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.

1983 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1983 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	HOU		LAD	L,7-16	GS	18	3.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
2	5 (3)	Apr 9	HOU		PIT	L,0-1	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	9 (3)	Apr 13	HOU	@	LAD	L,3-5	GS	39	10.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
4	13 (3)	Apr 19	HOU		CIN	W,6-5	GS	34	8.0	0	2	1	3	0	P
5	17 (3)	Apr 23	HOU		PHI	L,3-7	GS	21	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	21 (3)	Apr 29	HOU	@	PHI	W,6-3	GS	31	6.1	0	0	1	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	25 (3)	May 3	HOU	@	NYM	W,7-4	GS	28	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	29 (3)	May 7	HOU	@	ATL	L,1-10	GS	17	2.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	34 (4)	May 12	HOU		ATL	W,4-3	GS	29	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	38 (3)	May 17	HOU	@	STL	L,4-8	GS	19	2.2	0	1	1	2	0	P
11	42 (3)	May 23	HOU		CHC	W,3-2	GS	25	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	47 (4)	May 28	HOU		STL	W,9-2	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	52 (4)	Jun 3	HOU	@	CIN	L,1-3	GS	25	6.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
14	56 (3)	Jun 8	HOU		SFG	W,1-0	GS	38	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	61 (4)	Jun 13	HOU		SDP	W,2-0	GS	27	7.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
16	66 (4)	Jun 18	HOU	@	SDP	L,1-2	GS	35	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
17	71 (4)	Jun 24	HOU	@	LAD	L,2-7	GS	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	75 (3)	Jun 29	HOU	@	ATL	L,1-11	GS	24	3.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	79 (3)	Jul 3	HOU		LAD	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	82 (2)	Jul 9	HOU	@	NYM	W,7-3	GS	26	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	86 (3)	Jul 14	HOU		MON	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	90 (3)	Jul 18	HOU	@	PHI	W,8-2	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	94 (3)	Jul 22	HOU	@	MON	W,11-8	GS	31	7.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
24	98 (3)	Jul 27	HOU		PHI	L,1-3	GS	34	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
25	102 (3)	Jul 31	HOU		CIN	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	106 (3)	Aug 4	HOU	@	SDP	L,2-4	GS	31	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
27	110 (3)	Aug 9	HOU		SDP	L,2-3	GS	21	5.2	0	4	0	4	0	P
28	114 (3)	Aug 13	HOU		SFG	W,4-1	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	119 (4)	Aug 18	HOU	@	STL	L,4-5	GS	26	6.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
30	124 (4)	Aug 23 (2)	HOU	@	PIT	W,2-1	GS	26	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	128 (3)	Aug 27	HOU		CHC	L,5-9	GS	32	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	132 (3)	Aug 31	HOU		PIT	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	137 (4)	Sep 5	HOU	@	ATL	L,5-7	GS	28	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	140 (2)	Sep 9	HOU	@	SFG	W,7-4	GS	31	7.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
35	144 (3)	Sep 14	HOU		LAD	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
36	149 (4)	Sep 19	HOU	@	LAD	L,2-9	GS	26	5.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
37	152 (2)	Sep 23	HOU		SFG	L,2-3	GS	25	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
38	158 (5)	Sep 28 (2)	HOU		ATL	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							38gm		263.2	9	36	4	49	0