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Joe Niekro

Joseph Franklin Niekro

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: November 7, 1944 in Martins Ferry, OH
High School: Bridgeport HS (Bridgeport, OH)
School: West Liberty State College (West Liberty, WV)
Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 3rd round of the 1966 amateur draft (June Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: April 16, 1967
Teams (by GP): Astros/Tigers/Cubs/Braves/Padres/... 1967-1988
Agents: Bruce Church [*]
Final Game: April 29, 1988
Died: October 27, 2006 in Tampa, FL
Cremated
Relatives: Brother of Phil Niekro and Father of Lance Niekro
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All-Star

Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1967 22 CHC NL 36 58 46 5 9 2 0 0 11 1 0 1 13 .196 .204 .239 .443 24 11 1 0 9 2 0 1
1968 23 CHC NL 34 73 60 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 23 .100 .156 .100 .256 -24 6 1 0 9 0 0 1
1969 24 TOT NL 42 69 56 1 7 2 0 0 4 0 0 6 18 .125 .206 .161 .367 6 9 3 0 6 1 0 1
1969 24 CHC NL 4 6 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .400 .600 56 2 0 0 1 0 0 /1
1969 24 SDP NL 38 63 51 1 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 6 17 .118 .207 .137 .344 0 7 3 0 5 1 0 1
1970 25 DET AL 39 88 66 8 13 3 1 0 7 0 0 7 17 .197 .274 .273 .547 51 18 0 0 15 0 0 1
1971 26 DET AL 32 38 30 5 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 9 .133 .188 .167 .354 -1 5 0 0 6 0 0 1
1972 27 DET AL 18 14 12 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 .250 .308 .333 .641 89 4 0 0 1 0 0 1
1973 28 ATL NL 20 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 80 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1974 29 ATL NL 27 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1975 30 HOU NL 40 18 14 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .214 .313 .214 .527 54 3 0 0 2 0 0 1
1976 31 HOU NL 36 32 27 1 5 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 8 .185 .214 .370 .585 71 10 0 0 4 0 0 1
1977 32 HOU NL 44 55 50 2 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 13 .140 .173 .140 .313 -11 7 2 0 3 0 0 1
1978 33 HOU NL 36 74 65 6 9 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 18 .138 .138 .169 .308 -11 11 2 0 9 0 0 1
1979 34 HOU NL 38 99 83 1 10 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 21 .120 .140 .145 .284 -20 12 0 0 13 1 0 1 AS,CYA-2,MVP-6
1980 35 HOU NL 37 102 80 7 22 5 0 0 10 0 0 4 15 .275 .310 .338 .647 88 27 2 0 18 0 0 1 CYA-4,MVP-19
1981 36 HOU NL 24 64 51 1 9 1 0 0 6 0 0 2 10 .176 .208 .196 .404 18 10 0 0 11 0 0 1
1982 37 HOU NL 35 98 89 2 8 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 30 .090 .099 .112 .211 -39 10 1 0 7 1 0 1
1983 38 HOU NL 38 98 85 1 8 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 22 .094 .105 .118 .222 -36 10 1 1 12 0 0 1
1984 39 HOU NL 38 96 83 4 11 0 0 0 6 0 0 2 21 .133 .153 .133 .285 -16 11 0 0 11 0 0 1
1985 40 TOT MLB 35 80 68 6 17 1 0 0 6 0 0 1 16 .250 .257 .265 .522 49 18 4 0 10 1 0 1
1985 40 HOU NL 32 80 68 6 17 1 0 0 6 0 0 1 16 .250 .257 .265 .522 49 18 4 0 10 1 0 1
1985 40 NYY AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1986 41 NYY AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1987 42 TOT AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1987 42 NYY AL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1987 42 MIN AL 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1988 43 MIN AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
22 Yrs 706 1165 973 55 152 26 1 1 72 1 0 38 262 .156 .188 .188 .376 8 183 17 1 147 6 0
162 Game Avg. 162 267 223 13 35 6 0 0 17 0 0 9 60 .156 .188 .188 .376 8 42 4 0 34 1 0
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
HOU (11 yrs) 398 816 695 32 109 17 0 1 47 0 0 17 176 .157 .177 .186 .363 5 129 12 1 100 3 0
CHC (3 yrs) 74 137 111 7 16 3 0 0 13 1 0 5 37 .144 .178 .171 .349 0 19 2 0 19 2 0
NYY (3 yrs) 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DET (3 yrs) 89 140 108 15 20 5 1 0 10 0 0 10 30 .185 .254 .250 .504 41 27 0 0 22 0 0
MIN (2 yrs) 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ATL (2 yrs) 47 9 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 .125 .125 .250 -31 1 0 0 1 0 0
SDP (1 yr) 38 63 51 1 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 6 17 .118 .207 .137 .344 0 7 3 0 5 1 0
NL (16 yrs) 557 1025 865 40 132 21 0 1 62 1 0 28 232 .153 .179 .180 .359 4 156 17 1 125 6 0
AL (7 yrs) 149 140 108 15 20 5 1 0 10 0 0 10 30 .185 .254 .250 .504 41 27 0 0 22 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1967 22 CHC NL 36 58 -4 1 0 0 6 3 0.4 2 5 0.4 .510 .502 0.4 0.0 5 $ 1
1968 23 CHC NL 34 73 -10 -0 0 0 7 -2 -0.3 2 0 -0.3 .491 .498 -0.3 0.1 0 $ 1
1969 24 CHC NL 4 6 -0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .508 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $19,000 /1
1969 24 SDP NL 38 63 -7 -0 -0 0 7 -1 -0.1 2 2 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 0.0 1 $ 1
1970 25 DET AL 39 88 -6 0 0 0 10 6 0.6 3 8 0.6 .516 .504 0.6 -0.0 8 $23,000 1
1971 26 DET AL 32 38 -4 0 0 0 4 0 0.0 1 2 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 2 $ 1
1972 27 DET AL 18 14 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.3 0 3 0.3 .514 .502 0.3 -0.0 3 $ 1
1973 28 ATL NL 20 3 -0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $17,000 1
1974 29 ATL NL 27 6 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .496 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ 1
1975 30 HOU NL 40 18 -1 0 0 0 2 1 0.1 0 2 0.1 .503 .501 0.1 0.0 2 $ 1
1976 31 HOU NL 36 32 -1 0 0 0 4 2 0.2 1 3 0.2 .507 .502 0.2 0.0 3 $ 1
1977 32 HOU NL 44 55 -7 -0 -0 0 6 -1 -0.1 2 0 -0.1 .497 .499 -0.1 0.0 0 $ 1
1978 33 HOU NL 36 74 -10 -1 -0 0 9 -3 -0.3 2 -1 -0.3 .491 .498 -0.3 0.0 -1 $ 1
1979 34 HOU NL 38 99 -14 -0 0 0 12 -2 -0.2 3 0 -0.2 .493 .498 -0.3 0.0 0 $ 1 AS,CYA-2,MVP-6
1980 35 HOU NL 37 102 -2 -1 -0 0 11 8 0.9 3 11 0.9 .525 .506 0.9 0.0 11 $ 1 CYA-4,MVP-19
1981 36 HOU NL 24 64 -6 0 0 0 7 2 0.2 2 3 0.2 .507 .501 0.2 0.0 3 $ 1
1982 37 HOU NL 35 98 -17 -1 -0 0 11 -7 -0.7 3 -4 -0.7 .479 .495 -0.8 0.0 -4 $ 1
1983 38 HOU NL 38 98 -17 -0 0 0 12 -5 -0.6 3 -2 -0.6 .484 .496 -0.6 0.0 -2 $ 1
1984 39 HOU NL 38 96 -12 -0 0 0 11 -1 -0.1 3 2 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 0.0 2 $ 1
1985 40 HOU NL 32 80 -2 0 -0 0 9 6 0.7 2 9 0.7 .521 .504 0.7 0.0 9 $825,000 1
1985 40 NYY AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1986 41 NYY AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $750,000 1
1987 42 NYY AL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $775,000 /1
1987 42 MIN AL 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1988 43 MIN AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $800,000 /1
22 Seasons 706 1165 -122 -1 -1 0 133 8 1.0 36 44 0.9 .501 .500 0.7 0.4 44 $3,209,000
Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
HOU (11 yrs) 398 816 -89 -3 -1 0 94 0 0.1 25 25 0.1 .500 .500 -0.1 0.2 25 $825,000
CHC (3 yrs) 74 137 -14 1 0 0 15 1 0.1 5 6 0.1 .501 .500 0.1 0.1 6 $19,000
NYY (3 yrs) 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $1,525,000
DET (3 yrs) 89 140 -9 1 0 0 16 8 0.9 4 12 0.9 .510 .502 0.9 -0.0 12 $23,000
MIN (2 yrs) 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $800,000
ATL (2 yrs) 47 9 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $17,000
SDP (1 yr) 38 63 -7 -0 -0 0 7 -1 -0.1 2 2 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 0.0 1 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1967 22 CHC NL 58 49 3 1.6 94 .257 .196 .264 .204 .327 .239 .387 .443 .714 24 .167 -4.6 -0.5 .342 .087 .043 .0
1968 23 CHC NL 73 64 1 0.4 87 .162 .100 .260 .156 .319 .100 .366 .256 .685 -24 .019 -9.4 -1.1 .182 .067 .000
1969 24 TOT NL 69 59 2 0.9 92 .179 .125 .256 .206 .326 .161 .380 .367 .706 6 .058 -6.9 -0.7 .288 .143 .036
1969 24 CHC NL 6 5 0 0.0 105 .250 .200 .274 .200 .346 .400 .406 .600 .752 56 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .500 .200 .200
1969 24 SDP NL 63 54 2 1.0 91 .171 .118 .255 .207 .324 .137 .378 .344 .702 0 .067 -6.6 -0.7 .271 .137 .020
1970 25 DET AL 88 68 6 2.4 98 .265 .197 .259 .274 .334 .273 .395 .547 .729 51 .252 -4.5 -0.5 .472 .182 .076
1971 26 DET AL 38 32 1 0.8 96 .190 .133 .260 .188 .334 .167 .387 .354 .720 -1 .054 -4.2 -0.4 .269 .100 .033
1972 27 DET AL 14 10 1 2.7 85 .375 .250 .250 .308 .319 .333 .361 .641 .680 89 .366 -0.2 -0.0 .556 .167 .083
1973 28 ATL NL 3 2 0 0.0 103 .500 .333 .272 .333 .342 .333 .404 .667 .746 80 .000 -0.1 -0.0 .500 .000 .000
1974 29 ATL NL 6 6 0 0.0 98 .000 .000 .267 .000 .340 .000 .386 .000 .726 -100 .000 -1.4 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1975 30 HOU NL 18 13 1 2.1 89 .250 .214 .256 .313 .325 .214 .370 .527 .695 54 .206 -0.8 -0.1 .455 .143 .000
1976 31 HOU NL 32 26 2 2.1 84 .222 .185 .252 .214 .317 .370 .359 .585 .676 71 .223 -1.1 -0.1 .500 .222 .185 .0
1977 32 HOU NL 55 48 1 0.6 95 .189 .140 .258 .173 .324 .140 .394 .313 .718 -11 .020 -7.6 -0.8 .200 .040 .000
1978 33 HOU NL 74 67 1 0.4 88 .191 .138 .252 .138 .319 .169 .371 .308 .690 -11 .014 -9.4 -1.0 .190 .031 .031
1979 34 HOU NL 99 87 2 0.6 95 .159 .120 .262 .140 .326 .145 .388 .284 .715 -20 .027 -13.4 -1.4 .192 .048 .024
1980 35 HOU NL 102 78 9 3.1 88 .338 .275 .257 .310 .318 .338 .373 .647 .692 88 .363 -1.0 -0.1 .517 .113 .063
1981 36 HOU NL 64 53 3 1.5 88 .220 .176 .257 .208 .321 .196 .368 .404 .689 18 .140 -5.4 -0.6 .286 .059 .020
1982 37 HOU NL 98 90 1 0.3 88 .133 .090 .256 .099 .318 .112 .372 .211 .690 -39 .008 -15.9 -1.7 .134 .034 .022
1983 38 HOU NL 98 90 1 0.3 91 .127 .094 .255 .105 .322 .118 .378 .222 .700 -36 .008 -15.3 -1.6 .141 .024 .024
1984 39 HOU NL 96 83 2 0.6 87 .177 .133 .254 .153 .317 .133 .369 .285 .686 -16 .032 -12.5 -1.3 .181 .024 .000
1985 40 TOT MLB 80 66 4 1.6 92 .321 .250 .256 .257 .324 .265 .382 .522 .706 49 .151 -4.7 -0.5 .345 .029 .015
1985 40 HOU NL 80 66 4 1.6 92 .321 .250 .256 .257 .324 .265 .382 .522 .706 49 .151 -4.7 -0.5 .345 .029 .015
22 Yrs 1165 991 41 1.1 91 .211 .156 .257 .188 .323 .188 .378 .376 .701 8 .082 -118.5 -12.5 .266 .072 .032 1.0
162 Game Avg. 267 227 9 1.1 91 .211 .156 .257 .188 .323 .188 .378 .376 .701 8 .082 -118.5 -12.5 .266 .072 .032
PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
HOU (11 yrs) 816 701 27 1.0 90 .207 .157 .256 .177 .321 .186 .376 .363 .697 5 .070 -87.2 -9.1 .246 .053 .029 .0
CHC (3 yrs) 137 118 4 0.9 91 .211 .144 .262 .178 .323 .171 .377 .349 .700 0 .070 -14.3 -1.6 .258 .081 .027 .0
DET (3 yrs) 140 110 8 2.0 96 .256 .185 .258 .254 .332 .250 .389 .504 .721 41 .201 -8.8 -0.9 .420 .157 .065
ATL (2 yrs) 9 8 0 0.0 100 .167 .125 .269 .125 .340 .125 .393 .250 .733 -31 .000 -1.5 -0.2 .143 .000 .000
SDP (1 yr) 63 54 2 1.0 91 .171 .118 .255 .207 .324 .137 .378 .344 .702 0 .067 -6.6 -0.7 .271 .137 .020
NL (16 yrs) 1025 881 33 1.0 90 .205 .153 .257 .179 .322 .180 .376 .359 .698 4 .069 -109.6 -11.6 .248 .061 .028 1.0
AL (7 yrs) 140 110 8 2.0 96 .256 .185 .258 .254 .332 .250 .389 .504 .721 41 .201 -8.8 -0.9 .420 .157 .065

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1972 27 DET AL ALCS OAK L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1980 35 HOU NL NLCS PHI L 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 36 HOU NL NLDS LAD L 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 42 MIN AL WS STL W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Yrs (4 Series) 4 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLDS 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

All-Star Batting

Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1979 HOU NL 34 DNP

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1967 22 CHC NL 58 0.0% 22.4% 1.7% 3.5% 22% 13.00 3.5 4.2 4.67 60%
1968 23 CHC NL 73 0.0% 31.5% 5.5% 0.0% 0% 5.75 2.6 4.13 51%
1969 24 TOT NL 69 0.0% 26.1% 8.7% 2.9% 29% 3.00 3.1 14.0 1.59 57%
1969 24 CHC NL 6 0.0% 16.7% 0.0% 16.7% 100% 5.0 2.5 3.00 67%
1969 24 SDP NL 63 0.0% 27.0% 9.5% 1.6% 17% 2.83 3.0 25.5 1.50 56%
1970 25 DET AL 88 0.0% 19.3% 8.0% 4.6% 31% 2.43 3.9 9.4 2.40 56%
1971 26 DET AL 38 0.0% 23.7% 5.3% 2.6% 25% 4.50 3.3 15.0 1.20 55%
1972 27 DET AL 14 0.0% 28.6% 7.1% 7.1% 33% 4.00 3.0 12.0 4.00 57%
1973 28 ATL NL 3 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.0 1.00 67%
1974 29 ATL NL 6 0.0% 16.7% 0.0% 0.0% 5.0 67%
1975 30 HOU NL 18 0.0% 11.1% 11.1% 0.0% 0% 1.00 7.0 1.20 67%
1976 31 HOU NL 32 3.1% 25.0% 3.1% 9.4% 60% 8.00 3.4 27.0 27.0 0.80 56%
1977 32 HOU NL 55 0.0% 23.6% 3.6% 0.0% 0% 6.50 3.8 25.0 1.19 67%
1978 33 HOU NL 74 0.0% 24.3% 0.0% 2.7% 22% 3.6 13.0 1.33 64%
1979 34 HOU NL 99 0.0% 21.2% 2.0% 2.0% 20% 10.50 4.0 20.8 1.60 64%
1980 35 HOU NL 102 0.0% 14.7% 3.9% 4.9% 23% 3.75 5.3 8.0 2.10 64%
1981 36 HOU NL 64 0.0% 15.6% 3.1% 1.6% 11% 5.00 5.1 8.5 1.33 64%
1982 37 HOU NL 98 0.0% 30.6% 1.0% 2.0% 25% 30.00 3.0 17.8 1.27 61%
1983 38 HOU NL 98 0.0% 22.5% 0.0% 2.0% 25% 3.9 42.5 1.19 64%
1984 39 HOU NL 96 0.0% 21.9% 2.1% 0.0% 0% 10.50 4.0 13.8 2.28 65%
1985 40 TOT MLB 80 0.0% 20.0% 1.3% 1.3% 6% 16.00 4.3 11.3 5.57 66%
1985 40 HOU NL 80 0.0% 20.0% 1.3% 1.3% 6% 16.00 4.3 11.3 5.57 66%
22 Yrs 1165 0.1% 22.5% 3.3% 2.4% 18% 6.89 3.7 973.0 13.5 1.82 61%
MLB Averages 2.0% 13.9% 8.5% 6.4% 28% 1.64 6.4 43.9 8.7 0.80 1.09 74% 20% 8.2% 41%
PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1967 22 CHC NL -4.6 -0.5 59 -0.2 0.9 -1.1 1.02 -0.3 0.0 -0.8 -0.1 1.11 -2.4 0
1968 23 CHC NL -9.4 -1.1 74 -1.1 0.2 -1.3 .86 -1.1 -0.1 -14.4 -1.6 1.06 -11.1 0
1969 24 TOT NL -6.9 -0.7 71 -1.0 0.5 -1.4 .96 -0.8 -0.2 -10.6 -1.1 0.99 -9.1 0
1969 24 CHC NL -0.3 -0.0 6 -0.0 0.1 -0.1 1.03 -0.0 -0.0 0.8 0.1 0.97 0.0 0
1969 24 SDP NL -6.6 -0.7 65 -0.9 0.4 -1.3 .95 -0.8 -0.2 -11.4 -1.2 0.99 -9.1 0
1970 25 DET AL -4.5 -0.5 89 -0.3 1.1 -1.4 1.03 -0.6 0.3 -5.5 -0.6 1.04 -6.3 1.34 1
1971 26 DET AL -4.2 -0.4 40 -0.5 0.2 -0.7 .90 -0.5 -0.0 -2.3 -0.2 0.96 -4.0 0
1972 27 DET AL -0.2 -0.0 15 0.1 0.3 -0.2 .90 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.1 0.99 0.4 0
1973 28 ATL NL -0.1 -0.0 3 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 1.17 -0.0 -0.0 -0.2 -0.0 0.82 -0.1 0
1974 29 ATL NL -1.4 -0.1 6 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .63 -0.1 -0.0 -1.7 -0.2 1.12 -1.4 0
1975 30 HOU NL -0.8 -0.1 18 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 .77 -0.1 -0.1 -1.8 -0.2 0.88 -1.3 0
1976 31 HOU NL -1.1 -0.1 33 -0.1 0.3 -0.4 .72 -0.2 0.1 -2.7 -0.3 0.80 -2.1 0
1977 32 HOU NL -7.6 -0.8 55 -0.6 0.4 -0.9 .76 -0.8 0.0 -8.4 -0.9 0.93 -8.0 0
1978 33 HOU NL -9.4 -1.0 74 -1.1 0.4 -1.6 1.03 -1.1 -0.0 -11.8 -1.3 1.01 -11.2 3.26 1
1979 34 HOU NL -13.4 -1.4 99 -1.1 0.6 -1.6 .88 -1.4 0.2 -13.9 -1.5 0.95 -14.7 0
1980 35 HOU NL -1.0 -0.1 102 0.6 2.0 -1.3 .92 -0.4 1.1 -2.5 -0.3 1.07 -3.8 0
1981 36 HOU NL -5.4 -0.6 64 -0.4 0.6 -1.0 1.04 -0.6 0.3 -4.6 -0.5 1.08 -5.9 0
1982 37 HOU NL -15.9 -1.7 98 -1.5 0.4 -1.9 .95 -1.6 0.0 -14.9 -1.6 0.96 -16.7 0
1983 38 HOU NL -15.3 -1.6 98 -1.1 0.6 -1.7 .87 -1.6 0.3 -14.9 -1.6 0.94 -16.9 0
1984 39 HOU NL -12.5 -1.3 96 -0.8 0.6 -1.4 .81 -1.2 0.1 -8.8 -1.0 0.98 -11.4 0
1985 40 TOT MLB -4.7 -0.5 81 -0.2 1.2 -1.4 1.00 -0.4 0.3 -6.1 -0.6 1.05 -4.8 0
1985 40 HOU NL -4.7 -0.5 81 -0.2 1.2 -1.4 1.00 -0.4 0.3 -6.1 -0.6 1.05 -4.8 0
1985 40 NYY AL 0.0 0.0
1986 41 NYY AL 0.0 0.0
1987 42 TOT AL 0.0 0.0
1987 42 NYY AL 0.0 0.0
1987 42 MIN AL 0.0 0.0
1988 43 MIN AL 0.0 0.0
22 Yrs -118.5 -12.5 1175 -9.4 10.4 -19.8 .92 -12.7 2.5 -125.0 -13.5 1.00 -130.7 2.30 2
BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1967 22 CHC NL 2 0 50% 16 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 75% 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2
1968 23 CHC NL 0 0 20% 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0% 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1969 24 TOT NL 0 0 8% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0% 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
1969 24 CHC NL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 24 SDP NL 0 0 8% 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0% 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
1970 25 DET AL 0 0 40% 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50% 6 4 2 0 0 0 2 0 2
1971 26 DET AL 1 0 83% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 67% 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 2
1972 27 DET AL 1 0 50% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1973 28 ATL NL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1974 29 ATL NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1975 30 HOU NL 0 0 20% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1976 31 HOU NL 0 0 0% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1977 32 HOU NL 1 0 22% 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20% 4 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
1978 33 HOU NL 0 0 67% 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 50% 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 3
1979 34 HOU NL 1 0 8% 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1980 35 HOU NL 0 0 27% 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 29% 4 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 2
1981 36 HOU NL 1 0 9% 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33% 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1
1982 37 HOU NL 0 0 22% 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1983 38 HOU NL 0 0 11% 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 39 HOU NL 2 0 31% 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1985 40 TOT MLB 4 0 33% 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13% 4 4 0 3 3 0 1 0 1
1985 40 HOU NL 4 0 33% 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13% 4 4 0 3 3 0 1 0 1
22 Yrs 13 0 28% 291 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 11 26% 36 32 3 9 7 1 20 6 13
ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1967 22 CHC NL 58 41% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 9 90% 13 1 8% 19 5 26% 51 13 25% 5 4 80% 5 5 100% 0
1968 23 CHC NL 73 25% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 9 75% 13 1 8% 18 4 22% 60 0 0% 3 0 0% 3 1 33% 0
1969 24 TOT NL 69 19% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 6 67% 16 3 19% 19 2 11% 44 4 9% 4 1 25% 2 0 0% 0
1969 24 CHC NL 6 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 2 0 0% 2 0 0% 4 2 50% 0 0 0 0 0
1969 24 SDP NL 63 21% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 5 63% 14 3 21% 17 2 12% 40 2 5% 4 1 25% 2 0 0% 0
1970 25 DET AL 88 33% 13 1 1 0 0 1.34 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 16 15 94% 22 0 0% 24 7 29% 66 7 11% 4 2 50% 4 2 50% 0
1971 26 DET AL 38 26% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 100% 14 0 0% 10 2 20% 20 2 10% 1 0 0% 2 2 100% 0
1972 27 DET AL 14 21% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 2 0 0% 2 0 0% 9 1 11% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1973 28 ATL NL 3 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1974 29 ATL NL 6 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 2 1 50% 5 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
1975 30 HOU NL 18 33% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 3 0 0% 3 2 67% 11 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
1976 31 HOU NL 32 31% 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 4 100% 6 0 0% 6 0 0% 13 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1977 32 HOU NL 55 29% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 50% 11 2 18% 14 1 7% 35 2 6% 3 0 0% 2 0 0% 0
1978 33 HOU NL 74 32% 9 1 0 0 0 3.26 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 9 90% 12 2 17% 15 2 13% 51 5 10% 5 4 80% 1 1 100% 0
1979 34 HOU NL 99 35% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 13 13 100% 17 0 0% 21 9 43% 64 4 6% 4 2 50% 5 3 60% 0
1980 35 HOU NL 102 37% 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 19 18 95% 24 2 8% 26 11 42% 81 11 14% 6 2 33% 4 4 100% 0
1981 36 HOU NL 64 27% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 11 11 100% 15 0 0% 15 9 60% 49 6 12% 3 3 100% 1 1 100% 0
1982 37 HOU NL 98 27% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 7 78% 16 1 6% 20 6 30% 61 5 8% 5 2 40% 3 1 33% 0
1983 38 HOU NL 98 43% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 12 100% 17 1 6% 17 3 18% 58 2 3% 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1984 39 HOU NL 96 28% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 11 100% 17 0 0% 19 6 32% 58 7 12% 5 3 60% 2 2 100% 0
1985 40 TOT MLB 80 36% 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 11 10 91% 22 4 18% 23 4 17% 70 7 10% 7 2 29% 3 1 33% 0
1985 40 HOU NL 80 36% 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 11 10 91% 22 4 18% 23 4 17% 70 7 10% 7 2 29% 3 1 33% 0
22 Yrs 1165 32% 152 2 1 0 0 2.30 1 0 34 1 0 0 1 0 165 147 89% 242 17 7% 274 74 27% 808 76 9% 59 25 42% 40 25 63% 0
MLB Averages 56% 78% 11% 33% 14% 50% 54%
PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1967 22 36 58 46 5 9 2 0 0 11 1 0 1 13 .196 .204 .239 .443 24 11 1 0 9 2 0
1968 23 70 131 106 7 15 2 0 0 11 1 0 5 36 .142 .177 .160 .337 -2 17 2 0 18 2 0
1969 24 112 200 162 8 22 4 0 0 15 1 0 11 54 .136 .188 .160 .348 0 26 5 0 24 3 0
1970 25 151 288 228 16 35 7 1 0 22 1 0 18 71 .154 .213 .193 .406 16 44 5 0 39 3 0
1971 26 183 326 258 21 39 8 1 0 24 1 0 20 80 .151 .210 .190 .400 14 49 5 0 45 3 0
1972 27 201 340 270 23 42 9 1 0 25 1 0 21 84 .156 .214 .196 .411 17 53 5 0 46 3 0
1973 28 221 343 273 23 43 9 1 0 25 1 0 21 85 .158 .215 .198 .413 18 54 5 0 46 3 0
1974 29 248 349 278 23 43 9 1 0 25 1 0 21 86 .155 .212 .194 .406 16 54 5 0 47 3 0
1975 30 288 367 292 24 46 9 1 0 25 1 0 23 88 .158 .217 .195 .412 17 57 5 0 49 3 0
1976 31 324 399 319 25 51 11 1 1 26 1 0 24 96 .160 .217 .210 .427 22 67 5 0 53 3 0
1977 32 368 454 369 27 58 11 1 1 28 1 0 26 109 .157 .211 .201 .412 17 74 7 0 56 3 0
1978 33 404 528 434 33 67 13 1 1 33 1 0 26 127 .154 .201 .196 .397 13 85 9 0 65 3 0
1979 34 442 627 517 34 77 15 1 1 37 1 0 28 148 .149 .191 .188 .379 8 97 9 0 78 4 0
1980 35 479 729 597 41 99 20 1 1 47 1 0 32 163 .166 .207 .208 .415 18 124 11 0 96 4 0
1981 36 503 793 648 42 108 21 1 1 53 1 0 34 173 .167 .207 .207 .414 18 134 11 0 107 4 0
1982 37 538 891 737 44 116 23 1 1 58 1 0 35 203 .157 .194 .195 .390 12 144 12 0 114 5 0
1983 38 576 989 822 45 124 25 1 1 60 1 0 35 225 .151 .185 .187 .373 7 154 13 1 126 5 0
1984 39 614 1085 905 49 135 25 1 1 66 1 0 37 246 .149 .182 .182 .365 5 165 13 1 137 5 0
1985 40 649 1165 973 55 152 26 1 1 72 1 0 38 262 .156 .188 .188 .376 8 183 17 1 147 6 0
1986 41 674 1165 973 55 152 26 1 1 72 1 0 38 262 .156 .188 .188 .376 8 183 17 1 147 6 0
1987 42 701 1165 973 55 152 26 1 1 72 1 0 38 262 .156 .188 .188 .376 8 183 17 1 147 6 0
1988 43 706 1165 973 55 152 26 1 1 72 1 0 38 262 .156 .188 .188 .376 8 183 17 1 147 6 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1967 22 36 59 47 6 10 2 0 0 14 1 1 13 .213 .220 .255 .475 3 36
1968 23 34 73 60 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 4 23 .100 .156 .100 .256 1 34
1969 24 42 69 56 1 7 2 0 0 4 0 6 18 .125 .206 .161 .367 2 42
1970 25 39 88 66 8 13 3 1 0 7 0 7 17 .197 .274 .273 .547 5 39
1971 26 32 38 30 5 4 1 0 0 2 0 2 9 .133 .188 .167 .354 1 32
1972 27 19 15 13 3 4 1 0 0 2 0 1 4 .308 .357 .385 .742 2 18
1973 28 20 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 20
1974 29 27 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 27
1975 30 40 18 14 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .214 .313 .214 .527 1 40
1976 31 36 33 28 1 6 2 0 1 1 0 1 8 .214 .241 .393 .634 3 36
1977 32 44 54 49 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 2 13 .122 .157 .122 .279 1 44
1978 33 36 75 66 8 10 2 0 0 7 0 0 18 .152 .152 .182 .333 2 36
1979 34 38 100 84 1 11 2 0 0 5 0 2 21 .131 .149 .155 .304 2 38
1980 35 37 104 82 8 24 5 0 0 12 0 4 15 .293 .326 .354 .679 10 37
1981 36 36 97 77 1 13 1 0 0 9 0 3 15 .169 .200 .182 .382 3 24
1982 37 35 98 89 2 8 2 0 0 5 0 1 30 .090 .099 .112 .211 1 35
1983 38 38 98 85 1 8 2 0 0 2 0 0 22 .094 .105 .118 .222 1 38
1984 39 38 97 84 5 12 0 0 0 7 0 2 21 .143 .163 .143 .306 2 38
1985 40 35 81 69 6 18 1 0 0 6 0 1 16 .261 .268 .275 .543 5 35
19 Yrs 662 1206 1007 61 163 26 1 1 85 1 39 267 .162 .193 .193 .385 45 649
162 Game Avg. 162 295 246 15 40 6 0 0 21 0 10 65 .162 .193 .193 .385 11 649
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1994 BBWAA ( 1.3%)

All-Star Games
1979

Awards (yr lg award)
1979 NL TSN Pitcher of the Year

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1979 NL (6, 22%)
1980 NL (19, 1%)
0.23 Career Shares (693rd)

Cy Young (yr lg (rk, shr))
1979 NL (2, 55%)
1980 NL (4, 9%)
0.64 Career Shares (82nd)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1982 NL  5.8 (10th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1967 NL  9 (8th)
1970 AL  15 (2nd)
1979 NL  13 (7th)
1980 NL  18 (2nd)
1981 NL  11 (4th)
1983 NL  12 (4th)
1984 NL  11 (7th)
Career  147 (180th)

Oldest s c a p y
1984 NL  born 1944-11-07 (7th)
1985 AL  born 1944-11-07 (3rd)
1985 NL  born 1944-11-07 (6th)
1986 AL  born 1944-11-07 (3rd)
1987 AL  born 1944-11-07 (3rd)
1988 AL  born 1944-11-07 (2nd)

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Batters 
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  1. Tommy John (986)
  2. Larry Jackson (981)
  3. Ron Reed (978)
  4. John Smoltz (977)
  5. Dutch Leonard (975)
  6. Jerry Reuss (974)
  7. Guy Bush (973)
  8. Allie Reynolds (969)
  9. Dazzy Vance (968) *
  10. Stan Coveleski (968) *
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  1. Bob Welch (986)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Doug Drabek (990)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Steve Trachsel (986)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Tommy John (986)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Tommy John (984)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Tommy John (980)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Tommy John (987)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Tommy John (987)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Tommy John (987)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Tommy John (988)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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