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	13-19 / in Starts: 7-8
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	17 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 38 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	20 (15-4-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 38 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	23 (11-7-3)

Most Driven In
M Stanley	1
J Price	1

Most Driven In By
A Kaline	2
D McAuliffe	1
J Northrup	1

1971 Batting Game Log

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1971 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	152	2 (1)	Apr 9	DET	@	BAL	L,5-6	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	1.01	0.005	1.77	0.01%	0.16	P
2	153	6 (3)	Apr 13	DET	@	NYY	L,2-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.51	-0.068	2.18	-0.06%	-0.52	P
3	154	9 (2)	Apr 16	DET		BOS	L,3-5	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.76	-0.018	.97	-0.01%	-0.15	P
4	155	12 (2)	Apr 20	DET		BAL	W,7-6	GS-8	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9	.53	-0.002	.71	0.00%	-0.04	P
5	156	15 (2)	Apr 24	DET	@	OAK	L,4-5	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9						P
6	157	17 (1)	Apr 26	DET	@	KCR	W,8-3	GS-9	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	9	.65	0.018	.73	0.01%	-0.11	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
7	158	24 (6)	May 5	DET		OAK	L,0-5	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	9						P
8	159	27 (2)	May 9	DET		KCR	L,2-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.308	.182	.490	9	1.14	-0.027	1.31	-0.02%	-0.27	P
9	160	35 (7)	May 18	DET	@	BOS	L,3-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.308	.182	.490	1						P
10	161	41 (5)	May 23 (2)	DET		WSA	W,11-0	7-GF	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.357	.333	.690	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	1.49	P
11	162	47 (5)	May 30	DET	@	MIL	W,9-5	5-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.333	.308	.641	9	.85	-0.023	1.33	-0.02%	-0.20	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
12	163	53 (5)	Jun 6	DET	@	CHW	L,2-8	5-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.333	.308	.641	9						P
13	164	61 (7)	Jun 15	DET		CHW	L,1-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.333	.308	.641	9						P
14	165	65 (3)	Jun 19	DET	@	CLE	W,5-3	3-9	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.313	.646	9	.89	0.019	1.59	0.02%	0.16	P
15	166	68 (2)	Jun 22 (1)	DET	@	NYY	W,7-4	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.333	.313	.646	9						P
16	167	76 (7)	Jun 29	DET	@	BAL	L,6-15	3-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.316	.294	.610	9	.23	-0.005	.69	-0.01%	-0.26	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
17	168	80 (3)	Jul 3	DET		BAL	L,1-8	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.235	.316	.294	.610	8						P
18	169	83 (2)	Jul 7	DET		NYY	L,3-5	11-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.235	.316	.294	.610	9						P
19	170	92 (8)	Jul 18 (2)	DET	@	KCR	L,3-4	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.286	.263	.549	9	1.44	-0.073	1.02	-0.03%	-0.51	P
20	171	98 (5)	Jul 24	DET		OAK	L,2-7	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.286	.263	.549	9						P
21	172	100 (1)	Jul 25 (2)	DET		OAK	L,1-6	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.286	.263	.549	9						P
22	173	102 (1)	Jul 28	DET		KCR	W,8-7	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.286	.263	.549	2		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
23	174	104 (1)	Jul 30	DET		CAL	W,4-3	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.286	.263	.549	9						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
24	175	106 (1)	Aug 1	DET		CAL	W,4-3	15-GF(16)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.286	.263	.549	1						P
25	176	108 (1)	Aug 3	DET		WSA	L,2-4	GS-9	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.250	.523	9	1.09	-0.051	.46	-0.01%	-0.51	P
26	177	112 (3)	Aug 7	DET	@	BOS	W,12-8	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.250	.227	.477	9	.96	-0.048	.61	-0.02%	-0.44	P
27	178	116 (3)	Aug 11	DET	@	MIL	W,2-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.231	.208	.439	9	1.22	-0.056	.83	-0.02%	-0.35	P
28	179	124 (7)	Aug 20	DET		MIL	W,3-2	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.154	.214	.192	.407	9	.47	-0.020	.08	0.00%	0.19	P
29	180	128 (3)	Aug 24	DET		MIN	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.200	.179	.379	9	.70	-0.035	.11	0.00%	-0.31	P
30	181	134 (5)	Aug 31 (2)	DET		CLE	L,3-6	GS-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.200	.179	.379	9	1.23	-0.018	.09	0.00%	-0.18	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
31	182	143 (8)	Sep 9	DET		BOS	L,6-12	2-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.188	.167	.354	9	1.18	-0.058	.13	0.00%	-0.43	P
32	183	148 (4)	Sep 13 (2)	DET	@	BAL	W,10-5	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.188	.167	.354	9						P
							13-19		38	30	5	4	1	0	0	2	2	0	9	0	6	0	1	0	0	0	.133	.188	.167	.354		.90	-0.460	.88	-0.18%	-2.27

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