Joe Niekro
Eligible Seasons: 1967-1987
Best Season: 1982
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Pitching Stats
| Team | GP | GS | W | L | SV | IP | BB | K | ER | ERA | ERC | ERC# | OAV | WHIP | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 Chicago Cubs | 36 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 169.2 | 32 | 77 | 63 | 3.34 | 3.18 | 3.45 | .257 | 1.20 | 2.41 | 4.08 | 1.70 | 0.80 | $3.60M |
| 1968 Chicago Cubs | 34 | 29 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 177.0 | 59 | 65 | 85 | 4.32 | 4.75 | 5.31 | .294 | 1.49 | 1.10 | 3.31 | 3.00 | 0.92 | $2.54M |
| 1969 San Diego Padres | 37 | 31 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 202.0 | 45 | 55 | 83 | 3.70 | 3.46 | 3.60 | .273 | 1.28 | 1.22 | 2.45 | 2.00 | 0.67 | $4.17M |
| 1970 Detroit Tigers | 38 | 34 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 213.0 | 72 | 101 | 96 | 4.06 | 4.30 | 4.36 | .266 | 1.38 | 1.40 | 4.27 | 3.04 | 1.18 | $4.21M |
| 1971 Detroit Tigers | 31 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 122.1 | 49 | 43 | 61 | 4.49 | 4.80 | 5.01 | .283 | 1.51 | 0.88 | 3.16 | 3.61 | 0.96 | $1.86M |
| 1972 Detroit Tigers | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 47.0 | 8 | 24 | 20 | 3.83 | 4.98 | 5.44 | .330 | 1.49 | 3.00 | 4.60 | 1.53 | 0.57 | $555K |
| 1974 Atlanta Braves | 27 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 43.0 | 18 | 31 | 17 | 3.56 | 3.56 | 3.65 | .237 | 1.26 | 1.72 | 6.49 | 3.77 | 1.05 | $790K |
| 1975 Houston Astros | 40 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 88.0 | 39 | 54 | 30 | 3.07 | 3.22 | 3.30 | .240 | 1.34 | 1.38 | 5.52 | 3.99 | 0.31 | $2.13M |
| 1976 Houston Astros | 36 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 118.0 | 56 | 77 | 44 | 3.36 | 3.58 | 3.78 | .238 | 1.38 | 1.38 | 5.87 | 4.27 | 0.61 | $2.46M |
| 1977 Houston Astros | 44 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 180.2 | 64 | 101 | 61 | 3.04 | 3.04 | 3.02 | .237 | 1.21 | 1.58 | 5.03 | 3.19 | 0.70 | $4.54M |
| 1978 Houston Astros | 35 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 202.2 | 73 | 97 | 87 | 3.86 | 3.50 | 3.67 | .248 | 1.30 | 1.33 | 4.31 | 3.24 | 0.58 | $4.40M |
| 1979 Houston Astros | 38 | 38 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 263.2 | 107 | 119 | 88 | 3.00 | 3.11 | 3.17 | .228 | 1.24 | 1.11 | 4.06 | 3.65 | 0.58 | $6.47M |
| 1980 Houston Astros | 37 | 36 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 256.0 | 79 | 127 | 101 | 3.55 | 3.64 | 3.81 | .270 | 1.36 | 1.61 | 4.46 | 2.78 | 0.42 | $6.24M |
| 1981 Houston Astros | 24 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 166.0 | 47 | 77 | 52 | 2.82 | 2.78 | 2.97 | .243 | 1.19 | 1.64 | 4.17 | 2.55 | 0.43 | $6.25M |
| 1982 Houston Astros | 35 | 35 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 270.0 | 64 | 130 | 74 | 2.47 | 2.35 | 2.47 | .229 | 1.07 | 2.03 | 4.33 | 2.13 | 0.40 | $7.78M |
| 1983 Houston Astros | 38 | 38 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 263.2 | 101 | 152 | 102 | 3.48 | 3.19 | 3.31 | .241 | 1.29 | 1.50 | 5.19 | 3.45 | 0.51 | $6.33M |
| 1984 Houston Astros | 38 | 38 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 248.1 | 89 | 127 | 84 | 3.04 | 3.21 | 3.36 | .241 | 1.26 | 1.43 | 4.60 | 3.23 | 0.58 | $5.73M |
| 1985 Houston Astros | 32 | 32 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 213.0 | 99 | 117 | 88 | 3.72 | 3.93 | 4.10 | .247 | 1.39 | 1.18 | 4.94 | 4.18 | 0.89 | $4.65M |
| 1986 New York Yankees | 25 | 25 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 125.2 | 63 | 59 | 68 | 4.87 | 5.20 | 5.02 | .275 | 1.61 | 0.94 | 4.23 | 4.51 | 1.07 | $2.03M |
| 1987 Minnesota Twins | 19 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 96.1 | 45 | 54 | 67 | 6.26 | 5.86 | 5.53 | .296 | 1.66 | 1.20 | 5.04 | 4.20 | 1.03 | $1.44M |
| 1987 New York Yankees | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 50.2 | 19 | 30 | 20 | 3.55 | 3.01 | 2.79 | .215 | 1.16 | 1.58 | 5.33 | 3.38 | 0.71 | $1.30M |
Hitting Stats
| Team | Pos | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | SO | BB | HBP | RC | RC27 | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 Chicago Cubs | P | 36 | 58 | 46 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2.7 | 1.9 | $3.60M |
| 1968 Chicago Cubs | P | 34 | 73 | 60 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1.4 | .7 | $2.54M |
| 1969 San Diego Padres | P | 37 | 63 | 51 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 1.7 | .9 | $4.17M |
| 1970 Detroit Tigers | P | 38 | 88 | 66 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 6.3 | 3.0 | $4.21M |
| 1971 Detroit Tigers | P | 31 | 38 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1.4 | 1.3 | $1.86M |
| 1972 Detroit Tigers | P | 18 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.4 | 3.9 | $555K |
| 1974 Atlanta Braves | P | 27 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | $790K |
| 1975 Houston Astros | P | 40 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.9 | $2.13M |
| 1976 Houston Astros | P | 36 | 32 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2.3 | 2.7 | $2.46M |
| 1977 Houston Astros | P | 44 | 55 | 50 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1.2 | .7 | $4.54M |
| 1978 Houston Astros | P | 35 | 74 | 65 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | .7 | $4.40M |
| 1979 Houston Astros | P | 38 | 99 | 83 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2.4 | .8 | $6.47M |
| 1980 Houston Astros | P | 37 | 102 | 80 | 7 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 8.8 | 3.9 | $6.24M |
| 1981 Houston Astros | P | 24 | 64 | 51 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2.8 | 1.7 | $6.25M |
| 1982 Houston Astros | P | 35 | 98 | 89 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1.2 | .4 | $7.78M |
| 1983 Houston Astros | P | 38 | 98 | 85 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1.3 | .4 | $6.33M |
| 1984 Houston Astros | P | 38 | 96 | 83 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2.3 | .8 | $5.73M |
| 1985 Houston Astros | P | 32 | 80 | 68 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 4.2 | 2.1 | $4.65M |
Advanced Hitting Stats
| Team | Pos | GP | PA | AB | BA | BA+ | BA# | OBP | OBP+ | OBP# | SLG | SLG+ | SLG# | OPS | OPS+ | OPS# | HR/AB | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 Chicago Cubs | P | 36 | 58 | 46 | .196 | 79 | .201 | .204 | 66 | .211 | .239 | 66 | .247 | .443 | 66 | .458 | .000 | $3.60M |
| 1968 Chicago Cubs | P | 34 | 73 | 60 | .100 | 41 | .105 | .156 | 52 | .165 | .100 | 29 | .108 | .256 | 40 | .273 | .000 | $2.54M |
| 1969 San Diego Padres | P | 37 | 63 | 51 | .118 | 47 | .121 | .207 | 65 | .211 | .137 | 37 | .141 | .344 | 50 | .351 | .000 | $4.17M |
| 1970 Detroit Tigers | P | 38 | 88 | 66 | .197 | 79 | .202 | .274 | 85 | .277 | .273 | 72 | .274 | .547 | 78 | .551 | .000 | $4.21M |
| 1971 Detroit Tigers | P | 31 | 38 | 30 | .133 | 54 | .138 | .188 | 59 | .192 | .167 | 46 | .172 | .354 | 52 | .364 | .000 | $1.86M |
| 1972 Detroit Tigers | P | 18 | 14 | 12 | .250 | 105 | .262 | .308 | 100 | .319 | .333 | 97 | .352 | .641 | 99 | .671 | .000 | $555K |
| 1974 Atlanta Braves | P | 27 | 6 | 5 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | $790K |
| 1975 Houston Astros | P | 40 | 18 | 14 | .214 | 83 | .217 | .313 | 96 | .313 | .214 | 58 | .219 | .527 | 76 | .532 | .000 | $2.13M |
| 1976 Houston Astros | P | 36 | 32 | 27 | .185 | 73 | .188 | .214 | 67 | .218 | .370 | 103 | .381 | .585 | 86 | .599 | .037 | $2.46M |
| 1977 Houston Astros | P | 44 | 55 | 50 | .140 | 53 | .140 | .173 | 53 | .173 | .140 | 35 | .136 | .313 | 43 | .310 | .000 | $4.54M |
| 1978 Houston Astros | P | 35 | 74 | 65 | .138 | 54 | .141 | .138 | 43 | .141 | .169 | 46 | .172 | .308 | 44 | .313 | .000 | $4.40M |
| 1979 Houston Astros | P | 38 | 99 | 83 | .120 | 46 | .121 | .140 | 43 | .141 | .145 | 38 | .144 | .284 | 40 | .285 | .000 | $6.47M |
| 1980 Houston Astros | P | 37 | 102 | 80 | .275 | 106 | .277 | .310 | 97 | .314 | .338 | 90 | .341 | .647 | 93 | .655 | .000 | $6.24M |
| 1981 Houston Astros | P | 24 | 64 | 51 | .176 | 69 | .179 | .208 | 65 | .211 | .196 | 54 | .202 | .404 | 59 | .413 | .000 | $6.25M |
| 1982 Houston Astros | P | 35 | 98 | 89 | .090 | 35 | .091 | .099 | 31 | .101 | .112 | 30 | .114 | .211 | 31 | .215 | .000 | $7.78M |
| 1983 Houston Astros | P | 38 | 98 | 85 | .094 | 37 | .096 | .105 | 32 | .106 | .118 | 31 | .119 | .222 | 32 | .225 | .000 | $6.33M |
| 1984 Houston Astros | P | 38 | 96 | 83 | .133 | 52 | .135 | .153 | 48 | .156 | .133 | 36 | .136 | .285 | 41 | .292 | .000 | $5.73M |
| 1985 Houston Astros | P | 32 | 80 | 68 | .250 | 99 | .255 | .257 | 81 | .262 | .265 | 71 | .268 | .522 | 75 | .530 | .000 | $4.65M |
Fielding Grades (Fielding/Range/Arm)
| Team | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | OF | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 Chicago Cubs | A+/C+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $3.60M |
| 1968 Chicago Cubs | A+/B- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $2.54M |
| 1969 San Diego Padres | C-/A | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $4.17M |
| 1970 Detroit Tigers | A/B+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $4.21M |
| 1971 Detroit Tigers | A/A | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $1.86M |
| 1972 Detroit Tigers | B/B- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $555K |
| 1974 Atlanta Braves | A+/A- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $790K |
| 1975 Houston Astros | A+/C+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $2.13M |
| 1976 Houston Astros | D/C+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $2.46M |
| 1977 Houston Astros | A+/C+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $4.54M |
| 1978 Houston Astros | A+/C | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $4.40M |
| 1979 Houston Astros | A+/C+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $6.47M |
| 1980 Houston Astros | B+/B- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $6.24M |
| 1981 Houston Astros | A+/C- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $6.25M |
| 1982 Houston Astros | B/B | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $7.78M |
| 1983 Houston Astros | C-/C | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $6.33M |
| 1984 Houston Astros | A-/B+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $5.73M |
| 1985 Houston Astros | A/B | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $4.65M |
Player Awards
| Team | All-Star | MVP | Gold Glove | Rookie of the Year | Cy Young | Reliever of the Year | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 Chicago Cubs | $3.60M | ||||||
| 1968 Chicago Cubs | $2.54M | ||||||
| 1969 San Diego Padres | $4.17M | ||||||
| 1970 Detroit Tigers | $4.21M | ||||||
| 1971 Detroit Tigers | $1.86M | ||||||
| 1972 Detroit Tigers | $555K | ||||||
| 1974 Atlanta Braves | $790K | ||||||
| 1975 Houston Astros | $2.13M | ||||||
| 1976 Houston Astros | $2.46M | ||||||
| 1977 Houston Astros | $4.54M | ||||||
| 1978 Houston Astros | $4.40M | ||||||
| 1979 Houston Astros | X | $6.47M | |||||
| 1980 Houston Astros | $6.24M | ||||||
| 1981 Houston Astros | $6.25M | ||||||
| 1982 Houston Astros | $7.78M | ||||||
| 1983 Houston Astros | $6.33M | ||||||
| 1984 Houston Astros | $5.73M | ||||||
| 1985 Houston Astros | $4.65M |
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