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Name Team Age
Gaylen Niekro Retired (2003, Age 37) Died (2047, Age 82)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 3
(1983)		 LF L/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Lou Whitaker League 0 16 years (98 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  A  B-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A+ A- B 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
C+ C  D+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
D- C+ C+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
B- 0 11/7/1965
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 1
Alt Pos (CF) Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (---)
A+ (98.9 %) A+ (96.9 %) F  (0.0 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1986 ARI 135 508 49 127 19 2 5 46 55 85 13 12 7 .649 .324 .325 .250
1987 ARI 124 484 60 127 17 2 2 46 47 79 34 21 4 .649 .331 .318 .262
1988 ARI 146 576 94 169 25 6 5 62 68 88 47 12 6 .752 .368 .384 .293
1989 ARI 146 538 68 151 19 5 5 28 75 81 44 25 6 .734 .371 .362 .281
1990 ARI-DET 135 430 46 103 15 3 6 33 54 77 32 12 1 .654 .324 .330 .240
1991 DET 146 607 110 174 28 9 5 61 89 103 31 9 3 .767 .380 .387 .287
1992 DET 146 549 79 168 23 10 13 75 80 82 13 15 2 .851 .396 .455 .306
1993 DET 146 576 87 153 22 6 11 61 79 89 21 5 4 .736 .354 .382 .266
1994 DET 146 588 100 170 26 10 17 67 73 99 17 3 1 .823 .369 .454 .289
1995 DET 146 617 83 174 40 3 11 64 74 63 13 6 2 .767 .357 .410 .282
1996 DET 137 568 99 165 32 6 15 75 72 51 14 3 2 .819 .372 .447 .290
1997 DET 138 593 96 177 29 14 10 62 68 86 15 5 3 .816 .370 .445 .298
1998 DET 84 338 67 107 24 3 5 29 51 45 11 3 1 .858 .408 .450 .317
1999 DET 146 589 99 170 30 7 11 78 71 79 10 9 3 .788 .369 .419 .289
2000 DET 146 573 64 151 18 5 8 57 59 82 10 6 5 .688 .333 .354 .264
2001 DET 110 308 53 85 11 2 7 36 41 56 4 4 0 .756 .363 .393 .276
2002 DET 116 317 41 87 18 2 3 30 40 51 1 3 0 .728 .356 .372 .274
2003 DET-BAL 13 38 5 10 0 0 0 1 9 4 0 0 1 .667 .404 .263 .263
Total 2306 8797 1300 2468 396 95 139 911 1105 1300 330 153 51 .756 .362 .395 .281
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2003-11-01Gaylen Niekro has retired from the Baltimore Bash
2003-06-17The Baltimore Bash have designated Gaylen Niekro for assignment.
2003-05-25The Baltimore Bash have promoted Gaylen Niekro to the major league team.
2003-05-25The Baltimore Bash have acquired Gaylen Niekro from the waiver wire.
2003-04-15The Detroit Sharks have waived Gaylen Niekro.
2003-04-08The Detroit Sharks have designated Gaylen Niekro for assignment.
2001-08-16The Detroit Sharks have removed Gaylen Niekro from the trade block.
2001-06-28The Detroit Sharks have placed Gaylen Niekro on the trade block.
1998-08-23Gaylen Niekro of the Detroit Sharks is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1998-06-02Gaylen Niekro of the Detroit Sharks is injured and is expected to be out 41 days.
1997-07-28Gaylen Niekro of the Detroit Sharks is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1996-06-01Gaylen Niekro of the Detroit Sharks is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1990-08-25A trade has been completed between the Arizona Warriors and the Detroit Sharks . The Detroit Sharks receive Gaylen Niekro, Bert Moore, Colby Heiser from the Arizona Warriors in exchange for Russ Gee, Jim Hancock.
1987-05-24The Arizona Warriors have promoted Gaylen Niekro to the major league team. The Arizona Warriors have sent Jose Wendell to the minors.
1987-05-05The Arizona Warriors have promoted Scott Carlsen to the major league team. The Arizona Warriors have sent Gaylen Niekro to the minors.
1986-04-14The Arizona Warriors have promoted Gaylen Niekro to the major league team. The Arizona Warriors have sent Johnny Smith to the minors.