Player

Joe Niekro

Player Info
Full Name
Joseph Franklin
Born
November 7, 1944
Martins Ferry, OH, USA
Died
October 27, 2006
Size
6'1" / 185 lbs
B/T
R / R
Debut
April 16, 1967
Final Game
April 29, 1988
Career
22 years
Teams
Honors
1 x All-Star
1979 - Sporting News Pitcher of the Year (NL)
1979 - Sporting News All-Star (NL)
1979 - Pitcher of the Month (NL)
Career Batting
706
G
.156
AVG
152
H
1
HR
72
RBI
.376
OPS
Career Pitching
221-204
W-L
3.59
ERA
702
G
1,747
SO
16
SV
1.32
WHIP
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1988 Minnesota Twins 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1987 New York Yankees 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1987 Minnesota Twins 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1986 New York Yankees 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1985 Houston Astros 32 68 17 1 0 0 6 .250
1985 New York Yankees 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1984 Houston Astros 38 83 11 0 0 0 4 .133
1983 Houston Astros 38 85 8 2 0 0 1 .094
1982 Houston Astros 35 89 8 2 0 0 2 .090
1981 Houston Astros 24 51 9 1 0 0 1 .176
1980 Houston Astros 37 80 22 5 0 0 7 .275
1979 Houston Astros 38 83 10 2 0 0 1 .120
1978 Houston Astros 36 65 9 2 0 0 6 .138
1977 Houston Astros 44 50 7 0 0 0 2 .140
1976 Houston Astros 36 27 5 2 0 1 1 .185
1975 Houston Astros 40 14 3 0 0 0 1 .214
1974 Atlanta Braves 27 5 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1973 Atlanta Braves 20 3 1 0 0 0 0 .333
1972 Detroit Tigers 18 12 3 1 0 0 2 .250
1971 Detroit Tigers 32 30 4 1 0 0 5 .133
1970 Detroit Tigers 39 66 13 3 1 0 8 .197
1969 Chicago Cubs 4 5 1 1 0 0 0 .200
1969 San Diego Padres 38 51 6 1 0 0 1 .118
1968 Chicago Cubs 34 60 6 0 0 0 2 .100
1967 Chicago Cubs 36 46 9 2 0 0 5 .196
Pitching Season by Season
Year Team W L ERA G GS SV IP SO BB
1988 Minnesota Twins 1 1 10.03 5 2 0 11.1 7 9
1987 New York Yankees 3 4 3.55 8 8 0 50.1 30 19
1987 Minnesota Twins 4 9 6.26 19 18 0 96.0 54 45
1986 New York Yankees 9 10 4.87 25 25 0 125.2 59 63
1985 Houston Astros 9 12 3.72 32 32 0 213.0 117 99
1985 New York Yankees 2 1 5.84 3 3 0 12.1 4 8
1984 Houston Astros 16 12 3.04 38 38 0 248.1 127 89
1983 Houston Astros 15 14 3.48 38 38 0 263.2 152 101
1982 Houston Astros 17 12 2.47 35 35 0 270.0 130 64
1981 Houston Astros 9 9 2.82 24 24 0 166.0 77 47
1980 Houston Astros 20 12 3.55 37 36 0 256.0 127 79
1979 Houston Astros 21 11 3.00 38 38 0 263.2 119 107
1978 Houston Astros 14 14 3.86 35 29 0 202.1 97 73
1977 Houston Astros 13 8 3.04 44 14 5 180.1 101 64
1976 Houston Astros 4 8 3.36 36 13 0 118.0 77 56
1975 Houston Astros 6 4 3.07 40 4 4 88.0 54 39
1974 Atlanta Braves 3 2 3.56 27 2 0 43.0 31 18
1973 Atlanta Braves 2 4 4.13 20 0 3 24.0 12 11
1972 Detroit Tigers 3 2 3.83 18 7 1 47.0 24 8
1971 Detroit Tigers 6 7 4.49 31 15 1 122.0 43 49
1970 Detroit Tigers 12 13 4.06 38 34 0 213.0 101 72
1969 Chicago Cubs 0 1 3.72 4 3 0 19.0 7 6
1969 San Diego Padres 8 17 3.70 37 31 0 202.0 55 45
1968 Chicago Cubs 14 10 4.32 34 29 2 177.0 65 59
1967 Chicago Cubs 10 7 3.34 36 22 0 169.1 77 32