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	7-13 / in Starts: 0-0
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	3 games
Most Games w/o RBI	3 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 3 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	2 (2-0-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 3 PAs	0
Avg. Runners on Base	1 (0-0-0)

1973 Batting Game Log

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1973 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	202	122 (121)	Aug 12	ATL	@	PIT	L,2-5	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	203	125 (2)	Aug 16	ATL	@	CHC	W,10-2	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	204	127 (1)	Aug 18	ATL	@	MON	W,3-1	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9	.27	0.009	.00	0.00%	0.26	P
4	205	128	Aug 19	ATL	@	MON	L,1-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9						P
5	206	129	Aug 21	ATL		STL	W,11-7	3-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9						P
6	207	130	Aug 22	ATL		STL	L,4-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9						P
7	208	132 (1)	Aug 25	ATL		PIT	L,5-6	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9						P
8	209	134 (1)	Aug 28	ATL		CHC	L,6-9	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	7	.31	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.16	P
Sept		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
9	210	139 (4)	Sep 2 (2)	ATL	@	SFG	L,3-11	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
10	211	141 (1)	Sep 4	ATL	@	SDP	W,3-0	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	4						P
11	212	142	Sep 5	ATL	@	SDP	L,3-4	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	2.93	-0.067	.00	0.00%	-0.26	P
12	213	144 (1)	Sep 8	ATL		CIN	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
13	214	145	Sep 9 (1)	ATL		CIN	L,6-14	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	8						P
14	215	148 (2)	Sep 11	ATL		SFG	W,6-5	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
15	216	150 (1)	Sep 14	ATL	@	CIN	L,6-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
16	217	152 (1)	Sep 16	ATL	@	CIN	L,3-4	9-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
17	218	154 (1)	Sep 18	ATL		SDP	L,4-9	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
18	219	155	Sep 19	ATL	@	LAD	L,1-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
19	220	158 (2)	Sep 23	ATL	@	HOU	W,10-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
20	221	160 (1)	Sep 26	ATL		LAD	L,8-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
							7-13		3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667		1.17	-0.066	.00	0.00%	-0.15

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