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	12-30 / in Starts: 12-22
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	30 games
Most Games w/o RBI	15 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 69 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	44 (27-10-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 69 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	42 (21-13-7)

Most Driven In
C Gaston	1
E Spiezio	1
R Hundley	1
D Young	1

Most Driven In By
R PeÃ±a	1
O Brown	0

1969 Batting Game Log

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1969 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	71	4 (3)	Apr 11	CHC		MON	W,1-0	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.44	-0.089	2.72	-0.10%	-0.74	P
2	72	8 (3)	Apr 15	CHC		PIT	W,7-4	GS-5	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	9	.54	0.079	1.20	0.11%	1.78	P
3	73	13 (4)	Apr 20 (2)	CHC	@	MON	L,2-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	9	.81	-0.020	2.00	-0.03%	-0.22	P
4	74	15 (1)	Apr 22 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	L,5-6	1-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	9						P
				Player went from Chicago Cubs to San Diego Padres
5	75	17	Apr 25	SDP		CIN	L,1-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	9						P
6	76	21 (3)	Apr 28	SDP		LAD	L,3-4	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.333	.619	9	.54	-0.003	.66	0.00%	0.10	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
7	77	26 (4)	May 3	SDP	@	CIN	W,13-5	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.300	.573	9	.13	-0.013	.12	-0.01%	-0.21	P
8	78	31 (4)	May 9	SDP	@	STL	L,6-7	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.273	.300	.573	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
9	79	32	May 10	SDP	@	STL	W,5-3	GS-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.300	.573	9	2.15	-0.030	1.45	-0.01%	-0.29	P
10	80	34 (1)	May 12	SDP	@	CHC	L,0-2	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.273	.300	.573	1						P
11	81	35	May 13	SDP	@	CHC	L,0-19	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.273	.300	.573	8						P
12	82	38 (2)	May 17	SDP		STL	L,1-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.273	.300	.573	9						P
13	83	40 (1)	May 20	SDP		PIT	L,3-6	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.250	.273	.523	9	1.47	-0.034	.54	-0.01%	-0.26	P
14	84	46 (5)	May 25 (2)	SDP		CHC	L,0-1	GS-9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.231	.250	.481	9	1.32	-0.050	.25	-0.01%	-0.38	P
15	85	50 (3)	May 31	SDP	@	MON	W,6-2	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.143	.294	.214	.508	9	.72	-0.107	.14	-0.01%	-2.03	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
16	86	55 (4)	Jun 6	SDP		NYM	L,3-5	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.316	.250	.566	9	.40	0.006	.18	0.00%	0.07	P
17	87	60 (4)	Jun 12	SDP		MON	L,1-4	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.333	.235	.569	9	1.38	0.026	.28	0.00%	0.23	P
18	88	66 (5)	Jun 17 (2)	SDP	@	LAD	L,0-11	GS-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.364	.235	.599	9	.52	0.023	.06	0.00%	0.24	P
19	89	68 (1)	Jun 19	SDP	@	HOU	L,2-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.364	.235	.599	9						P
20	90	72 (3)	Jun 22	SDP	@	HOU	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.333	.211	.544	9	.85	-0.043	.02	0.00%	-0.35	P
21	91	76 (3)	Jun 27	SDP		LAD	W,5-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.321	.182	.503	9	.25	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.55	P
Jul		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
22	92	81 (4)	Jul 2	SDP		SFG	L,3-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.310	.174	.484	9	1.04	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.21	P
23	93	86 (4)	Jul 7	SDP		CIN	L,3-5	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.130	.310	.174	.484	9						P
24	94	88 (1)	Jul 9	SDP		CIN	L,3-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.130	.310	.174	.484	2						P
25	95	92 (3)	Jul 13	SDP		ATL	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.281	.154	.435	9	.80	-0.057	.00	0.00%	-0.61	P
26	96	97 (4)	Jul 19	SDP	@	ATL	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.250	.133	.383	9	.26	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.75	P
27	97	100 (2)	Jul 25	SDP	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.231	.121	.352	9	.90	-0.078	.00	0.00%	-0.70	P
28	98	105 (4)	Jul 30	SDP	@	STL	L,2-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.086	.220	.114	.334	9	1.34	-0.064	.00	0.00%	-0.49	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
29	99	108 (2)	Aug 3	SDP	@	CHC	L,3-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.079	.205	.105	.310	9	1.50	-0.121	.00	0.00%	-1.19	P
30	100	112 (3)	Aug 8	SDP		PIT	L,1-7	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.079	.205	.105	.310	9						P
31	101	116 (3)	Aug 13	SDP		CHC	L,2-4	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.200	.103	.303	9	2.26	-0.065	.00	0.00%	-0.77	P
32	102	119 (2)	Aug 17 (1)	SDP	@	NYM	L,2-3	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.075	.196	.100	.296	9	.80	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.28	P
33	103	123 (3)	Aug 21	SDP	@	MON	W,1-0	CG(10)	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.093	.200	.116	.316	9	1.89	0.082	.00	0.00%	-0.16	P
34	104	128 (4)	Aug 26 (2)	SDP		NYM	L,0-3	GS-8	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.212	.156	.367	9	.92	0.034	.00	0.00%	0.19	P
35	105	132 (3)	Aug 31 (2)	SDP		MON	L,1-6	GS-7	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.226	.174	.400	9	1.63	0.005	.00	0.00%	0.08	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
36	106	137 (4)	Sep 5	SDP		LAD	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.122	.214	.163	.378	9	.77	-0.053	.00	0.00%	-0.68	P
37	107	141 (3)	Sep 9	SDP	@	HOU	L,2-9	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.120	.211	.160	.371	9	.72	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.14	P
38	108	145 (3)	Sep 13	SDP	@	LAD	L,2-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.115	.203	.154	.357	9	1.53	-0.136	.00	0.00%	-1.31	P
39	109	149 (3)	Sep 17	SDP		CIN	L,5-10	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.113	.200	.151	.351	9	.88	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.21	P
40	110	153 (3)	Sep 21	SDP		ATL	L,2-8	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.111	.197	.148	.345	9	1.90	-0.135	.00	0.00%	-0.89	P
41	111	157 (3)	Sep 26	SDP	@	ATL	L,4-10	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.109	.194	.145	.339	9	.50	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.22	P
42	112	161 (3)	Oct 1	SDP	@	SFG	W,9-4	GS-4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.206	.161	.367	9	.99	0.041	.00	0.00%	0.37	P
							12-30		69	56	1	7	2	0	0	4	6	0	18	0	6	1	0	3	0	0	.125	.206	.161	.367		.96	-0.953	.26	-0.07%	-10.55

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