#66 Joe Niekro, Starting Pitcher, 22 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates Friday, 10/20/1967 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Joe Niekro
11/7/1944 22 USA,OH,MARTINS FERRY 6"1 190
Starting Pitcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Prospect rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 2 / 6 (Fair) Very inconsistent Normal Normal 3.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 150,000 1967 (Automatic) 1 Year(s), 0 Days (172 total Days) 172 Day(s) 1 Year(s), 0 Days (172 total Days) 0 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 4 | 9 | 7 | 88-91 Mph |
Versus LHB | 3 | 9 | 7 | |
Versus RHB | 4 | 9 | 7 | |
Talent | 4 | 9 | 8 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 9 61 4
| | Pitches: 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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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 2 3 4 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 7 (Range), .996 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 2
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 33 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 4.34 | 238.1 | 260 | 130 | 115 | 53 | 113 | 15 | 51.7 | 0 | 13 | 44.8 |
Projected | 33 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 4.34 | 238.0 | 260 | 130 | 115 | 53 | 113 | | | | | |
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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 |
| 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 4 | 2 | 11.9 | 9.8 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 1 | 0 | .0 | 4.01 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 406 | 109 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 44 | 49 | 25 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .268 | .311 | .399 | .710 |
vs. RHB | 547 | 151 | 23 | 0 | 21 | 77 | 81 | 28 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .276 | .306 | .433 | .739 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 23 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4.34 | 161.2 | 175 | 85 | 78 | 33 | 76 |
Road | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4.34 | 76.2 | 85 | 45 | 37 | 20 | 37 |
Postseason | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.94 | 16.0 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
This Week | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 8.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Last Week | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.38 | 8.0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.15 | 4.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
May | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.37 | 38.0 | 34 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 17 |
June | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4.27 | 46.1 | 48 | 23 | 22 | 4 | 20 |
July | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3.89 | 44.0 | 48 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 20 |
August | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4.05 | 53.1 | 55 | 26 | 24 | 13 | 22 |
Sept./Oct. | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.54 | 52.1 | 69 | 42 | 38 | 15 | 31 |
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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 |
Total | 33 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 4.34 | 238.1 | 260 | 130 | 115 | 31 | 53 | 113 | 15 | 0 | 1.31 | .283 | |
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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 |
Total | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.94 | 16.0 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 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 |
Total | 33 | 84 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 0 | .131 | .169 | .167 | .335 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 33 | 29 | 7 | 50 | 3 | 57 | 0 | 1.000 | 238.1 | 2.15 | | | | |
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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)...
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