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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Team Record in Appearances: 25-13 / in Starts: 25-13

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1979 Pitching Game Log

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1979 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	401	3	Apr 8	HOU		ATL	W,2-0	SHO	W(1-0)	99	9.0	5	0	0	0	7	0	0	0.00	1.18	31	8	11	1	0	5	84			1	0	0	31	0	0	0	1	0	0	.96	0.505	1.67	0.53%	3.98	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
2	402	7	Apr 13	HOU	@	SFG	L,7-8	GS-4	L(1-1)	4	3.1	6	7	6	4	3	0	0	4.38	2.08	20	6	1	0	0	6	21			0	0	0	16	1	1	0	0	0	0	.86	-0.329	1.81	-0.41%	-3.75	1b start tie	4b 123 1 out d3
3	403	12	Apr 17	HOU	@	LAD	L,6-10	GS-5		3	4.2	4	6	2	3	1	3	1	4.24	5.14	22	6	7	0	2	4	38			3	1	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	1	.87	-0.307	1.81	-0.38%	-3.77	1b start a 1	5b --- 2 out d5
4	404	16	Apr 22	HOU		PIT	W,3-2	GS-7		4	7.0	3	2	1	2	5	0	0	3.38	4.27	26	9	7	1	1	3	68			1	0	0	24	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.23	0.076	2.36	0.09%	1.09	1t start tie	7t 3 out tie
5	405	20	Apr 29	HOU	@	PIT	L,5-10	GS-4	L(1-2)	6	3.2	6	4	4	5	1	0	0	4.23	4.54	22	4	6	0	1	6	29			1	0	0	16	1	0	0	1	1	0	1.64	-0.292	3.61	-0.39%	-2.52	1b start a 2	4b 1-3 2 out d2
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	406	24	May 3	HOU	@	STL	W,4-1	GS-8	W(2-2)	3	7.2	7	1	1	1	2	0	0	3.57	4.12	29	11	8	1	1	7	62			0	2	0	28	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.47	0.332	3.22	0.44%	2.41	1b start tie	8b 12- 2 out a1
7	407	30	May 9	HOU		STL	W,5-4	GS-6		5	6.0	6	4	4	4	2	1	1	3.92	4.50	27	5	9	3	1	6	42			2	0	0	22	1	1	0	2	0	0	1.23	-0.215	2.61	-0.28%	-1.35	1t start tie	6t 3 out d1
8	408	35	May 13	HOU		CHC	W,3-0	SHO	W(3-2)	3	9.0	5	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.22	4.20	33	11	15	1	0	5	77			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	.73	0.379	1.49	0.46%	3.98	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
9	409	39	May 18	HOU		SDP	W,3-2	CG	W(4-2)	4	9.0	4	2	2	5	4	1	0	3.03	4.32	35	10	12	4	0	4	70			0	1	0	30	0	1	0	1	0	1	1.57	0.286	3.00	0.33%	1.98	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
10	410	44	May 22	HOU	@	ATL	W,4-1	CG	W(5-2)	3	9.0	6	1	1	2	1	0	0	2.77	4.17	32	8	15	0	2	6	70			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	1	0	0	.88	0.377	1.70	0.44%	3.53	1b start tie	9b 3 out a3
11	411	47	May 26	HOU	@	SDP	W,9-0	SHO	W(6-2)	3	9.0	6	0	0	4	5	0	0	2.44	4.03	35	15	6	0	0	5	76			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	3	0	1	.33	0.116	.65	0.14%	3.93	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a9
12	412	51	May 30	HOU		CIN	W,6-3	GS-9	W(7-2)	3	8.2	6	3	3	3	1	0	0	2.51	3.98	35	10	15	0	0	6	58			0	0	0	32	1	0	0	1	0	2	.59	0.273	1.72	0.48%	0.68	1t start tie	9t -2- 2 out a3
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
13	413	55	Jun 3	HOU		MON	W,5-4	GS-8	W(8-2)	3	7.1	9	4	4	0	1	1	0	2.70	4.00	30	5	15	1	0	9	45			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.32	-0.068	3.11	-0.10%	-0.94	1t start tie	8t 1-- 1 out a1
14	414	59	Jun 8	HOU	@	NYM	W,5-0	SHO	W(9-2)	4	9.0	4	0	0	2	4	0	1	2.46	3.89	33	11	12	3	2	3	81			0	1	0	30	1	0	0	0	0	0	.58	0.344	1.51	0.54%	4.02	1b start tie	9b 3 out a5
15	415	64	Jun 13	HOU	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	W(10-2)	4	9.0	9	3	2	4	7	0	0	2.43	3.78	40	10	10	0	2	9	62			1	0	0	35	1	1	0	0	1	1	1.80	0.425	4.56	0.65%	1.36	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a1
16	416	67	Jun 17	HOU	@	MON	L,3-19	GS-3	L(10-3)	3	2.2	6	8	8	3	2	2	1	3.00	4.06	18	4	2	1	0	6	13			0	0	0	14	2	0	0	0	0	0	.66	-0.334	1.75	-0.53%	-5.91	1b start tie	3b -2- 2 out d7
17	417	71	Jun 22	HOU		SDP	W,2-1	GS-8	W(11-3)	4	7.1	6	1	1	3	1	0	0	2.89	4.03	30	8	12	0	0	6	60			0	1	0	27	0	1	0	1	0	1	1.29	-0.027	3.75	-0.05%	1.04	1t start tie	8t 123 1 out a1
18	418	76	Jun 26	HOU		CIN	W,6-5	GS-7		3	7.0	5	5	4	4	3	2	0	3.02	4.21	31	10	9	0	1	5	48			0	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	1	1	.51	-0.288	1.82	-0.62%	-1.91	1t start tie	7t 3 out d4
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
19	419	81	Jul 1	HOU	@	SDP	W,4-1	GS-9	W(12-3)	4	8.1	8	1	1	2	5	0	1	2.90	4.11	34	11	7	1	0	8	66			2	1	0	30	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.34	0.347	2.76	0.43%	1.43	1b start tie	9b 123 1 out a3
20	420	85	Jul 6	HOU	@	CHC	W,4-2	GS-8	W(13-3)	4	7.2	6	2	2	4	2	2	0	2.87	4.28	32	6	14	4	3	6	57			1	0	0	28	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.20	0.320	1.55	0.25%	1.90	1b start a 2	8b 1-- 2 out a2
21	421	91	Jul 12	HOU		PIT	L,3-5	GS-8	L(13-4)	5	7.2	6	5	5	2	1	2	0	3.02	4.40	29	13	7	0	0	6	46			2	0	0	27	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.00	-0.270	2.10	-0.34%	-0.76	1t start tie	8t -2- 2 out d2
22	422	96	Jul 19(2)	HOU	@	PIT	L,2-4	GS-5	L(13-5)	6	4.2	6	4	4	2	1	1	0	3.16	4.46	22	4	9	1	0	6	35			0	0	0	19	0	0	0	0	1	0	.62	-0.176	1.49	-0.25%	-2.30	1b start tie	5b 123 2 out d4
23	423	100	Jul 23	HOU	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	W(14-5)	3	9.0	6	2	2	1	6	0	0	3.10	4.31	34	11	10	2	1	6	72			1	0	0	33	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.46	0.550	3.90	0.88%	2.31	1b start a 2	9b 3 out a1
24	424	104	Jul 27	HOU		LAD	L,7-11	GS-3	L(14-6)	3	2.1	6	7	6	3	2	0	0	3.38	4.32	16	3	2	0	0	6	18			1	0	0	13	0	0	1	0	0	0	.93	-0.326	2.44	-0.51%	-4.17	1t start tie	3t 123 1 out d4
25	425	108	Jul 31	HOU		SFG	W,6-4	GS-7	W(15-6)	3	6.2	5	3	0	5	7	0	0	3.25	4.26	30	8	8	5	0	2	60			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	1	0	1	.64	0.101	2.15	0.21%	0.69	1t start tie	7t 12- 2 out a4
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
26	426	113	Aug 5	HOU		ATL	W,3-2	GS-7		4	7.0	7	2	2	4	3	0	0	3.22	4.23	30	8	8	1	0	7	54			1	0	0	25	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.20	0.058	2.68	0.08%	1.09	1t start tie	7t 3 out d2
27	427	117	Aug 10	HOU	@	ATL	W,2-1	GS-9	W(16-6)	4	8.1	7	1	1	4	1	0	0	3.13	4.22	36	12	12	0	1	7	62			4	1	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.13	0.351	2.99	0.56%	3.00	1b start tie	9b 1-- 1 out a1
28	428	121	Aug 15	HOU		MON	L,0-3	GS-7	L(16-7)	4	7.0	9	3	2	2	3	0	0	3.11	4.17	32	9	9	0	0	9	50			2	0	0	30	0	0	0	1	0	1	.95	-0.066	2.19	-0.09%	0.09	1t start tie	7t 3 out d3
29	429	125	Aug 20	HOU	@	NYM	W,8-1	CG	W(17-7)	4	9.0	2	1	1	3	6	0	1	3.01	4.11	31	9	10	2	2	2	82			0	0	0	27	0	0	0	2	0	0	.77	0.223	2.65	0.46%	3.02	1b start tie	9b 3 out a7
30	430	129	Aug 25	HOU	@	PHI	W,3-1	GS-6	W(18-7)	4	5.2	3	1	1	4	6	0	0	2.98	4.07	24	3	8	0	2	3	61			1	0	0	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.24	0.196	4.67	0.44%	1.68	1b start tie	6b 1-- 2 out a2
31	431	133	Aug 29	HOU	@	MON	L,3-5	GS-6	L(18-8)	3	6.0	5	4	4	4	4	2	0	3.06	4.17	26	6	7	0	0	5	46			0	0	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.17	-0.325	4.70	-0.78%	-1.21	1b start tie	6b 3 out d2
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
32	432	137	Sep 3	HOU		LAD	L,0-1	CG	L(18-9)	4	9.0	5	1	1	3	2	0	0	2.98	4.13	32	11	11	1	0	5	72			0	0	1	29	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.03	0.252	4.37	0.64%	2.98	1t start tie	9t 3 out d1
33	433	142	Sep 8	HOU		SFG	L,1-2	GS-8		4	7.1	6	1	1	5	7	0	0	2.92	4.10	32	9	8	2	0	3	64			3	1	0	27	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.37	0.426	6.39	1.20%	3.06	1t start tie	8t 1-- 1 out a1
34	434	145	Sep 12	HOU	@	CIN	L,4-7	GS-4	L(18-10)	3	3.1	7	6	5	2	1	0	0	3.07	4.09	17	4	4	1	0	6	23			0	0	0	14	2	0	0	2	1	0	.81	-0.336	8.53	-2.11%	-3.99	1b start a 1	4b 12- 1 out d4
35	435	149	Sep 17	HOU	@	SDP	W,1-0	SHO	W(19-10)	4	9.0	6	0	0	1	2	0	0	2.96	4.04	33	13	11	2	0	6	76			1	0	0	31	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.35	0.695	5.40	1.67%	3.93	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
36	436	154	Sep 22	HOU		CIN	W,4-1	GS-9	W(20-10)	4	8.0	5	1	1	4	4	0	1	2.90	4.03	33	12	7	0	2	5	68			1	0	0	28	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.16	0.093	12.36	0.60%	0.72	1t start tie	9t 123 0 out a3
37	437	159	Sep 26	HOU	@	ATL	L,4-9	GS-3	L(20-11)	3	2.1	6	4	4	2	1	0	0	3.02	4.03	15	3	3	1	0	6	28			1	0	0	13	2	0	0	0	0	1	1.03	-0.257	5.44	-0.81%	-3.41	1b start tie	3b 12- 1 out d4
38	438	162	Sep 30	HOU	@	LAD	W,3-2	GS-7	W(21-11)	3	7.0	7	2	2	0	4	0	0	3.00	3.96	28	4	14	2	3	6	59			1	0	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	.73	0.050	.00	0.00%	1.26	1b start tie	7b 3 out d1
							25-13		W-L:21-11	3.7	263.2	221	102	88	107	119	17	7	3.00	3.96	1095	0.91		6%	4%	211	55		---%	31	9	1	970	26	7	1	27	5	14	1.06	3.159	3.19	3.82%	19.15

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