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
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
9
OPS vs Lg
11% of the career qualification threshold · about these stats
Career Pitching
221-204
W-L
3.59
ERA
702
G
1,747
SO
16
SV
1.32
WHIP
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
Advanced Pitching About these stats
Year Lg IP K/9 BB/9 WHIP Qual
1988 AL 11.7 5.40 6.94 2.143
1987 AL 147.0 5.14 3.92 1.490
1986 AL 125.7 4.23 4.51 1.607
1985 AL 225.3 4.83 4.27 1.411 ✓
1984 NL 248.3 4.60 3.23 1.256 ✓
1983 NL 263.7 5.19 3.45 1.286 ✓
1982 NL 270.0 4.33 2.13 1.067 ✓
1981 NL 166.0 4.17 2.55 1.187 ✓
1980 NL 256.0 4.46 2.78 1.355 ✓
1979 NL 263.7 4.06 3.65 1.244 ✓
1978 NL 202.7 4.31 3.24 1.298 ✓
1977 NL 180.7 5.03 3.19 1.212 ✓
1976 NL 118.0 5.87 4.27 1.381
1975 NL 88.0 5.52 3.99 1.341
1974 NL 43.0 6.49 3.77 1.256
1973 NL 24.0 4.50 4.13 1.417
1972 AL 47.0 4.60 1.53 1.489
1971 AL 122.3 3.16 3.60 1.512
1970 AL 213.0 4.27 3.04 1.376 ✓
1969 NL 221.3 2.52 2.07 1.301 ✓
1968 NL 177.0 3.31 3.00 1.486 ✓
1967 NL 169.7 4.08 1.70 1.196 ✓
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
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1985 AL 80 .015 .321 1.3 20.0 44 0.0
1984 NL 96 .000 .177 2.1 21.9 -16 0.0
1983 NL 98 .024 .127 0.0 22.4 -36 0.0
1982 NL 98 .023 .133 1.0 30.6 -39 0.0
1981 NL 64 .020 .220 3.1 15.6 19 0.0
1980 NL 102 .063 .339 3.9 14.7 87 0.0
1979 NL 99 .024 .159 2.0 21.2 -20 0.0
1978 NL 74 .031 .192 0.0 24.3 -11 0.0
1977 NL 55 .000 .189 3.6 23.6 -12 0.0
1976 NL 32 .185 .222 3.1 25.0 69 1.0
1975 NL 18 .000 .250 11.1 11.1 54 0.0
1974 NL 6 .000 .000 0.0 16.7 -100 0.0
1973 NL 3 .000 .500 0.0 33.3 91 0.0
1972 AL 14 .083 .375 7.1 28.6 98 0.0
1971 AL 38 .033 .191 5.3 23.7 5 0.0
1970 AL 88 .076 .265 8.0 19.3 57 0.0
1969 NL 69 .036 .180 8.7 26.1 8 0.0
1968 NL 73 .000 .162 5.5 31.5 -19 0.0
1967 NL 58 .044 .257 1.7 22.4 32 0.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
P 702 253 532 25 41 .969
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1988 Minnesota Twins P 5 2 3 0 1 1.000
1987 Minnesota Twins P 19 6 11 1 1 .944
1987 New York Yankees P 8 5 5 1 0 .909
1986 New York Yankees P 25 9 13 1 2 .957
1985 New York Yankees P 3 3 2 0 0 1.000
1985 Houston Astros P 32 14 34 1 1 .980
1984 Houston Astros P 38 19 39 2 5 .967
1983 Houston Astros P 38 9 36 4 0 .918
1982 Houston Astros P 35 22 42 3 2 .955
1981 Houston Astros P 24 11 23 0 1 1.000
1980 Houston Astros P 37 17 37 2 2 .964
1979 Houston Astros P 38 14 39 0 4 1.000
1978 Houston Astros P 35 18 21 0 3 1.000
1977 Houston Astros P 44 11 31 0 7 1.000
1976 Houston Astros P 36 9 13 3 1 .880
1975 Houston Astros P 40 7 13 0 0 1.000
1974 Atlanta Braves P 27 4 8 0 1 1.000
1973 Atlanta Braves P 20 2 5 0 2 1.000
1972 Detroit Tigers P 18 5 4 0 1 1.000
1971 Detroit Tigers P 31 9 25 1 1 .971
1970 Detroit Tigers P 38 17 35 1 1 .981
1969 San Diego Padres P 37 19 29 5 1 .906
1969 Chicago Cubs P 4 2 5 0 1 1.000
1968 Chicago Cubs P 34 9 33 0 2 1.000
1967 Chicago Cubs P 36 10 26 0 1 1.000
Postseason Pitching
Year Round Team G W-L SV IP SO ERA
Career 3 0-0 0 20.0 7 0.00
1987 World Series Minnesota Twins 1 0-0 0 2.0 1 0.00
1981 NL Division Series Houston Astros 1 0-0 0 8.0 4 0.00
1980 NL Championship Series Houston Astros 1 0-0 0 10.0 2 0.00
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 4 5 0 0 0 .000
1987 World Series Minnesota Twins 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1981 NL Division Series Houston Astros 1 2 0 0 0 .000
1980 NL Championship Series Houston Astros 1 3 0 0 0 .000
1972 AL Championship Series Detroit Tigers 1 0 0 0 0 .000