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Joe Niekro

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Full Name: Joseph Franklin Niekro Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 1"/185 First Game: April 16, 1967
Birthdate: November 7, 1944 Final Game: April 29, 1988
Birthplace: Martins Ferry, Ohio MLB Experience: 22 years
Died: October 27, 2006
Deathplace: Tampa, Florida
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Pitching Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
    • 2.3 Batting Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Born on November 7, 1944 in Martins Ferry, Ohio, Joe Niekro (Joseph Franklin Niekro) played for the Chicago Cubs, San Diego Padres, Detroit Tigers, Atlanta Braves, Houston Astros, New York Yankees and Minnesota Twins over the course of his 22 year career. Niekro broke into the bigs on April 16, 1967 with the Chicago Cubs, and put up a 3.34 ERA in 169.2 innings pitched in 1967, his rookie year.

There is some disagreement on what was Joe Niekro's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1979, when he posted a 3.00 ERA, won 21 games and struck out 119 batters. However, others believe that it was 1982, when he posted a 2.47 ERA, won 17 games and struck out 130 batters.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Pitching Stats

Year Team G GS W L ERA K R ER CG SHO SV IP H HR BB IB WP HBP
1967 CHI N 36 22 10 7 3.34 77 68 63 7 2 0 169.2 171 15 32 7 1 2
1968 CHI N 34 29 14 10 4.32 65 93 85 2 1 2 177 204 18 59 8 3 3
1969 SD N 37 31 8 17 3.70 55 91 83 8 3 0 202 213 15 45 9 4 0
1969 CHI N 4 3 0 1 3.72 7 9 8 0 0 0 19.1 24 3 6 0 0 0
1969 TOT N 41 34 8 18 3.70 62 100 91 8 3 0 221.1 237 18 51 9 4 0
1970 DET A 38 34 12 13 4.06 101 107 96 6 2 0 213 221 28 72 4 1 3
1971 DET A 31 15 6 7 4.49 43 62 61 0 0 1 122.1 136 13 49 3 2 2
1972 DET A 18 7 3 2 3.83 24 20 20 1 0 1 47 62 3 8 1 2 1
1973 ATL N 20 0 2 4 4.12 12 11 11 0 0 3 24 23 2 11 1 3 0
1974 ATL N 27 2 3 2 3.56 31 19 17 0 0 0 43 36 5 18 2 3 2
1975 HOU N 40 4 6 4 3.07 54 32 30 1 1 4 88 79 3 39 4 2 2
1976 HOU N 36 13 4 8 3.36 77 60 44 0 0 0 118 107 8 56 1 8 1
1977 HOU N 44 14 13 8 3.04 101 66 61 9 2 5 180.2 155 14 64 3 5 1
1978 HOU N 35 29 14 14 3.86 97 97 87 10 1 0 202.2 190 13 73 1 9 9
1979 HOU N 38 38 21 11 3.00 119 102 88 11 5 0 263.2 221 17 107 1 19 7
1980 HOU N 37 36 20 12 3.55 127 119 101 11 2 0 256 268 12 79 3 12 4
1981 HOU N 24 24 9 9 2.82 77 60 52 5 2 0 166 150 8 47 4 7 0
1982 HOU N 35 35 17 12 2.47 130 79 74 16 5 0 270 224 12 64 1 19 5
1983 HOU N 38 38 15 14 3.48 152 115 102 9 1 0 263.2 238 15 101 5 14 3
1984 HOU N 38 38 16 12 3.04 127 104 84 6 1 0 248.1 223 16 89 4 12 4
1985 NY A 3 3 2 1 5.84 4 8 8 0 0 0 12.1 14 3 8 0 0 0
1985 HOU N 32 32 9 12 3.72 117 100 88 4 1 0 213 197 21 99 6 21 5
1985 Total 35 35 11 13 3.83 121 108 96 4 1 0 225.1 211 24 107 6 21 5
1986 NY A 25 25 9 10 4.87 59 84 68 0 0 0 125.2 139 15 63 3 10 1
1987 NY A 8 8 3 4 3.55 30 25 20 1 0 0 50.2 40 4 19 0 0 4
1987 MIN A 19 18 4 9 6.26 54 76 67 0 0 0 96.1 115 11 45 0 13 6
1987 TOT A 27 26 7 13 5.33 84 101 87 1 0 0 147 155 15 64 0 13 10
1988 MIN A 5 2 1 1 1.03 7 13 13 0 0 0 11.2 16 2 9 0 2 0
Total NL 555 388 181 157 3.34 1425 1225 1078 99 27 14 2905 2723 197 989 60 142 48
Total AL 147 112 40 47 4.68 322 395 353 8 2 2 679 743 79 273 11 30 17
Total 702 500 221 204 3.59 1747 1620 1431 107 29 16 3584 3466 276 1262 71 172 65

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1967 CHI N P 36 22 169.2 10 26 0 1 0 2 11 1 0 1.000
1968 CHI N P 34 29 177.1 9 33 0 2 0 1 4 6 0 1.000
1969 SD N P 37 31 202 19 29 5 1 1 0 6 8 2 .906
1969 CHI N P 4 3 19.1 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1969 TOT N P 41 34 221.1 21 34 5 2 1 0 6 8 2 .917
1970 DET A P 38 34 213 17 35 1 1 0 1 3 9 1 .981
1971 DET A P 31 15 122.1 9 25 1 1 0 0 5 3 0 .971
1972 DET A P 18 7 47 5 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1.000
1973 ATL N P 20 0 24 2 5 0 2 0 0 3 2 0 1.000
1974 ATL N P 27 2 43 4 8 0 1 0 5 3 0 0 1.000
1975 HOU N P 40 4 88 7 13 0 0 0 9 8 2 2 1.000
1976 HOU N P 36 13 118 9 13 3 1 0 8 20 2 0 .880
1977 HOU N P 44 14 180.2 11 31 0 7 0 8 16 6 1 1.000
1978 HOU N P 35 29 202.2 18 21 0 3 0 13 33 6 5 1.000
1979 HOU N P 38 38 263.2 14 39 0 4 0 8 31 9 1 1.000
1980 HOU N P 37 36 256 17 37 2 2 0 15 34 7 0 .964
1981 HOU N P 24 24 166 11 23 0 1 0 4 25 8 0 1.000
1982 HOU N P 35 35 270 22 42 3 2 0 16 27 13 1 .955
1983 HOU N P 38 38 263.2 9 36 4 0 0 25 45 9 1 .918
1984 HOU N P 38 38 248.1 19 39 2 5 0 20 34 16 0 .967
1985 NY A P 3 3 12.1 3 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1.000
1985 HOU N P 32 32 213 14 34 1 1 0 27 44 7 1 .980
1985 Total P 35 35 225.1 17 36 1 1 0 28 47 7 1 .981
1986 NY A P 25 25 125.2 9 13 1 2 0 10 23 1 0 .957
1987 NY A P 8 8 50.2 5 5 1 0 0 4 7 3 0 .909
1987 MIN A P 19 18 96.1 6 11 1 1 0 8 25 3 0 .944
1987 TOT A P 27 26 147 11 16 2 1 0 12 32 6 0 .931
1988 MIN A P 5 2 11.2 2 3 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 1.000
Total P 702 500 3584.1 253 532 25 41 1 187 415 122 15 .969

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1967 CHI N 36 46 5 9 0 11 .196 .204 .239 2 0 1 13 0 9 1 0 1
1968 CHI N 34 60 2 6 0 0 .100 .156 .100 0 0 4 23 0 9 0 0 1
1969 SD N 38 51 1 6 0 2 .118 .207 .137 1 0 6 17 0 5 0 0 3
1969 CHI N 4 5 0 1 0 2 .200 .200 .400 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
1969 TOT N 42 56 1 7 0 4 .125 .206 .161 2 0 6 18 0 6 0 0 3
1970 DET A 39 66 8 13 0 7 .197 .274 .273 3 1 7 17 0 15 0 0 0
1971 DET A 32 30 5 4 0 2 .133 .188 .167 1 0 2 9 0 6 0 0 0
1972 DET A 18 12 2 3 0 1 .250 .308 .333 1 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0
1973 ATL N 20 3 0 1 0 0 .333 .333 .333 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1974 ATL N 27 5 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
1975 HOU N 40 14 1 3 0 0 .214 .313 .214 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0
1976 HOU N 36 27 1 5 1 1 .185 .214 .370 2 0 1 8 0 4 0 0 0
1977 HOU N 44 50 2 7 0 2 .140 .173 .140 0 0 2 13 0 3 0 0 2
1978 HOU N 36 65 6 9 0 5 .138 .138 .169 2 0 0 18 0 9 0 0 2
1979 HOU N 38 83 1 10 0 4 .120 .140 .145 2 0 2 21 0 13 0 0 0
1980 HOU N 37 80 7 22 0 10 .275 .310 .338 5 0 4 15 0 18 0 0 2
1981 HOU N 24 51 1 9 0 6 .176 .208 .196 1 0 2 10 0 11 0 0 0
1982 HOU N 35 89 2 8 0 5 .090 .099 .112 2 0 1 30 0 7 0 0 1
1983 HOU N 38 85 1 8 0 2 .094 .105 .118 2 0 0 22 1 12 0 0 1
1984 HOU N 38 83 4 11 0 6 .133 .153 .133 0 0 2 21 0 11 0 0 0
1985 NY A 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 HOU N 32 68 6 17 0 6 .250 .257 .265 1 0 1 16 0 10 0 0 4
1985 Total 35 68 6 17 0 6 .250 .257 .265 1 0 1 16 0 10 0 0 4
1986 NY A 25 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 NY A 8 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 MIN A 19 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 TOT A 27 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 MIN A 5 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total NL 557 865 40 132 1 62 .153 .179 .180 21 0 28 232 1 125 1 0 17
Total AL 149 108 15 20 0 10 .185 .254 .250 5 1 10 30 0 22 0 0 0
Total 706 973 55 152 1 72 .156 .188 .188 26 1 38 262 1 147 1 0 17

[edit] Transactions

  • Selected by Cleveland Indians in the 7th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (January 29, 1966).
  • Selected by Chicago Cubs in the 3rd round of the secondary phase of free-agent draft (June 7, 1966).
  • Traded by Chicago Cubs with Gary Ross and Frankie Libran to San Diego Padres in exchange for Dick Selma (April 25, 1969).
  • Traded by San Diego Padres to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Pat Dobson and Dave Campbell (December 4, 1969).
  • Claimed on waivers by Atlanta Braves from Detroit Tigers (August 7, 1973).
  • Sold by Atlanta Braves to Houston Astros for $35000 (April 6, 1975).
  • Traded by Houston Astros to New York Yankees in exchange for Jim Deshaies and 2 players to be named later (September 15, 1985); Houston Astros received Neder Horta (September 24, 1985) and Dody Rather (January 11, 1986).
  • Granted free agency (November 12, 1985).
  • Signed by New York Yankees (January 8, 1986).
  • Traded by New York Yankees to Minnesota Twins in exchange for Mark Salas (June 7, 1987).
  • Granted free agency (January 22, 1988).
  • Signed by Minnesota Twins (February 9, 1988).
  • Released by Minnesota Twins (May 4, 1988).

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