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	9-27 / in Starts: 6-7
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	9 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 32 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	13 (9-1-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 32 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	19 (9-6-3)

Most Driven In
Self	1

Most Driven In By
Self	1

1976 Batting Game Log

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1976 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	289	3 (2)	Apr 11	HOU	@	CIN	L,3-9	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.40	-0.010	.58	-0.01%	-0.09	P
2	290	7 (3)	Apr 16	HOU		SDP	W,4-1	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.62	-0.045	.98	-0.04%	-0.65	P
3	291	12 (4)	Apr 20	HOU		LAD	L,3-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.56	-0.013	.99	-0.01%	-0.13	P
4	292	17 (4)	Apr 25	HOU		NYM	L,2-4	GS-8	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.286	.536	9	.54	0.043	.75	0.04%	0.23	P
5	293	21 (3)	Apr 30	HOU	@	NYM	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.222	.422	9	.93	-0.043	1.43	-0.04%	-0.33	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	294	25 (3)	May 5	HOU	@	PHI	L,3-6	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.200	.382	9	.66	-0.023	.95	-0.02%	-0.40	P
7	295	29 (3)	May 11	HOU		MON	W,5-3	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.167	.182	.348	9	.32	-0.008	.43	-0.01%	-0.32	P
8	296	33 (3)	May 16	HOU		PHI	L,2-12	2-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.154	.167	.321	9	.43	-0.010	.43	-0.01%	-0.25	P
9	297	35 (1)	May 17 (2)	HOU		ATL	W,3-2	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.154	.167	.321	9						P
10	298	38 (2)	May 20	HOU	@	SDP	W,5-4	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.188	.200	.388	9	.68	0.009	.69	0.01%	-0.02	P
11	299	41 (2)	May 23	HOU	@	LAD	L,5-6	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.188	.200	.388	9						P
12	300	43 (1)	May 25	HOU	@	SFG	L,6-7	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.188	.200	.388	9						P
13	301	45 (1)	May 29	HOU	@	ATL	W,4-3	GS-9	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.211	.389	.599	9	1.18	0.151	.56	0.04%	0.56	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
14	302	50 (4)	Jun 2	HOU		CIN	L,7-8	GS-3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.250	.421	.671	9	.77	0.038	.78	0.02%	0.39	P
15	303	56 (5)	Jun 7	HOU		STL	L,6-7	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.250	.421	.671	9						P
16	304	61 (4)	Jun 13	HOU	@	CHC	L,3-8	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.250	.421	.671	9						P
17	305	66 (4)	Jun 21	HOU	@	ATL	L,9-11	4-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.250	.421	.671	9						P
18	306	67	Jun 22	HOU	@	ATL	W,9-7	4-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.250	.421	.671	9	1.60	-0.023	.63	-0.01%	-0.19	P
19	307	75 (7)	Jun 30	HOU	@	SFG	L,2-10	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.250	.421	.671	9						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
20	308	78 (2)	Jul 3	HOU	@	CIN	L,8-9	6-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.250	.421	.671	9	2.05	-0.026	1.33	-0.01%	-0.18	P
21	309	80 (1)	Jul 5	HOU		NYM	W,7-3	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.217	.364	.581	9	.42	-0.030	.10	0.00%	-0.76	P
22	310	90 (9)	Jul 18 (1)	HOU	@	MON	W,7-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.200	.333	.533	9	.64	-0.032	.21	-0.01%	-0.25	P
23	311	95 (4)	Jul 21 (1)	HOU	@	PIT	L,1-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.200	.333	.533	3						P
24	312	96	Jul 21 (2)	HOU	@	PIT	L,1-4	4-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.192	.320	.512	9	.31	-0.008	.13	0.00%	-0.09	P
25	313	106 (9)	Jul 31 (2)	HOU		ATL	W,9-6	5-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.192	.320	.512	9	1.07	-0.014	.16	0.00%	-0.26	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
26	314	112 (5)	Aug 6	HOU	@	SDP	L,3-9	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.160	.192	.320	.512	9						P
27	315	113	Aug 7	HOU	@	SDP	L,2-3	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.160	.192	.320	.512	9						P
28	316	116 (2)	Aug 10	HOU	@	STL	L,1-8	2-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.160	.192	.320	.512	9						P
29	317	118 (1)	Aug 13	HOU		PIT	L,5-8	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.185	.308	.493	9	.70	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.19	P
30	318	127 (8)	Aug 22	HOU	@	PHI	L,1-5	5-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.185	.308	.493	9						P
31	319	129 (1)	Aug 25	HOU	@	CHC	L,1-5	3-8	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.214	.370	.585	9	.12	0.008	.00	0.00%	0.21	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	320	139 (9)	Sep 5	HOU		LAD	L,0-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.185	.214	.370	.585	9						P
33	321	140	Sep 6	HOU	@	CIN	L,8-9	3-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.185	.214	.370	.585	9						P
34	322	147 (6)	Sep 14 (2)	HOU	@	ATL	L,3-4	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.185	.214	.370	.585	9						P
35	323	153 (5)	Sep 21	HOU		ATL	L,2-6	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.185	.214	.370	.585	9						P
36	324	156 (2)	Sep 25	HOU	@	SFG	L,0-10	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.185	.214	.370	.585	9						P
							9-27		32	27	1	5	2	0	1	1	1	0	8	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.214	.370	.585		.72	-0.054	.63	-0.06%	-2.71

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