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\

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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	122 (121)	Aug 12	ATL	@	PIT	L,2-5		7	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	125 (2)	Aug 16	ATL	@	CHC	W,10-2		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	127 (1)	Aug 18	ATL	@	MON	W,3-1	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	128	Aug 19	ATL	@	MON	L,1-3	GF	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	129	Aug 21	ATL		STL	W,11-7		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	130	Aug 22	ATL		STL	L,4-6	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	132 (1)	Aug 25	ATL		PIT	L,5-6		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	134 (1)	Aug 28	ATL		CHC	L,6-9		13	3.0	1	2	0	3	1	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	139 (4)	Sep 2 (2)	ATL	@	SFG	L,3-11		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	141 (1)	Sep 4	ATL	@	SDP	W,3-0	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	142	Sep 5	ATL	@	SDP	L,3-4	GF	8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	144 (1)	Sep 8	ATL		CIN	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	145	Sep 9 (1)	ATL		CIN	L,6-14	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	148 (2)	Sep 11	ATL		SFG	W,6-5		5	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	150 (1)	Sep 14	ATL	@	CIN	L,6-7	GF	4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	152 (1)	Sep 16	ATL	@	CIN	L,3-4		6	2.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
17	154 (1)	Sep 18	ATL		SDP	L,4-9		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
18	155	Sep 19	ATL	@	LAD	L,1-4	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	158 (2)	Sep 23	ATL	@	HOU	W,10-2	GF	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	160 (1)	Sep 26	ATL		LAD	L,8-9	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
							20gm		24.0	2	5	0	7	2