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Lance Niekro
Lance Joseph Niekro
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: January 29, 1979 in Winter Haven, 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
Final Game: May 2, 2007
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 Seasons 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

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2003 SFG NL 24 1B 3 0 7.0 4 4 0 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.14 1.33 1.000 9.64 7.97
2005 SFG NL 26 1B 74 57 529.0 586 543 38 5 56 .991 -1.7 -3.9 -1.7 -1.7 0.0 0 9.88 7.85 .993 9.64 8.29
2005 SFG NL 26 DH 1
2006 SFG NL 27 1B 58 48 431.1 459 418 36 5 38 .989 5.6 15.6 5.6 4.9 0.7 0 9.47 7.83 .994 9.41 8.05
2007 SFG NL 28 1B 3 3 22.0 26 24 2 0 4 1.000 0.4 21.8 0.4 0.4 0.0 0 10.64 8.67 .992 9.20 7.83
4 Seasons 1B 138 108 989.1 1075 989 76 10 99 .991 4.3 5.2 4.3 3.6 0.7 0 9.69 7.72 .993 9.53 8.17
1 Season DH 1
4 Seasons TOT 138 108 989.1 1075 989 76 10 99 .991 4.3 5.2 4.3 3.6 0.7 0 9.69 7.72 .984 9.53 8.17

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 5 (2539), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2008.

Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
2004San Francisco Giants$300,000
2006San Francisco Giants$345,000
2007San Francisco Giants$390,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,035,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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