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Name	Team	Age
Joe Niekro	Retired (1991, Age 38)	Died (2021, Age 68)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 4 (1975)	SP	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Mordecai Brown League	0	14 years (101 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
56	68	39
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
6	10	41
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
3	1	33
Endurance	Velocity	Control
53	34	78
Leadership	Mentor Value
76	89
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
1	0	9/16/1953
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)

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 Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.

Year	Endurance	Velocity	Control
1975	46	8	53
1976	47	10	56
1977	48	15	57
1978	49	17	69
1979	50	23	70
1980	51	25	71
1981	51	27	72
1982	51	27	72
1983	52	28	72
1984	52	31	75
1985	52	31	75
1986	53	32	75
1987	53	33	75
1988	53	33	75
1989	53	33	75
1990	53	33	76
1991	53	34	77

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1991-11-01	Joe Niekro has retired from the Milwaukee Night Owls
1978-03-31	The Milwaukee Night Owls have promoted Joe Niekro to the major league team. The Milwaukee Night Owls have sent Billy Pittsley to the minors. The Milwaukee Night Owls have sent Ramon Gaff to the minors. The Milwaukee Night Owls have sent Mike Hooper to the minors.
1976-07-23	The Milwaukee Night Owls have sent Joe Niekro to the minors.
1976-04-01	The Milwaukee Night Owls have renamed Jerry Schypinski to Joe Niekro.
1976-04-01	The Milwaukee Night Owls have promoted Jerry Schypinski to the major league team. The Milwaukee Night Owls have sent Wade Blasingame to the minors.