.1

1747

WHIP

1.319

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	25-13 / in Starts: 25-13
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	35 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 99 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	64 (28-25-11)
Avg. MLBer w/ 99 PAs	11
Avg. Runners on Base	61 (30-20-10)

Most Driven In
A Howe	1
J Leonard	1
J Cruz	1
A Ashby	1
R Landestoy	0

Most Driven In By
J Leonard	1

1979 Batting Game Log

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1979 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	405	3 (2)	Apr 8	HOU		ATL	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.50	-0.037	.86	-0.04%	-0.56	P
2	406	7 (3)	Apr 13	HOU	@	SFG	L,7-8	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.04	-0.026	2.18	-0.03%	-0.21	P
3	407	12 (4)	Apr 17	HOU	@	LAD	L,6-10	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.98	-0.052	2.04	-0.07%	-0.44	P
4	408	16 (3)	Apr 22	HOU		PIT	W,3-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.67	-0.033	1.29	-0.04%	-0.30	P
5	409	20 (3)	Apr 29	HOU	@	PIT	L,5-10	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.87	-0.022	1.92	-0.03%	-0.23	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	410	24 (3)	May 3	HOU	@	STL	W,4-1	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.91	-0.071	1.98	-0.09%	-0.80	P
7	411	30 (5)	May 9	HOU		STL	W,5-4	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	9	.45	-0.003	.96	0.00%	0.03	P
8	412	35 (4)	May 13	HOU		CHC	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.118	.176	.294	9	.54	-0.021	1.10	-0.03%	0.05	P
9	413	39 (3)	May 18	HOU		SDP	W,3-2	CG	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.105	.105	.158	.263	9	.94	0.015	1.79	0.02%	-0.02	P
10	414	44 (4)	May 22	HOU	@	ATL	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.087	.087	.130	.217	9	.47	-0.048	.91	-0.06%	-0.74	P
11	415	47 (2)	May 26	HOU	@	SDP	W,9-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.115	.192	9	.48	-0.005	.95	-0.01%	-0.80	P
12	416	51 (3)	May 30	HOU		CIN	W,6-3	GS-9	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.103	.100	.138	.238	9	.46	0.044	1.33	0.08%	-0.23	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	417	55 (3)	Jun 3	HOU		MON	W,5-4	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.129	.125	.161	.286	9	.92	-0.030	2.16	-0.04%	-0.36	P
14	418	59 (3)	Jun 8	HOU	@	NYM	W,5-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.139	.147	.286	9	.94	0.003	2.45	0.01%	0.28	P
15	419	64 (4)	Jun 13	HOU	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.125	.132	.257	9	.81	-0.097	2.06	-0.15%	-1.36	P
16	420	67 (2)	Jun 17	HOU	@	MON	L,3-19	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.103	.122	.128	.250	9	1.12	-0.031	2.98	-0.05%	-0.31	P
17	421	71 (3)	Jun 22	HOU		SDP	W,2-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.098	.116	.122	.238	9	.95	-0.045	2.74	-0.08%	-0.28	P
18	422	76 (4)	Jun 26	HOU		CIN	W,6-5	GS-7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.098	.116	.122	.238	9	2.23	-0.041	7.94	-0.09%	-0.35	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
19	423	81 (4)	Jul 1	HOU	@	SDP	W,4-1	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.089	.106	.111	.217	9	1.23	-0.127	2.54	-0.16%	-1.10	P
20	424	85 (3)	Jul 6	HOU	@	CHC	W,4-2	GS-8	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.100	.104	.204	9	.78	-0.065	1.00	-0.05%	-1.18	P
21	425	91 (5)	Jul 12	HOU		PIT	L,3-5	GS-8	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.132	.137	.269	9	1.28	0.041	2.68	0.05%	0.15	P
22	426	96 (4)	Jul 19 (2)	HOU	@	PIT	L,2-4	GS-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.132	.137	.269	9	1.29	-0.022	3.07	-0.03%	-0.20	P
23	427	100 (3)	Jul 23	HOU	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.109	.123	.127	.250	9	.54	-0.053	1.43	-0.09%	-0.61	P
24	428	104 (3)	Jul 27	HOU		LAD	L,7-11	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.109	.123	.127	.250	9						P
25	429	108 (3)	Jul 31	HOU		SFG	W,6-4	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.119	.123	.241	9	.28	-0.010	.94	-0.02%	-0.69	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
26	430	113 (4)	Aug 5	HOU		ATL	W,3-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.102	.115	.119	.233	9	1.27	-0.067	2.85	-0.09%	-0.44	P
27	431	117 (3)	Aug 10	HOU	@	ATL	W,2-1	GS-9	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.127	.117	.244	9	1.22	-0.030	3.24	-0.05%	-0.08	P
28	432	121 (3)	Aug 15	HOU		MON	L,0-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.097	.123	.113	.236	9	.84	-0.041	1.94	-0.06%	-0.30	P
29	433	125 (3)	Aug 20	HOU	@	NYM	W,8-1	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.106	.130	.121	.252	9	.74	-0.062	2.56	-0.13%	-0.86	P
30	434	129 (3)	Aug 25	HOU	@	PHI	W,3-1	GS-6	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.141	.147	.288	9	1.17	0.131	4.41	0.30%	0.85	P
31	435	133 (3)	Aug 29	HOU	@	MON	L,3-5	GS-7	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.153	.159	.312	9	1.63	0.096	6.54	0.23%	0.81	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
32	436	137 (3)	Sep 3	HOU		LAD	L,0-1	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.127	.149	.155	.304	9	.89	-0.044	3.76	-0.11%	-0.30	P
33	437	142 (4)	Sep 8	HOU		SFG	L,1-2	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.137	.158	.164	.322	9	.82	-0.006	3.84	-0.02%	-0.13	P
34	438	145 (2)	Sep 12	HOU	@	CIN	L,4-7	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.135	.156	.162	.318	9	1.80	-0.049	18.85	-0.31%	-0.48	P
35	439	149 (3)	Sep 17	HOU	@	SDP	W,1-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.132	.152	.158	.310	9	1.53	-0.092	6.11	-0.22%	-0.60	P
36	440	154 (4)	Sep 22	HOU		CIN	W,4-1	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.145	.150	.295	9	.72	-0.079	7.67	-0.50%	-1.37	P
37	441	159 (4)	Sep 26	HOU	@	ATL	L,4-9	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.123	.143	.148	.291	9	.67	-0.017	3.53	-0.05%	-0.16	P
38	442	162 (2)	Sep 30	HOU	@	LAD	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.120	.140	.145	.284	9	1.16	-0.061	.00	0.00%	-0.53	P
							25-13		99	83	1	10	2	0	0	4	2	0	21	0	13	1	1	0	0	0	.120	.140	.145	.284		.88	-1.057	2.72	-1.99%	-13.86

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