MLB Player Joe Niekro - Joe Niekro Bio

Who is Joe Niekro? Joe Niekro was a Major League baseball Player (MLB) who made his MLB debut in 1967-04-16. Before making it to the big league, Joe Niekro played college ball for West Liberty State. Welcome to the Joe Niekro biography by Sportspool.com Baseball database. Joe Niekro was an Major League Baseball Player who was born on November 7, 1944. Joe Niekro was born as Joseph Franklin. Joe Niekro wieght: 190 lbs. Joe Niekro height: 73.0 inches.

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MLB Baseball Player Profile for Joe Niekro
Also known as Joseph Franklin

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Vital Statistics for Joe Niekro
Full Name:Joe NiekroGiven Name:Joseph Franklin
Born:11 / 7 / 1944Nick Name:
Birthplace:Martins Ferry
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USA
Height:73.0Weight:190
Bats:RightThrows:Right
College:West Liberty StateMLB Debut:1967-04-16
Final Game:1988-04-29
MLB teams Joe Niekro Played For
1967Chicago Cubs1968Chicago Cubs1969Chicago Cubs1969San Diego Padres
1970Detroit Tigers1971Detroit Tigers1972Detroit Tigers1973Atlanta Braves
1974Atlanta Braves1975Houston Astros1976Houston Astros1977Houston Astros
1978Houston Astros1979Houston Astros1980Houston Astros1981Houston Astros
1982Houston Astros1983Houston Astros1984Houston Astros1985Houston Astros
1985New York Yankees1986New York Yankees1987New York Yankees1987Minnesota Twins
1988Minnesota Twins
Joe Niekro Batting (Baseball Batting Terms)
YearTmLgGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGTBSHSFIBBHBPGIDP
1967 CHN NL 36 46 5 9 2 0 0 11 1 0 1 13 .196 .204 .283 13 9 2 0 0 1
1968 CHN NL 34 60 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 23 .100 .156 .100 6 9 0 0 0 1
1969 CHN NL 4 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .600 3 1 0 0 0 0
1969 SDN NL 38 51 1 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 6 17 .118 .207 .157 8 5 1 0 0 3
1970 DET AL 39 66 8 13 3 1 0 7 0 0 7 17 .197 .274 .333 22 15 0 0 0 0
1971 DET AL 32 30 5 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 9 .133 .188 .200 6 6 0 0 0 0
1972 DET AL 18 12 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 .250 .308 .417 5 1 0 0 0 0
1973 ATL NL 20 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 1 0 0 0 0 0
1974 ATL NL 27 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .0 .0 .0 0 1 0 0 0 0
1975 HOU NL 40 14 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .214 .313 .214 3 2 0 0 0 0
1976 HOU NL 36 27 1 5 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 8 .185 .214 .481 13 4 0 0 0 0
1977 HOU NL 44 50 2 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 13 .140 .173 .140 7 3 0 0 0 2
1978 HOU NL 36 65 6 9 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 18 .138 .138 .200 13 9 0 0 0 2
1979 HOU NL 38 83 1 10 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 21 .120 .140 .169 14 13 1 0 0 0
1980 HOU NL 37 80 7 22 5 0 0 10 0 0 4 15 .275 .310 .400 32 18 0 0 0 2
1981 HOU NL 24 51 1 9 1 0 0 6 0 0 2 10 .176 .208 .216 11 11 0 0 0 0
1982 HOU NL 35 89 2 8 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 30 .90 .99 .135 12 7 1 0 0 1
1983 HOU NL 38 85 1 8 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 22 .94 .105 .141 12 12 0 0 1 1
1984 HOU NL 38 83 4 11 0 0 0 6 0 0 2 21 .133 .153 .133 11 11 0 0 0 0
1985 HOU NL 32 68 6 17 1 0 0 6 0 0 1 16 .250 .257 .279 19 10 1 0 0 4
1985 NYA AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1986 NYA AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 NYA AL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 MIN AL 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 MIN AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joe Niekro Fielding Stats (Baseball Fielding Terms)
YearTmLgPosGPOAEDPFPRFgGSInnOuts
1967 CHN NL P 36 10 26 0 1 1000 1 22 509
1968 CHN NL P 34 9 33 0 2 1000 1.235 29 531
1969 CHN NL P 4 2 5 0 1 1000 1.75 3 58
1969 SDN NL P 37 19 29 5 1 906 1.297 31 606
1970 DET AL P 38 17 35 1 1 981 1.368 34 639
1971 DET AL P 31 9 25 1 1 971 1.097 15 367
1972 DET AL P 18 5 4 0 1 1000 0.5 7 141
1973 ATL NL P 20 2 5 0 2 1000 0.35 0 72
1974 ATL NL P 27 4 8 0 1 1000 0.444 2 129
1975 HOU NL P 40 7 13 0 0 1000 0.5 4 264
1976 HOU NL P 36 9 13 3 1 880 0.611 13 354
1977 HOU NL P 44 11 31 0 7 1000 0.955 14 542
1978 HOU NL P 35 18 21 0 3 1000 1.114 29 608
1979 HOU NL P 38 14 39 0 4 1000 1.395 38 791
1980 HOU NL P 37 17 37 2 2 964 1.459 36 768
1981 HOU NL P 24 11 23 0 1 1000 1.417 24 498
1982 HOU NL P 35 22 42 3 2 955 1.829 35 810
1983 HOU NL P 38 9 36 4 0 918 1.184 38 791
1984 HOU NL P 38 19 39 2 5 967 1.526 38 745
1985 HOU NL P 32 14 34 1 1 980 1.5 32 639
1985 NYA AL P 3 3 2 0 0 1000 1.667 3 37
1986 NYA AL P 25 9 13 1 2 957 0.88 25 377
1987 NYA AL P 8 5 5 1 0 909 1.25 8 152
1987 MIN AL P 19 6 11 1 1 944 0.895 18 289
1988 MIN AL P 5 2 3 0 1 1000 1 2 35
Joe Niekro Pitching Stats (Baseball Pitching Terms)
YearTmLgWLGGSCGSHOGFSVIPHRERHRBBSOHBPWPBFPERA
1967 CHN NL 10 7 36 22 7 2 0 509 171 68 63 15 32 77 2 1 706 3.34
1968 CHN NL 14 10 34 29 2 1 2 531 204 93 85 18 59 65 3 3 769 4.32
1969 CHN NL 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 58 24 9 8 3 6 7 0 0 86 3.72
1969 SDN NL 8 17 37 31 8 3 0 606 213 91 83 15 45 55 0 4 842 3.70
1970 DET AL 12 13 38 34 6 2 0 639 221 107 96 28 72 101 3 1 914 4.06
1971 DET AL 6 7 31 15 0 0 1 367 136 62 61 13 49 43 2 2 540 4.49
1972 DET AL 3 2 18 7 1 0 1 141 62 20 20 3 8 24 1 2 199 3.83
1973 ATL NL 2 4 20 0 0 0 3 72 23 11 11 2 11 12 0 3 99 4.12
1974 ATL NL 3 2 27 2 0 0 0 129 36 19 17 5 18 31 2 3 178 3.56
1975 HOU NL 6 4 40 4 1 1 4 264 79 32 30 3 39 54 2 2 378 3.07
1976 HOU NL 4 8 36 13 0 0 0 354 107 60 44 8 56 77 1 8 515 3.36
1977 HOU NL 13 8 44 14 9 2 5 542 155 66 61 14 64 101 1 5 737 3.04
1978 HOU NL 14 14 35 29 10 1 0 608 190 97 87 13 73 97 9 9 861 3.86
1979 HOU NL 21 11 38 38 11 5 0 791 221 102 88 17 107 119 7 19 1095 3.00
1980 HOU NL 20 12 37 36 11 2 0 768 268 119 101 12 79 127 4 12 1096 3.55
1981 HOU NL 9 9 24 24 5 2 0 498 150 60 52 8 47 77 0 7 676 2.82
1982 HOU NL 17 12 35 35 16 5 0 810 224 79 74 12 64 130 5 19 1067 2.47
1983 HOU NL 15 14 38 38 9 1 0 791 238 115 102 15 101 152 3 14 1113 3.48
1984 HOU NL 16 12 38 38 6 1 0 745 223 104 84 16 89 127 4 12 1027 3.04
1985 HOU NL 9 12 32 32 4 1 0 639 197 100 88 21 99 117 5 21 925 3.72
1985 NYA AL 2 1 3 3 0 0 0 37 14 8 8 3 8 4 0 0 58 5.84
1986 NYA AL 9 10 25 25 0 0 0 377 139 84 68 15 63 59 1 10 571 4.87
1987 NYA AL 3 4 8 8 1 0 0 152 40 25 20 4 19 30 4 0 211 3.55
1987 MIN AL 4 9 19 18 0 0 0 289 115 76 67 11 45 54 6 13 444 6.26
1988 MIN AL 1 1 5 2 0 0 0 35 16 13 13 2 9 7 0 2 59 10.03