Joe Niekro
Joe Niekro
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Joe Niekro
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups Batter Matchups
Batting Record Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
1967 CHI N Daily Splits 36 46 5 9 2 0 0 11 1 0 13 0 9 2 0 2 1 1 0 .196 .204 .239 0.0 1967 CHI N 1968 CHI N Daily Splits 34 60 2 6 0 0 0 0 4 0 23 0 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 .100 .156 .100 0.0 1968 CHI N 1969 CHI N Daily Splits 4 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 0.0 1969 CHI N 1969 SD N Daily Splits 38 51 1 6 1 0 0 2 6 0 17 0 5 1 0 0 3 0 0 .118 .207 .137 0.0 1969 SD N 1969 TOT N 42 56 1 7 2 0 0 4 6 0 18 0 6 1 0 0 3 0 0 .125 .206 .161 0.0 1969 TOT N
1970 DET A Daily Splits 39 66 8 13 3 1 0 7 7 0 17 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197 .274 .273 0.0 1970 DET A 1971 DET A Daily Splits 32 30 5 4 1 0 0 2 2 0 9 0 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 .133 .188 .167 0.0 1971 DET A 1972 DET A Daily Splits 18 12 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .308 .333 0.0 1972 DET A 1973 ATL N Daily Splits 20 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0i 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 0.0 1973 ATL N 1974 ATL N Daily Splits 27 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1974 ATL N 1975 HOU N Daily Splits 40 14 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .313 .214 0.0 1975 HOU N 1976 HOU N Daily Splits 36 27 1 5 2 0 1 1 1 0 8 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 .214 .370 0.0 1976 HOU N 1977 HOU N Daily Splits 44 50 2 7 0 0 0 2 2 0 13 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 .140 .173 .140 0.0 1977 HOU N 1978 HOU N Daily Splits 35 65 6 9 2 0 0 5 0 0 18 0 9 0 0 1 2 0 0 .138 .138 .169 0.0 1978 HOU N 1979 HOU N Daily Splits 38 83 1 10 2 0 0 4 2 0 21 0 13 1 0 1 0 0 0 .120 .140 .145 0.0 1979 HOU N 1980 HOU N Daily Splits 37 80 7 22 5 0 0 10 4 0 15 0 18 0 0 1 2 0 0 .275 .310 .338 0.0 1980 HOU N 1981 HOU N Daily Splits 24 51 1 9 1 0 0 6 2 0 10 0 11 0 0 1 0 0 0 .176 .208 .196 0.0 1981 HOU N 1982 HOU N Daily Splits 35 89 2 8 2 0 0 5 1 0 30 0 7 1 0 1 1 0 0 .090 .099 .112 0.0 1982 HOU N 1983 HOU N Daily Splits 38 85 1 8 2 0 0 2 0 0 22 1 12 0 0 0 1 0 0 .094 .105 .118 0.0 1983 HOU N 1984 HOU N Daily Splits 38 83 4 11 0 0 0 6 2 0 21 0 11 0 0 3 0 0 0 .133 .153 .133 0.0 1984 HOU N 1985 HOU N Daily Splits 32 68 6 17 1 0 0 6 1 0 16 0 10 1 0 4 4 0 0 .250 .257 .265 0.0 1985 HOU N 1985 NY A 1985 NY A 1985 Total 35 68 6 17 1 0 0 6 1 0 16 0 10 1 0 4 4 0 0 .250 .257 .265 0.0 1985 Total
1986 NY A 1986 NY A 1987 NY A 1987 NY A 1987 MIN A 1987 MIN A 1987 TOT A 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1987 TOT A
1988 MIN A 1988 MIN A Splits 705 973 55 152 26 1 1 72 38 0 262 1 147 6 0 17i 17 1 0 .156 .188 .188 0.0 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
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Division Series Batting Record Division Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1981 HOU N Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1981 HOU N
League Championship Series Batting Record League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1972 DET A Daily 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1972 DET A
1980 HOU N Daily Splits 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1980 HOU N
Total NL 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 Total NL
Total AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - Total AL
Total Splits 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
World Series Batting Record World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1987 MIN A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1987 MIN A
Pitching Record Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA PW Year Team
1967 CHI N Daily Splits 36 22 7 2 9 0 169.2 171 706 15 68 63 32 7 77 2 5 1 2 0 33 11 12 15 10 7 3.34 0.5 1967 CHI N 1968 CHI N Daily Splits 34 29 2 1 4 2 177 204 769 18 93 85 59 8 65 6 6 3 3 0 29 5 24 10 14 10 4.32 -3.0 1968 CHI N 1969 CHI N Daily Splits 4 3 0 0 0 0 19.1 24 86 3 9 8 6 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 1 3.72 0.1 1969 CHI N 1969 SD N Daily Splits 37 31 8 3 6 0 202 213 842 15 91 83 45 9 55 12 4 4 0 0 21 6 14 16 8 17 3.70 -0.4 1969 SD N 1969 TOT N 41 34 8 3 6 0 221.1 237 928 18 100 91 51 9 62 12 5 4 0 0 24 7 16 17 8 18 3.70 -0.3 1969 TOT N
1970 DET A Daily Splits 38 34 6 2 2 0 213 221 914 28 107 96 72 4 101 4 5 1 3 0 30 3 14 11 12 13 4.06 -0.4 1970 DET A 1971 DET A Daily Splits 31 15 0 0 5 1 122.1 136 540 13 62 61 49 3 43 6 3 2 2 0 24 4 11 3 6 7 4.49 -1.0 1971 DET A 1972 DET A Daily Splits 18 7 1 0 4 1 47 62 199 3 20 20 8 1 24 2 0 2 1 0 8 1 5 0 3 2 3.83 -0.2 1972 DET A 1973 ATL N Daily Splits 20 0 0 0 11 3 24 23 99 2 11 11 11 1 12 2 3 3 0 0 4 0 2i 2i 2 4 4.12 0.1 1973 ATL N 1974 ATL N Daily Splits 27 2 0 0 9 0 43 36 178 5 19 17 18 2 31 4 2 3 2 0 5 0 6 1 3 2 3.56 0.1 1974 ATL N 1975 HOU N Daily Splits 40 4 1 1 21 4 88 79 378 3 32 30 39 4 54 3 5 2 2 0 15 0 4 2 6 4 3.07 0.5 1975 HOU N 1976 HOU N Daily Splits 36 13 0 0 5 0 118 107 515 8 60 44 56 1 77 6 3 8 1 0 11 4 5 12 4 8 3.36 -0.4 1976 HOU N 1977 HOU N Daily Splits 44 14 9 2 12 5 180.2 155 737 14 66 61 64 3 101 13 6 5 1 1 29 2 20 8 13 8 3.04 1.4 1977 HOU N 1978 HOU N Daily Splits 35 29 10 1 2 0 202.2 190 861 13 97 87 73 1 97 5 8 9 9 0 33 6 13 11 14 14 3.86 -2.0 1978 HOU N 1979 HOU N Daily Splits 38 38 11 5 0 0 263.2 221 1095 17 102 88 107 1 119 6 5 19 7 0 26 7 27 13 21 11 3.00 1.5 1979 HOU N 1980 HOU N Daily Splits 37 36 11 2 1 0 256 268 1096 12 119 101 79 3 127 9 11 12 4 0 35 7 21 14 20 12 3.55 -0.3 1980 HOU N 1981 HOU N Daily Splits 24 24 5 2 0 0 166 150 676 8 60 52 47 4 77 6 6 7 0 0 21 4 10 5 9 9 2.82 1.0 1981 HOU N 1982 HOU N Daily Splits 35 35 16 5 0 0 270 224 1067 12 79 74 64 1 130 13 5 19 5 0 25 6 21 8 17 12 2.47 2.8 1982 HOU N 1983 HOU N Daily Splits 38 38 9 1 0 0 263.2 238 1113 15 115 102 101 5 152 13 9 14 3 1 35 7 15 9 15 14 3.48 -0.6 1983 HOU N 1984 HOU N Daily Splits 38 38 6 1 0 0 248.1 223 1027 16 104 84 89 4 127 1 8 12 4 1 38 4 21 9 16 12 3.04 0.5 1984 HOU N 1985 HOU N Daily Splits 32 32 4 1 0 0 213 197 925 21 100 88 99 6 117 10 12 21 5 1 21 2 15 9 9 12 3.72 -0.1 1985 HOU N 1985 NY A Daily Splits 3 3 0 0 0 0 12.1 14 58 3 8 8 8 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 5.84 -0.4 1985 NY A 1985 Total 35 35 4 1 0 0 225.1 211 983 24 108 96 107 6 121 10 12 21 5 1 22 2 15 9 11 13 3.83 -0.5 1985 Total
1986 NY A Daily Splits 25 25 0 0 0 0 125.2 139 571 15 84 68 63 3 59 1 0 10 1 1 26 4 9 10 9 10 4.87 -1.9 1986 NY A 1987 NY A Daily Splits 8 8 1 0 0 0 50.2 40 211 4 25 20 19 0 30 1 1 0 4 0 6 1 2 3 3 4 3.55 0.4 1987 NY A 1987 MIN A Daily Splits 19 18 0 0 0 0 96.1 115 444 11 76 67 45 0 54 1 4 13 6 0 27 3 8 4 4 9 6.26 -2.0 1987 MIN A 1987 TOT A 27 26 1 0 0 0 147 155 655 15 101 87 64 0 84 2 5 13 10 0 33 4 10 7 7 13 5.33 -1.6 1987 TOT A
1988 MIN A Daily Splits 5 2 0 0 2 0 11.2 16 59 2 13 13 9 0 7 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 1 1 1 1 10.03 -1.0 1988 MIN A Splits 702 500 107 29 93 16 3584 3466 15166 276 1620 1431 1262 71 1747 126 112 172 65 8 508 88 282i177i221 204 3.59 -4.8 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA PW Year Team
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Division Series Pitching Record Division Series Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
1981 HOU N Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 8 7 34 0 0 0 3 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1981 HOU N
League Championship Series Pitching Record League Championship Series Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
1980 HOU N Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 10 6 39 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 1980 HOU N
World Series Pitching Record World Series Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
1987 MIN A Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 9 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1987 MIN A
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1967 CHI N Daily P 36 22 7 169.2 10 26 0 1 0 2 1 11 0 1.000
1968 CHI N Daily P 34 29 2 177.1 9 33 0 2 0 1 6 4 0 1.000
1969 CHI N Daily P 4 3 0 19.1 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1969 SD N Daily P 37 31 8 202 19 29 5 1 1 0 8 6 2 .906
1969 TOT N P 41 34 8 221.1 21 34 5 2 1 0 8 6 2 .917
1970 DET A Daily P 38 34 6 213 17 35 1 1 0 1 9 3 1 .981
1971 DET A Daily P 31 15 0 122.1 9 25 1 1 0 0 3 5 0 .971
1972 DET A Daily P 18 7 1 47 5 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1.000
1973 ATL N Daily P 20 0 0 24 2 5 0 2 0 0i 2i 3i 0i1.000
1974 ATL N Daily P 27 2 0 43 4 8 0 1 0 5 0 3 0 1.000
1975 HOU N Daily P 40 4 1 88 7 13 0 0 0 9 2 8 2 1.000
1976 HOU N Daily P 36 13 0 118 9 13 3 1 0 8 2 20 0 .880
1977 HOU N Daily P 44 14 9 180.2 11 31 0 7 0 8 6 16 1 1.000
1978 HOU N Daily P 35 29 10 202.2 18 21 0 3 0 13 6 33 5 1.000
1979 HOU N Daily P 38 38 11 263.2 14 39 0 4 0 8 9 31 1 1.000
1980 HOU N Daily P 37 36 11 256 17 37 2 2 0 15 7 34 0 .964
1981 HOU N Daily P 24 24 5 166 11 23 0 1 0 4 8 25 0 1.000
1982 HOU N Daily P 35 35 16 270 22 42 3 2 0 16 13 27 1 .955
1983 HOU N Daily P 38 38 9 263.2 9 36 4 0 0 25 9 45 1 .918
1984 HOU N Daily P 38 38 6 248.1 19 39 2 5 0 20 16 34 0 .967
1985 HOU N Daily P 32 32 4 213 14 34 1 1 0 27 7 44 1 .980
1985 NY A Daily P 3 3 0 12.1 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1.000
1985 Total P 35 35 4 225.1 17 36 1 1 0 28 7 47 1 .981
1986 NY A Daily P 25 25 0 125.2 9 13 1 2 0 10 1 23 0 .957
1987 NY A Daily P 8 8 1 50.2 5 5 1 0 0 4 3 7 0 .909
1987 MIN A Daily P 19 18 0 96.1 6 11 1 1 0 8 3 25 0 .944
1987 TOT A P 27 26 1 147 11 16 2 1 0 12 6 32 0 .931
1988 MIN A Daily P 5 2 0 11.2 2 3 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 1.000
Total P 702 500 107 3584.1 253 532 25 41 1 187i 122i 415i 15i .969
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
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Division Series Fielding Record Division Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1981 HOU N Daily P 1 1 0 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
League Championship Series Fielding Record League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1980 HOU N Daily P 1 1 0 10 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1.000
Total P 1 1 0 10 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
World Series Fielding Record World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1987 MIN A Daily P 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Transactions 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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