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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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	19-15 / in Starts: 15-14
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	28 games
Most Games w/o RBI	28 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 73 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	60 (26-24-10)
Avg. MLBer w/ 73 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	42 (21-13-6)

Most Driven In
A Phillips	0

Most Driven In By
B Williams	2

1968 Batting Game Log

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1968 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	37	1	Apr 10	CHC	@	CIN	L,4-9	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.20	-0.061	2.57	-0.08%	-0.41	P
2	38	4 (2)	Apr 14	CHC		STL	W,7-6	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.66	-0.037	1.34	-0.05%	-0.71	P
3	39	7 (2)	Apr 18	CHC	@	ATL	L,3-5	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.69	-0.013	1.18	-0.01%	-0.16	P
4	40	11 (3)	Apr 23	CHC		ATL	W,10-4	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9	.25	-0.014	.37	-0.01%	-0.20	P
5	41	15 (3)	Apr 28 (1)	CHC		HOU	W,8-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.42	-0.041	.71	-0.04%	-0.88	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	42	20 (4)	May 2	CHC	@	PIT	W,1-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	1.24	-0.123	1.91	-0.11%	-1.05	P
7	43	25 (4)	May 8	CHC		LAD	W,7-6	GS-9	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.158	.111	.269	9	.55	0.001	.98	0.00%	-0.42	P
8	44	30 (4)	May 12 (2)	CHC		NYM	L,0-10	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.150	.105	.255	9	2.34	-0.065	4.36	-0.07%	-0.54	P
9	45	35 (4)	May 17	CHC	@	SFG	L,0-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.136	.095	.232	9	.48	-0.023	1.07	-0.03%	-0.15	P
10	46	40 (4)	May 22	CHC		PIT	L,6-13	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.130	.167	.130	.297	9	.52	-0.028	1.29	-0.04%	-1.35	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	47	47 (6)	Jun 1	CHC	@	HOU	W,3-1	6-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.120	.154	.120	.274	9	.76	-0.048	1.89	-0.07%	-0.76	P
12	48	52 (4)	Jun 7	CHC		ATL	L,6-7	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.120	.154	.120	.274	9						P
13	49	56 (3)	Jun 11	CHC		CIN	L,7-9	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.120	.154	.120	.274	9						P
14	50	60 (3)	Jun 15	CHC	@	ATL	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.143	.111	.254	9	.57	-0.027	1.32	-0.04%	-0.26	P
15	51	65 (4)	Jun 21	CHC	@	CIN	W,3-2	GS-8	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.103	.161	.103	.265	9	1.34	-0.068	1.17	-0.04%	-0.78	P
16	52	70 (4)	Jun 25	CHC	@	HOU	L,2-4	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.156	.100	.256	9	1.29	-0.024	.59	-0.01%	-0.24	P
17	53	73 (2)	Jun 29	CHC		STL	W,10-8	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.097	.152	.097	.248	9	1.06	-0.042	.31	-0.01%	-0.56	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
18	54	78 (4)	Jul 4 (1)	CHC		PHI	W,6-2	GS-7	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.176	.125	.301	9	1.26	0.026	.26	0.00%	0.10	P
19	55	89 (10)	Jul 14	CHC	@	PIT	W,6-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.139	.184	.139	.323	9	.47	-0.006	.07	0.00%	-0.25	P
20	56	91 (1)	Jul 16	CHC	@	PHI	W,4-3	12-GF(12)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.139	.184	.139	.323	5						P
21	57	97 (5)	Jul 22	CHC	@	SFG	W,7-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.128	.171	.128	.299	9	1.15	-0.080	.32	-0.01%	-0.61	P
22	58	102 (4)	Jul 28 (1)	CHC		LAD	W,8-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.119	.159	.119	.278	9	.47	-0.034	.06	0.00%	-0.45	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
23	59	107 (4)	Aug 1	CHC		HOU	W,4-1	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.149	.111	.260	9	1.01	-0.079	.11	-0.01%	-1.01	P
24	60	110 (2)	Aug 4	CHC	@	STL	W,6-5	13-GF(13)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.149	.111	.260	8						P
25	61	112 (1)	Aug 6	CHC	@	ATL	W,4-3	GS-8	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.160	.125	.285	9	1.05	-0.065	.20	-0.01%	-1.15	P
26	62	116 (3)	Aug 10	CHC	@	CIN	W,8-5	GS-6	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.120	.154	.120	.274	9	1.22	-0.066	.14	-0.01%	-0.78	P
27	63	120 (3)	Aug 14	CHC		STL	L,1-3	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.167	.118	.284	9	.94	0.002	.60	0.00%	0.04	P
28	64	125 (4)	Aug 18 (2)	CHC		CIN	L,3-6	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.179	.115	.294	9	1.24	0.025	.06	0.00%	0.20	P
29	65	127 (1)	Aug 20	CHC		ATL	W,6-5	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.115	.179	.115	.294	9						P
30	66	130 (2)	Aug 23	CHC	@	HOU	L,2-3	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.107	.167	.107	.274	9	.73	-0.074	.02	0.00%	-0.83	P
31	67	138 (7)	Aug 31	CHC		HOU	L,2-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.164	.105	.269	9	1.29	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-0.28	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
32	68	143 (4)	Sep 4 (1)	CHC		SFG	W,7-6	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.102	.159	.102	.260	9	.79	-0.047	.00	0.00%	-0.68	P
33	69	152 (8)	Sep 14	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-4	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.102	.159	.102	.260	9						P
34	70	157 (4)	Sep 21	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.156	.100	.256	9	.99	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.18	P
							19-15		73	60	2	6	0	0	0	0	4	0	23	0	9	0	0	1	0	0	.100	.156	.100	.256		.86	-1.068	.73	-0.64%	-14.37

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