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Joe niekro

Joe Niekro

NOT RANKED IN TOP 100
1967—1988
Starting Pitcher
BORN
November 7, 1944, in Martins Ferry, OH
THROWS
Right-Handed
PRIMARY TEAM
Houston Astros

What Pitches Did Joe Niekro Throw?

Knuckleball
Slider
Fastball
Curve
Change
221
WINS
56.2
QUALITY START PCT
29.9
WAR
204
LOSSES
98
ERA+
21.9
WAR7
3.59
ERA
1.38
K / BB RATIO
12.9
WAR3
1747
STRIKEOUTS
1.32
WHIP
1.7
WAR PER SEASON
Younger brother to Phil Niekro: also a great practicioner of the knuckleball and 221-game winner in his own right.
1-TIME
ALL-STAR
Astros
ALL-TIME TEAM
1987
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Joe Niekro Compared to Hall of Fame Pitcher

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 JAWS WAR PER SN
Niekro
CAREER
29.9
WAR7
21.9
WAR5C
14.7
WAR3
12.9
JAWS
25.9
WAR PER SN
1.7
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
CAREER
73.0
WAR7
49.8
WAR5C
30.3
WAR3
21.5
JAWS
61.4
WAR PER SN
4.5

Where Does Joe Niekro Rank Among Pitchers?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
NR
CAREER
NR
LONG PEAK
NR
PRIME
NR
SHORT PEAK
NR
JAWS
NR
RANKING
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CAREER
WAR
LONG PEAK
WAR7
PRIME
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
SHORT PEAK
WAR3
JAWS
JAWS