Historical Stats / Player
Joe Niekro
B/T: R/R
Career span: 1967-1988
Born: 1944
Died: 2006
Primary positions: P
| Year | Team | Lg | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | W | L | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | BAOpp | IBB | HBP | BK | WP | BFP | SH | SF | GIDP | ERA | K/9 | BB/9 | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Minnesota Twins | AL | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11.2 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 0.320 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.029 | 5.400 | 6.943 | 2.143 |
| 1987 | Minnesota Twins | AL | 54 | 52 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 26 | 0 | 294.0 | 310 | 202 | 174 | 30 | 128 | 168 | 0.270 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 26 | 1310 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 5.327 | 5.143 | 3.918 | 1.490 |
| 1987 | Minnesota Twins | AL | 27 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 147.0 | 155 | 101 | 87 | 15 | 64 | 84 | 0.270 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 655 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 5.327 | 5.143 | 3.918 | 1.490 |
| 1987 | New York Yankees | AL | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 50.2 | 40 | 25 | 20 | 4 | 19 | 30 | 0.215 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3.553 | 5.329 | 3.375 | 1.164 |
| 1987 | Minnesota Twins | AL | 19 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 96.1 | 115 | 76 | 67 | 11 | 45 | 54 | 0.296 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 444 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6.260 | 5.045 | 4.204 | 1.661 |
| 1986 | New York Yankees | AL | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 125.2 | 139 | 84 | 68 | 15 | 63 | 59 | 0.275 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 571 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4.870 | 4.225 | 4.512 | 1.607 |
| 1985 | New York Yankees | AL | 70 | 70 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 26 | 0 | 450.2 | 422 | 216 | 192 | 48 | 214 | 242 | 0.249 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 42 | 1966 | 20 | 24 | 30 | 3.834 | 4.833 | 4.274 | 1.411 |
| 1985 | New York Yankees | AL | 35 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 225.1 | 211 | 108 | 96 | 24 | 107 | 121 | 0.249 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 983 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 3.834 | 4.833 | 4.274 | 1.411 |
| 1985 | Houston Astros | NL | 32 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 213.0 | 197 | 100 | 88 | 21 | 99 | 117 | 0.247 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 925 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 3.718 | 4.944 | 4.183 | 1.390 |
| 1985 | New York Yankees | AL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12.1 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0.280 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.838 | 2.919 | 5.838 | 1.784 |
| 1984 | Houston Astros | NL | 38 | 38 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 248.1 | 223 | 104 | 84 | 16 | 89 | 127 | 0.241 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 1027 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 3.044 | 4.603 | 3.226 | 1.256 |
| 1983 | Houston Astros | NL | 38 | 38 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 263.2 | 238 | 115 | 102 | 15 | 101 | 152 | 0.241 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 1113 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 3.482 | 5.188 | 3.448 | 1.286 |
| 1982 | Houston Astros | NL | 35 | 35 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 270.0 | 224 | 79 | 74 | 12 | 64 | 130 | 0.229 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 1067 | 13 | 5 | 21 | 2.467 | 4.333 | 2.133 | 1.067 |
| 1981 | Houston Astros | NL | 24 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 166.0 | 150 | 60 | 52 | 8 | 47 | 77 | 0.243 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 676 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 2.819 | 4.175 | 2.548 | 1.187 |
| 1980 | Houston Astros | NL | 37 | 36 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 256.0 | 268 | 119 | 101 | 12 | 79 | 127 | 0.270 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1096 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 3.551 | 4.465 | 2.777 | 1.355 |
| 1979 | Houston Astros | NL | 38 | 38 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 263.2 | 221 | 102 | 88 | 17 | 107 | 119 | 0.228 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 1095 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 3.004 | 4.062 | 3.652 | 1.244 |
| 1978 | Houston Astros | NL | 35 | 29 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 202.2 | 190 | 97 | 87 | 13 | 73 | 97 | 0.248 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 861 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 3.863 | 4.308 | 3.242 | 1.298 |
| 1977 | Houston Astros | NL | 44 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 180.2 | 155 | 66 | 61 | 14 | 64 | 101 | 0.237 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 737 | 13 | 6 | 20 | 3.039 | 5.031 | 3.188 | 1.212 |
| 1976 | Houston Astros | NL | 36 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 118.0 | 107 | 60 | 44 | 8 | 56 | 77 | 0.238 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 515 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3.356 | 5.873 | 4.271 | 1.381 |
| 1975 | Houston Astros | NL | 40 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 88.0 | 79 | 32 | 30 | 3 | 39 | 54 | 0.240 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 378 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3.068 | 5.523 | 3.989 | 1.341 |
| 1974 | Atlanta Braves | NL | 27 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 43.0 | 36 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 18 | 31 | 0.237 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 178 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3.558 | 6.488 | 3.767 | 1.256 |
| 1973 | Atlanta Braves | NL | 20 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 24.0 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 0.277 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 99 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4.125 | 4.500 | 4.125 | 1.417 |
| 1972 | Detroit Tigers | AL | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 47.0 | 62 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 0.330 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 199 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.830 | 4.596 | 1.532 | 1.489 |
| 1971 | Detroit Tigers | AL | 31 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 122.1 | 136 | 62 | 61 | 13 | 49 | 43 | 0.283 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 540 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4.488 | 3.163 | 3.605 | 1.512 |
| 1970 | Detroit Tigers | AL | 38 | 34 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 213.0 | 221 | 107 | 96 | 28 | 72 | 101 | 0.266 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 914 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4.056 | 4.268 | 3.042 | 1.376 |
| 1969 | San Diego Padres | NL | 82 | 68 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 36 | 0 | 442.2 | 474 | 200 | 182 | 36 | 102 | 124 | 0.270 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1856 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.700 | 2.521 | 2.074 | 1.301 |
| 1969 | San Diego Padres | NL | 41 | 34 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 221.1 | 237 | 100 | 91 | 18 | 51 | 62 | 0.270 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 928 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.700 | 2.521 | 2.074 | 1.301 |
| 1969 | Chicago Cubs | NL | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19.1 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0.300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.724 | 3.259 | 2.793 | 1.552 |
| 1969 | San Diego Padres | NL | 37 | 31 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 202.0 | 213 | 91 | 83 | 15 | 45 | 55 | 0.267 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 842 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.698 | 2.450 | 2.005 | 1.277 |
| 1968 | Chicago Cubs | NL | 34 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 177.0 | 204 | 93 | 85 | 18 | 59 | 65 | 0.289 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 769 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.322 | 3.305 | 3.000 | 1.486 |
| 1967 | Chicago Cubs | NL | 36 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 169.2 | 171 | 68 | 63 | 15 | 32 | 77 | 0.254 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 706 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.342 | 4.084 | 1.697 | 1.196 |
| Career | Totals | 805 | 595 | 99 | 120 | 33 | 247 | 248 | 16 | 4177.2 | 4069 | 1929 | 1705 | 333 | 1484 | 2014 | 0.255 | 86 | 80 | 9 | 210 | 17732 | 118 | 113 | 225 | 3.673 | 4.339 | 3.197 | 1.329 |