Joe Niekro
- Birth DateNovember 7, 1944
- BirthplaceMartins Ferry, OH
- DiedOct 27, 2006
- Experience22 years
- CollegeWest Liberty State
- PositionRelief Pitcher
Career
| ERA | SV | SO |
|---|---|---|
| 3.59 | 16 | 1747 |
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Joe Niekro Stats
| PITCHING STATISTICS | ||||||||||||||||||||
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | GS | CG | SHO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | W | L | SV | HLD | BLSV | WAR | WHIP | ERA |
| 1967 | 36 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 169.2 | 171 | 0 | 63 | 15 | 32 | 77 | 10 | 7 | 0 | -- | -- | 1.7 | 1.20 | 3.34 | |
| 1968 | 34 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 177.0 | 204 | 0 | 85 | 18 | 59 | 65 | 14 | 10 | 2 | -- | -- | -1.1 | 1.49 | 4.32 | |
| 1969 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19.1 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -- | -- | 0.3 | 1.55 | 3.72 | |
| 1969 | 37 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 202.0 | 213 | 0 | 83 | 15 | 45 | 55 | 8 | 17 | 0 | -- | -- | 2.2 | 1.28 | 3.70 | |
| 1969 | Total | 41 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 221.1 | 237 | 0 | 91 | 18 | 51 | 62 | 8 | 18 | 0 | -- | -- | 2.5 | 1.30 | 3.70 |
| 1970 | 38 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 213.0 | 221 | 0 | 96 | 28 | 72 | 101 | 12 | 13 | 0 | -- | -- | 2.4 | 1.38 | 4.06 | |
| 1971 | 31 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 122.1 | 136 | 0 | 61 | 13 | 49 | 43 | 6 | 7 | 1 | -- | -- | 0.3 | 1.51 | 4.49 | |
| 1972 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 47.0 | 62 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -- | -- | 0.3 | 1.49 | 3.83 | |
| 1973 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | 23 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -- | -- | 0.1 | 1.42 | 4.13 | |
| 1974 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 43.0 | 36 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 18 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -- | -- | 0.2 | 1.26 | 3.56 | |
| 1975 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 88.0 | 79 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 39 | 54 | 6 | 4 | 4 | -- | -- | 1.3 | 1.34 | 3.07 | |
| 1976 | 36 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 118.0 | 107 | 0 | 44 | 8 | 56 | 77 | 4 | 8 | 0 | -- | -- | -0.4 | 1.38 | 3.36 | |
| 1977 | 44 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 180.2 | 155 | 0 | 61 | 14 | 64 | 101 | 13 | 8 | 5 | -- | -- | 2.3 | 1.21 | 3.04 | |
| 1978 | 35 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 202.2 | 190 | 0 | 87 | 13 | 73 | 97 | 14 | 14 | 0 | -- | -- | 0.7 | 1.30 | 3.86 | |
| 1979 | 38 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 263.2 | 221 | 0 | 88 | 17 | 107 | 119 | 21 | 11 | 0 | -- | -- | 3.2 | 1.24 | 3.00 | |
| 1980 | 37 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 256.0 | 268 | 0 | 101 | 12 | 79 | 127 | 20 | 12 | 0 | -- | -- | 0.7 | 1.36 | 3.55 | |
| 1981 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 166.0 | 150 | 0 | 52 | 8 | 47 | 77 | 9 | 9 | 0 | -- | -- | 1.7 | 1.19 | 2.82 | |
| 1982 | 35 | 35 | 16 | 5 | 270.0 | 224 | 0 | 74 | 12 | 64 | 130 | 17 | 12 | 0 | -- | -- | 6.5 | 1.07 | 2.47 | |
| 1983 | 38 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 263.2 | 238 | 0 | 102 | 15 | 101 | 152 | 15 | 14 | 0 | -- | -- | 1.4 | 1.29 | 3.48 | |
| 1984 | 38 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 248.1 | 223 | 0 | 84 | 16 | 89 | 127 | 16 | 12 | 0 | -- | -- | 1.9 | 1.26 | 3.04 | |
| 1985 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12.1 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -- | -- | -0.1 | 1.78 | 5.84 | |
| 1985 | 32 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 213.0 | 197 | 0 | 88 | 21 | 99 | 117 | 9 | 12 | 0 | -- | -- | 1.3 | 1.39 | 3.72 | |
| 1985 | Total | 35 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 225.1 | 211 | 0 | 96 | 24 | 107 | 121 | 11 | 13 | 0 | -- | -- | 1.2 | 1.41 | 3.83 |
| 1986 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 125.2 | 139 | 0 | 68 | 15 | 63 | 59 | 9 | 10 | 0 | -- | -- | -0.7 | 1.61 | 4.87 | |
| 1987 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 96.1 | 115 | 76 | 67 | 11 | 45 | 54 | 4 | 9 | 0 | -- | -- | -1.1 | 1.66 | 6.26 | |
| 1987 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 50.2 | 40 | 25 | 20 | 4 | 19 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 0 | -- | -- | 0.7 | 1.16 | 3.55 | |
| 1987 | Total | 27 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 147.0 | 155 | 101 | 87 | 15 | 64 | 84 | 7 | 13 | 0 | -- | -- | -0.4 | 1.49 | 5.33 |
| 1988 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11.2 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -- | -- | -0.5 | 2.14 | 10.03 | |
| Total | -- | 702 | 500 | 107 | 29 | 3584.0 | 3466 | 114 | 1431 | 276 | 1262 | 1747 | 221 | 204 | 16 | -- | -- | -- | 1.32 | 3.59 |
| Season Averages | 31.0 | 22.7 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 163.0 | 157.5 | 5.2 | 65.0 | 12.5 | 57.4 | 79.4 | 10.0 | 9.3 | .7 | -- | -- | -- | 1.32 | 3.59 | |
| POSTSEASON PITCHING STATISTICS | ||||||||||||||||||
| SEASON | GP | GS | CG | SHO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | W | L | SV | HLD | BLSV | WHIP | ERA |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0.70 | 0.00 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 1.25 | 0.00 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 1.00 | 0.00 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0.95 | 0.00 |
| MISCELLANEOUS PITCHING | |||||||||||||
| SEASON | TEAM | W% | PIT | TBF | P/PA | P/IP | P/GS | K/9 | K/BB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1967 | .588 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 4.08 | 2.41 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1968 | .583 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 3.31 | 1.10 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1969 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 3.26 | 1.17 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1969 | .320 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 2.45 | 1.22 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1969 | Total | .308 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 2.52 | 1.22 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1970 | .480 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 4.27 | 1.40 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1971 | .462 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 3.16 | .88 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1972 | .600 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 4.60 | 3.00 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1973 | .333 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 4.50 | 1.09 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1974 | .600 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 6.49 | 1.72 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1975 | .600 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 5.52 | 1.39 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1976 | .333 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 5.87 | 1.38 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1977 | .619 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 5.03 | 1.58 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1978 | .500 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 4.31 | 1.33 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1979 | .656 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 4.06 | 1.11 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1980 | .625 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 4.47 | 1.61 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1981 | .500 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 4.18 | 1.64 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1982 | .586 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 4.33 | 2.03 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1983 | .517 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 5.19 | 1.51 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1984 | .571 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 4.60 | 1.43 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1985 | .667 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 2.92 | .50 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1985 | .429 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 4.94 | 1.18 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1985 | Total | .458 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 4.83 | 1.13 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1986 | .474 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 4.23 | .94 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1987 | .308 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 5.05 | 1.20 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1987 | .429 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 5.33 | 1.58 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1987 | Total | .350 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 5.14 | 1.31 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1988 | .500 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 5.40 | .78 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| MISCELLANEOUS PITCHING | ||||||||||||||||||
| SEASON | TEAM | 2B | 3B | RBI | SH | SF | IBB | HBP | WP | BK | SB | CS | IR | IS | GDP | GB | FB | G/F |
| 1967 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1968 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1969 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1969 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1969 | Total | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1970 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1971 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1972 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1973 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1974 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1975 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1976 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1985 | Total | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1987 | Total | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
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