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
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teams
g
gs
cg
gr
gf
w
l
wpct
tm-w
tm-l
tm-w%
hold
sv
blsv
gs%
cg%
inn1
inn2
inn3
inn4
inn5
inn6
inn7
inn8
inn9
inn10
inn11
inn12
innx
ip-s
ip-r
avg_st
avg_rel
lmi
emi
gsc1
gsc2
1964
MLN
9
0
0
9
2
0
0
--
0
9
.000
0
0
0
0.0
--
0
0
2
1
4
4
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
13.1
--
1.5
3
6
1965
MLN
37
1
0
36
21
2
3
.400
11
26
.297
1
6
0
2.7
0.0
1
1
1
3
5
9
14
20
16
3
2
1
1
5.0
62.2
5.0
1.7
8
10
56.00
56.00
1966
ATL
27
0
0
27
10
4
3
.571
9
18
.333
3
2
1
0.0
--
0
0
1
2
4
7
10
16
12
2
2
1
0
0.0
48.0
--
1.8
9
6
1967
ATL
44
19
10
25
20
11
8
.579
23
21
.523
1
9
2
43.2
52.6
19
20
20
19
19
22
26
35
28
2
0
0
0
155.2
44.2
8.2
1.8
7
12
66.42
70.47
1968
ATL
33
31
15
2
3
12
11
.522
15
18
.455
0
1
0
93.9
48.4
31
31
31
30
29
27
23
20
13
1
1
1
0
225.0
3.0
7.3
1.5
12
1
58.71
62.42
1969
ATL
40
35
21
5
4
23
13
.639
25
15
.625
0
1
1
87.5
60.0
35
35
35
34
34
32
31
28
24
3
1
0
0
279.0
5.1
8.0
1.1
8
3
63.20
66.46
1970
ATL
34
32
10
2
1
12
18
.400
14
20
.412
1
0
0
94.1
31.3
32
32
32
30
30
29
21
17
13
1
0
0
0
224.0
5.2
7.0
2.8
11
2
52.63
51.69
1971
ATL
42
36
18
6
4
15
14
.517
25
17
.595
0
2
0
85.7
50.0
36
35
35
33
31
30
28
24
21
2
2
0
0
262.1
6.1
7.3
1.1
8
5
57.64
59.14
1972
ATL
38
36
17
2
1
16
12
.571
23
15
.605
0
0
1
94.7
47.2
36
36
36
36
35
34
30
25
19
2
1
0
0
281.1
1.0
7.8
0.5
11
1
59.56
63.03
1973
ATL
42
30
9
12
7
13
10
.565
21
21
.500
0
4
1
71.4
30.0
30
31
31
32
33
32
26
23
16
1
1
0
0
215.2
29.1
7.2
2.4
13
7
55.63
57.63
1974
ATL
41
39
18
2
1
20
13
.606
21
20
.512
0
1
0
95.1
46.2
39
39
39
39
38
37
31
25
21
1
0
0
0
300.1
2.0
7.7
1.0
9
2
62.59
65.44
1975
ATL
39
37
13
2
2
14
15
.483
21
18
.538
0
1
1
94.9
35.1
37
37
37
36
35
33
32
21
14
1
1
0
0
274.0
1.2
7.4
0.8
13
1
54.92
56.62
1976
ATL
38
37
10
1
1
17
11
.607
21
17
.553
0
0
0
97.4
27.0
37
37
37
37
35
33
30
21
14
0
0
0
0
270.1
0.1
7.3
0.3
17
1
56.00
58.76
1977
ATL
44
43
20
1
1
16
20
.444
20
24
.455
0
0
0
97.7
46.5
43
42
42
42
41
40
34
30
19
3
2
0
0
329.2
0.2
7.7
0.7
10
1
54.07
55.93
1978
ATL
44
42
22
2
1
19
18
.514
23
21
.523
1
1
0
95.5
52.4
42
42
42
41
39
40
38
32
23
2
0
0
0
329.0
5.1
7.8
2.7
9
1
60.29
64.12
1979
ATL
44
44
23
0
0
21
20
.512
21
23
.477
0
0
0
100.0
52.3
44
44
44
43
42
40
38
31
18
1
0
0
0
342.0
0.0
7.8
--
5
0
57.02
57.70
1980
ATL
40
38
11
2
2
15
18
.455
21
19
.525
0
1
0
95.0
28.9
38
38
36
36
36
35
29
22
11
0
1
0
0
272.0
3.0
7.2
1.5
10
0
54.92
56.18
1981
ATL
22
22
3
0
0
7
7
.500
14
8
.636
0
0
0
100.0
13.6
22
22
21
20
18
17
14
7
4
0
0
0
0
139.1
0.0
6.3
--
10
0
53.91
56.64
1982
ATL
35
35
4
0
0
17
4
.810
24
11
.686
0
0
0
100.0
11.4
35
35
35
35
35
31
19
13
6
0
0
0
0
234.1
0.0
6.7
--
16
0
53.54
55.26
1983
ATL
34
33
2
1
0
11
10
.524
14
20
.412
0
0
0
97.1
6.1
33
33
33
32
32
25
17
6
2
0
0
0
0
199.2
2.0
6.1
2.0
18
0
49.21
49.94
1984
NYA
32
31
5
1
1
16
8
.667
23
9
.719
0
0
0
96.9
16.1
31
31
31
30
29
26
25
15
6
1
0
0
0
214.2
1.0
6.9
1.0
14
0
54.61
56.90
1985
NYA
33
33
7
0
0
16
12
.571
19
14
.576
0
0
0
100.0
21.2
33
33
33
31
29
26
23
19
5
0
0
0
0
220.0
0.0
6.7
--
19
0
51.36
50.58
1986
CLE
34
32
5
2
1
11
11
.500
15
19
.441
0
0
0
94.1
15.6
32
32
31
31
29
25
23
15
6
1
0
0
0
207.0
3.1
6.5
1.7
21
1
45.78
46.50
1987
CLE,TOR,ATL
26
26
2
0
0
7
13
.350
9
17
.346
0
0
0
100.0
7.7
26
24
23
23
21
16
10
8
1
0
0
0
0
138.2
0.0
5.3
--
21
0
40.54
40.58
Tot:
852
712
245
140
83
315
272
.537
432
420
.507
7
29
7
83.6
34.4
712
710
708
696
683
650
576
475
312
27
14
3
1
5,119.0
238.7
7.2
1.7
282
60
55.49
57.35
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
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sb
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sbh
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cs2
cs3
csh
pthr
pckff
wppb
adv_out
oob
onbs
r
rs%
inh-r
inh-s
%
beq-r
beq-s
%
1964
MLN
9
58
48
0
0
0
0
0
--
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
23
9
39.13
9
2
22.22
5
2
40.00
1965
MLN
37
285
248
3
3
0
0
0
100.0
0
0
0
0
0
1
13
24
1
103
23
22.33
12
3
25.00
15
4
26.67
1966
ATL
27
213
184
5
5
0
0
0
83.3
1
1
0
0
0
2
8
15
3
84
24
28.57
8
2
25.00
18
6
33.33
1967
ATL
44
793
721
21
20
1
0
0
77.8
6
4
1
1
0
5
39
36
5
253
62
24.51
18
5
27.78
9
2
22.22
1968
ATL
33
917
859
8
7
1
0
0
61.5
5
5
0
0
0
8
27
49
2
295
73
24.75
1
1
100.00
19
7
36.84
1969
ATL
40
1143
1062
17
16
1
0
0
77.3
5
5
0
0
0
8
45
71
1
354
92
25.99
4
2
50.00
10
3
30.00
1970
ATL
34
980
895
24
24
0
0
1
80.0
6
5
0
1
0
1
15
41
7
350
124
35.43
5
3
60.00
12
4
33.33
1971
ATL
42
1101
1012
11
9
2
0
0
61.1
7
6
1
0
0
5
26
59
7
364
106
29.12
9
0
0.00
10
6
60.00
1972
ATL
38
1150
1074
10
8
2
0
0
66.7
5
4
0
1
2
7
33
56
3
364
103
28.30
1
1
100.00
20
10
50.00
1973
ATL
42
1023
913
25
24
1
0
0
67.6
12
10
1
1
0
7
23
52
7
356
102
28.65
11
4
36.36
23
6
26.09
1974
ATL
41
1219
1106
18
18
0
0
0
58.1
13
12
1
0
0
2
28
43
7
398
90
22.61
2
1
50.00
17
2
11.76
1975
ATL
39
1160
1059
20
19
1
0
0
58.8
14
13
1
0
0
4
31
70
8
426
113
26.53
2
2
100.00
14
4
28.57
1976
ATL
38
1157
1028
27
25
2
0
0
79.4
7
6
1
0
0
3
36
55
11
420
112
26.67
2
1
50.00
28
5
17.86
1977
ATL
44
1428
1236
44
42
2
0
0
57.9
32
30
2
0
0
3
48
85
10
555
156
28.11
1
1
100.00
19
11
57.89
1978
ATL
44
1389
1254
32
31
1
0
0
72.7
12
12
0
0
0
4
45
73
7
466
121
25.97
2
0
0.00
17
8
47.06
1979
ATL
44
1436
1290
39
39
0
0
0
78.0
11
11
0
0
0
3
38
76
9
498
156
31.33
0
0
--
10
4
40.00
1980
ATL
40
1137
1030
17
17
0
0
0
56.7
13
13
0
0
0
3
21
55
4
384
114
29.69
0
0
--
18
5
27.78
1981
ATL
22
578
514
14
14
0
0
0
60.9
9
8
1
0
0
1
10
36
4
203
51
25.12
0
0
--
15
5
33.33
1982
ATL
35
969
883
17
16
1
0
0
51.5
16
15
1
0
0
5
10
41
8
328
91
27.74
0
0
--
27
15
55.56
1983
ATL
34
888
769
26
25
1
0
0
70.3
11
10
1
0
0
2
11
41
7
348
90
25.86
0
0
--
31
4
12.90
1984
NYA
32
916
821
9
9
0
0
0
42.9
12
12
0
0
0
0
7
51
4
332
81
24.40
0
0
--
21
4
19.05
1985
NYA
33
955
829
22
20
2
0
0
81.5
5
4
1
0
0
1
18
30
6
355
103
29.01
0
0
--
34
7
20.59
1986
CLE
34
951
841
13
12
1
0
0
68.4
6
6
0
0
0
1
8
51
8
378
112
29.63
1
0
0.00
35
14
40.00
1987
CLE,TOR,ATL
26
637
560
12
12
0
0
0
60.0
8
5
3
0
0
0
13
27
1
251
84
33.47
0
0
--
34
15
44.12
Tot:
852
22483
20236
434
415
19
0
1
66.8
216
197
15
4
2
76
554
1139
131
7888
2192
27.79
88
28
31.82
461
153
33.19
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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gs
cg
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pr
dr
gs%
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exit pr
exit dr
ln1
ln2
ln3
ln4
ln5
ln6
ln7
ln8
ln9
pos-p
pos-c
pos-1b
pos-2b
pos-3b
pos-ss
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