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.

1985 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1985 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 10	HOU		LAD	L,4-5	GS	28	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
2	7 (4)	Apr 15	HOU	@	LAD	L,3-5	GS	29	6.1	0	3	0	3	0	P
3	11 (3)	Apr 20	HOU	@	ATL	W,8-1	GS	25	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	16 (4)	Apr 25	HOU		ATL	L,2-3	GS	32	7.2	0	1	0	1	1	P
5	20 (3)	Apr 30	HOU	@	NYM	L,1-4	GS	24	6.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	24 (3)	May 5	HOU	@	PHI	W,4-3	GS	32	7.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
7	27 (2)	May 10	HOU	@	CIN	L,2-5	GS	28	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	32 (4)	May 15	HOU		NYM	L,3-5	GS	22	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	37 (4)	May 20	HOU	@	PIT	L,1-3	GS	31	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	41 (3)	May 25	HOU	@	CHC	L,4-5	GS	27	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
11	46 (4)	May 31	HOU		CHC	L,2-6	GS	30	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	50 (3)	Jun 4	HOU	@	STL	L,1-6	GS	23	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	54 (3)	Jun 9	HOU		SFG	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
14	58 (3)	Jun 14	HOU		LAD	L,2-10	GS	23	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	63 (4)	Jun 19	HOU	@	ATL	W,7-3	GS	33	7.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	68 (4)	Jun 24	HOU	@	LAD	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
17	72 (3)	Jun 28	HOU	@	SFG	W,3-1	GS	34	6.2	1	3	0	4	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	77 (4)	Jul 2	HOU	@	SDP	W,3-2	GS	30	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	81 (3)	Jul 7	HOU		MON	L,3-6	GS	31	8.0	2	1	1	4	0	P
20	86 (4)	Jul 12	HOU		NYM	L,2-3	GS	34	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
21	89 (2)	Jul 18	HOU	@	MON	L,0-3	GS	27	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	93 (3)	Jul 22	HOU	@	PHI	L,6-7	GS	23	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
23	99 (5)	Jul 28	HOU	@	NYM	W,12-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	103 (3)	Aug 2	HOU		SDP	W,12-9	GS	27	5.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
25	107 (3)	Aug 8	HOU	@	SDP	L,5-6	GS	27	7.1	1	2	0	3	0	P
26	111 (3)	Aug 13	HOU	@	SFG	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
27	115 (3)	Aug 17	HOU		CIN	L,0-8	GS	29	5.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	119 (3)	Aug 22	HOU		STL	L,1-2	GS	30	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
29	124 (4)	Aug 27	HOU		CHC	W,11-4	GS	28	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	128 (3)	Sep 1	HOU	@	STL	L,0-5	GS	28	5.1	0	3	0	3	0	P
31	133 (4)	Sep 6	HOU		PIT	W,4-3	GS	32	7.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
32	137 (3)	Sep 11 (1)	HOU		SFG	L,4-11	GS	18	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
				Player went from Houston Astros to New York Yankees
33	146	Sep 19	NYY	@	DET	L,3-10	GS	14	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	151 (4)	Sep 25	NYY		DET	W,10-2	GS	22	5.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
35	156 (4)	Oct 1	NYY		MIL	W,6-1	GS	22	5.2	2	0	0	2	0	P
							35gm		225.1	17	36	1	54	1