#66 Joe Niekro, Starting Pitcher, 31 yrs, Atlanta Braves
Tuesday, 4/4/1976 |
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| Joe Niekro
11/7/1944
31
USA,OH,MARTINS FERRY
6"1
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Starting Pitcher
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4 / 6 (Popular)
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4.5 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 22,000,000
1977
9 Year(s), 0 Days (1548 total Days)
0 Day(s)
9 Year(s), 0 Days (1548 total Days)
9 Year(s)
3 Option Year(s) left
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| Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
| Overall | 6 | 9 | 9 | 88-91 Mph |
| Versus LHB | 6 | 9 | 8 | |
| Versus RHB | 6 | 9 | 9 | |
| Talent | 6 | 10 | 8 | |
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9
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4
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Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Versus LHP | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Versus RHP | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
P : 7 (Range), .996 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2
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| Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
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| Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
| Projected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
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| Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0.00 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| vs. RHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Road | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| March/April | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
| 1967 | 33 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 4.34 | 238.1 | 260 | 130 | 115 | 31 | 53 | 113 | 15 | 0 | 1.31 | .283 | PIT |
| 1968 | 37 | 37 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 4.52 | 300.1 | 347 | 160 | 151 | 33 | 58 | 168 | 20 | 1 | 1.35 | .314 | PIT,NL |
| 1969 | 36 | 36 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 3.55 | 286.2 | 288 | 130 | 113 | 30 | 60 | 134 | 22 | 4 | 1.21 | .273 | PIT |
| 1970 | 34 | 34 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 4.06 | 270.2 | 284 | 134 | 122 | 29 | 66 | 128 | 23 | 3 | 1.29 | .281 | PIT |
| 1971 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 3.41 | 256.0 | 259 | 106 | 97 | 21 | 45 | 151 | 24 | 4 | 1.19 | .290 | PIT |
| 1972 | 34 | 32 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 3.43 | 267.2 | 268 | 107 | 102 | 26 | 53 | 167 | 17 | 2 | 1.20 | .284 | PIT |
| 1973 | 43 | 43 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 3.12 | 360.1 | 319 | 141 | 125 | 24 | 86 | 214 | 31 | 4 | 1.12 | .263 | ATL,NL |
| 1974 | 44 | 44 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 2.90 | 379.0 | 330 | 148 | 122 | 29 | 74 | 239 | 35 | 3 | 1.07 | .258 | ATL,NL |
| 1975 | 47 | 47 | 29 | 16 | 0 | 3.39 | 396.0 | 388 | 163 | 149 | 25 | 78 | 220 | 33 | 5 | 1.18 | .289 | ATL,NL |
| Total | 338 | 332 | 185 | 108 | 1 | 3.58 | 2755.0 | 2743 | 1219 | 1096 | 248 | 573 | 1534 | 220 | 26 | 1.20 | .281 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
| 1967, AAA | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.38 | 23.2 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1.06 | .262 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
| 1967 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.94 | 16.0 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1973 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.12 | 17.0 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 1974 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.24 | 17.0 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3.42 | 50.0 | 52 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 26 | 5 | 0 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1967 | 33 | 84 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 0 | .131 | .169 | .167 | .335 | PIT |
| 1968 | 37 | 104 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 43 | 1 | 1 | .173 | .181 | .192 | .373 | PIT,NL |
| 1969 | 36 | 93 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | .172 | .177 | .204 | .381 | PIT |
| 1970 | 34 | 88 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 0 | .136 | .144 | .159 | .304 | PIT |
| 1971 | 30 | 82 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 0 | .122 | .131 | .146 | .277 | PIT |
| 1972 | 34 | 96 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .196 | .240 | .435 | PIT |
| 1973 | 43 | 130 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 49 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .173 | .208 | .381 | ATL,NL |
| 1974 | 44 | 142 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 62 | 0 | 1 | .176 | .182 | .218 | .400 | ATL,NL |
| 1975 | 47 | 131 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 0 | .168 | .180 | .206 | .387 | ATL,NL |
| Total | 338 | 950 | 152 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 54 | 64 | 15 | 369 | 1 | 2 | .160 | .172 | .197 | .369 | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 9th overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1967...
Injured on 4/15/1967 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 6 days...
Earned first career win on 5/6/1967...
Had first career hit (double) on 5/22/1967, off Jim Ray (HOU)...
Was selected to the 1968 Allstar game...
Won Gold Glove Award at Pitcher in 1969...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1971, going 5-0, 2.40...
Signed as a free agent by Atlanta on 2/19/1973 to a 5-year deal worth $22,000,000 per year...
Was selected to the 1973 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/10/1973, winning 2 games with a 2.50 ERA...
Injured on 8/29/1973 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks...
Was selected to the 1974 Allstar game...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1974, going 5-2, 1.55...
Won Cy Young Award in 1974, going 30-12, 2.90 ERA...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/1/1975, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1975, going 7-1, 2.13...
Was selected to the 1975 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/10/1975, winning one game with a 1.00 ERA...
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| Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA
1973 - 3.12 - 7th
1974 - 2.90 - 4th
1975 - 3.39 - 7th
| WHIP
1973 - 1.12 - 4th
1974 - 1.07 - 3rd
1975 - 1.18 - 8th
| Wins
1967 - 17 - 9th
1973 - 26 - 3rd
1974 - 30 - 1st
1975 - 29 - 1st
| IP
1973 - 360.1 - 4th
1974 - 379.0 - 1st
1975 - 396.0 - 1st
| K's
1973 - 214 - 8th
1974 - 239 - 9th
1975 - 220 - 9th
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CG
1968 - 20 - 8th
1970 - 23 - 10th
1971 - 24 - 3rd
1973 - 31 - 2nd
1974 - 35 - 1st
1975 - 33 - 1st
| SHO
1969 - 4 - 7th
1970 - 3 - 9th
1971 - 4 - 4th
1973 - 4 - 3rd
1974 - 3 - 9th
1975 - 5 - 1st
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