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| Name | Team | Age |
| Joe Niekro | Retired (1976, Age 35) | Died (2010, Age 69) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 1, Pick 4 (1963) |
RP | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Fred Lynn League | 0 | 10 years (127 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor Value
|
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 10/30/1941 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Energy | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Batting | Fielding | Game Log
| Year
|
Team | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | BS | IP | H | R | ER | HBP | BB | SO | WHIP | ERA |
| 1966 | DET | 9 | 11 | 26 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 144.1 | 151 | 77 | 74 | 2 | 61 | 105 | 1.47 | 4.61 |
| 1967 | DET | 10 | 11 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.0 | 183 | 117 | 114 | 7 | 74 | 133 | 1.49 | 5.97 |
| 1968 | DET | 9 | 12 | 32 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 187.2 | 190 | 119 | 117 | 6 | 81 | 151 | 1.44 | 5.61 |
| 1969 | DET | 14 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 199.1 | 222 | 114 | 111 | 8 | 76 | 157 | 1.49 | 5.01 |
| 1970 | DET | 10 | 12 | 32 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 192.1 | 213 | 114 | 110 | 8 | 81 | 136 | 1.53 | 5.15 |
| 1971 | DET | 5 | 1 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 105.1 | 103 | 61 | 60 | 4 | 47 | 95 | 1.42 | 5.13 |
| 1972 | DET | 4 | 8 | 40 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120.1 | 120 | 73 | 68 | 6 | 60 | 93 | 1.50 | 5.09 |
| 1973 | DET | 5 | 1 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 91.0 | 84 | 54 | 45 | 1 | 52 | 69 | 1.49 | 4.45 |
| 1974 | DET | 6 | 4 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 69.2 | 82 | 47 | 47 | 2 | 35 | 53 | 1.68 | 6.07 |
| 1975 | STL | 6 | 6 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117.0 | 123 | 76 | 71 | 1 | 55 | 90 | 1.52 | 5.46 |
| 1976 | STL | 5 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45.1 | 60 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 15 | 32 | 1.65 | 5.96 |
| 2076 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 83 | 80 | 488 | 171 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1444.1 | 1531 | 883 | 847 | 46 | 637 | 1114 | 1.50 | 5.28 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1976-11-01 | Joe Niekro has retired from the St. Louis Trumans |
| 1975-03-01 | A trade has been completed between the Detroit Spiders and the St. Louis Trumans. The St. Louis Trumans receive Joe Niekro, Ed Johnston, Ernie Gornicki, Draft Pick - 1975 Round 1 (DET) from the Detroit Spiders in exchange for Dick Attreau. |
| 1968-08-09 | The Detroit Spiders have promoted Joe Niekro to the major league team. |
| 1968-08-09 | The Detroit Spiders have sent Joe Niekro down to the minors. |
| 1966-04-22 | The Detroit Spiders have promoted Joe Niekro to the major league team. The Detroit Spiders have designated Bobby Polley for assignment. |
| 1966-04-02 | The Detroit Spiders have renamed Cecil Adcock to Joe Niekro. |