Joe Niekro Stats

Joe Niekro was born on Tuesday, November 7, 1944, in Martins Ferry, Ohio. Niekro was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 16, 1967, with the Chicago Cubs. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Joe Niekro baseball stats page.
"Joe (Niekro) certainly was a fun guy, and I think everybody on the team enjoyed him. He added that little mystique of being a veteran quality pitcher, and he threw that unique pitch (a knuckleball). It was great having him on the team. It's hard to measure what one guy meant to the team because they all were important. When you win like that, everybody contributes." - Minnesota Twins Manager Tom Kelly

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Joe Niekro

Joe Niekro Autograph on a 1981 Fleer (#54)

Joe Niekro Autograph on a 1981 Fleer (#54)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Joseph Franklin Niekro
Nickname:   Joe
Born On:   11-07-1944
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Martins Ferry, Ohio
Zodiac:   Scorpio
Year of Death Data Died On:   10-27-2006
Place of Death Data Died In:   Tampa, Florida
Cemetery:   Cremated
College:   West Liberty State College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01
Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   04-16-1967 (Age 22)
Last Game:   04-29-1988
Draft:   1966 : 3rd Round (43rd)
Joe Niekro

Joe Niekro Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1967 Cubs 36 22 9 10 7 .588 3.34 7 2 0 169.2 706 171 63 68 15 32 7 77 1 2 0 -
1968 Cubs 34 29 4 14 10 .583 4.32 2 1 2 177.0 769 204 85 93 18 59 8 65 3 3 0 -
1969 Cubs 4 3 0 0 1 .000 3.72 0 0 0 19.1 86 24 8 9 3 6 0 7 0 0 0 -
1969 Padres 37 31 6 8 17 .320 3.70 8 3 0 202.0 842 213 83 91 15 45 9 55 4 0 0 -
1970 Tigers 38 34 2 12 13 .480 4.06 6 2 0 213.0 914 221 96 107 28 72 4 101 1 3 0 -
1971 Tigers 31 15 5 6 7 .462 4.49 0 0 1 122.1 540 136 61 62 13 49 3 43 2 2 0 -
1972 Tigers 18 7 4 3 2 .600 3.83 1 0 1 47.0 199 62 20 20 3 8 1 24 2 1 0 -
1973 Braves 20 0 11 2 4 .333 4.13 0 0 3 24.0 99 23 11 11 2 11 1 12 3 0 0 -
1974 Braves 27 2 9 3 2 .600 3.56 0 0 0 43.0 178 36 17 19 5 18 2 31 3 2 0 -
1975 Astros 40 4 21 6 4 .600 3.07 1 1 4 88.0 378 79 30 32 3 39 4 54 2 2 0 -
1976 Astros 36 13 5 4 8 .333 3.36 0 0 0 118.0 515 107 44 60 8 56 1 77 8 1 0 -
1977 Astros 44 14 12 13 8 .619 3.04 9 2 5 180.2 737 155 61 66 14 64 3 101 5 1 1 -
1978 Astros 35 29 2 14 14 .500 3.86 10 1 0 202.2 861 190 87 97 13 73 1 97 9 9 0 -
1979 Astros 38 38 0 21 11 .656 3.00 11 5 0 263.2 1,095 221 88 102 17 107 1 119 19 7 0 -
1980 Astros 37 36 1 20 12 .625 3.55 11 2 0 256.0 1,096 268 101 119 12 79 3 127 12 4 0 -
1981 Astros 24 24 0 9 9 .500 2.82 5 2 0 166.0 676 150 52 60 8 47 4 77 7 0 0 -
1982 Astros 35 35 0 17 12 .586 2.47 16 5 0 270.0 1,067 224 74 79 12 64 1 130 19 5 0 -
1983 Astros 38 38 0 15 14 .517 3.48 9 1 0 263.2 1,113 238 102 115 15 101 5 152 14 3 1 -
1984 Astros 38 38 0 16 12 .571 3.04 6 1 0 248.1 1,027 223 84 104 16 89 4 127 12 4 1 -
1985 Astros 32 32 0 9 12 .429 3.72 4 1 0 213.0 925 197 88 100 21 99 6 117 21 5 1 -
1985 Yankees 3 3 0 2 1 .667 5.84 0 0 0 12.1 58 14 8 8 3 8 0 4 0 0 0 -
1986 Yankees 25 25 0 9 10 .474 4.87 0 0 0 125.2 571 139 68 84 15 63 3 59 10 1 1 -
1987 Yankees 8 8 0 3 4 .429 3.55 1 0 0 50.2 211 40 20 25 4 19 0 30 0 4 0 -
1987 Twins 19 18 0 4 9 .308 6.26 0 0 0 96.1 444 115 67 76 11 45 0 54 13 6 0 -
1988 Twins 5 2 2 1 1 .500 10.03 0 0 0 11.2 59 16 13 13 2 9 0 7 2 0 3 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
22 Years 702 500 93 221 204 .520 3.59 107 29 16 3,584.0 15,166 3,466 1,431 1,620 276 1,262 71 1,747 172 65 8 -
Joe Niekro

Joe Niekro Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1967 Cubs 36 46 5 9 2 0 0 0 11 1 0 13 9 2 0 1 .196 .204 .239
1968 Cubs 34 60 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 23 9 0 0 1 .100 .156 .100
1969 Cubs 4 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400
1969 Padres 38 51 1 6 1 0 0 0 2 6 0 17 5 1 0 3 .118 .207 .137
1970 Tigers 39 66 8 13 3 1 0 0 7 7 0 17 15 0 0 0 .197 .274 .273
1971 Tigers 32 30 5 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 9 6 0 0 0 .133 .188 .167
1972 Tigers 18 12 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 .250 .308 .333
1973 Braves 20 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333
1974 Braves 27 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1975 Astros 40 14 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 .214 .313 .214
1976 Astros 36 27 1 5 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 8 4 0 0 0 .185 .214 .370
1977 Astros 44 50 2 7 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 13 3 0 0 2 .140 .173 .140
1978 Astros 36 65 6 9 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 18 9 0 0 2 .138 .138 .169
1979 Astros 38 83 1 10 2 0 0 0 4 2 0 21 13 1 0 0 .120 .140 .145
1980 Astros 37 80 7 22 5 0 0 0 10 4 0 15 18 0 0 2 .275 .310 .338
1981 Astros 24 51 1 9 1 0 0 0 6 2 0 10 11 0 0 0 .176 .208 .196
1982 Astros 35 89 2 8 2 0 0 0 5 1 0 30 7 1 0 1 .090 .099 .112
1983 Astros 38 85 1 8 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 22 12 0 1 1 .094 .105 .118
1984 Astros 38 83 4 11 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 21 11 0 0 0 .133 .153 .133
1985 Astros 32 68 6 17 1 0 0 0 6 1 0 16 10 1 0 4 .250 .257 .265
1985 Yankees 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1986 Yankees 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1987 Yankees 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1987 Twins 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1988 Twins 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
22 Years 706 973 55 152 26 1 1 0 72 38 0 262 147 6 1 17 .156 .188 .188
Joe Niekro

Joe Niekro Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1967 Cubs P 36 22 509 36 1.0 36 10 26 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.91 -
1968 Cubs P 34 29 531 42 1.2 42 9 33 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.14 -
1969 Cubs P 4 3 58 7 1.8 7 2 5 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.26 -
1969 Padres P 37 31 606 53 1.4 48 19 29 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .906 2.14 -
1970 Tigers P 38 34 639 53 1.4 52 17 35 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .981 2.20 -
1971 Tigers P 31 15 367 35 1.1 34 9 25 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .971 2.50 -
1972 Tigers P 18 7 141 9 0.5 9 5 4 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.72 -
1973 Braves P 20 0 72 7 0.4 7 2 5 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.63 -
1974 Braves P 27 2 129 12 0.4 12 4 8 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.51 -
1975 Astros P 40 4 264 20 0.5 20 7 13 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.05 -
1976 Astros P 36 13 354 25 0.7 22 9 13 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .880 1.68 -
1977 Astros P 44 14 542 42 1.0 42 11 31 0 7 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.09 -
1978 Astros P 35 29 608 39 1.1 39 18 21 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.73 -
1979 Astros P 38 38 791 53 1.4 53 14 39 0 4 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.81 -
1980 Astros P 37 36 768 56 1.5 54 17 37 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .964 1.90 -
1981 Astros P 24 24 498 34 1.4 34 11 23 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.84 -
1982 Astros P 35 35 810 67 1.9 64 22 42 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .955 2.13 -
1983 Astros P 38 38 791 49 1.3 45 9 36 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .918 1.54 -
1984 Astros P 38 38 745 60 1.6 58 19 39 2 5 n/a n/a n/a .967 2.10 -
1985 Astros P 32 32 639 49 1.5 48 14 34 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .980 2.03 -
1985 Yankees P 3 3 37 5 1.7 5 3 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.65 -
1986 Yankees P 25 25 377 23 0.9 22 9 13 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .957 1.58 -
1987 Yankees P 8 8 152 11 1.4 10 5 5 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .909 1.78 -
1987 Twins P 19 18 289 18 0.9 17 6 11 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .944 1.59 -
1988 Twins P 5 2 35 5 1.0 5 2 3 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.86 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 702 500 10,752 810 1.2 785 253 532 25 41 n/a n/a n/a .969 1.97 --
22 Years 702 500 10,752 810 1.2 785 253 532 25 41 n/a n/a n/a .969 1.97 --
Joe Niekro

Joe Niekro Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1967 Cubs 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 0.0 3.5 4.2 2.41 4.08 1.70
1968 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.6 0.0 1.10 3.31 3.00
1969 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 5.0 2.5 1.17 3.26 2.79
1969 Padres 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.0 25.5 1.22 2.45 2.00
1970 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.9 9.4 1.40 4.27 3.04
1971 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.3 15.0 0.88 3.16 3.60
1972 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.0 12.0 3.00 4.60 1.53
1973 Braves 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.0 0.0 1.09 4.50 4.13
1974 Braves 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 5.0 0.0 1.72 6.49 3.77
1975 Astros 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 7.0 0.0 1.38 5.52 3.99
1976 Astros 0 0 .000 - - n/a 27.0 3.4 27.0 1.38 5.87 4.27
1977 Astros 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.8 25.0 1.58 5.03 3.19
1978 Astros 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.6 13.0 1.33 4.31 3.24
1979 Astros 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.0 20.8 1.11 4.06 3.65
1980 Astros 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 5.3 8.0 1.61 4.46 2.78
1981 Astros 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 5.1 8.5 1.64 4.17 2.55
1982 Astros 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.0 17.8 2.03 4.33 2.13
1983 Astros 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.9 42.5 1.50 5.19 3.45
1984 Astros 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.0 13.8 1.43 4.60 3.23
1985 Astros 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.3 11.3 1.18 4.94 4.18
1985 Yankees 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.50 2.92 5.84
1986 Yankees 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.94 4.23 4.51
1987 Yankees 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.58 5.33 3.37
1987 Twins 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.20 5.05 4.20
1988 Twins 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.78 5.40 6.94
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
22 Years 1 0 1.000 - - 0 973.0 3.7 13.5 1.38 4.39 3.17
Joe Niekro

Joe Niekro Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1967 Chicago Cubs 48 Undetermined - -
1968 Chicago Cubs 48 Undetermined - -
1969 Chicago Cubs 48 Undetermined - -
1969 San Diego Padres 37 $19,000.00 - -
1970 Detroit Tigers 19 $23,000.00 - -
1971 Detroit Tigers 19 Undetermined - -
1972 Detroit Tigers 19 Undetermined - -
1973 Atlanta Braves 36 $17,000.00 - -
1974 Atlanta Braves 32 Undetermined - -
1975 Houston Astros 36 Undetermined - -
1976 Houston Astros 36 $32,500.00 - -
1977 Houston Astros 36 $41,000.00 - -
1978 Houston Astros 36 Undetermined - -
1979 Houston Astros 36 Undetermined Stats -
1980 Houston Astros 36 Undetermined - -
1981 Houston Astros 36 Undetermined - -
1982 Houston Astros 36 Undetermined - -
1983 Houston Astros 36 Undetermined - -
1984 Houston Astros 36 Undetermined - -
1985 Houston Astros 36 $825,000.00 - -
1985 New York Yankees 31 Undetermined - -
1986 New York Yankees 39, 47 $750,000.00 - -
1987 New York Yankees 39 Undetermined - Stats
1987 Minnesota Twins 36 Undetermined - Stats
1988 Minnesota Twins 36 $800,000.00 - -




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