#36 Joe Niekro, Starting Pitcher, 28 yrs, Oakland Athletics
Friday, 3/2/1973 |
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| Joe Niekro
11/7/1944
28
USA,OH,MARTINS FERRY
6"1
190
Starting Pitcher
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R
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Loyal
Some ability
2 / 6 (Fair)
2 / 6 (Fair)
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3.0 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 100,000
1973 (Automatic)
5 Year(s), 118 Days (978 total Days)
0 Day(s)
6 Year(s)
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| Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
| Overall | 5 | 9 | 9 | 91-94 Mph |
| Versus LHB | 5 | 9 | 9 | |
| Versus RHB | 5 | 9 | 9 | |
| Talent | 5 | 9 | 9 | |
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Pitching Ratings
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5
61
4
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Fastball
Slider
Splitfinger-Fastball
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Versus LHP | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Versus RHP | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
P : 5 (Range), .969 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1
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| Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
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| Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
| Projected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
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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 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0.00 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| vs. RHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Road | 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 |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
| 1967 | 26 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 4.19 | 212.2 | 202 | 109 | 99 | 24 | 82 | 111 | 9 | 0 | 1.34 | .263 | KCA |
| 1968 | 26 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 4.39 | 201.0 | 205 | 104 | 98 | 24 | 58 | 96 | 9 | 0 | 1.31 | .273 | KCA |
| 1969 | 35 | 33 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 4.32 | 256.0 | 256 | 139 | 123 | 20 | 101 | 128 | 11 | 1 | 1.39 | .280 | OAK |
| 1970 | 35 | 34 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 3.51 | 282.1 | 281 | 135 | 110 | 16 | 99 | 130 | 14 | 1 | 1.35 | .285 | OAK |
| 1971 | 34 | 34 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 4.30 | 278.2 | 299 | 145 | 133 | 13 | 66 | 123 | 20 | 2 | 1.31 | .299 | OAK |
| 1972 | 33 | 33 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 2.74 | 272.2 | 248 | 105 | 83 | 19 | 71 | 127 | 14 | 3 | 1.17 | .263 | OAK |
| Total | 189 | 186 | 74 | 79 | 0 | 3.87 | 1503.1 | 1491 | 737 | 646 | 116 | 477 | 715 | 77 | 7 | 1.31 | .278 | |
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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 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.34 | 40.1 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 1.04 | .239 |
| 1968, AAA | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4.54 | 83.1 | 82 | 48 | 42 | 13 | 31 | 62 | 4 | 0 | 1.36 | .275 |
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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 |
| 1970 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.25 | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.25 | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1967 | 26 | 75 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .211 | .267 | .477 | KCA |
| 1968 | 26 | 64 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | .109 | .108 | .156 | .264 | KCA |
| 1969 | 35 | 93 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | .075 | .075 | .108 | .183 | OAK |
| 1970 | 35 | 90 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .191 | .222 | .414 | OAK |
| 1971 | 34 | 93 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 0 | .140 | .167 | .151 | .317 | OAK |
| 1972 | 33 | 92 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 0 | .185 | .208 | .217 | .426 | OAK |
| Total | 189 | 507 | 74 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 31 | 10 | 171 | 0 | 0 | .146 | .162 | .185 | .347 | |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
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Drafted in 1st round, 18th overall pick, by Kansas City in 1967...
Had first career hit (double) on 4/4/1967, off Jim Shellenback (CLE)...
Earned first career win on 4/4/1967...
Won Golden Glove Award at Pitcher in 1968...
Hit first career homerun on 5/2/1969, off Gordie Richardson (MIN)...
Won Golden Glove Award at Pitcher in 1969...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1972, going 3-0, 0.41...
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| Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA
1972 - 2.74 - 6th
| WHIP
1972 - 1.17 - 8th
| Losses
1969 - 15 - 10th
1971 - 21 - 2nd
| CG
1971 - 20 - 2nd
| SHO
1972 - 3 - 9th
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