Brother of Joe Niekro ... Uncle of Lance Niekro ... Subject of Chapter 18 of the book The Baseball 100 by Joe Posnarski ... Knuckleball pitcher [1970] Opening day starter for the Atlanta Braves [1971] Opening day starter for the Atlanta Braves [1972] Opening day starter for the Atlanta Braves [1973] Pitched 9-0 no-hitter for Atlanta Braves vs San Diego Padres on August 5,1973 [1975] Opening day starter for the Atlanta Braves [1978] Opening day starter for the Atlanta Braves [1979] Winner of the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award (Character and Integrity) ... Opening day starter for the Atlanta Braves [1980] Opening day starter for the Atlanta Braves [1983] Opening day starter for the Atlanta Braves [1984] His #35 was retired by the Braves on August 6,1984 [1985] Opening day starter for the New York Yankees [1997] Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame (Baseball Writers) [1999] Inducted into the Atlanta Braves Hall of Fame
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%
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teams
g
gs
cg
gf
ph
pr
dr
gs%
cg%
exit ph
exit pr
exit dr
ln1
ln2
ln3
ln4
ln5
ln6
ln7
ln8
ln9
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pos-c
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pos-2b
pos-3b
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pos-lf
pos-cf
pos-rf
pos-dh
1965
MLN
38
1
0
19
0
1
36
2.6
0.0
1
1
17
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
6
37
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1966
ATL
27
1
1
14
0
0
26
3.7
100.0
4
0
9
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
8
27
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1967
ATL
44
19
14
29
0
0
25
43.2
73.7
7
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
25
44
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1968
ATL
33
31
15
16
0
0
2
93.9
48.4
10
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
31
33
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1969
ATL
40
35
23
25
0
0
5
87.5
65.7
13
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
35
40
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1970
ATL
34
32
14
15
0
0
2
94.1
43.8
13
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
33
34
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1971
ATL
39
33
17
21
0
0
6
84.6
51.5
12
1
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
34
39
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1972
ATL
38
36
19
19
0
0
2
94.7
52.8
16
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
36
38
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1973
ATL
42
31
11
18
0
0
11
73.8
35.5
19
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
35
42
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1974
ATL
41
39
20
20
0
0
2
95.1
51.3
15
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
40
41
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1975
ATL
38
36
14
15
0
0
2
94.7
38.9
20
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
36
38
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1976
ATL
38
37
12
12
0
0
1
97.4
32.4
16
0
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
37
38
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1977
ATL
43
42
15
16
0
0
1
97.7
35.7
27
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
42
43
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1978
ATL
45
42
19
22
1
0
2
93.3
45.2
21
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
44
44
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1979
ATL
44
44
19
19
0
0
0
100.0
43.2
20
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
44
44
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1980
ATL
39
37
12
14
0
0
2
94.9
32.4
21
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
37
39
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1981
ATL
21
21
4
4
0
0
0
100.0
19.0
14
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1982
ATL
35
35
9
9
0
0
0
100.0
25.7
20
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
35
35
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1983
ATL
33
32
3
4
0
0
1
97.0
9.4
20
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
32
33
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1987
ATL
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
100.0
0.0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Tot:
713
585
241
311
1
1
126
82.0
41.2
289
2
111
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
2
612
711
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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