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Joe
Niekro		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 195
 
Born: November 7, 1944 in Usa, OH, MARTINS FERRY
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1967 22 PIT NL   8 4 4 4 6 6 6 7 7 7
1968 23 PIT NL   8 4 4 4 6 6 6 8 8 8
1969 24 PIT NL   8 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6
1970 25 PIT NL $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6
1971 26 PIT NL $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 5 6 5 7 7 7
1972 27 PIT NL $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 5 6 5 7 7 7
1973 28 PIT NL $ 350,000 8 5 5 5 5 6 5 6 6 6
1974 29 NYG NL $ 350,000 8 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6
1975 30 NYG NL $ 1,144,286 7 6 6 6 5 6 6 7 7 7
1976 31 NYG NL $ 3,680,000 7 6 6 6 5 6 6 7 7 7
1977 32 NYG NL $ 3,680,000 7 6 6 6 5 6 6 7 7 7
1978 33 CLE AL $ 1,690,000 6 6 6 6 5 6 5 6 6 6
1979 34 NYG NL $ 1,690,000 6 6 6 6 5 6 5 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 4 4 4 5 6 5 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,680,000 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1967 22 AAA   12 11 .522 30 30 2 0 0 215.7 195 75 9 76 161 3.13 .239 .303 .322 .625  
1968 23 AAA   10 13 .435 30 30 4 1 0 207.0 196 83 17 73 134 3.61 .254 .318 .383 .702  
1969 24 AAA   1 1 .500 3 3 0 0 0 15.0 15 6 2 9 8 3.60 .263 .364 .439 .802  
1970 25 PIT NL 0 0 .000 20 0 0 0 2 29.0 34 16 4 8 13 4.97 .304 .361 .464 .825 1.0
1971 26 PIT NL 2 4 .333 50 0 0 0 9 73.3 84 36 11 29 30 4.42 .282 .346 .446 .792 3.2
1972 27 PIT NL 0 0 .000 16 0 0 0 0 26.0 31 11 2 2 12 3.81 .295 .315 .429 .743 1.7
1973 28 PIT NL 0 0 .000 12 0 0 0 0 23.3 25 14 7 6 15 5.40 .275 .327 .560 .887 0.3
1974 29 NYG NL 6 3 .667 20 11 3 0 0 100.7 96 42 7 43 44 3.76 .257 .333 .366 .700 8.9
1975 30 NYG NL 0 2 .000 14 1 0 0 0 32.7 42 17 3 18 21 4.68 .311 .397 .474 .872 0.6
1976 31 NYG NL 2 0 1.000 32 0 0 0 3 42.3 65 34 10 20 25 7.23 .346 .405 .612 1.016 0.0
1977 32 NYG NL 15 11 .577 70 0 0 0 8 131.7 119 56 17 47 80 3.83 .244 .311 .398 .709 11.3
1978 33 NYG NL 8 8 .500 20 20 2 0 0 140.0 116 52 16 56 81 3.34 .225 .302 .355 .656 8.4
  CLE AL 2 2 .500 6 6 0 0 0 42.7 49 22 7 16 25 4.64 .287 .346 .456 .802 1.7
  TOT   10 10 .500 26 26 2 0 0 182.7 165 74 23 72 106 3.65 .240 .312 .380 .692 10.1
1979 34 CLE AL 3 3 .500 7 7 0 0 0 45.7 42 17 6 15 25 3.35 .246 .305 .380 .685 3.5
10 Years Sim 38 33 .535 267 45 5 0 22 687.3 703 317 90 260 371 4.15 .265 .332 .422 .754 40.5
3 Years AAA 23 25 .479 63 63 6 1 0 437.7 406 164 28 158 303 3.37 .247 .313 .355 .667  
Season Average 3 3 .500 26 4 0 0 2 68.7 70 31 9 26 37 4.15 .265 .332 .422 .754  
Career Highs 15 11 1.000 70 26 3 0 9 182.7 165 74 23 72 106 7.23 .346 .405 .612 1.016  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   376 158 41 131 228   .261 .323 .401 .724
vs LH   327 159 49 129 143   .270 .341 .447 .787
Home 22 16 .579 141 23 1 0 9 370.0 386 160 54 133 194 3.89 .267 .329 .435 .765
Away 16 17 .485 126 22 4 0 13 317.3 317 157 36 127 177 4.45 .263 .333 .406 .739
Mar/Apr 7 6 .538 41 8 1 0 4 117.7 104 41 18 36 58 3.14 .234 .291 .387 .678
May 4 6 .400 44 9 0 0 3 120.0 114 54 14 45 78 4.05 .253 .321 .400 .721
June 5 8 .385 52 6 0 0 6 112.0 117 56 21 42 65 4.50 .271 .335 .479 .815
July 12 4 .750 49 5 0 0 5 118.6 128 54 11 54 58 4.10 .272 .347 .419 .766
August 4 3 .571 38 6 2 0 3 90.3 88 38 10 33 40 3.79 .257 .323 .389 .712
Sep/Oct 6 6 .500 43 11 2 0 1 128.7 152 74 16 50 72 5.18 .299 .361 .448 .809
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1970 25 PIT NL P 20 0 29.0 1 4 0 0 1.000 1.55    
1971 26 PIT NL P 50 0 73.3 11 10 1 0 .955 2.58    
1972 27 PIT NL P 16 0 26.0 1 8 0 1 1.000 3.12    
1973 28 PIT NL P 12 0 23.3 1 6 0 1 1.000 2.70    
1974 29 NYG NL P 20 11 100.7 4 22 0 2 1.000 2.32    
1975 30 NYG NL P 14 1 32.7 1 3 1 0 .800 1.10    
1976 31 NYG NL P 32 0 42.3 4 9 0 2 1.000 2.76    
1977 32 NYG NL P 70 0 131.7 7 23 1 5 .968 2.05    
1978 33 NYG NL P 20 20 140.0 15 27 2 3 .955 2.70    
  CLE AL P 6 6 42.7 4 8 0 1 1.000 2.53    
  TOT   P 26 26 182.7 19 35 2 4 .964 2.66    
1979 34 CLE AL P 7 7 45.7 5 9 0 0 1.000 2.76    
Career Totals   267 45 687.3 54 129 5 15 .973 2.40    
Career Highs   70 26 182.7 19 35 2 5 1.000 3.12    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1971-6-9
 Games Pitched
1971-10-50
1977-1-70
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 5    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 23rd overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1967
Injured on 4/7/1968 with a Bruised Finger, out for 3 days
Injured on 4/13/1969 with a Ruptured Disc Back, out for full season
Earned first career win on 4/24/1971
Injured on 4/13/1972 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 5 weeks
2/1/1973: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 3/25/1973 with a Tender Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
2/1/1974: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Traded from Pittsburgh to New York (N) on 2/1/1974 (Going to PIT: P Steve Shea. Going to NYG: P Joe Moeller, P George Culver, P Joe Niekro)
2/1/1975: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,144,286 through salary arbitration
Injured on 7/26/1975 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for one week
10/31/1975: Signed a contract extension with New York (N), $3,680,000 per year, for 2 years
9/22/1977: Signed a contract extension with New York (N), $1,690,000 per year, for 3 years
Traded from New York (N) to Cleveland (A) on 7/31/1978 (Going to NYG: 1B Bob Spence. Going to CLE: 2B Davey Johnson, P Joe Niekro)
Injured on 5/21/1979 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for entire career
Traded from Cleveland (A) to New York (N) on 7/1/1979 (Going to NYG: LF Lenn Sakata, P Joe Niekro. Going to CLE: P Bill Gogolewski)
 
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