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Dale Murphy League
4-1-2050
Mike Niekro Starting Pitcher
Retired (2008, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 3.91 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 194-145 Status Deceased (2048) Option Years 0  
SV 19 Age at Death 78 Date of Birth 04-01-1970
K 2348 Drafted Round 1, Pick 16
(1991)		 Majors Svc Time 15 years
(7 games)
IP 3053.1
WHIP 1.32
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L F  Endurance B-   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D  Velocity B-   Mentor Val A 
Speed C- Bunt C- Control B+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm C+ WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF ---   Health C- LCS Appearances 7
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 3
* 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
1993 WAS
3
 14
22
20
1
0
0
 0
125.0
 165 114 93 3 51
109
1.73
6.70
1994 WAS-MIL
10
 9
23
23
3
1
0
 0
146.2
 158 93 89 5 62
98
1.50
5.46
1994 WAS
2
 1
4
4
0
0
0
 0
28.1
 26 15 11 1 16
19
1.48
3.49
1994 MIL
8
 8
19
19
3
1
0
 0
118.1
 132 78 78 4 46
79
1.50
5.93
1995 CIN
13
 10
29
29
2
0
0
 0
199.1
 200 98 94 5 69
169
1.35
4.24
1996 CIN
9
 17
31
31
4
2
0
 0
199.2
 191 110 96 2 83
163
1.37
4.33
1997 CIN
11
 12
31
30
2
0
0
 0
196.0
 228 114 111 2 65
135
1.49
5.10
1998 CIN-NYN
9
 12
35
33
2
0
0
 0
227.0
 224 114 100 2 74
167
1.31
3.96
1998 CIN
7
 11
26
26
2
0
0
 0
180.0
 182 97 85 2 57
136
1.33
4.25
1998 NYN
2
 1
9
7
0
0
0
 0
47.0
 42 17 15 0 17
31
1.26
2.87
1999 NYN
15
 8
36
36
4
1
0
 0
225.2
 225 105 97 2 70
178
1.31
3.87
2000 NYN
16
 15
37
37
3
0
0
 0
233.1
 214 112 97 6 63
165
1.19
3.74
2001 NYN
17
 10
37
37
9
1
0
 0
270.1
 227 85 78 0 76
217
1.12
2.60
2002 NYN
19
 11
36
36
5
2
0
 0
245.2
 225 89 81 0 63
206
1.17
2.97
2003 NYN
19
 8
38
38
8
2
0
 0
240.2
 252 105 98 2 73
179
1.35
3.66
2004 NYN
21
 4
37
37
8
2
0
 0
266.2
 226 91 86 3 79
210
1.14
2.90
2005 NYN
3
 6
44
44
0
0
0
 0
123.1
 110 46 43 1 35
94
1.18
3.14
2006 NYN
9
 1
77
6
0
0
2
 2
104.0
 121 47 46 0 33
71
1.48
3.98
2007 NYN
11
 5
94
0
0
0
5
 6
118.0
 120 66 57 2 52
86
1.46
4.35
2008 NYN-BOS
9
 3
99
1
0
0
12
 10
132.0
 143 68 61 1 40
101
1.39
4.16
2008 NYN
6
 2
64
0
0
0
10
 5
85.2
 83 40 37 1 23
65
1.24
3.89
2008 BOS
3
 1
35
1
0
0
2
 5
46.1
 60 28 24 0 17
36
1.66
4.66
2050
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
194
 145
706
438
51
11
19
 18
3053.1
 3029 1457 1327 36 988
2348
1.32
3.91
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2008-11-01Mike Niekro has retired from the Boston Bees
2008-07-04The Boston Bees have acquired Mike Niekro from the waiver wire.
2008-06-30The New York Islanders have designated Mike Niekro for assignment.
2007-04-19The New York Islanders have promoted Mike Niekro to the major league team.
2007-04-02The New York Islanders have promoted Randy Bennett to the major league team. The New York Islanders have designated Mike Niekro for assignment.
2006-06-05Mike Niekro of the New York Islanders is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
2004-05-20Mike Niekro of the New York Islanders is injured and is expected to be out 5 days.
1998-08-08A trade has been completed between the New York Islanders and the Cincinnati Classy Characters. The Cincinnati Classy Characters receive Buck Lee from the New York Islanders in exchange for Mike Niekro. Protest This Trade.
1998-07-09The Cincinnati Classy Characters have placed Mike Niekro on the trade block.
1997-03-07The Cincinnati Classy Characters have promoted Mike Niekro to the major league team. The Cincinnati Classy Characters have promoted Tom Lewis to the major league team. The Cincinnati Classy Characters have promoted Harry Reiss to the major league team. The Cincinnati Classy Characters have designated Hector Melton for assignment. The Cincinnati Classy Characters have sent Jessie Jones to the minors. The Cincinnati Classy Characters have designated Barney West for assignment.
1996-08-29The Cincinnati Classy Characters have promoted Keith Scheibeck to the major league team. The Cincinnati Classy Characters have sent Mike Niekro to the minors.
1995-10-03The Cincinnati Classy Characters have promoted Mike Niekro to the major league team. The Cincinnati Classy Characters have designated Splitter Stokes for assignment.
1995-08-23The Cincinnati Classy Characters have promoted Splitter Stokes to the major league team. The Cincinnati Classy Characters have sent Mike Niekro to the minors.
1995-03-01A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Classy Characters and the Milwaukee Bears. The Milwaukee Bears receive Butts Williams, Varney Johnson, Adrian Laydon from the Cincinnati Classy Characters in exchange for Mike Lavelle, Mike Niekro, Draft Pick 1995 Round 1 MIL (Ray Retzer), Draft Pick 1995 Round 2 MIL (Grant Lopez).
1994-04-27The Milwaukee Bears have promoted Mike Niekro to the major league team. The Milwaukee Bears have designated Miguel Henry for assignment.
1994-04-27A trade has been completed between the Washington DEMOCRATS and the Milwaukee Bears. The Milwaukee Bears receive Mike Niekro, Libe Karpel from the Washington DEMOCRATS in exchange for Buddy Nieves.
1994-04-08The Washington DEMOCRATS have promoted Mike Niekro to the major league team. The Washington DEMOCRATS have sent Ernie Kearse to the minors.
1993-09-04The Washington DEMOCRATS have promoted Dave Benson to the major league team. The Washington DEMOCRATS have sent Mike Niekro to the minors.
1993-05-05The Washington DEMOCRATS have promoted Mike Niekro to the major league team. The Washington DEMOCRATS have designated George Martz for assignment.
1992-07-02The Washington DEMOCRATS have acquired Mike Niekro from the waiver wire.
1992-06-28The Cleveland Murder City Devils have waived Mike Niekro.