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.

1977 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1977 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 11	HOU		CIN	W,4-3	GF	14	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	7 (2)	Apr 15	HOU	@	ATL	L,3-4		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	9 (1)	Apr 17	HOU	@	ATL	L,4-5		5	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	14 (4)	Apr 23 (2)	HOU		SDP	L,8-11		9	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	22 (7)	May 3	HOU	@	CHC	L,0-9		7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	24 (1)	May 5	HOU	@	CHC	L,7-8		12	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	27 (2)	May 8	HOU	@	STL	L,1-2	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	28	May 9	HOU		CHC	L,1-6		9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	29	May 10	HOU		CHC	L,5-11		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	38 (8)	May 21	HOU		PHI	L,4-7	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	44 (5)	May 28	HOU	@	SDP	L,5-6		4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	48 (3)	Jun 1	HOU		LAD	L,2-6		14	3.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
13	50 (1)	Jun 3	HOU	@	CIN	L,0-4		16	3.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	53 (2)	Jun 6	HOU	@	PHI	L,5-9		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	54	Jun 7	HOU	@	PHI	L,8-9		11	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	58 (3)	Jun 11 (2)	HOU		NYM	L,4-6		15	4.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
17	61 (2)	Jun 14	HOU		MON	W,5-0	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	65 (3)	Jun 18	HOU	@	NYM	W,4-3	GF	10	3.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
19	71 (5)	Jun 25 (1)	HOU		SFG	W,4-3	GF	17	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	74 (2)	Jun 27	HOU		SDP	W,7-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	77 (2)	Jul 1	HOU		ATL	W,3-1	GF	2	1.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
22	78	Jul 2	HOU		ATL	L,1-2		8	1.2	1	1	0	2	1	P
23	80 (1)	Jul 4	HOU	@	SDP	W,12-7	GF	13	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	81	Jul 5	HOU	@	SDP	L,7-8	GF	13	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	86 (4)	Jul 10	HOU		CIN	W,6-5		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	88 (1)	Jul 12	HOU		LAD	L,0-8		15	3.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	89	Jul 13	HOU		LAD	W,3-2		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	91 (1)	Jul 15	HOU	@	CIN	L,3-8		7	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	93 (1)	Jul 17	HOU	@	CIN	W,3-1	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	98 (4)	Jul 24 (2)	HOU	@	CHC	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
31	103 (4)	Jul 29	HOU		CHC	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	108 (4)	Aug 3	HOU		PIT	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
33	113 (4)	Aug 9 (1)	HOU	@	SFG	L,3-4	GS	25	6.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
34	118 (4)	Aug 14	HOU	@	SDP	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
35	122 (3)	Aug 19	HOU	@	PHI	L,5-9	GS	28	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
36	127 (4)	Aug 24	HOU		PHI	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	P
37	132 (4)	Aug 30	HOU		NYM	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	136 (3)	Sep 4	HOU	@	MON	W,7-1	CG	29	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	P
39	141 (4)	Sep 9	HOU		SFG	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
40	146 (4)	Sep 14	HOU	@	SFG	L,2-3	GS	29	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
41	148 (1)	Sep 16	HOU	@	SDP	L,3-4	GF	15	2.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
42	150 (1)	Sep 20	HOU		ATL	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	155 (4)	Sep 25	HOU		LAD	L,4-5	GS	31	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	160 (4)	Sep 30	HOU	@	LAD	L,5-6	GS	31	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							44gm		180.2	11	31	0	42	7