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.

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 8	DET	@	WSA	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
2	6 (2)	Apr 12	DET	@	BAL	W,7-2	GS	34	8.2	1	3	0	4	0	P
3	9 (2)	Apr 17	DET		BOS	W,3-2	GS	28	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	13 (3)	Apr 24	DET	@	MIN	W,8-6	GS	19	3.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
5	16 (2)	Apr 28	DET	@	KCR	W,8-3	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	20 (3)	May 2	DET	@	CHW	L,2-3	GS	33	7.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
7	24 (3)	May 7	DET		MIN	L,6-9	GS	14	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	28 (3)	May 11	DET		CHW	L,5-9	GS	16	3.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
9	32 (3)	May 19	DET	@	BOS	L,4-5	GS	14	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
10	36 (3)	May 22	DET		WSA	W,3-2	GS	31	7.0	3	3	0	6	0	P
11	41 (4)	May 27	DET		NYY	L,2-4	GS	18	3.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	45 (3)	Jun 2	DET	@	CAL	L,2-3	CG	38	9.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	49 (3)	Jun 6	DET	@	OAK	W,6-4	GS	29	7.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
14	53 (3)	Jun 11	DET		MIL	W,6-2	GS	33	8.1	0	1	0	1	1	P
15	57 (3)	Jun 15	DET		OAK	L,7-12	GS	13	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	60 (2)	Jun 19	DET	@	CLE	L,2-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	62 (1)	Jun 21 (1)	DET	@	CLE	W,7-2		13	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	64 (1)	Jun 23	DET	@	WSA	L,2-6	GF	7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	67 (2)	Jun 26	DET		CLE	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	73 (5)	Jul 2	DET		NYY	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
21	79 (5)	Jul 7 (2)	DET		BOS	W,4-3	GS	31	7.2	2	0	0	2	0	P
22	83 (3)	Jul 11	DET		BAL	L,5-6	GS	31	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	89 (5)	Jul 19 (1)	DET	@	KCR	W,2-0	GS	31	8.0	1	1	1	3	0	P
24	94 (4)	Jul 23	DET	@	MIN	L,1-2	GS	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	99 (4)	Jul 28	DET		KCR	L,6-7	GS	35	7.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	104 (4)	Aug 2	DET		MIN	L,3-4	GS	21	4.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	109 (4)	Aug 6 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,5-7	GS	11	1.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
28	113 (3)	Aug 10	DET	@	BOS	L,10-11	GS	15	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	118 (4)	Aug 15	DET	@	CAL	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
30	122 (3)	Aug 19	DET	@	OAK	L,0-7		22	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	127 (4)	Aug 25 (2)	DET		CAL	L,6-10	GS	31	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	131 (3)	Aug 30	DET		OAK	W,6-5	GS	28	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	136 (4)	Sep 3	DET	@	BOS	L,2-5	GS	14	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	140 (3)	Sep 7	DET		BAL	W,5-2	GS	32	7.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
35	144 (3)	Sep 11	DET		WSA	L,2-4	GS	21	4.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
36	149 (4)	Sep 17	DET	@	CLE	L,2-6	GS	16	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	153 (3)	Sep 21	DET	@	BAL	L,3-4	GS	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
38	157 (3)	Sep 25 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,3-8	GS	6	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
							38gm		213.0	17	35	1	53	1