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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: 19-15 / in Starts: 15-14

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 30, Entered with runners on base: 1

1968 Pitching Game Log

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1968 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	37	1	Apr 10	CHC	@	CIN	L,4-9	GS-5	L(0-1)	99	4.1	6	5	3	0	1	0	0	6.23	1.92	21	5	9	2	0	6	36			0	0	0	21	1	0	0	0	0	2	1.30	-0.296	2.79	-0.38%	-2.29	1b start tie	5b -23 1 out d2
2	38	4	Apr 14	CHC		STL	W,7-6	GS-8	W(1-1)	3	7.0	7	6	6	2	3	3	1	7.15	5.91	30	5	12	1	2	7	40			0	0	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	.96	-0.274	1.94	-0.33%	-3.15	1t start tie	8t --- 0 out a1
3	39	7	Apr 18	CHC	@	ATL	L,3-5	GS-8		3	7.1	4	2	2	3	2	2	0	5.30	6.19	28	14	5	0	0	4	61			0	0	0	24	0	0	1	1	0	0	1.34	0.133	2.28	0.14%	0.87	1b start tie	8b --- 1 out a1
4	40	11	Apr 23	CHC		ATL	W,10-4	GS-8	W(2-1)	4	8.0	13	4	4	1	2	3	0	5.06	6.47	36	10	10	0	4	13	41			0	1	0	35	2	0	1	0	0	0	.75	-0.020	1.12	-0.02%	-0.75	1t start tie	8t 3 out a2
5	41	15	Apr 28(1)	CHC		HOU	W,8-4	GS-8	W(3-1)	4	7.0	9	4	3	3	5	0	0	4.81	5.59	34	9	10	1	2	7	47			0	0	0	31	2	0	0	0	0	1	.97	0.093	1.65	0.10%	-1.76	1t start tie	8t -2- 0 out a4
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	42	20	May 2	CHC	@	PIT	W,1-0	SHO	W(4-1)	3	9.0	6	0	0	1	2	0	0	3.80	4.89	31	15	7	1	3	6	76			0	1	0	29	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.64	0.690	2.54	0.64%	3.35	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
7	43	25	May 8	CHC		LAD	W,7-6	GS-9	W(5-1)	5	8.0	4	4	4	3	3	2	0	3.91	5.07	31	12	11	3	1	2	58			0	0	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	1	.69	0.009	1.24	0.01%	-0.11	1t start tie	9t 1-- 0 out a4
8	44	30	May 12(2)	CHC		NYM	L,0-10	GS-3	L(5-2)	3	2.1	8	5	5	0	0	0	0	4.58	4.95	15	3	5	1	1	7	21			0	0	0	14	3	0	0	0	1	0	1.12	-0.283	2.09	-0.32%	-3.09	1t start tie	3t -23 1 out d3
9	45	35	May 17	CHC	@	SFG	L,0-2	GS-6	L(5-3)	4	6.0	3	1	1	3	4	0	0	4.27	4.71	23	10	3	0	0	3	63			1	0	0	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	.79	0.103	1.77	0.14%	1.30	1b start tie	6b 3 out d1
10	46	40	May 22	CHC		PIT	L,6-13	GS-5	L(5-4)	4	4.1	6	6	6	2	1	2	1	4.83	5.07	21	8	3	1	0	6	26			0	0	0	18	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.05	-0.374	2.63	-0.56%	-3.41	1t start tie	5t 1-- 1 out tie
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
11	47	47	Jun 1	CHC	@	HOU	W,3-1	6-8	H(1)	9	2.2	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	4.77	4.93	11	4	3	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.65	0.141	4.09	0.21%	-0.07	6b --- 0 out a1	8b 1-- 2 out a2
12	48	52	Jun 7	CHC		ATL	L,6-7	GS-1		5	0.2	4	4	4	2	1	0	0	5.27	4.97	8	1	0	0	0	4	27			0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.09	-0.359	2.02	-0.40%	-3.98	1t start tie	1t 12- 2 out d4
13	49	56	Jun 11	CHC		CIN	L,7-9	GS-2	L(5-5)	3	1.0	4	2	2	2	0	0	0	5.45	5.02	8	2	0	0	0	4	35			0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.59	-0.179	2.52	-0.17%	-1.55	1t start tie	2t 12- 0 out tie
14	50	60	Jun 15	CHC	@	ATL	L,2-3	GS-6		3	6.0	3	2	2	5	4	1	0	5.25	5.07	24	8	4	0	1	3	57			2	1	0	19	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.15	0.024	2.69	0.03%	0.30	1b start tie	6b 3 out tie
15	51	65	Jun 21	CHC	@	CIN	W,3-2	GS-8	W(6-5)	5	7.0	7	2	1	1	3	1	1	4.91	5.00	28	11	6	0	1	6	59			0	1	0	26	0	0	0	3	0	2	1.26	0.038	1.10	0.02%	0.46	1b start tie	8b 1-- 0 out a1
16	52	70	Jun 25	CHC	@	HOU	L,2-4	GS-6	L(6-6)	3	5.2	8	4	3	1	2	0	0	4.90	4.82	25	9	6	2	0	7	40			0	0	0	24	0	1	0	1	0	1	1.44	-0.334	.65	-0.09%	-1.31	1b start tie	6b -23 2 out d1
17	53	73	Jun 29	CHC		STL	W,10-8	GS-3		3	2.1	6	5	5	1	2	0	0	5.28	4.74	13	2	3	0	2	5	26			0	0	0	12	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.10	-0.324	.32	-0.06%	-2.88	1t start tie	3t 1-3 1 out tie
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
18	54	78	Jul 4(1)	CHC		PHI	W,6-2	GS-7	W(7-6)	4	6.2	11	2	2	2	2	0	0	5.10	4.60	33	14	5	2	1	10	44			0	0	0	31	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.27	0.060	.26	0.01%	0.46	1t start tie	7t 12- 2 out a2
19	55	89	Jul 14	CHC	@	PIT	W,6-2	CG	W(8-6)	9	9.0	6	2	1	3	1	0	0	4.74	4.47	34	11	13	0	2	6	67			0	1	0	30	1	0	1	0	1	0	1.12	0.140	.16	0.01%	1.35	1b start tie	9b 3 out a4
20	56	91	Jul 16	CHC	@	PHI	W,4-3	12-GF(12)	S(1)	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.70	4.45	3	1	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.25	0.157	.38	0.02%	0.38	12b --- 0 out a1	12b end a 1
21	57	97	Jul 22	CHC	@	SFG	W,7-2	GS-7	W(9-6)	5	7.0	7	2	2	2	2	0	0	4.57	4.34	28	6	11	0	0	7	55			1	0	0	23	2	0	0	2	1	0	1.34	0.085	.37	0.01%	0.68	1b start tie	7b 3 out tie
22	58	102	Jul 28(1)	CHC		LAD	W,8-3	GS-8	W(10-6)	5	7.1	11	3	3	0	3	0	0	4.51	4.17	33	12	11	3	3	7	47			0	0	0	33	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.21	-0.056	.15	0.00%	-0.35	1t start tie	8t -2- 1 out a2
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
23	59	107	Aug 1	CHC		HOU	W,4-1	GS-7	W(11-6)	3	7.0	7	1	1	1	2	0	0	4.33	4.07	28	8	13	4	2	4	60			0	0	0	27	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.41	0.279	.16	0.02%	1.85	1t start tie	7t 3 out a1
24	60	110	Aug 4	CHC	@	STL	W,6-5	13-GF(13)	S(2)	2	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.30	4.02	4	0	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.15	0.156	1.31	0.04%	0.38	13b --- 0 out a1	13b end a 1
25	61	112	Aug 6	CHC	@	ATL	W,4-3	GS-8	W(12-6)	1	7.0	9	2	2	1	2	2	0	4.21	4.12	28	11	6	1	2	8	52			0	0	0	27	0	0	0	3	0	0	1.05	0.130	.19	0.01%	0.68	1b start a 3	8b --- 0 out a2
26	62	116	Aug 10	CHC	@	CIN	W,8-5	GS-6		3	5.2	10	3	3	1	0	0	0	4.23	4.07	24	8	5	1	1	10	36			0	0	0	23	2	0	0	3	0	0	1.43	-0.158	.17	-0.01%	-0.77	1b start tie	6b 1-- 2 out tie
27	63	120	Aug 14	CHC		STL	L,1-3	GS-7	L(12-7)	3	6.2	9	3	2	2	2	0	0	4.16	4.01	32	8	11	1	2	9	46			0	0	0	29	3	1	1	0	0	2	.95	-0.119	.60	-0.05%	-0.59	1t start tie	7t 1-3 2 out d2
28	64	125	Aug 18(2)	CHC		CIN	L,3-6	GS-6	L(12-8)	3	5.2	7	4	3	3	3	2	0	4.19	4.14	26	8	9	4	1	3	41			0	1	0	23	0	0	0	1	0	1	.55	-0.211	.03	-0.01%	-1.95	1t start tie	6t 12- 2 out d4
29	65	127	Aug 20	CHC		ATL	W,6-5	10-GF(10)	W(13-8)	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.16	4.12	3	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.65	0.117	.02	0.00%	0.41	10t --- 0 out tie	10t end tie
30	66	130	Aug 23	CHC	@	HOU	L,2-3	GS-9		2	8.0	5	1	1	1	1	0	0	4.01	4.04	30	11	12	1	1	5	68			0	0	0	29	3	0	0	0	0	0	.95	0.357	.03	0.01%	2.35	1b start tie	9b -2- 0 out a2
31	67	138	Aug 31	CHC		HOU	L,2-6	GS-5	L(13-9)	7	4.0	4	3	3	7	1	0	0	4.07	4.11	23	7	5	2	0	3	36			0	0	0	15	0	0	1	0	1	0	1.42	-0.262	.01	0.00%	-2.33	1t start tie	5t 12- 0 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	68	143	Sep 4(1)	CHC		SFG	W,7-6	GS-8	W(14-9)	3	7.0	8	5	5	4	2	0	0	4.17	4.09	30	11	5	0	0	8	39			0	0	0	25	0	1	1	3	1	0	.86	-0.092	.00	0.00%	-2.06	1t start tie	8t --3 0 out a3
33	69	152	Sep 14	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-4	7-GF(8)		9	1.1	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	4.19	4.08	7	0	3	0	1	2		2	1	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0	1	0	.75	-0.106	.00	0.00%	-1.25	7b 12- 2 out d1	8b end d 3
34	70	157	Sep 21	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-5	GS-4	L(14-10)	6	3.1	6	4	4	1	4	0	0	4.31	4.02	16	4	2	0	0	5	35			0	0	0	15	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.38	-0.218	.00	0.00%	-2.28	1b start tie	4b 12- 1 out d3
							19-15		W-L:14-10,Sv:2,Hld:1	4.0	177.1	204	93	85	59	65	18	3	4.31	4.02	769	1.17		7%	7%	181	46	2	50%	4	6	0	695	29	5	8	24	6	10	1.14	-0.953	1.03	-0.98%	-21.09

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