Father of Lance Niekro ... Brother of Phil Niekro ... Uncle of Phil Dillmore ... Knuckleball pitcher [1968] Opening day starter for the Chicago Cubs [1981] Opening day starter for the Houston Astros [1983] Opening day starter for the Houston Astros [1984] Opening day starter for the Houston Astros [1987] World Series Champion with Minnesota Twins [2019] Inducted into the Houston Astros Hall of Fame
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l
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blsv
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1967
CHN
36
22
7
14
9
10
7
.588
13
23
.361
0
0
1
61.1
31.8
22
22
23
23
24
19
15
17
11
1
0
0
1
144.0
25.2
6.5
1.8
9
6
52.59
55.00
1968
CHN
34
29
2
5
4
14
10
.583
19
15
.559
1
2
0
85.3
6.9
29
28
27
25
24
22
18
14
4
1
0
1
1
170.1
7.0
5.9
1.4
23
1
45.90
47.34
1969
CHN,SDN
41
34
8
7
6
8
18
.308
12
29
.293
0
0
0
82.9
23.5
35
35
33
30
25
22
20
16
12
1
0
0
0
211.1
10.0
6.2
1.4
13
2
49.18
51.88
1970
DET
38
34
6
4
2
12
13
.480
16
22
.421
0
0
0
89.5
17.6
34
33
33
28
25
23
23
21
9
1
0
0
0
201.2
11.1
5.9
2.8
23
2
48.74
49.09
1971
DET
31
15
0
16
5
6
7
.462
12
19
.387
0
1
0
48.4
0.0
15
15
16
17
18
16
18
12
5
0
1
0
2
84.1
38.0
5.6
2.4
16
6
43.13
43.80
1972
DET
18
7
1
11
4
3
2
.600
5
13
.278
0
1
0
38.9
14.3
7
7
9
7
5
3
6
7
4
0
0
0
0
37.1
9.2
5.3
0.9
7
6
49.29
51.29
1973
ATL
19
0
0
19
11
2
4
.333
7
12
.368
0
3
4
0.0
--
0
0
1
0
1
2
3
7
13
3
0
0
0
0.0
23.1
--
1.2
3
11
1974
ATL
27
2
0
25
9
3
2
.600
7
20
.259
0
0
3
7.4
0.0
3
2
3
4
6
6
4
10
10
1
1
1
0
4.1
38.2
2.2
1.5
5
10
32.50
35.50
1975
HOU
40
4
1
36
21
6
4
.600
13
27
.325
2
4
0
10.0
25.0
5
6
6
6
6
9
15
19
16
3
2
3
4
24.0
64.0
6.0
1.8
7
16
61.25
63.75
1976
HOU
36
13
0
23
5
4
8
.333
9
27
.250
1
0
0
36.1
0.0
13
15
17
17
18
20
15
10
2
0
0
0
0
69.2
48.1
5.4
2.1
10
8
49.38
50.62
1977
HOU
44
14
9
30
12
13
8
.619
19
25
.432
1
5
3
31.8
64.3
14
16
17
22
23
22
25
21
20
3
2
3
1
114.0
66.2
8.1
2.2
5
15
59.00
61.14
1978
HOU
35
29
10
6
2
14
14
.500
16
19
.457
0
0
0
82.9
34.5
29
28
28
26
26
27
19
15
10
1
1
0
0
188.1
14.1
6.5
2.4
8
2
51.69
53.93
1979
HOU
38
38
11
0
0
21
11
.656
25
13
.658
0
0
0
100.0
28.9
38
38
38
35
32
30
27
21
15
0
0
0
0
263.2
0.0
6.9
--
20
0
55.61
57.87
1980
HOU
37
36
11
1
1
20
12
.625
24
13
.649
0
0
0
97.3
30.6
36
36
36
36
34
28
24
21
13
0
0
0
2
254.0
2.0
7.1
2.0
17
0
52.11
56.17
1981
HOU
24
24
5
0
0
9
9
.500
14
10
.583
0
0
0
100.0
20.8
24
24
24
24
20
19
18
10
8
1
0
0
0
166.0
0.0
6.9
--
10
0
56.33
59.79
1982
HOU
35
35
16
0
0
17
12
.586
20
15
.571
0
0
0
100.0
45.7
35
35
35
34
34
33
29
21
18
3
0
0
0
270.0
0.0
7.7
--
11
0
60.91
65.14
1983
HOU
38
38
9
0
0
15
14
.517
20
18
.526
0
0
0
100.0
23.7
38
38
38
35
33
32
27
18
12
3
0
0
0
263.2
0.0
6.9
--
16
0
54.47
57.37
1984
HOU
38
38
6
0
0
16
12
.571
21
17
.553
0
0
0
100.0
15.8
38
38
38
37
34
29
22
12
8
0
0
0
0
248.1
0.0
6.5
--
15
0
54.71
56.97
1985
NYA,HOU
35
35
4
0
0
11
13
.458
13
22
.371
0
0
0
100.0
11.4
35
35
34
33
32
30
23
10
4
0
0
0
0
225.1
0.0
6.4
--
17
0
51.20
51.57
1986
NYA
25
25
0
0
0
9
10
.474
14
11
.560
0
0
0
100.0
0.0
25
25
23
20
19
13
7
4
0
0
0
0
0
125.2
0.0
5.0
--
18
0
44.36
44.60
1987
NYA,MIN
27
26
1
1
0
7
13
.350
11
16
.407
1
0
0
96.3
3.8
26
26
25
25
21
18
14
7
1
0
0
0
0
145.2
1.1
5.6
1.3
24
1
44.92
46.54
1988
MIN
5
2
0
3
2
1
1
.500
1
4
.200
0
0
0
40.0
0.0
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
4.2
7.0
2.3
2.3
2
1
14.00
14.00
Tot:
701
500
107
201
93
221
204
.520
311
390
.444
6
16
11
71.3
21.4
503
504
505
485
460
424
374
295
197
22
7
8
11
3,216.3
367.3
6.4
1.8
279
87
51.61
53.75
g: Games Pitched ... gs: Games Started ... cg: Complete Games ... gr: Games Relieved ... gf: Games Finished ... w: Wins ... l: Losses ... wpct: Win Percentage ... tm-w: Team Wins in games pitched ... tm-l: Team losses in games pitched ... tm-w%: Team win% when pitching ... hold: Holds ... sv: Saves ... blsv: Blown Saves ... gs%: Games Started% ... cg%: Complete Games% ... inn#: Appearances in this inning ... innx: Appearances in 13th+ inning ... ip-s: Innings Pitched as Starter ... ip-r: Innings Pitched as Reliever ... avg_st: Average innings pitched per start ... avg_rel: Average innings pitched per relief appearance ... lmi: Left game mid-inning ... emi: Entered game mid-inning ... gsc1: Average Game Score using Bill James Formula (as starter) ... gsc2: Average Game Score using Tom Tango formula (as starter)
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... ONBS: On base (H+BB+HBP) ... ONBS2: All On Base (H+BB+HBP+ERROR+FC+FO) ... OBP: On Base Percentage ... OBP2: On Base Percentage for ONBS2 ... H: Hits ... BB: Walks ... HBP: Hit by Pitch ... ROE: Reached on Error ... FC: Fielder`s Choice ... FO: Forceouts ... CI: Catcher`s Interference ... SGL: Singles ... DBL: Doubles ... TPL: Triples ... HR: Home Runs ... IFH: Infield Hits ... BNT: Bunts ... B-H: Bunt hits ... PH-H: Pinch Hits ... PH-HR: Pinch hit home runs ... HR1: Solo home runs ... HR2: 2-run Homers ... HR3: 3-run Homers ... HR4: Grand Slams ... IPHR: Inside the park homers ... RBI: Runs batted in ... HR-RBI: RBIS on Home Runs ... HR-RBI%: % of RBIs on Home Runs ... RBI2: Runs batted in on outs ... BB4: Walks on 4 pitches ... BB1OP: Walks with 1st base open ... RON: PA with runners on ... BR: # of Baserunners ... RBI%: % of opportunities with RBI ... OPP: RBI Opportunities Points ... CONV: RBIs points converted ... CONV%: Converted% ... LDOF: Leadoff ... OB: Leadoff onbase ... LD-OB%: Leadoff onbase% ... LAST: Last batter of game ... WOH: Walk-off Hits ... WOHR: Walk-off Home Runs
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... SB: Stolen Bases ... SB2: Steals of 2b ... SB3: Steals of 3b ... SBH: Steals of home ... DI: Advanced on defensive indifference ... SB%: Stolen base % ... CS: Caught stealing ... CS2: Caught stealing 2b ... CS3: Caught stealing 3b ... CSH: Caught stealing home ... PTHR: Pickoff throws ... PCKFF: Picked off ... WPPB: Advancement on wild pitch or passed ball ... ADV_OUT: Runner advanced on out ... OOB: Out on bases ... onbs Runners on base ... R: Runs scored ... RS%: % of times on base run scored ... inh-r Inherited runners ... inhr-s Inherited runners scored ... beq-r Bequeathed runners (runners on base when leaving game) ... beq-s Bequeathed runners scored ... % % related to prior 2 columns
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At bats ... PIT: Pitches ... STR: Strikes ... BAL: Balls ... FOU: Fouls ... SW: Swing and miss ... CAL: Called strikes ... INPLAY: Balls put in play ... SWINGS: Total swings ... CONT: Contacts ... P-PA: Pitches per plate appearance ... STR%: Strikes% ... Ball%: Balls% ... SWNG%: Swing % ... CONT%: Contact% (per swing) ... FOU%: Foul ball% ... PLAY: Ball in Play% ... FPS: First pitch strikes ... FPSW: First pitch swings ... FPSW%: First pitch swing%... FPIP: First pitches in play ... FPIP%: First pitches in play% ... RUNGO: Runners going while batting ... HIT_RUN: Hit and Runs ... GB Ground balls ... Air Balls in air ... GB% Groundball%
G: Games ... GS: Games Started ... CG: Completed Games ... GF: Games Finished ... PH: Pinch Hitter ... PR: Pinch Runner ... DR: Defensive Replacement ... GS%: Games Started % ... CG: Complete Games% ... EXIT PH: Exited for Pinch Hitter ... exit PR: Exited for Pinch Runner ... exit DR: Exited for defensive replacement ... ln1-9: Lineup Slots 1-9 ... Games at position
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... ONBS: On base (H+BB+HBP) ... ONBS2: All On Base (H+BB+HBP+ERROR+FC+FO) ... OBP: On Base Percentage ... OBP2: On Base Percentage for ONBS2 ... H: Hits ... BB: Walks ... HBP: Hit by Pitch ... ROE: Reached on Error ... FC: Fielder`s Choice ... FO: Forceouts ... CI: Catcher`s Interference ... SGL: Singles ... DBL: Doubles ... TPL: Triples ... HR: Home Runs ... IFH: Infield Hits ... BNT: Bunts ... B-H: Bunt hits ... PH-H: Pinch Hits ... PH-HR: Pinch hit home runs ... HR1: Solo home runs ... HR2: 2-run Homers ... HR3: 3-run Homers ... HR4: Grand Slams ... IPHR: Inside the park homers ... RBI: Runs batted in ... HR-RBI: RBIS on Home Runs ... HR-RBI%: % of RBIs on Home Runs ... RBI2: Runs batted in on outs ... BB4: Walks on 4 pitches ... BB1OP: Walks with 1st base open ... RON: PA with runners on ... BR: # of Baserunners ... RBI%: % of opportunities with RBI ... OPP: RBI Opportunities Points ... CONV: RBIs points converted ... CONV%: Converted% ... LDOF: Leadoff ... OB: Leadoff onbase ... LD-OB%: Leadoff onbase% ... LAST: Last batter of game ... WOH: Walk-off Hits ... WOHR: Walk-off Home Runs
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... SB: Stolen Bases ... SB2: Steals of 2b ... SB3: Steals of 3b ... SBH: Steals of home ... DI: Advanced on defensive indifference ... SB%: Stolen base % ... CS: Caught stealing ... CS2: Caught stealing 2b ... CS3: Caught stealing 3b ... CSH: Caught stealing home ... S12: Advanced from 1st to 2nd on singled... S13: Advanced from 1st to 3rd on single ... S23: Advanced from 2nd to 3rd on single ... S2H: Scored from 2nd on single ... D13: Advanced from 1nd to 3rd on double ... D1H: Scored from 1st on double ... ADVX: Advanced an extra base on hit ... ADV-OPP Advancement opportunities on hits ... ADV_PCT: Advanced extra base % ... PTHR: Pickoff throws ... PCKFF%: Picked off ... WPPB: Advanced on wild pitch or passed ball ... ADV_OUT: Advanced on out ... OOB: Out on bases ... R: Runs scored ... ONBS: On base ... RUN%: % of times on base run scored
