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
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year
teams
g
pa
ab
pit
str
bal
fou
sw
cal
inplay
swings
cont
p-pa
str%
bal%
swng%
cont%
fou%
play%
fps
fpsw
fpsw%
fpip
fpip%
gb
air
gb%
1964
MLN
9
58
48
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
--
--
--
--
--
--
0
0
0.0
0
0.0
27
8
3.38
1965
MLN
37
285
248
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
--
--
--
--
--
--
0
0
0.0
0
0.0
107
52
2.06
1966
ATL
27
213
184
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
--
--
--
--
--
--
0
0
0.0
0
0.0
95
41
2.32
1967
ATL
44
793
721
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
--
--
--
--
--
--
0
0
0.0
0
0.0
264
197
1.34
1968
ATL
33
917
859
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
--
--
--
--
--
--
0
0
0.0
0
0.0
327
218
1.50
1969
ATL
40
1143
1062
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
--
--
--
--
--
--
0
0
0.0
0
0.0
401
266
1.51
1970
ATL
34
980
895
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
--
--
--
--
--
--
0
0
0.0
0
0.0
326
192
1.70
1971
ATL
42
1101
1012
81
47
28
5
17
4
17
39
22
0.07
58.02
34.57
48.1
56.4
6.17
21.0
10
8
0.7
5
0.5
343
284
1.21
1972
ATL
38
1150
1074
127
76
51
20
17
9
30
67
50
0.11
59.84
40.16
52.8
74.6
15.75
23.6
21
19
1.7
5
0.4
362
339
1.07
1973
ATL
42
1023
913
122
73
49
17
13
17
26
56
43
0.12
59.84
40.16
45.9
76.8
13.93
21.3
22
12
1.2
7
0.7
323
279
1.16
1974
ATL
41
1219
1106
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
--
--
--
--
--
--
0
0
0.0
0
0.0
352
352
1.00
1975
ATL
39
1160
1059
77
46
31
0
26
0
20
46
20
0.07
59.74
40.26
59.7
43.5
0.00
26.0
14
14
1.2
3
0.3
369
319
1.16
1976
ATL
38
1157
1028
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
--
--
--
--
--
--
0
0
0.0
0
0.0
317
336
0.94
1977
ATL
44
1428
1236
47
35
12
11
19
1
4
34
15
0.03
74.47
25.53
72.3
44.1
23.40
8.5
0
0
0.0
0
0.0
365
336
1.09
1978
ATL
44
1389
1254
69
50
19
15
29
0
6
50
21
0.05
72.46
27.54
72.5
42.0
21.74
8.7
2
2
0.1
0
0.0
370
386
0.96
1979
ATL
44
1436
1290
311
176
111
40
41
39
56
137
96
0.22
56.59
35.69
44.1
70.1
12.86
18.0
37
23
1.6
11
0.8
402
402
1.00
1980
ATL
40
1137
1030
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
--
--
--
--
--
--
0
0
0.0
0
0.0
338
285
1.19
1981
ATL
22
578
514
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
--
--
--
--
--
--
0
0
0.0
0
0.0
169
186
0.91
1982
ATL
35
969
883
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
--
--
--
--
--
--
0
0
0.0
0
0.0
279
246
1.13
1983
ATL
34
888
769
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
--
--
--
--
--
--
0
0
0.0
0
0.0
210
233
0.90
1984
NYA
32
916
821
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
--
--
--
--
--
--
0
0
0.0
0
0.0
235
249
0.94
1985
NYA
33
955
829
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
--
--
--
--
--
--
0
0
0.0
0
0.0
229
260
0.88
1986
CLE
34
951
841
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
--
--
--
--
--
--
0
0
0.0
0
0.0
270
345
0.78
1987
CLE,TOR,ATL
26
637
560
4
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.01
0.00
100.00
0.0
--
0.00
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0.0
166
219
0.76
Tot:
852
22483
20236
838
503
305
108
162
70
159
429
267
0.04
60.02
36.40
51.2
62.2
12.89
19.0
106
78
0.3
31
0.1
6646
6030
1.10
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