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Joe
Niekro		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 190
 
Born: November 7, 1944 in Martins Ferry, OH, USA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove Award 1977   
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1977 32 HOU NL 10 6 .625 28 26 4 3 2 182.7 137 46 7 49 82 2.27 .202 .260 .306 .566 15.3
1978 33 HOU NL 16 6 .727 35 35 4 4 0 236.3 195 66 13 77 126 2.51 .227 .296 .336 .632 18.8
1979 34 HOU NL 5 2 .714 11 11 0 0 0 73.3 64 26 5 20 38 3.19 .238 .292 .361 .653 4.4
3 Years Sim 31 14 .689 74 72 8 7 2 492.3 396 138 25 146 246 2.52 .219 .282 .329 .610 38.5
Season Average 10 4 .714 24 24 2 2 0 164.1 132 46 8 48 82 2.52 .219 .282 .329 .610  
Career Highs 16 6 .727 35 35 4 4 2 236.3 195 66 13 77 126 3.19 .238 .296 .361 .653  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Ted Williams Batting Title or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1977 32 HOU NL 28 62 2 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 31 .113 .125 .113 .238 -0.9 0.0
1978 33 HOU NL 35 83 4 12 2 0 1 6 0 1 0 28 .145 .143 .205 .348 1.2 0.0
1979 34 HOU NL 11 26 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .115 .115 .115 .231 -0.6 0.0
3 Years Sim 74 171 9 22 2 0 1 8 0 1 1 68 .129 .132 .158 .290 -0.3 0.0
162 Game Average 374 19 48 4 0 2 17 0 2 2 148 .129 .132 .158 .290 -0.6  
Career Highs 35 83 4 12 2 0 1 6 0 1 1 31 .145 .143 .205 .348 1.2  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1977 32 HOU NL P 28 26 182.7 12 45 0 1 1.000 2.81    
1978 33 HOU NL P 35 35 236.3 11 43 1 4 .982 2.06    
1979 34 HOU NL P 11 11 73.3 7 15 1 0 .957 2.70    
Career Totals   74 72 492.3 30 103 2 5 .985 2.43    
Career Highs   35 35 236.3 12 45 1 4 1.000 2.81    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1977-1-2.27
1978-3-2.51
 Winning Pct
1977-10-.625
1978-3-.727
 Shutouts
1977-2-3
1978-2-4
 Hits per 9IP
1977-1-6.8
 WHiP
1977-1-1.02
 OAVG
1977-1-.202
OOBP
1977-1-.260
 OSLG
1977-1-.306
 OOPS
1977-1-.566
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 6    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 22)
   Gray Ink Test: 18    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 96)
 
Similar Pitchers     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Ron Reed (963)
  2. Chien-Ming Wang (947)
  3. Enrique Romo (944)
  4. Keith Macwhorter (939)
  5. Pedro Borbon (928)
  6. Matt Wise (926)
  7. Jimmy Journell (926)
  8. Dave Smith (923)
  9. Paul Reuschel (922)
  10. Clay Carroll (921)
History
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1977, going 2-0, 0.73
Injured on 5/26/1979 with a Torn Ligament Elbow, out for entire career
 
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