Joe Niekro Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

Joe Niekro played in Major League Baseball from 1967 to 1988, appearing in 702 games over 22 seasons. He recorded a total of 221 W and 204 L, an ERA of 3.59, 1,747 SO, a WHIP of 1.319, and a WAR of 28.7.

🧾 Basic Profile

Joe Niekro
NameJoe Niekro
Date of BirthNovember 7, 1944
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
ThrowsRight
BatsRight
MLB Debut1967
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Joe Niekro Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Joe Niekro.

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

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📊 Career Summary

Joe Niekro appeared in 702 games over 22 MLB seasons from 1967 to 1988. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

GS500 (MLB Rank: 50)
GF93 (MLB Rank: 848)
W221 (MLB Rank: 80)
L204 (MLB Rank: 43)
SV16 (MLB Rank: 907)
ERA3.59 (MLB Rank: 2,779)
IP3584.1 (MLB Rank: 63)
SHO29 (MLB Rank: 126)
CG107 (MLB Rank: 366)
SO1,747 (MLB Rank: 138)
BB1262 (MLB Rank: 39)
H3,466 (MLB Rank: 68)
HR276 (MLB Rank: 89)
SO94.39 (MLB Rank: 6,676)
BB93.17 (MLB Rank: 7,969)
H98.7 (MLB Rank: 8,319)
HR90.69 (MLB Rank: 6,318)
WHIP1.319 (MLB Rank: 9,092)
WAR28.7 (MLB Rank: 324)

📊 Last Season Summary (1988)

In his final season (1988), Joe Niekro recorded the following stats:

GS2
GF2
W1
L1
ERA10.03
IP11.2
SO7
BB9
H16
HR2
SO95.4
BB96.94
H912.34
HR91.54
WHIP2.143
WAR−0.4

📈 Seasonal Highlights

  • Most Wins: 1979, 21 W
  • Most SO: 1983, 152 SO
  • Most IP: 1982, 270 IP
  • Best WAR: 1982, 6.8 WAR
  • Best ERA: 1982, 2.47 ERA

🎯 Postseason Performance

Joe Niekro appeared in 2 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 0, pitched 18 IP, struck out 6 batters, with 0 W and 0 L.

Joe Niekro Career Pitching Stats Overview

seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
1967
10
7
3.34
0.588
0
77
169.2
1.8
1.196
15
171
32
68
63
106
3.38
4.1
2.41
22
36
9
7
2
0.8
9.1
1.7
0
2
7
1
706
1968
14
10
4.31
0.583
2
65
177.1
-1
1.483
18
204
59
93
85
74
4.02
3.3
1.1
29
34
4
2
1
0.9
10.4
3
0
3
8
3
769
1969
8
18
3.7
0.308
0
62
221.1
2.5
1.301
18
237
51
100
91
97
3.7
2.5
1.22
34
41
6
8
3
0.7
9.6
2.1
0
0
9
4
928
1970
12
13
4.06
0.48
0
101
213
2.6
1.376
28
221
72
107
96
93
4.45
4.3
1.4
34
38
2
6
2
1.2
9.3
3
0
3
4
1
914
1971
6
7
4.49
0.462
1
43
122.1
0.4
1.512
13
136
49
62
61
81
4.38
3.2
0.88
15
31
5
0
0
1
10
3.6
0
2
3
2
540
1972
3
2
3.83
0.6
1
24
47
0.4
1.489
3
62
8
20
20
83
2.78
4.6
3
7
18
4
1
0
0.6
11.9
1.5
0
1
1
2
199
1973
2
4
4.13
0.333
3
12
24
0.1
1.417
2
23
11
11
11
98
4.02
4.5
1.09
0
20
11
0
0
0.8
8.6
4.1
0
0
1
3
99
1974
3
2
3.56
0.6
0
31
43
0.2
1.256
5
36
18
19
17
107
4.04
6.5
1.72
2
27
9
0
0
1
7.5
3.8
0
2
2
3
178
1975
6
4
3.07
0.6
4
54
88
1.4
1.341
3
79
39
32
30
111
3.2
5.5
1.38
4
40
21
1
1
0.3
8.1
4
0
2
4
2
378
1976
4
8
3.36
0.333
0
77
118
-0.3
1.381
8
107
56
60
44
95
3.66
5.9
1.38
13
36
5
0
0
0.6
8.2
4.3
0
1
1
8
515
1977
13
8
3.04
0.619
5
101
180.2
2.5
1.212
14
155
64
66
61
117
3.71
5
1.58
14
44
12
9
2
0.7
7.7
3.2
1
1
3
5
737
1978
14
14
3.86
0.5
0
97
202.2
0.9
1.298
13
190
73
97
87
85
3.68
4.3
1.33
29
35
2
10
1
0.6
8.4
3.2
0
9
1
9
861
1979
21
11
3
0.656
0
119
263.2
3.5
1.244
17
221
107
102
88
117
3.96
4.1
1.11
38
38
0
11
5
0.6
7.5
3.7
0
7
1
19
1095
1980
20
12
3.55
0.625
0
127
256
0.9
1.355
12
268
79
119
101
93
3.34
4.5
1.61
36
37
1
11
2
0.4
9.4
2.8
0
4
3
12
1096
1981
9
9
2.82
0.5
0
77
166
1.8
1.187
8
150
47
60
52
117
3.15
4.2
1.64
24
24
0
5
2
0.4
8.1
2.5
0
0
4
7
676
1982
17
12
2.47
0.586
0
130
270
6.8
1.067
12
224
64
79
74
135
3.1
4.3
2.03
35
35
0
16
5
0.4
7.5
2.1
0
5
1
19
1067
1983
15
14
3.48
0.517
0
152
263.2
1.7
1.286
15
238
101
115
102
97
3.52
5.2
1.5
38
38
0
9
1
0.5
8.1
3.4
1
3
5
14
1113
1984
16
12
3.04
0.571
0
127
248.1
2.2
1.256
16
223
89
104
84
109
3.71
4.6
1.43
38
38
0
6
1
0.6
8.1
3.2
1
4
4
12
1027
1985
11
13
3.83
0.458
0
121
225.1
1.5
1.411
24
211
107
108
96
91
4.49
4.8
1.13
35
35
0
4
1
1
8.4
4.3
1
5
6
21
983
1986
9
10
4.87
0.474
0
59
125.2
-0.6
1.607
15
139
63
84
68
84
4.91
4.2
0.94
25
25
0
0
0
1.1
10
4.5
1
1
3
10
571