NAME : Joe Niekro
NICKNAME :
ORIGIN :
BIRTHDAY : 11/7/1944
AGE : 36
HEIGHT : 6"1
WEIGHT : 200
POSITION : Pitcher
ROLE : Starter
BATS : Right
THROWS : Right
CONTRACT : Minor league contract
DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
LOYALTY : Average
TEAM LEADER : None at all
CONSISTENCY : Normal
CLUTCH PERFORMANCE : Normal
INJURY RATING : Normal
DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
Range at Pitcher : C (Fielding Pct. : .930)
PITCHING RATINGS :
Duration as Starter : B
Duration as Reliever : C
Holding Runners : B
Groundball Pct. : 57
Avoiding Runs : 5
Avoiding Hits : 6 (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
Avoiding Doubles : 6 (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
Avoiding Homeruns : 4 (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Fair)
Avoiding BB's : 6 (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Good)
Getting Strikeouts : 2 (VS. RHB : 2, VS. LHB : 2, Talent Poor)
Throwing Velocity : 5
Pitch Assortment : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball
PITCHING STATS :
Category ERA W L S G GS IP HA R ER BB K
Overall 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
At Home 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Away 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Last Week 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
This Week 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
CAREER STATS :
YEAR ERA W L S G CG SHO IP ER BB K TEAMS
1967 3.36 10 7 0 36 7 2 169.0 63 32 77 CHI
1968 4.32 14 10 2 34 2 1 177.0 85 59 65 CHI
1969 3.71 8 18 0 41 8 3 221.0 91 51 62 SD,CHI
1973 3.24 1 3 0 29 0 0 66.2 24 19 32 PIT
1974 9.38 1 1 0 20 0 0 24.0 25 16 9 PIT
1975 5.04 1 1 0 39 0 0 50.0 28 16 18 CHI
1977 3.10 7 3 0 37 3 1 113.1 39 38 46 CHI
1978 4.82 3 6 0 13 2 0 74.2 40 17 22 CHI
1979 3.56 9 7 0 26 0 0 156.2 62 30 37 CWS
1980 4.91 4 5 0 28 0 0 58.2 32 17 19 CWS
Total ERA : 3.96
Total Wins : 58
Total Losses: 61
Total Saves : 2
Total SHO : 7
Total CG : 22
Total K's : 387
Total BB's : 295
PLAYER HISTORY
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1979, going 1-0, 0.00... Injured on 4/17/1980 with a Strained Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 4-5 weeks... |