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\

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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	61 (60)	Jun 15	ATL		STL	W,7-1	GF	5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	62	Jun 16	ATL		STL	L,3-6	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	69 (6)	Jun 23 (2)	ATL	@	CIN	L,1-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	72 (2)	Jun 26	ATL	@	LAD	L,4-5		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	74 (1)	Jun 28 (1)	ATL		CIN	L,5-6	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	79 (4)	Jul 2	ATL		HOU	L,1-5		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	80	Jul 3	ATL		HOU	W,5-4		7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	81	Jul 4	ATL		HOU	L,3-4		3	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	84 (2)	Jul 6	ATL	@	CHC	W,3-2		8	2.0	1	2	0	3	1	P
10	89 (4)	Jul 12 (1)	ATL	@	STL	W,7-3		6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	90	Jul 12 (2)	ATL	@	STL	L,0-10		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	93 (2)	Jul 15	ATL		CHC	L,3-7		7	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
13	94	Jul 16	ATL		CHC	L,2-7	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	98 (3)	Jul 20	ATL		PIT	L,6-7		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	99	Jul 21	ATL		PIT	L,2-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	103 (3)	Jul 29	ATL		LAD	L,2-10		9	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	108 (4)	Aug 4 (2)	ATL	@	SFG	L,2-5		21	4.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	111 (2)	Aug 7	ATL	@	HOU	L,4-6	GS	18	4.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
19	115 (3)	Aug 11	ATL	@	PHI	W,6-5	GS	6	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	121 (5)	Aug 19	ATL		STL	W,11-6		5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	129 (7)	Aug 27	ATL	@	MON	L,1-6		8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	133 (3)	Aug 31	ATL	@	NYM	L,5-6		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	140 (6)	Sep 7	ATL		SFG	L,0-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	146 (5)	Sep 12 (2)	ATL	@	CIN	L,2-6		7	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	156 (9)	Sep 23	ATL	@	LAD	L,3-4	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
26	158 (1)	Sep 25	ATL	@	LAD	W,5-2		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	159	Sep 28 (1)	ATL		HOU	L,0-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							27gm		43.0	4	8	0	12	1