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Max Carey League
8-27-2074
Joe Niekro Relief Pitcher
Retired (1966, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 5.86 Total Rating C+   Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 36-70 Status Deceased (2023) Option Years 0  
SV 4 Age at Death 93 Date of Birth 03-12-1930
K 600 Drafted Round 2, Pick 30
(1952)		 Majors Svc Time 7 years
(109 games)
IP 1088.0
WHIP 1.58
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D- Endurance C+   Ldrship D+
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D- Velocity D+   Mentor Val D 
Speed C+ Bunt D- Control B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range F  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm C  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health A  LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1952 CLE-BRO
2
 7
47
4
0
0
1
 0
74.1
 108 69 66 4 32
29
1.88
7.99
1953 BRO-MIL
1
 4
6
6
0
0
0
 0
28.2
 44 25 25 1 10
14
1.88
7.85
1954 MIL-BOS
5
 3
66
9
0
0
0
 0
150.0
 194 116 102 7 53
69
1.65
6.12
1955 BOS-CHN
3
 15
28
27
0
0
0
 0
159.1
 194 112 109 2 61
97
1.60
6.16
1956 CHN-NYN
2
 2
27
0
0
0
1
 0
70.0
 81 46 40 0 31
37
1.60
5.14
1957 NYN
10
 9
26
23
4
2
0
 0
158.0
 172 72 71 3 53
92
1.42
4.04
1958 NYN
7
 17
33
33
3
0
0
 0
209.0
 236 129 122 2 75
111
1.49
5.25
1959 NYN-MIL
0
 6
14
6
0
0
0
 0
36.1
 66 49 45 0 18
25
2.31
11.15
1960 NYA-NYN
0
 0
7
0
0
0
0
 0
7.2
 9 4 4 1 3
7
1.57
4.70
1964 NYN
2
 0
19
0
0
0
1
 0
43.1
 49 20 20 0 8
33
1.32
4.15
1965 NYN
2
 7
64
0
0
0
1
 5
82.2
 93 47 47 1 24
53
1.42
5.12
1966 NYN
2
 0
38
0
0
0
0
 2
69.0
 76 58 57 3 29
33
1.52
7.43
2074
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
36
 70
375
108
7
2
4
 7
1088.0
 1322 747 708 24 397
600
1.58
5.86
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1966-11-01Joe Niekro has retired from the New York Heroes
1964-07-19The New York Heroes have promoted Joe Niekro to the major league team.
1960-05-27The New York Heroes have acquired Joe Niekro from the waiver wire.
1960-04-22The New York Bad News Bombers have waived Joe Niekro.
1960-04-17The New York Bad News Bombers have promoted Hyman Roth to the major league team. The New York Bad News Bombers have promoted Bobby Barber to the major league team. The New York Bad News Bombers have promoted Rusty Buskey to the major league team. The New York Bad News Bombers have promoted Rickey Evans to the major league team. The New York Bad News Bombers have designated Phil Niekro for assignment. The New York Bad News Bombers have designated Joe Niekro for assignment. The New York Bad News Bombers have designated Hal Goodman for assignment. The New York Bad News Bombers have designated Tim Leary for assignment.
1960-04-01The New York Bombers have renamed Max Lanier to Joe Niekro.
1960-04-01The New York Bombers have promoted Max Lanier to the major league team. The New York Bombers have sent Frank Ennis to the minors.
1959-05-28The Milwaukee Cream Cities have designated Max Lanier for assignment.
1959-05-06The Milwaukee Cream Cities have acquired Max Lanier from the waiver wire.
1959-05-01The New York Heroes have promoted Roger Howard to the major league team. The New York Heroes have designated Max Lanier for assignment.
1957-05-23The New York Heroes have promoted Max Lanier to the major league team. The New York Heroes have sent Bob Taubensee to the minors.
1957-04-08The New York Heroes have promoted Sam Hughes to the major league team. The New York Heroes have sent Max Lanier to the minors.
1957-04-04The New York Heroes have renamed Stump Pool to Max Lanier.
1956-06-20The New York Heroes have promoted Stump Pool to the major league team. The New York Heroes have designated Dick Redding for assignment.
1956-05-23The New York Heroes have acquired Stump Pool from the waiver wire.
1956-05-13The Chicago Black Crackers have waived Stump Pool.
1956-04-01The Chicago Black Crackers have promoted Ed Bottomley to the major league team. The Chicago Black Crackers have promoted Dave Connolly to the major league team. The Chicago Black Crackers have sent Stump Pool to the minors. The Chicago Black Crackers have sent Billy Limmer to the minors.
1955-04-29The Chicago Black Crackers have promoted Stump Pool to the major league team. The Chicago Black Crackers have sent Dave Connolly to the minors.
1955-04-29The Chicago Black Crackers have acquired Stump Pool from the waiver wire.
1955-04-05The Boston Brawlers have waived Stump Pool.
1955-04-01The Boston Brawlers have promoted John Gibson to the major league team. The Boston Brawlers have sent Stump Pool to the minors.
1954-04-12The Boston Brawlers have promoted Stump Pool to the major league team. The Boston Brawlers have sent Ralph Garcia to the minors.
1954-04-06The Boston Brawlers have acquired Stump Pool from the waiver wire.
1954-04-01The Milwaukee Beers have waived Stump Pool.
1953-07-27The Milwaukee Beers have promoted Elbert Fulmer to the major league team. The Milwaukee Beers have sent Stump Pool to the minors.
1953-07-25The Milwaukee Beers have promoted Stump Pool to the major league team. The Milwaukee Beers have sent Les Kirkland to the minors.
1953-06-17The Milwaukee Beers have promoted Les Kirkland to the major league team. The Milwaukee Beers have sent Stump Pool to the minors.
1953-05-11The Milwaukee Beers have promoted Stump Pool to the major league team. The Milwaukee Beers have sent Elbert Fulmer to the minors.
1953-04-22The Milwaukee Beers have acquired Stump Pool from the waiver wire.
1953-04-18The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have waived Stump Pool.
1953-04-08The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have promoted Palmer Spitz to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have promoted Rocky Savop to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have sent Robinson Clark to the minors. The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have sent Stump Pool to the minors.
1953-04-06The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have promoted Stump Pool to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have promoted Tinker McCannix to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have promoted Ray Hamrick to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have sent Daryl Lict to the minors. The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have sent Palmer Spitz to the minors. The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have sent Rocky Savop to the minors.
1952-10-03The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have promoted Ray Hamrick to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have promoted Sherwin Everstart to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have promoted Phil Thiestuf to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have promoted Rocky Savop to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have sent Tinker McCannix to the minors. The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have sent Stump Pool to the minors. The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have sent Augusta Wonbiya to the minors. The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have sent Palmer Spitz to the minors.
1952-08-29The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have promoted Ray Hamrick to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have promoted Stump Pool to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have sent Blaze McNasty to the minors. The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have sent Phil Thiestuf to the minors.
1952-08-28The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have promoted Palmer Spitz to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have sent Stump Pool to the minors.
1952-08-25The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have promoted Blaze McNasty to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have promoted Stump Pool to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have sent Daryl Lict to the minors. The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have sent Sherwin Everstart to the minors.
1952-08-22The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have promoted Augusta Wonbiya to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have promoted Phil Thiestuf to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have sent Blaze McNasty to the minors. The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have sent Stump Pool to the minors.
1952-07-12The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have promoted Stump Pool to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have sent Sherwin Everstart to the minors.
1952-07-11The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have promoted Ray Hamrick to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have promoted Augusta Wonbiya to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have promoted Blaze McNasty to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have sent Stump Pool to the minors. The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have sent Robinson Clark to the minors. The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have sent Daryl Lict to the minors.
1952-07-10The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have promoted Stump Pool to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have sent Ray Hamrick to the minors.
1952-07-06The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have promoted Daryl Lict to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have sent Stump Pool to the minors.
1952-07-01The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have promoted Stump Pool to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have sent Augusta Wonbiya to the minors.
1952-07-01The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have promoted Phil Thiestuf to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have promoted Robinson Clark to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have sent Ray Hamrick to the minors. The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have sent Stump Pool to the minors. The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have sent Izzy Cannell to the minors.
1952-06-27The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have promoted Stump Pool to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have sent Phil Thiestuf to the minors.
1952-06-26The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have promoted Beau Nanza to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have promoted Izzy Cannell to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have sent Robinson Clark to the minors. The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have sent Stump Pool to the minors.
1952-06-18The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have promoted Stump Pool to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have promoted Robinson Clark to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have sent Augusta Wonbiya to the minors. The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have sent Blaze McNasty to the minors.
1952-06-11The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have promoted Moe Emdown to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have promoted Shel Dallot to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have promoted Phil Thiestuf to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have sent Robinson Clark to the minors. The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have sent Izzy Cannell to the minors. The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have sent Stump Pool to the minors.
1952-06-10The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have promoted Stump Pool to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have sent Izzy Cannell to the minors.
1952-06-06The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have promoted Phil Thiestuf to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have sent Stump Pool to the minors.
1952-06-03The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have promoted Stump Pool to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have sent Tinker McCannix to the minors.
1952-06-03The Brooklyn Bushwhackers have acquired Stump Pool from the waiver wire.
1952-05-30The Cleveland Hindus have waived Stump Pool.