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Lance Niekro    \NEE-kro\

Lance Joseph Niekro

Positions: First Baseman and Pinch Hitter
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 210 lb.

Born: January 29, 1979 in Winter Haven, FL
High School: George Jenkins HS (Lakeland, FL)
School: Florida Southern College (Lakeland, FL)
Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 2nd round of the 2000 amateur draft.
Signed July 3, 2000. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 5, 2003 (Age 24)
Team: Giants 2003-2007

Final Game: May 2, 2007 (Age 28)
Relatives: Son of Joe Niekro and Nephew of Phil Niekro
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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
2003 24 SFG NL 5 5 5 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .400 .600 52 2 0 0 0 0 0 /3
2005 26 SFG NL 113 302 278 32 70 16 3 12 46 0 2 17 53 .252 .295 .460 .755 94 128 11 2 0 5 0 3/D
2006 27 SFG NL 66 210 199 27 49 9 2 5 31 0 0 11 32 .246 .286 .387 .673 71 77 7 0 0 0 0 3
2007 28 SFG NL 11 18 17 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .176 .222 .176 .399 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 /3
4 Yrs 195 535 499 61 123 26 5 17 79 0 2 29 91 .246 .288 .421 .709 81 210 19 2 0 5 0
162 Game Avg. 162 444 415 51 102 22 4 14 66 0 2 24 76 .246 .288 .421 .709 81 174 16 2 0 4 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 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
2003 24 SFG NL 5 5 -0 0 0 0 -0 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .498 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /3
2005 26 SFG NL 113 302 -2 -3 -1 7 -3 -2 -0.3 9 7 0.6 .498 .499 -0.1 0.3 0 3/D
2006 27 SFG NL 66 210 -7 1 -1 4 -3 -6 -0.6 7 0 -0.0 .491 .496 -0.4 0.1 -4 $345,000 3
2007 28 SFG NL 11 18 -2 -0 -0 0 -0 -3 -0.3 1 -3 -0.3 .471 .498 -0.3 -0.0 -3 $390,000 /3
4 Seasons 195 535 -12 -2 -2 11 -6 -11 -1.2 17 5 0.4 .494 .498 -0.7 0.4 -6 $735,000

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rdrs Rtot/yr Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2003 SFG NL 24 1B 3 0 0 7.0 4 4 0 0 1 1.000 0 0 0 0 5.14 1.33 .992 9.64 9.50
2005 SFG NL 26 1B 74 57 42 529.0 587 544 38 5 56 .991 -2 7 -4 16 9.90 7.86 .993 9.65 9.52
2005 SFG NL 26 DH 1 1
2006 SFG NL 27 1B 58 48 42 431.1 460 419 36 5 38 .989 6 4 16 11 9.49 7.84 .994 9.43 9.36
2007 SFG NL 28 1B 3 3 0 22.0 26 24 2 0 4 1.000 0 0 22 0 10.64 8.67 .993 9.20 9.17
4 Seasons 1B 138 108 84 989.1 1077 991 76 10 99 .991 4 11 5 13 9.71 7.73 .993 9.54 9.44
4 Seasons TOT 138 108 84 989.1 1077 991 76 10 99 .991 4 11 5 13 9.71 7.73 .993 9.54 9.44
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Total Zone Runs as 1B s c a p y
2006 NL  6 (3rd)

                                         

Transactions

  • June 5, 2000: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 2nd round of the 2000 amateur draft. Player signed July 3, 2000.
  • October 29, 2007: Granted Free Agency.
  • January 24, 2008: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.
  • May 2, 2008: Released by the Houston Astros.
  • December 12, 2008: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.
  • November 9, 2009: Granted Free Agency.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. We attempt to update transactions throughout the season.

Salaries

 Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes/Other Sources
200425San Francisco Giants$300,0004/7/04 AP
200627San Francisco Giants$345,000
200728San Francisco Giants$390,000
Career to date (may be incomplete)$1,035,000
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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