Joe Niekro
Houston Astros (ML)
Joe Niekro
Birthdate:
Nov. 7, 1944 (36 y, 0 m, 10 d)
Nationality:
American
Position:
P
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
6'0"/189
Entry:
1966 Draft - Round: 1, Overall: 6, Team: Houston Astros
Contract:
$1.63M / 2 years (1981-1982)
ML Service Time:
12 years, 73 days

Career Major League Stats

Team Year Age GS G IP W L SV BS K BB H HR K% BB% HR% LOB% GB% WHIP BABIP ERA FIP FIP- xFIP E-F WAR
Houston - MLB
HOU - MLB
1980 35 35 35 271.0 20 9 0 0 137 96 252 20 12.1% 8.47% 1.8% 77.8% 49.4% 1.28 .269 3.06 3.94 100 4.06 -0.89 3.35
Houston - MLB
HOU - MLB
1979 34 32 32 242.0 15 11 0 0 132 105 220 18 12.9% 10.26% 1.8% 73.5% 48.0% 1.34 .268 3.64 3.95 101 4.13 -0.30 2.52
Houston - MLB
HOU - MLB
1978 33 15 15 108.2 5 8 0 0 57 45 121 14 12.0% 9.49% 3.0% 75.3% 48.8% 1.53 .312 4.56 4.75 124 4.05 -0.20 0.09
Houston - MLB
HOU - MLB
1977 32 32 32 246.1 15 10 0 0 117 110 249 19 10.8% 10.15% 1.8% 77.1% 51.6% 1.46 .282 3.58 4.40 103 4.67 -0.82 2.36
Houston - MLB
HOU - MLB
1976 31 30 30 224.2 12 12 0 0 127 111 183 10 13.3% 11.62% 1.0% 75.2% 49.5% 1.31 .252 2.88 3.68 102 3.95 -0.79 2.24
Houston - MLB
HOU - MLB
1975 30 33 33 244.0 10 19 0 0 128 139 209 13 12.1% 13.16% 1.2% 71.5% 51.4% 1.43 .260 3.73 4.12 106 4.40 -0.39 1.99
Houston - MLB
HOU - MLB
1974 29 23 29 188.1 11 6 0 0 100 80 166 11 12.7% 10.14% 1.4% 77.4% 52.1% 1.31 .269 3.11 3.81 100 4.00 -0.70 1.79
Houston - MLB
HOU - MLB
1973 28 2 2 11.0 1 1 0 0 5 4 10 3 10.9% 8.70% 6.5% 61.2% 55.6% 1.27 .206 6.55 6.46 167 3.99 0.09 -0.21
Houston - MLB
HOU - MLB
1972 27 0 11 20.0 0 0 0 0 6 3 16 0 8.0% 4.00% 0.0% 100.0% 36.7% 0.95 .242 0.00 2.44 72 3.76 -2.44 0.34
Houston - MLB
HOU - MLB
1971 26 0 3 3.0 0 0 0 0 2 3 6 0 11.8% 17.65% 0.0% 66.7% 16.7% 3.00 .500 9.00 4.35 119 6.00 4.65 -0.02
Houston - MLB
HOU - MLB
1970 25 18 24 128.2 10 4 1 0 48 44 148 14 8.5% 7.83% 2.5% 67.9% 50.8% 1.49 .297 4.83 4.43 113 4.45 0.40 0.64
Houston - MLB
HOU - MLB
1969 24 13 27 119.0 8 5 1 1 56 43 113 12 11.1% 8.53% 2.4% 71.8% 47.6% 1.31 .262 3.71 4.01 110 3.99 -0.31 0.62
Houston - MLB
HOU - MLB
1968 23 26 26 188.0 6 15 0 0 79 54 200 15 9.8% 6.67% 1.9% 69.7% 56.3% 1.35 .287 4.07 3.51 113 3.40 0.56 1.02
Houston - MLB
HOU - MLB
1967 22 5 27 71.0 2 4 0 0 38 15 73 2 12.9% 5.10% 0.7% 65.4% 54.6% 1.24 .305 3.93 2.67 76 3.31 1.26 1.25
Total - MLB
MLB
264 326 2065.2 115 104 2 1 1032 852 1966 151 11.7% 9.66% 1.7% 73.9% 50.6% 1.36 .274 3.60 3.97 105 4.10 -0.37 18.00

Career Minor League Stats

Team Year Age GS G IP W L SV BS K BB H HR K% BB% HR% LOB% GB% WHIP BABIP ERA FIP FIP- xFIP E-F WAR
Tucson - AAA
TUTO - AAA
1978 33 1 1 8.0 0 1 0 0 3 6 7 0 8.3% 16.67% 0.0% 61.5% 42.1% 1.63 .259 1.13 4.24 107 5.62 -3.11 0.07
Tucson - AAA
TUTO - AAA
1973 28 16 16 125.2 7 4 0 0 96 32 124 9 18.0% 5.99% 1.7% 75.3% 53.9% 1.24 .305 3.08 3.39 82 3.50 -0.31 2.48
Tucson - AAA
TUTO - AAA
1972 27 11 11 86.1 6 2 0 0 36 21 83 5 10.1% 5.87% 1.4% 65.3% 51.0% 1.20 .272 3.75 3.75 92 4.21 0.01 1.36
Tucson - AAA
TUTO - AAA
1971 26 13 13 96.2 6 5 0 0 47 27 95 6 11.8% 6.77% 1.5% 72.4% 52.2% 1.26 .287 3.63 3.70 91 4.03 -0.07 1.48
Total - AAA
AAA
41 41 316.2 19 12 0 0 182 86 309 20 13.7% 6.48% 1.5% 71.3% 52.2% 1.25 .289 3.38 3.60 88 3.91 -0.22 5.39