#66 Joe Niekro, Starting Pitcher, 23 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates Thursday, 10/19/1968 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Joe Niekro
11/7/1944 23 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 4.0 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 1968 (Automatic) 2 Year(s), 0 Days (344 total Days) 172 Day(s) 2 Year(s), 0 Days (344 total Days) 1 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 | 8 | |
Talent | 6 | 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 | 37 | 37 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 4.52 | 300.1 | 347 | 160 | 151 | 58 | 168 | 20 | 54.1 | 1 | 15 | 40.5 |
Projected | 37 | 37 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 4.52 | 300.0 | 347 | 160 | 151 | 58 | 168 | | | | | |
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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 | 12.3 | 10.4 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 4.20 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 497 | 146 | 21 | 3 | 16 | 60 | 63 | 26 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .294 | .326 | .445 | .771 |
vs. RHB | 705 | 201 | 44 | 4 | 17 | 93 | 97 | 32 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .285 | .313 | .431 | .744 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 18 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4.19 | 152.1 | 176 | 77 | 71 | 21 | 89 |
Road | 19 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4.86 | 148.0 | 171 | 83 | 80 | 37 | 79 |
Postseason | 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 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.72 | 38.2 | 37 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 20 |
May | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4.03 | 51.1 | 62 | 26 | 23 | 12 | 33 |
June | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2.70 | 50.0 | 44 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 26 |
July | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4.42 | 53.0 | 60 | 28 | 26 | 5 | 22 |
August | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7.59 | 40.1 | 62 | 36 | 34 | 9 | 30 |
Sept./Oct. | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4.97 | 67.0 | 82 | 39 | 37 | 20 | 37 |
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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 |
Total | 70 | 66 | 36 | 20 | 1 | 4.44 | 538.2 | 607 | 290 | 266 | 64 | 111 | 281 | 35 | 1 | 1.33 | .300 | |
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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 |
1968 | 37 | 104 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 43 | 1 | 1 | .173 | .181 | .192 | .373 | PIT,NL |
Total | 70 | 188 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 77 | 1 | 1 | .154 | .175 | .181 | .356 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 37 | 37 | 17 | 55 | 2 | 72 | 0 | 1.000 | 300.1 | 2.16 | | | | |
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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...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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