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Joe Niekro 2026 Season · MIN

Career: 221-204, 3.59 ERA, 1747 K in 3584.0 IP.

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Joe Niekro

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-1.8Career NUT

+1.8 to Average

Career

3.59ERA1.32WHIP221W1747K3584.0IP16SV

R/R · 6' 1", 190 lb · b. Nov 7, 1944 · Martins Ferry, OH · Draft 1966 (3rd Rd, #43)

Player Overview

Year by Year


1967	22	CHC	-0.2	10	7	3.34	36	22	7	2	9	0	0	0	706	169.2	171	63	32	2	77	1.20
1968	23	CHC	-2.5	14	10	4.32	34	29	2	1	4	2	0	0	769	177.0	204	85	59	3	65	1.49
1969	24	CHC	—	0	1	3.72	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	86	19.1	24	8	6	0	7	1.55
1969	24	SD	+0.0	8	17	3.70	37	31	8	3	6	0	0	0	842	202.0	213	83	45	0	55	1.28
1969	24	TOT	-0.2	8	18	3.70	41	34	8	3	6	0	0	0	928	221.1	237	91	51	0	62	1.30
1970	25	DET	-1.4	12	13	4.06	38	34	6	2	2	0	0	0	914	213.0	221	96	72	3	101	1.38
1971	26	DET	-1.4	6	7	4.49	31	15	0	0	5	1	0	1	540	122.1	136	61	49	2	43	1.51
1972	27	DET	+0.3	3	2	3.83	18	7	1	0	4	1	0	1	199	47.0	62	20	8	1	24	1.49
1973	28	ATL	—	2	4	4.13	20	0	0	0	11	3	4	7	99	24.0	23	11	11	0	12	1.42
1974	29	ATL	-0.2	3	2	3.56	27	2	0	0	9	0	0	0	178	43.0	36	17	18	2	31	1.26
1975	30	HOU	+0.5	6	4	3.07	40	4	1	1	21	4	0	4	378	88.0	79	30	39	2	54	1.34
1976	31	HOU	-0.2	4	8	3.36	36	13	0	0	5	0	0	0	516	118.0	107	44	56	1	77	1.38
1977	32	HOU	+0.6	13	8	3.04	44	14	9	2	12	5	0	5	737	180.2	155	61	64	1	101	1.21
1978	33	HOU	+0.0	14	14	3.86	35	29	10	1	2	0	0	0	861	202.2	190	87	73	9	97	1.30
1979	34	HOU	+0.1	21	11	3.00	38	38	11	5	0	0	0	0	1095	263.2	221	88	107	7	119	1.24
1980	35	HOU	+1.5	20	12	3.55	37	36	11	2	1	0	0	0	1096	256.0	268	101	79	4	127	1.36
1981	36	HOU	+0.9	9	9	2.82	24	24	5	2	0	0	0	0	676	166.0	150	52	47	0	77	1.19
1982	37	HOU	+2.4	17	12	2.47	35	35	16	5	0	0	0	0	1067	270.0	224	74	64	5	130	1.07
1983	38	HOU	+1.0	15	14	3.48	38	38	9	1	0	0	0	0	1113	263.2	238	102	101	3	152	1.29
1984	39	HOU	+0.3	16	12	3.04	38	38	6	1	0	0	0	0	1027	248.1	223	84	89	4	127	1.26
1985	40	HOU	-1.1	9	12	3.72	32	32	4	1	0	0	0	0	925	213.0	197	88	99	5	117	1.39
1985	40	NYY	—	2	1	5.84	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	58	12.1	14	8	8	0	4	1.78
1985	40	TOT	-1.6	11	13	3.83	35	35	4	1	0	0	0	0	983	225.1	211	96	107	5	121	1.41
1986	41	NYY	-1.4	9	10	4.87	25	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	571	125.2	139	68	63	1	59	1.61
1987	42	NYY	+0.1	3	4	3.55	8	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	211	50.2	40	20	19	4	30	1.16
1987	42	MIN	-0.5	4	9	6.26	19	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	443	96.1	115	67	44	6	54	1.65
1987	42	TOT	-0.4	7	13	5.33	27	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	654	147.0	155	87	63	10	84	1.48
1988	43	MIN	—	1	1	10.03	5	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	59	11.2	16	13	9	0	7	2.14
Career	—	22 yrs	-1.8	221	204	3.59	702	500	107	29	93	16	4	20	15166	3584.0	3466	1431	1261	65	1747	1.32

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NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Niekro's career NUT of -1.8

Slice size = share of total NUT. K Ability = Strikeouts · HR Prevention = HR allowed · Walk Avoidance = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

2.4

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NUT by Season

-0.2

-2.5

-0.2

-1.4

+0.3

-0.2

+0.5

-0.2

+0.6

+0.0

+0.1

+1.5

+0.9

+2.4

+1.0

+0.3

-1.6

-1.4

-0.4

Awards

1979NL Pitcher of the Month · NL All-Star · Astros Most Valuable Player

1987World Series Championship

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