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\

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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.

1982 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1982 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 7	HOU		STL	W,3-2	GS	31	8.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
2	7 (4)	Apr 12	HOU		LAD	W,2-1	GS	31	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	11 (3)	Apr 17	HOU		ATL	L,1-2	GS	28	6.1	1	2	1	4	0	P
4	16 (4)	Apr 23	HOU		CIN	W,7-3	GS	30	6.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
5	21 (4)	Apr 28	HOU	@	STL	L,4-5	GS	21	5.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	25 (3)	May 2	HOU	@	PIT	W,6-2	GS	24	6.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
7	29 (3)	May 8	HOU	@	CHC	L,2-3	GS	28	7.0	2	1	0	3	1	P
8	33 (3)	May 13	HOU		CHC	L,0-5	GS	23	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	38 (4)	May 18	HOU	@	PHI	W,2-1	GS	43	10.0	0	3	1	4	0	P
10	42 (3)	May 23	HOU		NYM	L,0-2	GS	30	7.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
11	47 (4)	May 29	HOU	@	NYM	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	51 (3)	Jun 4	HOU		PHI	W,8-3	GS	21	5.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
13	55 (3)	Jun 9	HOU	@	SFG	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
14	60 (4)	Jun 14	HOU		ATL	W,9-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	64 (3)	Jun 19	HOU		SDP	L,1-7	GS	28	6.1	1	1	0	2	1	P
16	69 (4)	Jun 24	HOU		SFG	L,3-4	CG	42	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	74 (4)	Jun 29	HOU	@	ATL	L,5-6	GS	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	79 (4)	Jul 5	HOU	@	PIT	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
19	84 (4)	Jul 10	HOU		STL	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	P
20	88 (3)	Jul 17	HOU		PIT	W,4-3	CG	42	10.0	4	3	0	7	0	P
21	93 (4)	Jul 23	HOU	@	STL	L,2-6	GS	17	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	97 (3)	Jul 28	HOU		CIN	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	103 (5)	Aug 2	HOU		SDP	W,6-4	GS	28	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
24	108 (4)	Aug 7	HOU	@	SFG	L,2-9	GS	31	6.2	0	0	1	1	0	P
25	114 (5)	Aug 13	HOU	@	CIN	L,0-3	GS	28	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
26	119 (4)	Aug 18	HOU		PHI	L,3-5	GS	31	8.1	1	3	0	4	0	P
27	124 (4)	Aug 23	HOU		NYM	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	129 (4)	Aug 28	HOU	@	MON	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	134 (4)	Sep 3	HOU	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	31	8.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
30	139 (4)	Sep 8	HOU		SFG	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
31	144 (4)	Sep 13	HOU	@	ATL	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	148 (3)	Sep 18	HOU	@	LAD	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
33	153 (4)	Sep 24	HOU	@	CIN	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
34	158 (4)	Sep 29	HOU	@	SFG	L,1-6	GS	27	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
35	162 (3)	Oct 3	HOU		CIN	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
							35gm		270.0	22	42	3	67	2