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.

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 11	HOU	@	CIN	L,3-9	GS	21	3.1	0	0	1	1	0	P
2	7 (3)	Apr 16	HOU		SDP	W,4-1	GS	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
3	12 (4)	Apr 20	HOU		LAD	L,3-6	GS	22	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
4	17 (4)	Apr 25	HOU		NYM	L,2-4	GS	34	7.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
5	21 (3)	Apr 30	HOU	@	NYM	L,1-3	GS	26	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	25 (3)	May 5	HOU	@	PHI	L,3-6	GS	24	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
7	29 (3)	May 11	HOU		MON	W,5-3	GS	14	2.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
8	33 (3)	May 16	HOU		PHI	L,2-12		12	3.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	35 (1)	May 17 (2)	HOU		ATL	W,3-2		8	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	38 (2)	May 20	HOU	@	SDP	W,5-4	GS	24	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
11	41 (2)	May 23	HOU	@	LAD	L,5-6		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	43 (1)	May 25	HOU	@	SFG	L,6-7		10	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	45 (1)	May 29	HOU	@	ATL	W,4-3	GS	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	50 (4)	Jun 2	HOU		CIN	L,7-8	GS	15	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	56 (5)	Jun 7	HOU		STL	L,6-7	GS	17	3.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
16	61 (4)	Jun 13	HOU	@	CHC	L,3-8		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	66 (4)	Jun 21	HOU	@	ATL	L,9-11		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	67	Jun 22	HOU	@	ATL	W,9-7		11	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	75 (7)	Jun 30	HOU	@	SFG	L,2-10	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	78 (2)	Jul 3	HOU	@	CIN	L,8-9		12	2.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
21	80 (1)	Jul 5	HOU		NYM	W,7-3	GS	32	6.2	1	2	0	3	0	P
22	90 (9)	Jul 18 (1)	HOU	@	MON	W,7-6	GS	25	6.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
23	95 (4)	Jul 21 (1)	HOU	@	PIT	L,1-5	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
24	96	Jul 21 (2)	HOU	@	PIT	L,1-4	GF	20	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	106 (9)	Jul 31 (2)	HOU		ATL	W,9-6		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	112 (5)	Aug 6	HOU	@	SDP	L,3-9		8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
27	113	Aug 7	HOU	@	SDP	L,2-3		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	116 (2)	Aug 10	HOU	@	STL	L,1-8		10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	118 (1)	Aug 13	HOU		PIT	L,5-8	GF	15	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	127 (8)	Aug 22	HOU	@	PHI	L,1-5		11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	129 (1)	Aug 25	HOU	@	CHC	L,1-5		21	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	139 (9)	Sep 5	HOU		LAD	L,0-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	140	Sep 6	HOU	@	CIN	L,8-9		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	147 (6)	Sep 14 (2)	HOU	@	ATL	L,3-4		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	153 (5)	Sep 21	HOU		ATL	L,2-6		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	156 (2)	Sep 25	HOU	@	SFG	L,0-10		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
							36gm		118.0	9	13	3	25	1