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Proper Name
Joseph Franklin Niekro
High Level
MLB (1967-1988)
Positions
P (702)
Ht / Wt
6-1 / 190
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
place
Martins Ferry,Ohio
Died
10/27/2006
Cause of Death
Brain aneurysm
High School
Bridgeport (Bridgeport,OH)
colleges
West Liberty University (West Liberty,WV),
draft posit
P
MLB Debut
MLB Teams
HOU [11] DET [3] CHN [3] NYA [3] ATL [2] MIN [2] SDN [1]
TBC#
15980
mlbam id
119785
Retrosheet
Stat Capsuleerawhipw-lggssviphso
Career MLB [1967-1988]3.591.32221-204702500163,584.034661747
Strikeouts
36
Walks
55
Hittable
53
SO/BB
45
vsPower
53
Hitting
47
Durability
82
Team
.515
Player Notes:  Father of Lance Niekro ... Brother of Phil Niekro ... Uncle of Phil Dillmore ... [1987] World Series Champion with Minnesota Twins
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Game log information is based on data obtained free of charge from Retrosheet.Org. The grids below include statistics by game for all Regular Season and Playoffs (If exists). The data is available on TBC since 1957.

1978 Pitching Log (Regular Season)
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date team opp wl score box seq g1 c-g decision gs qs cg sh gf ip   h   r er bb so wp bk hb iw bf ab 2b 3b hr sb cs gdp bbt g bbt f bbt p bbt l pit str bal fou play cal sw str% era whip
1978-04-07 HOU CIN L 4-5 box | pbp 1 1 365 L 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 6 5 5 7 1 0 0 0 0 26 19 0 0 2 2 0 1 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 9.00 2.60
1978-04-12 HOU LAN W 11-10 box | pbp 1 2 366 -- 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 7 6 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 23 19 2 0 1 1 0 0 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 11.00 2.67
1978-04-18 HOU SDN W 5-1 box | pbp 1 3 367 W 1 1 1 0 0 9.0 4 1 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 33 30 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 6.00 1.72
1978-04-23 HOU LAN L 3-7 box | pbp 1 4 368 L 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 8 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 17 1 0 1 1 0 0 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 6.86 1.86
1978-04-28 HOU MON L 3-6 box | pbp 1 5 369 L 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 3 4 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 15 10 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 7.50 1.92
date team opp wl score box seq g1 c-g decision gs qs cg sh gf ip   h   r er bb so wp bk hb iw bf ab 2b 3b hr sb cs gdp bbt g bbt f bbt p bbt l pit str bal fou play cal sw str% era whip
1978-05-05 HOU ATL L 2-5 box | pbp 1 6 370 L 1 1 0 0 0 6.0 5 3 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 27 24 2 0 1 2 0 0 6 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 6.90 1.80
1978-05-13 HOU NYN W 7-4 box | pbp 1 7 371 W 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 10 4 4 3 4 0 0 0 0 26 23 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 6.94 1.91
1978-05-18 HOU PHI L 5-8 box | pbp 1 8 372 -- 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 7.97 2.03
1978-05-21 HOU ATL L 4-6 box | pbp 3 9 373 -- 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 7.78 2.00
1978-05-25 HOU SFN L 1-9 box | pbp 3 10 374 -- 0 0 0 0 1 1.0 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 8.05 2.05
1978-05-29 HOU SFN L 1-8 box | pbp 2 11 375 -- 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 9 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 8.10 2.05
date team opp wl score box seq g1 c-g decision gs qs cg sh gf ip   h   r er bb so wp bk hb iw bf ab 2b 3b hr sb cs gdp bbt g bbt f bbt p bbt l pit str bal fou play cal sw str% era whip
1978-06-12 HOU PIT W 6-5 box | pbp 2 12 376 -- 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 8 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 7.71 2.00
1978-06-17 HOU CHN W 5-4 box | pbp 2 13 377 W 0 0 0 0 1 6.2 2 1 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 23 23 0 2 0 0 0 0 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 6.84 1.77
1978-06-22 HOU LAN W 4-3 box | pbp 1 14 378 W 1 1 1 0 0 9.0 6 2 2 5 6 0 0 0 0 37 30 0 0 1 1 1 0 11 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 6.09 1.68
1978-06-27 HOU CIN W 7-4 box | pbp 1 15 379 W 1 0 0 0 0 7.0 6 4 4 3 4 0 0 1 0 31 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 5.98 1.64
date team opp wl score box seq g1 c-g decision gs qs cg sh gf ip   h   r er bb so wp bk hb iw bf ab 2b 3b hr sb cs gdp bbt g bbt f bbt p bbt l pit str bal fou play cal sw str% era whip
1978-07-01 HOU SDN L 3-9 box | pbp 1 16 380 L 1 0 0 0 0 1.2 4 2 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 11 9 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 6.11 1.67
1978-07-05 HOU CIN L 1-2 box | pbp 1 17 381 L 1 1 1 0 0 8.0 7 2 2 3 4 1 0 0 0 34 30 1 0 0 3 0 0 12 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 5.69 1.63
1978-07-08 HOU LAN L 5-7 box | pbp 2 18 382 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 5.64 1.61
1978-07-13 HOU MON L 0-6 box | pbp 1 19 383 L 1 0 0 0 0 5.2 7 4 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 25 22 2 0 0 0 0 1 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 5.69 1.60
1978-07-17 HOU PHI W 2-1 box | pbp 1 20 384 W 1 1 1 0 0 11.0 5 1 1 3 8 0 0 0 0 41 37 1 0 0 3 0 0 10 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 5.11 1.49
1978-07-21 HOU PHI L 1-6 box | pbp 1 21 385 L 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 7 5 5 3 2 2 0 1 0 24 20 3 0 1 2 1 1 5 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 5.31 1.52
1978-07-26 HOU MON W 5-0 box | pbp 1 22 386 W 1 1 1 1 0 9.0 4 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 30 29 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 4.85 1.44
1978-07-31 HOU SFN W 4-1 box | pbp 1 23 387 W 1 1 1 0 0 9.0 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 32 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 4.55 1.36
date team opp wl score box seq g1 c-g decision gs qs cg sh gf ip   h   r er bb so wp bk hb iw bf ab 2b 3b hr sb cs gdp bbt g bbt f bbt p bbt l pit str bal fou play cal sw str% era whip
1978-08-05 HOU ATL W 5-3 box | pbp 1 24 388 W 1 1 0 0 0 6.0 5 3 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 26 22 1 0 0 0 0 1 10 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 4.55 1.37
1978-08-11 HOU ATL L 0-1 box | pbp 1 25 389 L 1 1 0 0 0 8.0 9 1 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 34 31 0 0 0 2 1 2 8 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 4.34 1.38
1978-08-16 HOU SLN W 4-2 box | pbp 1 26 390 W 1 1 1 0 0 9.0 6 2 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 34 33 0 0 1 1 0 0 11 8 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 4.18 1.34
1978-08-20 HOU PIT L 1-3 box | pbp 1 27 391 L 1 1 0 0 0 6.0 7 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 1 27 25 1 0 2 5 0 0 9 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 4.20 1.34
1978-08-25 HOU PIT W 7-5 box | pbp 1 28 392 W 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 9 4 4 1 7 0 0 0 0 27 26 2 1 0 0 1 0 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 4.27 1.36
1978-08-30 HOU SLN L 2-4 box | pbp 1 29 393 L 1 0 0 0 0 8.0 7 4 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 34 31 1 0 1 1 0 0 11 10 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 4.28 1.35
date team opp wl score box seq g1 c-g decision gs qs cg sh gf ip   h   r er bb so wp bk hb iw bf ab 2b 3b hr sb cs gdp bbt g bbt f bbt p bbt l pit str bal fou play cal sw str% era whip
1978-09-04 HOU CIN L 3-6 box | pbp 1 30 394 L 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 8 4 4 5 0 1 0 0 0 30 25 1 0 0 1 0 1 11 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 4.34 1.38
1978-09-09 HOU SDN W 10-4 box | pbp 1 31 395 W 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 8 4 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 35 33 3 0 0 0 0 1 14 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 4.33 1.36
1978-09-14 HOU LAN L 1-2 box | pbp 1 32 396 L 1 1 1 0 0 8.0 5 2 2 3 6 1 0 1 0 32 27 1 0 2 0 1 0 13 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 4.23 1.35
1978-09-20 HOU ATL L 2-3 box | pbp 1 33 397 L 1 1 1 0 0 9.0 9 2 2 0 11 1 0 0 0 36 35 0 1 0 2 0 0 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 4.13 1.33
1978-09-26 HOU ATL W 2-0 box | pbp 1 34 398 W 1 1 0 0 0 8.0 6 0 0 2 4 1 0 2 0 33 29 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 3.96 1.32
date team opp wl score box seq g1 c-g decision gs qs cg sh gf ip   h   r er bb so wp bk hb iw bf ab 2b 3b hr sb cs gdp bbt g bbt f bbt p bbt l pit str bal fou play cal sw str% era whip
1978-10-01 HOU SFN W 3-0 box | pbp 1 35 399 W 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 18 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 3.86 1.30
35 record(s)
1978 Batting Log (Regular Season)
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Tips/tools for using data gri ds:

  • Manual Filter: Single-click a row to highlight in orange. Click FILTER ROWS button to show only those rows in the grid
  • Quick-Filter: Double-Click on a cell value to filter the grid on rows that have same value in same column. Click a statistic to view all values equal or higher
  • Select Rows: Single-click rows to select multiple rows for future action or visibility.
  • Hide Rows: Click the` minus sign in the first column to hide the row in the grid.
  • Restore Rows: Once rows are filtered, click RESTORE ROWS to show all rows once again
  • Sort: Click a column in the first header row to sort data by values in that column. Click again to reverse the original sort. Some cells have custom sort keys that will sort them logically instead of alphanumerically.
  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
date team opp wl score box lineup pos s-g c-g gs pa ab   r   h 2b 3b hr rbi sb cs bb so hbp sh sf iw gdp bbt g bbt f bbt p bbt l pit str bal fou cal sw play avg obp slg ops
1978-04-07 HOU CIN L 4-5 box | pbp 9 p 1 355 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1978-04-12 HOU LAN W 11-10 box | pbp 9 p 2 356 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1978-04-18 HOU SDN W 5-1 box | pbp 9 p 3 357 1 5 3 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
1978-04-23 HOU LAN L 3-7 box | pbp 9 p 4 358 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
date team opp wl score box lineup pos s-g c-g gs pa ab   r   h 2b 3b hr rbi sb cs bb so hbp sh sf iw gdp bbt g bbt f bbt p bbt l pit str bal fou cal sw play avg obp slg ops
1978-05-05 HOU ATL L 2-5 box | pbp 9 p 5 359 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
1978-05-13 HOU NYN W 7-4 box | pbp 9 p 6 360 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .273 .273 .545
date team opp wl score box lineup pos s-g c-g gs pa ab   r   h 2b 3b hr rbi sb cs bb so hbp sh sf iw gdp bbt g bbt f bbt p bbt l pit str bal fou cal sw play avg obp slg ops
1978-06-17 HOU CHN W 5-4 box | pbp 9 p 11 365 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .231 .231 .462
1978-06-22 HOU LAN W 4-3 box | pbp 9 p 12 366 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .188 .188 .375
1978-06-27 HOU CIN W 7-4 box | pbp 9 p 13 367 1 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .263 .263 .526
date team opp wl score box lineup pos s-g c-g gs pa ab   r   h 2b 3b hr rbi sb cs bb so hbp sh sf iw gdp bbt g bbt f bbt p bbt l pit str bal fou cal sw play avg obp slg ops
1978-07-05 HOU CIN L 1-2 box | pbp 9 p 14 368 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .227 .227 .455
1978-07-13 HOU MON L 0-6 box | pbp 9 p 16 370 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 .261 .304 .565
1978-07-14 HOU MON W 4-3 box | pbp 9 ph 17 371 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .292 .542
1978-07-17 HOU PHI W 2-1 box | pbp 9 p 18 372 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .286 .536
1978-07-21 HOU PHI L 1-6 box | pbp 9 p 19 373 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 .233 .267 .500
1978-07-26 HOU MON W 5-0 box | pbp 9 p 20 374 1 3 3 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .273 .333 .606
1978-07-31 HOU SFN W 4-1 box | pbp 9 p 21 375 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .306 .556
date team opp wl score box lineup pos s-g c-g gs pa ab   r   h 2b 3b hr rbi sb cs bb so hbp sh sf iw gdp bbt g bbt f bbt p bbt l pit str bal fou cal sw play avg obp slg ops
1978-08-05 HOU ATL W 5-3 box | pbp 9 p 22 376 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .231 .282 .513
1978-08-11 HOU ATL L 0-1 box | pbp 9 p 23 377 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 .220 .268 .488
1978-08-16 HOU SLN W 4-2 box | pbp 9 p 24 378 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .244 .444
1978-08-20 HOU PIT L 1-3 box | pbp 9 p 25 379 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191 .191 .234 .426
1978-08-25 HOU PIT W 7-5 box | pbp 9 p 26 380 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184 .184 .224 .408
1978-08-30 HOU SLN L 2-4 box | pbp 9 p 27 381 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 .176 .216 .392
date team opp wl score box lineup pos s-g c-g gs pa ab   r   h 2b 3b hr rbi sb cs bb so hbp sh sf iw gdp bbt g bbt f bbt p bbt l pit str bal fou cal sw play avg obp slg ops
1978-09-04 HOU CIN L 3-6 box | pbp 9 p 28 382 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .173 .173 .212 .385
1978-09-09 HOU SDN W 10-4 box | pbp 9 p 29 383 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 .158 .193 .351
1978-09-14 HOU LAN L 1-2 box | pbp 9 p 30 384 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .155 .155 .190 .345
1978-09-20 HOU ATL L 2-3 box | pbp 9 p 31 385 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 .150 .183 .333
1978-09-26 HOU ATL W 2-0 box | pbp 9 p 32 386 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .141 .141 .172 .313
date team opp wl score box lineup pos s-g c-g gs pa ab   r   h 2b 3b hr rbi sb cs bb so hbp sh sf iw gdp bbt g bbt f bbt p bbt l pit str bal fou cal sw play avg obp slg ops
1978-10-01 HOU SFN W 3-0 box | pbp 9 p 33 387 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .138 .138 .169 .308
28 record(s)