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	11-21 / in Starts: 11-21
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	30 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 80 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	70 (39-19-12)
Avg. MLBer w/ 80 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	48 (24-15-8)

Most Driven In
J Mumphrey	2
T Puhl	1
G Davis	1
J Cruz	1
D Thon	1
P Garner	0

Most Driven In By
B Doran	2
J Cruz	1
D Walling	1
K Bass	1

1985 Batting Game Log

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1985 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	615	2 (1)	Apr 10	HOU		LAD	L,4-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.54	-0.073	2.50	-0.07%	-0.50	P
2	616	7 (4)	Apr 15	HOU	@	LAD	L,3-5	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.54	-0.149	2.34	-0.14%	-1.50	P
3	617	11 (3)	Apr 20	HOU	@	ATL	W,8-1	GS-7	3	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.429	.429	.857	9	.68	0.068	.90	0.05%	0.56	P
4	618	16 (4)	Apr 25	HOU		ATL	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.55	-0.026	.87	-0.03%	-0.23	P
5	619	20 (3)	Apr 30	HOU	@	NYM	L,1-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.273	.273	.273	.545	9	1.04	0.036	1.51	0.03%	0.45	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
6	620	24 (3)	May 5	HOU	@	PHI	W,4-3	GS-8	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.357	.643	9	.49	0.094	.67	0.08%	0.90	P
7	621	27 (2)	May 10	HOU	@	CIN	L,2-5	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.313	.294	.375	.669	9	1.17	0.024	2.01	0.02%	-0.26	P
8	622	32 (4)	May 15	HOU		NYM	L,3-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.278	.353	.631	9	.71	-0.017	1.24	-0.02%	-0.14	P
9	623	37 (4)	May 20	HOU	@	PIT	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.316	.300	.368	.668	9	.77	0.027	1.40	0.03%	0.28	P
10	624	41 (3)	May 25	HOU	@	CHC	L,4-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.261	.318	.579	9	1.10	-0.089	1.99	-0.10%	-0.89	P
11	625	46 (4)	May 31	HOU		CHC	L,2-6	GS-8	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.240	.292	.532	9	2.33	0.093	4.00	0.10%	0.35	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
12	626	50 (3)	Jun 4	HOU	@	STL	L,1-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.231	.280	.511	9	.32	-0.008	.49	-0.01%	-0.09	P
13	627	54 (3)	Jun 9	HOU		SFG	W,5-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.207	.250	.457	9	.85	-0.070	1.40	-0.07%	-0.98	P
14	628	58 (3)	Jun 14	HOU		LAD	L,2-10	GS-5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	.214	.207	.250	.457	9	1.67	0.029	3.49	0.04%	0.48	P
15	629	63 (4)	Jun 19	HOU	@	ATL	W,7-3	GS-8	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	.207	.200	.241	.441	9	.84	-0.059	1.28	-0.05%	-1.63	P
16	630	68 (4)	Jun 24	HOU	@	LAD	W,8-4	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.219	.212	.250	.462	9	.57	-0.011	.84	-0.01%	-0.98	P
17	631	72 (3)	Jun 28	HOU	@	SFG	W,3-1	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.229	.265	.493	9	.44	-0.005	.39	0.00%	0.04	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
18	632	77 (4)	Jul 2	HOU	@	SDP	W,3-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.211	.243	.454	9	.79	-0.058	1.14	-0.05%	-0.38	P
19	633	81 (3)	Jul 7	HOU		MON	L,3-6	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.225	.220	.250	.470	9	1.49	0.204	1.94	0.16%	0.97	P
20	634	86 (4)	Jul 12	HOU		NYM	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.209	.238	.447	9	1.90	-0.111	1.88	-0.07%	-0.83	P
21	635	89 (2)	Jul 18	HOU	@	MON	L,0-3	GS-8	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.227	.256	.483	9	1.51	0.033	.98	0.01%	0.19	P
22	636	93 (3)	Jul 22	HOU	@	PHI	L,6-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.217	.244	.462	9	1.87	-0.124	.73	-0.03%	-1.13	P
23	637	99 (5)	Jul 28	HOU	@	NYM	W,12-4	CG	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.212	.220	.432	9	.38	-0.023	.03	0.00%	-1.89	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
24	638	103 (3)	Aug 2	HOU		SDP	W,12-9	GS-6	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.236	.245	.482	9	.67	0.121	.05	0.01%	2.47	P
25	639	107 (3)	Aug 8	HOU	@	SDP	L,5-6	GS-8	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.259	.268	.526	9	.62	-0.001	.09	0.00%	-0.70	P
26	640	111 (3)	Aug 13	HOU	@	SFG	L,2-4	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.250	.259	.509	9	1.24	-0.068	.07	0.00%	-0.45	P
27	641	115 (3)	Aug 17	HOU		CIN	L,0-8	GS-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.262	.271	.533	9	.26	0.009	.01	0.00%	0.12	P
28	642	119 (3)	Aug 22	HOU		STL	L,1-2	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.266	.274	.540	9	1.06	-0.030	.01	0.00%	-0.30	P
29	643	124 (4)	Aug 27	HOU		CHC	W,11-4	GS-7	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.273	.281	.554	9	1.02	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.04	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
30	644	128 (3)	Sep 1	HOU	@	STL	L,0-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.265	.273	.537	9	.81	-0.043	.01	0.00%	-0.36	P
31	645	133 (4)	Sep 6	HOU		PIT	W,4-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.257	.265	.522	9	1.47	0.078	.01	0.00%	0.44	P
32	646	137 (3)	Sep 11 (1)	HOU		SFG	L,4-11	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.257	.265	.522	9						P
							11-21		80	68	6	17	1	0	0	6	1	0	16	0	10	1	4	4	0	0	.250	.257	.265	.522		1.00	-0.153	1.08	-0.11%	-6.04

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