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.

1967 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1967 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	5 (4)	Apr 16	CHC	@	PIT	L,5-6	GF	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	8 (2)	Apr 21	CHC		PIT	L,1-6		13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	12 (3)	Apr 28	CHC	@	HOU	L,4-5	GF	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	16 (3)	May 3	CHC	@	ATL	L,0-4	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	18 (1)	May 6	CHC		STL	L,3-5		13	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	20 (1)	May 8	CHC		SFG	L,2-9		9	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	30 (9)	May 19	CHC		LAD	L,0-8		8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	35 (4)	May 24 (2)	CHC		CIN	W,4-3	GS	31	7.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
9	37 (1)	May 26	CHC		HOU	L,4-17	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	40 (2)	May 30 (2)	CHC		ATL	L,1-4	GS	28	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	48 (7)	Jun 6 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	L,8-9	GS	21	4.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
12	56 (7)	Jun 16	CHC	@	NYM	W,4-3		17	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	61 (4)	Jun 20	CHC	@	PIT	W,5-3	GS	19	4.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
14	66 (4)	Jun 25 (2)	CHC		HOU	W,8-0	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
15	71 (4)	Jun 29	CHC		PIT	W,4-3	GS	23	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	76 (4)	Jul 4 (1)	CHC	@	ATL	L,3-8	GS	15	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	78 (1)	Jul 5	CHC	@	ATL	L,2-4	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	82 (3)	Jul 9	CHC	@	HOU	L,0-6	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	85 (2)	Jul 15	CHC	@	LAD	L,1-5	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	90 (4)	Jul 19	CHC		ATL	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	95 (4)	Jul 23 (2)	CHC		SFG	W,6-3	GS	24	5.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
22	98 (2)	Jul 26	CHC	@	STL	L,2-4	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	102 (3)	Jul 30 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	L,2-3	GS	24	6.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	107 (4)	Aug 3	CHC		ATL	L,3-10	GS	10	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	110 (2)	Aug 6	CHC		ATL	L,4-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	113 (2)	Aug 8	CHC		PIT	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	P
27	118 (4)	Aug 12	CHC		PHI	L,0-9	GS	23	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	123 (4)	Aug 16	CHC	@	STL	L,3-4	GS	23	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
29	129 (5)	Aug 22	CHC	@	PIT	W,8-1	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
30	133 (3)	Aug 29	CHC		HOU	L,3-5	GS	29	7.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	138 (4)	Sep 2 (1)	CHC		NYM	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	146 (7)	Sep 8	CHC	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	36	8.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
33	150 (3)	Sep 12	CHC	@	HOU	L,4-5	GS	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	153 (2)	Sep 17	CHC	@	ATL	W,5-3	GS	25	6.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
35	156 (2)	Sep 22	CHC		CIN	W,3-2	CG	35	10.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
36	159 (2)	Sep 26	CHC		STL	W,8-7	GS	24	5.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
							36gm		169.2	10	26	0	36	1