Joe Niekro Stats
Joe Niekro
| Primary Position: Pitcher |
Bats: R Throws: R |
| Born: November 07, 1944 |
Location: Martins Ferry, OH USA |
| Played in 22
Major League seasons (1967-1988) |
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Career Shark War: 20.6811
- Hitting WAR: -7.9554
- Fielding WAR: 0.0
- Pitching WAR: 28.6365
Pitching Statistics
| Year | League | Team | Age | Shark WAR | Pitching WAR | G | GS | IP | W | L | CG | SV | R | BB | SO | Pitch Runs Saved | ERA | WHIP | SOper9 |
| 1967 |
NL |
CHN |
22 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
36 |
22 |
169.67 |
10 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
68 |
32 |
77 |
20.30 |
3.34 |
1.20 |
4.08 |
| 1968 |
NL |
CHN |
23 |
-2.7 |
-1.9 |
34 |
29 |
177.00 |
14 |
10 |
2 |
2 |
93 |
59 |
65 |
-14.26 |
4.32 |
1.49 |
3.31 |
| 1969 |
NL |
CHN |
24 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
4 |
3 |
19.33 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
6 |
7 |
1.66 |
3.72 |
1.55 |
3.26 |
| NL |
SDN |
24 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
37 |
31 |
202.00 |
8 |
17 |
8 |
0 |
91 |
45 |
55 |
10.23 |
3.70 |
1.28 |
2.45 |
| 1970 |
AL |
DET |
25 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
38 |
34 |
213.00 |
12 |
13 |
6 |
0 |
107 |
72 |
101 |
11.07 |
4.06 |
1.38 |
4.27 |
| 1971 |
AL |
DET |
26 |
-0.6 |
-0.4 |
31 |
15 |
122.33 |
6 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
62 |
49 |
43 |
-3.24 |
4.49 |
1.51 |
3.16 |
| 1972 |
AL |
DET |
27 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
18 |
7 |
47.00 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
20 |
8 |
24 |
0.91 |
3.83 |
1.49 |
4.60 |
| 1973 |
NL |
ATL |
28 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
20 |
0 |
24.00 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
11 |
11 |
12 |
1.91 |
4.12 |
1.42 |
4.50 |
| 1974 |
NL |
ATL |
29 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
27 |
2 |
43.00 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
18 |
31 |
4.98 |
3.56 |
1.26 |
6.49 |
| 1975 |
NL |
HOU |
30 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
40 |
4 |
88.00 |
6 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
32 |
39 |
54 |
11.30 |
3.07 |
1.34 |
5.52 |
| 1976 |
NL |
HOU |
31 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
36 |
13 |
118.00 |
4 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
60 |
56 |
77 |
1.62 |
3.36 |
1.38 |
5.87 |
| 1977 |
NL |
HOU |
32 |
2.6 |
3.2 |
44 |
14 |
180.67 |
13 |
8 |
9 |
5 |
66 |
64 |
101 |
29.22 |
3.04 |
1.21 |
5.03 |
| 1978 |
NL |
HOU |
33 |
-0.9 |
-0.2 |
35 |
29 |
202.67 |
14 |
14 |
10 |
0 |
97 |
73 |
97 |
-1.74 |
3.86 |
1.30 |
4.31 |
| 1979 |
NL |
HOU |
34 |
2.9 |
3.9 |
38 |
38 |
263.67 |
21 |
11 |
11 |
0 |
102 |
107 |
119 |
38.67 |
3.00 |
1.24 |
4.06 |
| 1980 |
NL |
HOU |
35 |
1.6 |
1.2 |
37 |
36 |
256.00 |
20 |
12 |
11 |
0 |
119 |
79 |
127 |
11.38 |
3.55 |
1.36 |
4.46 |
| 1981 |
NL |
HOU |
36 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
24 |
24 |
166.00 |
9 |
9 |
5 |
0 |
60 |
47 |
77 |
23.85 |
2.82 |
1.19 |
4.17 |
| 1982 |
NL |
HOU |
37 |
6.9 |
8.4 |
35 |
35 |
270.00 |
17 |
12 |
16 |
0 |
79 |
64 |
130 |
67.92 |
2.47 |
1.07 |
4.33 |
| 1983 |
NL |
HOU |
38 |
1.2 |
2.4 |
38 |
38 |
263.67 |
15 |
14 |
9 |
0 |
115 |
101 |
152 |
20.24 |
3.48 |
1.29 |
5.19 |
| 1984 |
NL |
HOU |
39 |
2.7 |
3.7 |
38 |
38 |
248.33 |
16 |
12 |
6 |
0 |
104 |
89 |
127 |
27.06 |
3.04 |
1.26 |
4.60 |
| 1985 |
AL |
NYA |
40 |
-0.3 |
-0.3 |
3 |
3 |
12.33 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
8 |
4 |
-2.49 |
5.84 |
1.78 |
2.92 |
| NL |
HOU |
40 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
32 |
32 |
213.00 |
9 |
12 |
4 |
0 |
100 |
99 |
117 |
5.45 |
3.72 |
1.39 |
4.94 |
| 1986 |
AL |
NYA |
41 |
-1.3 |
-1.3 |
25 |
25 |
125.67 |
9 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
84 |
63 |
59 |
-11.88 |
4.87 |
1.61 |
4.23 |
| 1987 |
AL |
MIN |
42 |
-1.6 |
-1.6 |
19 |
18 |
96.33 |
4 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
76 |
45 |
54 |
-15.15 |
6.26 |
1.66 |
5.04 |
| AL |
NYA |
42 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
8 |
8 |
50.67 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
25 |
19 |
30 |
9.16 |
3.55 |
1.16 |
5.33 |
| 1988 |
AL |
MIN |
43 |
-0.9 |
-0.9 |
5 |
2 |
11.67 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
9 |
7 |
-7.80 |
10.03 |
2.14 |
5.40 |
| Career Totals | 20.7 | 28.6 | 702 | 500 | 3584.0 | 221 | 204 | 107 | 16 | 1620 | 1262 | 1747 | 240.36 | 3.59 | 1.32 | 4.39 |
Hitting Statistics
| Year | League | Team | Age | Shark WAR | Batting WAR | G | PA | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SB | CS | wRC | OBP | SLG | Pos |
| 1967 |
NL |
CHN |
22 |
|
-0.2 |
36 |
58 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0.494 |
0.204 |
0.239 |
P |
| 1968 |
NL |
CHN |
23 |
|
-0.8 |
34 |
73 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
-2.227 |
0.156 |
0.100 |
P |
| 1969 |
NL |
CHN |
24 |
|
-0.0 |
4 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.273 |
0.200 |
0.400 |
P |
| NL |
SDN |
24 |
|
-0.5 |
38 |
63 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
-0.668 |
0.207 |
0.137 |
P |
| 1970 |
AL |
DET |
25 |
|
-0.0 |
39 |
88 |
13 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
3.477 |
0.274 |
0.273 |
P |
| 1971 |
AL |
DET |
26 |
|
-0.3 |
32 |
38 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
-0.486 |
0.188 |
0.167 |
P |
| 1972 |
AL |
DET |
27 |
|
0.0 |
18 |
14 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.029 |
0.308 |
0.333 |
P |
| 1973 |
NL |
ATL |
28 |
|
0.0 |
20 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.255 |
0.333 |
0.333 |
P |
| 1974 |
NL |
ATL |
29 |
|
-0.1 |
27 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-0.739 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
P |
| 1975 |
NL |
HOU |
30 |
|
-0.0 |
40 |
18 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0.784 |
0.312 |
0.214 |
P |
| 1976 |
NL |
HOU |
31 |
|
0.0 |
36 |
32 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.530 |
0.214 |
0.370 |
P |
| 1977 |
NL |
HOU |
32 |
|
-0.6 |
44 |
55 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
-2.015 |
0.173 |
0.140 |
P |
| 1978 |
NL |
HOU |
33 |
|
-0.7 |
36 |
74 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2.675 |
0.139 |
0.169 |
P |
| 1979 |
NL |
HOU |
34 |
|
-1.0 |
38 |
99 |
10 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
-4.246 |
0.140 |
0.145 |
P |
| 1980 |
NL |
HOU |
35 |
|
0.4 |
37 |
102 |
22 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
6.546 |
0.309 |
0.338 |
P |
| 1981 |
NL |
HOU |
36 |
|
-0.3 |
24 |
64 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
-0.076 |
0.207 |
0.196 |
P |
| 1982 |
NL |
HOU |
37 |
|
-1.4 |
35 |
98 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
-6.510 |
0.099 |
0.112 |
P |
| 1983 |
NL |
HOU |
38 |
|
-1.3 |
38 |
98 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-5.986 |
0.105 |
0.118 |
P |
| 1984 |
NL |
HOU |
39 |
|
-1.0 |
38 |
96 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
-3.636 |
0.153 |
0.133 |
P |
| 1985 |
NL |
HOU |
40 |
|
-0.1 |
32 |
80 |
17 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2.406 |
0.257 |
0.265 |
P |
| Career Totals | | -8.0 | 646 | 1165 | 152 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 0 | -12.47 | 0.164 | 0.188 |