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	14-10 / in Starts: 14-10
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	23 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 64 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	49 (26-17-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 64 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	38 (19-12-6)

Most Driven In
A Howe	2
A Ashby	2
K Garcia	1
L Pujols	1
C Reynolds	0

Most Driven In By
C Reynolds	1

1981 Batting Game Log

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1981 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	480	1	Apr 9	HOU	@	LAD	L,0-2	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9	1.08	0.011	.87	0.01%	0.17	P
2	481	5 (3)	Apr 14	HOU		ATL	W,8-2	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.500	.250	.750	9	.36	0.028	.21	0.01%	0.66	P
3	482	9 (3)	Apr 19	HOU		PIT	L,0-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.375	.167	.542	9	2.05	-0.089	.98	-0.03%	-0.57	P
4	483	14 (4)	Apr 24	HOU		CIN	L,0-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.273	.111	.384	9	1.07	-0.077	.40	-0.02%	-0.36	P
5	484	19 (4)	Apr 30	HOU	@	ATL	W,5-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.214	.083	.298	9	.31	-0.023	.13	-0.01%	-0.51	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	485	24 (4)	May 5	HOU	@	CHC	W,4-3	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.176	.067	.243	9	.54	-0.040	.25	-0.01%	-0.45	P
7	486	29 (4)	May 10	HOU	@	CIN	W,7-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.158	.059	.217	9	.83	-0.041	.41	-0.01%	-0.30	P
8	487	34 (4)	May 15	HOU		CHC	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.174	.095	.269	9	.88	-0.054	.32	-0.01%	-0.37	P
9	488	38 (3)	May 20	HOU	@	STL	W,4-3	GS-11	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.120	.185	.120	.305	9	1.21	0.028	.47	0.01%	0.33	P
10	489	43 (4)	May 25	HOU		SDP	W,6-3	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.172	.111	.284	9	1.10	-0.059	.35	-0.01%	-1.27	P
11	490	47 (3)	May 30	HOU	@	SFG	W,9-8	GS-9	4	3	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.200	.450	9	1.35	0.095	.53	0.02%	0.85	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
12	491	51 (3)	Jun 4	HOU	@	SDP	L,5-7	GS-4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.242	.194	.436	9	1.86	-0.058	.92	-0.02%	-0.46	P
13	492	56 (4)	Jun 9	HOU	@	PHI	L,3-10	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.235	.188	.423	9	1.84	-0.046	.78	-0.01%	-0.41	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
14	493	59 (2)	Aug 11	HOU	@	SFG	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.222	.176	.399	9	.80	-0.040	1.11	-0.03%	-0.33	P
15	494	64 (4)	Aug 16	HOU	@	SDP	W,3-0	GS-8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.216	.171	.388	9	2.02	-0.068	3.11	-0.06%	-0.52	P
16	495	69 (4)	Aug 22	HOU	@	PHI	L,4-8	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.211	.167	.377	9	.72	-0.018	1.14	-0.02%	-0.15	P
17	496	73 (3)	Aug 27	HOU	@	NYM	L,2-3	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.200	.158	.358	9	1.02	-0.063	1.26	-0.05%	-0.63	P
Sep/Oct		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
18	497	79 (5)	Sep 1	HOU		NYM	W,3-2	GS-7	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.220	.179	.399	9	1.11	0.004	2.07	0.00%	0.20	P
19	498	84 (4)	Sep 6	HOU	@	MON	W,4-3	GS-7	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.233	.220	.452	9	1.65	0.126	3.84	0.18%	0.62	P
20	499	89 (4)	Sep 12	HOU		SFG	W,5-2	GS-7	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.244	.233	.477	9	1.14	0.098	3.80	0.20%	1.28	P
21	500	94 (4)	Sep 17	HOU	@	SDP	W,9-0	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.220	.208	.428	9	.12	-0.016	.35	-0.03%	-1.86	P
22	501	99 (4)	Sep 23	HOU		ATL	L,1-3	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.216	.204	.420	9	.75	-0.018	1.65	-0.02%	-0.13	P
23	502	104 (4)	Sep 28	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	.176	.208	.196	.404	9	.82	-0.038	3.03	-0.08%	-0.26	P
24	503	109 (4)	Oct 3	HOU	@	LAD	L,2-7	GS-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.208	.196	.404	9	1.87	-0.020	6.19	-0.04%	-0.17	P
							14-10		64	51	1	9	1	0	0	6	2	0	10	0	11	0	1	0	0	0	.176	.208	.196	.404		1.04	-0.378	1.20	-0.04%	-4.64

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