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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Team Record in Appearances: 13-27 / in Starts: 3-1

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 25, Entered with runners on base: 14

1975 Pitching Game Log

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1975 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	246	29	May 5	HOU	@	LAD	L,0-2	8-GF(8)		99	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.00	-1.41	4	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.28	0.011	.21	0.01%	0.44	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
2	247	30	May 6	HOU	@	LAD	L,1-3	8-GF(8)		0	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.00	2.09	5	0	3	0	2	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.07	0.005	.05	0.00%	0.44	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
3	248	32	May 9	HOU	@	MON	L,4-5	6-6		2	0.1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.00	4.73	4	0	1	0	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.27	-0.141	.83	-0.03%	-0.65	6b --3 2 out tie	6b 3 out d1
4	249	33	May 10	HOU	@	MON	L,7-8	5-7		0	2.2	3	4	4	2	2	1	0	7.20	6.59	12	4	1	0	1	3		2	0	0	1	1	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.25	-0.226	.42	-0.05%	-1.88	5b 1-3 1 out d1	7b 3 out d4
5	250	36	May 14	HOU	@	CHC	W,11-7	7-GF	S(1)	3	3.0	3	2	1	0	5	0	0	5.63	3.84	12	2	4	2	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	11	2	0	0	0	1	0	.66	0.130	.15	0.02%	0.42	7b 12- 0 out a4	9b end a 4
6	251	39	May 17	HOU		NYM	L,4-6	7-7		2	0.2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.23	3.74	4	2	0	0	0	2		2	2	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.08	-0.270	.28	-0.04%	-1.89	7t 1-3 1 out tie	7t 3 out d3
7	252	42	May 20	HOU		PHI	W,4-2	9-GF	S(2)	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	5.59	3.72	4	1	1	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.91	0.062	.24	0.01%	0.42	9t --- 0 out a2	9t end a 2
8	253	45	May 24	HOU		MON	L,1-2	9-GF		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.23	3.65	2	1	1	0	0	0		3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.65	-0.106	1.28	-0.02%	0.48	9t 123 1 out tie	9t end d 1
9	254	46	May 25	HOU		MON	W,8-7	9-GF(12)	W(1-0)	0	4.0	3	1	1	1	2	0	0	4.40	3.28	15	3	6	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.80	-0.056	.50	-0.01%	0.69	9t --- 0 out d1	12t end d 1
10	255	48	May 27	HOU	@	PIT	L,5-6	8-9	HL(1-1)	1	1.0	1	3	3	2	1	0	0	5.87	3.50	6	1	1	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.59	-0.305	.99	-0.05%	-1.42	8b 1-- 1 out a1	9b -23 1 out a1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
11	256	52	Jun 1	HOU	@	PHI	L,4-5	7-GF(8)		4	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	5.19	3.45	8	4	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	.79	0.070	.22	0.01%	0.96	7b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
12	257	54	Jun 3	HOU	@	NYM	L,3-4	7-GF(8)		1	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.66	3.16	6	2	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.43	0.062	.08	0.01%	0.87	7b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
13	258	63	Jun 12	HOU		PIT	L,2-4	8-GF		8	2.0	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.64	3.10	9	2	3	1	0	4		0	0	1	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	.79	-0.028	.04	0.00%	-0.16	8t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 2
14	259	64	Jun 13	HOU	@	STL	L,2-6	7-GF(8)		0	2.0	2	1	1	1	2	0	0	4.63	3.02	9	3	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.13	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.05	7b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 4
15	260	66	Jun 15	HOU	@	STL	W,8-7	8-GF	W(2-1)	1	1.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.32	3.03	7	1	3	0	0	1		3	2	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.72	0.145	.13	0.00%	0.02	8b 123 1 out d1	9b end a 1
16	261	68	Jun 17	HOU	@	LAD	L,1-6	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	4.50	3.16	6	1	1	0	0	1		0	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.06	-0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.57	8b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 5
17	262	71	Jun 21	HOU		CIN	L,6-7	12-14	L(2-2)	3	2.2	5	1	1	0	2	0	0	4.40	2.97	13	0	6	3	0	5		0	0	0	0	0	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.13	0.226	.05	0.00%	0.72	12t --- 0 out tie	14t -23 2 out tie
18	263	73	Jun 23	HOU		LAD	W,6-5	7-7		1	0.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.40	2.97	2	0	0	0	0	2		3	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.05	-0.299	.03	0.00%	-2.64	7t 123 1 out a4	7t 1-3 1 out a1
19	264	77	Jun 27	HOU		ATL	L,4-7	7-GF		3	3.0	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	3.98	2.90	12	4	3	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	.30	-0.027	.00	0.00%	0.27	7t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
20	265	79	Jun 29	HOU		ATL	L,1-3	9-GF		1	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.86	2.98	4	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.35	0.013	.00	0.00%	0.42	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
21	266	80	Jun 30	HOU	@	CIN	L,6-9	12-GF(12)	L(2-3)	0	0.2	2	3	3	1	1	1	0	4.59	3.40	5	0	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.68	-0.369	.01	0.00%	-2.63	12b --- 0 out tie	12b end d 3
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
22	267	81	Jul 1	HOU	@	CIN	L,7-8	14-GF(15)	L(2-4)	0	1.1	3	1	1	2	0	0	0	4.67	3.54	9	3	1	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.56	-0.239	.00	0.00%	-0.94	14b --- 0 out tie	15b end d 1
23	268	85	Jul 5(2)	HOU	@	ATL	L,4-8	6-7		3	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.50	3.39	4	0	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.07	0.008	.00	0.00%	0.57	6b --- 2 out d4	7b 3 out d4
24	269	91	Jul 12	HOU		PHI	L,2-14	2-4		6	1.1	4	3	3	3	0	1	0	5.06	3.95	11	2	2	0	1	4		2	2	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	.44	-0.138	.00	0.00%	-4.51	2t 12- 2 out d3	4t 1-3 0 out d7
25	270	93	Jul 17	HOU	@	PHI	L,5-6	4-8		4	5.0	4	1	1	3	2	0	0	4.68	3.91	22	5	8	0	3	4		0	0	1	0	0	18	0	0	1	0	1	0	1.27	0.223	.00	0.00%	1.39	4b --- 0 out tie	8b 3 out tie
26	271	95	Jul 19	HOU	@	PHI	L,0-1	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.57	3.79	4	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.42	0.029	.00	0.00%	0.48	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
27	272	101	Jul 25	HOU		SFG	L,1-8	1-7		5	7.0	7	1	1	1	4	0	0	4.11	3.52	27	9	6	0	0	7		2	2	1	1	0	25	2	0	0	1	1	0	.29	0.024	.00	0.00%	1.42	1t -23 0 out d3	7t 3 out d5
28	273	107	Jul 30	HOU		SDP	W,8-4	7-8	H(2)	4	1.1	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	4.18	3.46	6	3	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.10	-0.015	.00	0.00%	0.02	7t --- 0 out a2	8t 12- 1 out a2
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
29	274	113	Aug 4	HOU	@	SDP	W,5-3	GS-6	W(3-4)	4	6.0	6	3	3	3	4	0	0	4.21	3.38	27	10	7	0	1	3	49			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	.99	-0.084	.00	0.00%	-0.42	1b start a 2	6b 3 out d1
30	275	118	Aug 9	HOU		PIT	W,5-0	SHO	W(4-4)	4	9.0	5	0	0	2	4	0	0	3.65	3.25	34	6	17	2	1	5	79			0	0	0	32	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.34	0.546	.00	0.00%	3.80	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
31	276	122	Aug 13	HOU		STL	L,3-4	GS-1		3	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.59	3.28	3	1	1	0	0	0	52			0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.76	0.045	.00	0.00%	0.42	1t start tie	1t 3 out tie
32	277	138	Aug 31	HOU	@	PIT	L,6-9	6-6		17	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.54	3.21	4	0	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.79	0.043	.00	0.00%	0.45	6b --- 0 out d1	6b 3 out d1
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
33	278	139	Sep 1	HOU		ATL	W,5-3	9-GF	S(3)	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.52	3.18	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.68	0.070	.00	0.00%	0.45	9t 1-3 2 out a2	9t end a 2
34	279	141	Sep 3	HOU		SFG	L,4-9	2-3		1	1.1	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	3.71	3.21	9	3	1	0	0	4		1	0	1	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.19	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-1.38	2t 1-- 2 out d5	3t 3 out d7
35	280	144	Sep 6	HOU		SDP	L,1-2	8-GF		2	2.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3.61	3.28	8	2	4	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	.73	0.071	.00	0.00%	0.84	8t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
36	281	147	Sep 9	HOU	@	ATL	L,1-4	7-GF(8)		2	2.0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.51	3.23	9	2	3	0	1	3		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.08	0.008	.00	0.00%	0.94	7b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 4
37	282	149	Sep 11	HOU	@	SFG	W,4-3	9-11	W(5-4)	1	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.38	3.21	9	6	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.78	0.398	.00	0.00%	1.43	9b --- 0 out tie	11b 3 out tie
38	283	151	Sep 14	HOU	@	SDP	W,4-2	9-GF	S(4)	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.36	3.21	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.65	0.132	.00	0.00%	0.56	9b -23 2 out a2	9b end a 2
39	284	154	Sep 19	HOU		LAD	W,6-5	8-10		4	2.1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.26	3.20	10	3	3	0	0	2		3	0	1	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.90	0.302	.00	0.00%	1.56	8t 123 2 out d1	10t 3 out tie
40	285	157	Sep 22	HOU		CIN	W,5-1	GS-9	W(6-4)	2	8.0	4	1	1	4	5	0	1	3.07	3.20	31	12	5	0	0	4	71			0	0	0	26	0	0	0	2	0	0	.72	0.156	.00	0.00%	0.57	1t start tie	9t 123 0 out a4
							13-27		W-L:6-4,Sv:4,Hld:2	2.2	88.0	79	32	30	39	54	3	2	3.07	3.20	378	0.97		5%	6%	72	63	29	45%	8	2	2	329	15	0	4	4	5	2	1.10	0.426	.09	-0.14%	1.91

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