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Name Team Age
Joe Niekro Retired (2051, Age 36) Died (2080, Age 66)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 18
(2036)
SP R/L
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Don Newcombe League 0 12 years (24 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
D+ D-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
D- D- D+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
D- B-
Endurance Velocity Control
B+ A+
Leadership   Mentor Value  
C- B-
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
0 12/27/2014
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 3 6
Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
(0.0 %) (0.0 %) (0.0 %)

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Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA
2038 DET 1 4 7 7 0 0 0 0 46.1 50 22 20 0 10 25 1.29 3.88
2039 DET 8 21 38 38 5 0 0 0 232.1 286 172 151 2 65 158 1.51 5.85
2040 DET 7 13 26 25 3 0 0 0 157.1 190 98 95 1 50 111 1.53 5.43
2041 DET 13 12 32 32 4 1 0 0 221.1 206 111 103 0 72 155 1.26 4.19
2042 DET 12 13 33 33 2 0 0 0 214.1 217 117 114 0 73 140 1.35 4.79
2043 DET 8 16 30 30 4 0 0 0 192.1 213 113 105 0 53 120 1.38 4.91
2044 DET 17 9 31 31 8 1 0 0 228.1 210 91 88 0 56 157 1.16 3.47
2045 DET 11 12 26 26 2 0 0 0 189.2 195 92 86 0 52 119 1.30 4.08
2046 DET 13 4 25 25 5 1 0 0 173.0 181 87 81 0 46 106 1.31 4.21
2047 DET 6 6 22 18 5 0 0 0 140.1 141 64 58 0 46 92 1.33 3.72
2048 DET 11 7 33 24 5 3 0 0 190.2 181 65 60 0 61 137 1.27 2.83
2049 DET-LAA-NYA 9 6 20 20 1 1 0 0 126.0 123 68 65 0 37 81 1.27 4.64
2050 MIL 12 8 35 22 2 0 1 0 178.2 191 96 90 0 47 120 1.33 4.53
2051 MIL-SF 1 1 52 0 0 0 0 0 74.0 93 56 50 0 23 45 1.57 6.08
2165 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Total 129 132 410 331 46 7 1 0 2364.2 2477 1252 1166 3 691 1566 1.34 4.44
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2051-11-01Joe Niekro has retired from the Free Agency Pool
2051-09-10The San Francisco Seals have waived Joe Niekro.
2051-09-03The San Francisco Seals have promoted Tony Newsome to the major league team. The San Francisco Seals have designated Joe Niekro for assignment.
2051-08-15The San Francisco Seals have promoted Joe Niekro to the major league team.
2051-08-15The San Francisco Seals have acquired Joe Niekro from the waiver wire.
2051-07-13The Milwaukee Greyhounds have promoted Willie Moeller to the major league team. The Milwaukee Greyhounds have waived Joe Niekro.
2050-09-30Joe Niekro of the Milwaukee Greyhounds is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
2050-08-19Joe Niekro of the Milwaukee Greyhounds is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
2050-04-08The Milwaukee Greyhounds have acquired Joe Niekro from the waiver wire.
2050-03-25The New York Sinners IV have promoted Dave Holborow to the major league team. The New York Sinners IV have designated Joe Niekro for assignment.
2049-06-01The New York Sinners IV have promoted Joe Niekro to the major league team. The New York Sinners IV have designated Les Cain for assignment.
2049-05-26The New York Sinners IV have acquired Joe Niekro from the waiver wire.
2049-05-19The Los Angeles Surf Dawgs have waived Joe Niekro.
2049-05-19The Los Angeles Surf Dawgs have acquired Joe Niekro from the waiver wire.
2049-05-12The Detroit Tigers have waived Joe Niekro.
2049-04-25The Detroit Tigers have designated Joe Niekro for assignment.
2048-08-31Joe Niekro of the Detroit Tigers is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
2047-09-13Joe Niekro of the Detroit Tigers is injured and is expected to be out 40 days.
2046-06-28Joe Niekro of the Detroit Tigers is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
2045-08-17Joe Niekro of the Detroit Tigers is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
2040-09-05Joe Niekro of the Detroit Tigers is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
2040-08-08Joe Niekro of the Detroit Tigers is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
2039-03-25The Detroit Tigers have promoted Joe Niekro to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have designated Mendy Schu for assignment.
2038-09-30The Detroit Tigers have sent Joe Niekro to the minors.
2038-09-05The Detroit Tigers have promoted Fred Posedel to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have promoted Joe Niekro to the major league team.
2038-06-08The Detroit Tigers have sent Joe Niekro to the minors.
2038-05-31The Detroit Tigers have promoted Joe Niekro to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Les Cain to the minors.
2036-04-01The Detroit Tigers have renamed Gary Tavener to Joe Niekro.