JN
Joe Niekro
MLB · 1967–1988 · R/R
Player Info
Bats
R
Throws
R
Height
6'1"
Weight
185 lbs
Born
1944-11-07
Birthplace
Martins Ferry, USA
Years Active
1967–1988
Hall of Fame
—
Career Batting
G
706
H
152
HR
1
RBI
72
SB
1
AVG
.156
Batting Stats by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | CHN | 36 | 46 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 13 | .196 |
| 1968 | CHN | 34 | 60 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 | .100 |
| 1969 | CHN | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 |
| 1969 | SDN | 38 | 51 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 17 | .118 |
| 1970 | DET | 39 | 66 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 | .197 |
| 1971 | DET | 32 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .133 |
| 1972 | DET | 18 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .250 |
| 1973 | ATL | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| 1974 | ATL | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| 1975 | HOU | 40 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .214 |
| 1976 | HOU | 36 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .185 |
| 1977 | HOU | 44 | 50 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .140 |
| 1978 | HOU | 36 | 65 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .138 |
| 1979 | HOU | 38 | 83 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 21 | .120 |
| 1980 | HOU | 37 | 80 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 15 | .275 |
| 1981 | HOU | 24 | 51 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .176 |
| 1982 | HOU | 35 | 89 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 30 | .090 |
| 1983 | HOU | 38 | 85 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .094 |
| 1984 | HOU | 38 | 83 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | .133 |
| 1985 | HOU | 32 | 68 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .250 |
| 1985 | NYA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | NYA | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | MIN | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | NYA | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | MIN | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Pitching Stats by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | CHN | 10 | 7 | 36 | 22 | 0 | 171 | 63 | 15 | 32 | 77 | 3.34 |
| 1968 | CHN | 14 | 10 | 34 | 29 | 2 | 204 | 85 | 18 | 59 | 65 | 4.32 |
| 1969 | CHN | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3.72 |
| 1969 | SDN | 8 | 17 | 37 | 31 | 0 | 213 | 83 | 15 | 45 | 55 | 3.70 |
| 1970 | DET | 12 | 13 | 38 | 34 | 0 | 221 | 96 | 28 | 72 | 101 | 4.06 |
| 1971 | DET | 6 | 7 | 31 | 15 | 1 | 136 | 61 | 13 | 49 | 43 | 4.49 |
| 1972 | DET | 3 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 62 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 3.83 |
| 1973 | ATL | 2 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 4.13 |
| 1974 | ATL | 3 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 17 | 5 | 18 | 31 | 3.56 |
| 1975 | HOU | 6 | 4 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 79 | 30 | 3 | 39 | 54 | 3.07 |
| 1976 | HOU | 4 | 8 | 36 | 13 | 0 | 107 | 44 | 8 | 56 | 77 | 3.36 |
| 1977 | HOU | 13 | 8 | 44 | 14 | 5 | 155 | 61 | 14 | 64 | 101 | 3.04 |
| 1978 | HOU | 14 | 14 | 35 | 29 | 0 | 190 | 87 | 13 | 73 | 97 | 3.86 |
| 1979 | HOU | 21 | 11 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 221 | 88 | 17 | 107 | 119 | 3.00 |
| 1980 | HOU | 20 | 12 | 37 | 36 | 0 | 268 | 101 | 12 | 79 | 127 | 3.55 |
| 1981 | HOU | 9 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 150 | 52 | 8 | 47 | 77 | 2.82 |
| 1982 | HOU | 17 | 12 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 224 | 74 | 12 | 64 | 130 | 2.47 |
| 1983 | HOU | 15 | 14 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 238 | 102 | 15 | 101 | 152 | 3.48 |
| 1984 | HOU | 16 | 12 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 223 | 84 | 16 | 89 | 127 | 3.04 |
| 1985 | HOU | 9 | 12 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 197 | 88 | 21 | 99 | 117 | 3.72 |
| 1985 | NYA | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 5.84 |
| 1986 | NYA | 9 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 139 | 68 | 15 | 63 | 59 | 4.87 |
| 1987 | MIN | 4 | 9 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 115 | 67 | 11 | 45 | 54 | 6.26 |
| 1987 | NYA | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 40 | 20 | 4 | 19 | 30 | 3.55 |
| 1988 | MIN | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10.03 |
Awards
Pitcher of the Month (1979)
TSN All-Star (1979)
TSN Pitcher of the Year (1979)
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