Joe Niekro

6'1", 190 lbs • Astros • P •

REC

221-204

ERA

3.59

SO

1,747

BB

1,262

Career

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Joe Niekro played 22 seasons for 7 teams, including the Astros and Tigers. He had 221 wins, 204 losses, an ERA of 3.59 and 1,747 strikeouts. He won 1 World Series.

Stats

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	TM	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	SO
1967	CHC	10	7	3.34	36	22	7	2	0	169.2	171	63	68	15	32	2	77
1968	CHC	14	10	4.31	34	29	2	1	2	177.1	204	85	93	18	59	3	65
1969	TOT	8	18	3.70	41	34	8	3	0	221.1	237	91	100	18	51	0	62
1970	DET	12	13	4.06	38	34	6	2	0	213.0	221	96	107	28	72	3	101
1971	DET	6	7	4.49	31	15	0	0	1	122.1	136	61	62	13	49	2	43
1972	DET	3	2	3.83	18	7	1	0	1	47.0	62	20	20	3	8	1	24
1973	ATL	2	4	4.13	20	0	0	0	3	24.0	23	11	11	2	11	0	12
1974	ATL	3	2	3.56	27	2	0	0	0	43.0	36	17	19	5	18	2	31
1975	HOU	6	4	3.07	40	4	1	1	4	88.0	79	30	32	3	39	2	54
1976	HOU	4	8	3.36	36	13	0	0	0	118.0	107	44	60	8	56	1	77
1977	HOU	13	8	3.04	44	14	9	2	5	180.2	155	61	66	14	64	1	101
1978	HOU	14	14	3.86	35	29	10	1	0	202.2	190	87	97	13	73	9	97
1979	HOU	21	11	3.00	38	38	11	5	0	263.2	221	88	102	17	107	7	119
1980	HOU	20	12	3.55	37	36	11	2	0	256.0	268	101	119	12	79	4	127
1981	HOU	9	9	2.82	24	24	5	2	0	166.0	150	52	60	8	47	0	77
1982	HOU	17	12	2.47	35	35	16	5	0	270.0	224	74	79	12	64	5	130
1983	HOU	15	14	3.48	38	38	9	1	0	263.2	238	102	115	15	101	3	152
1984	HOU	16	12	3.04	38	38	6	1	0	248.1	223	84	104	16	89	4	127
1985	TOT	11	13	3.83	35	35	4	1	0	225.1	211	96	108	24	107	5	121
1986	NYY	9	10	4.87	25	25	0	0	0	125.2	139	68	84	15	63	1	59
1987	TOT	7	13	5.33	27	26	1	0	0	147.0	155	87	101	15	64	10	84
1988	MIN	1	1	10.03	5	2	0	0	0	11.2	16	13	13	2	9	0	7
Career Regular		221	204	3.59	702	500	107	29	16	3584.1	3,466	1,431	1,620	276	1,262	65	1,747
Career Postseason		0	0	0.00	3	2	0	0	0	20.0	14	0	0	0	5	2	7

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RBI

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AVG

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Team Pitching Leaders

W

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K

53

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ERA

1.99

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Team Rankings

HR

67

5th

R

251

9th

SO

487

12th

ERA

4.28

25th

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Mariners	31	27	.534
Rangers	27	29	.482	3.0
Astros	25	32	.439	5.5
Athletics	23	35	.397	8.0
Angels	21	35	.375	9.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 5/31	MIN	@	HOU	8:10 PM
Sat 6/1	MIN	@	HOU	4:10 PM
Sun 6/2	MIN	@	HOU	1:05 PM
Mon 6/3	STL	@	HOU	8:10 PM
Tue 6/4	STL	@	HOU	8:10 PM

Last Game

Mariners

31-27

0

Final

4

Astros

25-32

Thu 30 May 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

18

Henderson

18

Tucker

17

Judge

RBI Leaders

56

Ramírez

49

Ozuna

47

Bohm

Batting Average Leaders

.332

Arraez

.332

Betts

.330

Ohtani

Hit Leaders

78

Arraez

75

Betts

73

Ohtani

Run Leaders

49

Jr.

45

Contreras

43

Schwarber

OBP Leaders

.426

Betts

.421

Profar

.412

Soto

SLG Leaders

.615

Ohtani

.613

Judge

.608

Ozuna

SB Leaders

31

Cruz

20

Caballero

19

Turang

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

9

Suárez

9

Lugo

8

Sale

Strikeout Leaders

95

Glasnow

90

Flaherty

85

Wheeler

ERA Leaders

1.72

Lugo

1.75

Suárez

1.86

Imanaga

WHIP Leaders

0.82

Suárez

0.82

Skubal

0.85

Sale

K/9 Leaders

12.02

Crochet

11.97

Flaherty

11.84

Peralta

K/BB Leaders

11.00

Eflin

9.50

Kirby

9.00

Flaherty

Walk Leaders

4

Eflin

6

Kirby

9

Sale

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

836.8

Jr.

825.2

Ohtani

808

Soto

DraftKings Points Leaders

640

Jr.

634

Ohtani

606

Soto

MLB 2023 Division Standings

	NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Braves	104	58	.642
2	Phillies	90	72	.556	14.0
	AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Orioles	101	61	.623
2	Rays	99	63	.611	2.0
	NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Dodgers	100	62	.617
2	Diamondbacks	84	78	.519	16.0
	NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Brewers	92	70	.568
2	Cubs	83	79	.512	9.0
	AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Astros	90	72	.556
2	Rangers	90	72	.556
	AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Twins	87	75	.537
2	Tigers	78	84	.481	9.0