Born: November 7, 1944 in Martins Ferry, OH
Schools: West Liberty State College
Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 3rd round of the 1966 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).
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Debut: April 16, 1967
Final Game: April 29, 1988
Died: October 27, 2006 in Tampa, FL
Relatives: Brother of Phil Niekro and Father of Lance Niekro
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Year | Age | Tm | Lg | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | |||||||||
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1967 | 22 | CHC | NL | 10 | 7 | .588 | 3.34 | 36 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 169.2 | 171 | 68 | 63 | 15 | 32 | 7 | 77 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 706 | 106 | 1.196 | 9.1 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 4.1 | 2.41 | |
1968 | 23 | CHC | NL | 14 | 10 | .583 | 4.32 | 34 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 177.0 | 204 | 93 | 85 | 18 | 59 | 8 | 65 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 769 | 73 | 1.486 | 10.4 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 1.10 | |
1969 | 24 | TOT | NL | 8 | 18 | .308 | 3.70 | 41 | 34 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 221.1 | 237 | 100 | 91 | 18 | 51 | 9 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 928 | 96 | 1.301 | 9.6 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 1.22 | |
1969 | 24 | CHC | NL | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.72 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.1 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 108 | 1.552 | 11.2 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 1.17 | |
1969 | 24 | SDP | NL | 8 | 17 | .320 | 3.70 | 37 | 31 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 202.0 | 213 | 91 | 83 | 15 | 45 | 9 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 842 | 95 | 1.277 | 9.5 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.22 | |
1970 | 25 | DET | AL | 12 | 13 | .480 | 4.06 | 38 | 34 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 213.0 | 221 | 107 | 96 | 28 | 72 | 4 | 101 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 914 | 93 | 1.376 | 9.3 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 1.40 | |
1971 | 26 | DET | AL | 6 | 7 | .462 | 4.49 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 122.1 | 136 | 62 | 61 | 13 | 49 | 3 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 540 | 81 | 1.512 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 0.88 | |
1972 | 27 | DET | AL | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3.83 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 47.0 | 62 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 199 | 83 | 1.489 | 11.9 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 4.6 | 3.00 | |
1973 | 28 | ATL | NL | 2 | 4 | .333 | 4.12 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24.0 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 99 | 96 | 1.417 | 8.6 | 0.8 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 1.09 | |
1974 | 29 | ATL | NL | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3.56 | 27 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43.0 | 36 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 178 | 106 | 1.256 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 6.5 | 1.72 | |
1975 | 30 | HOU | NL | 6 | 4 | .600 | 3.07 | 40 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 88.0 | 79 | 32 | 30 | 3 | 39 | 4 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 378 | 110 | 1.341 | 8.1 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 1.38 | |
1976 | 31 | HOU | NL | 4 | 8 | .333 | 3.36 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.0 | 107 | 60 | 44 | 8 | 56 | 1 | 77 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 515 | 95 | 1.381 | 8.2 | 0.6 | 4.3 | 5.9 | 1.38 | |
1977 | 32 | HOU | NL | 13 | 8 | .619 | 3.04 | 44 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 180.2 | 155 | 66 | 61 | 14 | 64 | 3 | 101 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 737 | 117 | 1.212 | 7.7 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 5.0 | 1.58 | |
1978 | 33 | HOU | NL | 14 | 14 | .500 | 3.86 | 35 | 29 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 202.2 | 190 | 97 | 87 | 13 | 73 | 1 | 97 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 861 | 85 | 1.298 | 8.4 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 1.33 | |
1979 | 34 | HOU | NL | 21 | 11 | .656 | 3.00 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 263.2 | 221 | 102 | 88 | 17 | 107 | 1 | 119 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 1095 | 117 | 1.244 | 7.5 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 1.11 | AS,CYA-2,MVP-6 |
1980 | 35 | HOU | NL | 20 | 12 | .625 | 3.55 | 37 | 36 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 256.0 | 268 | 119 | 101 | 12 | 79 | 3 | 127 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1096 | 92 | 1.355 | 9.4 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 1.61 | CYA-4,MVP-19 |
1981 | 36 | HOU | NL | 9 | 9 | .500 | 2.82 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 166.0 | 150 | 60 | 52 | 8 | 47 | 4 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 676 | 116 | 1.187 | 8.1 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 1.64 | |
1982 | 37 | HOU | NL | 17 | 12 | .586 | 2.47 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 270.0 | 224 | 79 | 74 | 12 | 64 | 1 | 130 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 1067 | 135 | 1.067 | 7.5 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 4.3 | 2.03 | |
1983 | 38 | HOU | NL | 15 | 14 | .517 | 3.48 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 263.2 | 238 | 115 | 102 | 15 | 101 | 5 | 152 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 1113 | 97 | 1.286 | 8.1 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 5.2 | 1.51 | |
1984 | 39 | HOU | NL | 16 | 12 | .571 | 3.04 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 248.1 | 223 | 104 | 84 | 16 | 89 | 4 | 127 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 1027 | 109 | 1.256 | 8.1 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 1.43 | |
1985 | 40 | TOT | 11 | 13 | .458 | 3.83 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 225.1 | 211 | 108 | 96 | 24 | 107 | 6 | 121 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 983 | 91 | 1.411 | 8.4 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 1.13 | ||
1985 | 40 | HOU | NL | 9 | 12 | .429 | 3.72 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 213.0 | 197 | 100 | 88 | 21 | 99 | 6 | 117 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 925 | 93 | 1.390 | 8.3 | 0.9 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 1.18 | |
1985 | 40 | NYY | AL | 2 | 1 | .667 | 5.84 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.1 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 69 | 1.784 | 10.2 | 2.2 | 5.8 | 2.9 | 0.50 | |
1986 | 41 | NYY | AL | 9 | 10 | .474 | 4.87 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125.2 | 139 | 84 | 68 | 15 | 63 | 3 | 59 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 571 | 84 | 1.607 | 10.0 | 1.1 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 0.94 | |
1987 | 42 | TOT | AL | 7 | 13 | .350 | 5.33 | 27 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 147.0 | 155 | 101 | 87 | 15 | 64 | 0 | 84 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 655 | 85 | 1.490 | 9.5 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 1.31 | |
1987 | 42 | NYY | AL | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3.55 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50.2 | 40 | 25 | 20 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 125 | 1.164 | 7.1 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 5.3 | 1.58 | |
1987 | 42 | MIN | AL | 4 | 9 | .308 | 6.26 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96.1 | 115 | 76 | 67 | 11 | 45 | 0 | 54 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 444 | 74 | 1.661 | 10.7 | 1.0 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 1.20 | |
1988 | 43 | MIN | AL | 1 | 1 | .500 | 10.03 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.2 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 59 | 40 | 2.143 | 12.3 | 1.5 | 6.9 | 5.4 | 0.78 | |
22 Seasons | 221 | 204 | .520 | 3.59 | 702 | 500 | 93 | 107 | 29 | 16 | 3584.0 | 3466 | 1620 | 1431 | 276 | 1262 | 71 | 1747 | 65 | 8 | 172 | 15166 | 97 | 1.319 | 8.7 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 1.38 | ||||
162 Game Avg. | 13 | 12 | .520 | 3.59 | 40 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 203 | 196 | 92 | 81 | 16 | 71 | 4 | 99 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 858 | 97 | 1.319 | 8.7 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 1.38 | ||||
W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | |||||||||||||
HOU (11 yrs) | 144 | 116 | .554 | 3.22 | 397 | 301 | 41 | 82 | 21 | 9 | 2270.0 | 2052 | 934 | 811 | 139 | 818 | 33 | 1178 | 41 | 4 | 128 | 9490 | 105 | 1.264 | 8.1 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 1.44 | ||||
CHC (3 yrs) | 24 | 18 | .571 | 3.84 | 74 | 54 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 366.0 | 399 | 170 | 156 | 36 | 97 | 15 | 149 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1561 | 88 | 1.355 | 9.8 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 1.54 | ||||
NYY (3 yrs) | 14 | 15 | .483 | 4.58 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 188.2 | 193 | 117 | 96 | 22 | 90 | 3 | 93 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 840 | 91 | 1.500 | 9.2 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 1.03 | ||||
DET (3 yrs) | 21 | 22 | .488 | 4.17 | 87 | 56 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 382.1 | 419 | 189 | 177 | 44 | 129 | 8 | 168 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1653 | 88 | 1.433 | 9.9 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 1.30 | ||||
MIN (2 yrs) | 5 | 10 | .333 | 6.67 | 24 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108.0 | 131 | 89 | 80 | 13 | 54 | 0 | 61 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 503 | 68 | 1.713 | 10.9 | 1.1 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 1.13 | ||||
ATL (2 yrs) | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3.76 | 47 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 67.0 | 59 | 30 | 28 | 7 | 29 | 3 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 277 | 102 | 1.313 | 7.9 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 5.8 | 1.48 | ||||
SDP (1 yr) | 8 | 17 | .320 | 3.70 | 37 | 31 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 202.0 | 213 | 91 | 83 | 15 | 45 | 9 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 842 | 95 | 1.277 | 9.5 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.22 | ||||
NL (16 yrs) | 181 | 157 | .536 | 3.34 | 555 | 388 | 80 | 99 | 27 | 14 | 2905.0 | 2723 | 1225 | 1078 | 197 | 989 | 60 | 1425 | 48 | 4 | 142 | 12170 | 102 | 1.278 | 8.4 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 1.44 | ||||
AL (7 yrs) | 40 | 47 | .460 | 4.68 | 147 | 112 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 679.0 | 743 | 395 | 353 | 79 | 273 | 11 | 322 | 17 | 4 | 30 | 2996 | 84 | 1.496 | 9.8 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 1.18 |
Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Series | Rslt | Opp | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | ||||||||
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1980 | 35 | HOU | NL | NLCS | L | PHI | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0.700 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.00 | |
1981 | 36 | HOU | NL | NLDS | L | LAD | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1.250 | 7.9 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 1.33 | |
1987 | 42 | MIN | AL | WS | W | STL | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1.000 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | |
3 Seasons (3 Series) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 0.950 | 6.3 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 1.40 | |||||||
1 NLCS | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0.700 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.00 | |||||||
1 NLDS | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1.250 | 7.9 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 1.33 | |||||||
1 WS | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1.000 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 |
Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||
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1967 | 22 | CHC | NL | 36 | 58 | 46 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .196 | .204 | .239 | .443 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
1968 | 23 | CHC | NL | 34 | 73 | 60 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 | .100 | .156 | .100 | .256 | -24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
1969 | 24 | TOT | NL | 42 | 69 | 56 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18 | .125 | .206 | .161 | .367 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
1969 | 24 | CHC | NL | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .600 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | /1 | |
1969 | 24 | SDP | NL | 38 | 63 | 51 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17 | .118 | .207 | .137 | .344 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
1970 | 25 | DET | AL | 39 | 88 | 66 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 | .197 | .274 | .273 | .547 | 51 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
1971 | 26 | DET | AL | 32 | 38 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .133 | .188 | .167 | .354 | -1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
1972 | 27 | DET | AL | 18 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .250 | .308 | .333 | .641 | 89 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
1973 | 28 | ATL | NL | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
1974 | 29 | ATL | NL | 27 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
1975 | 30 | HOU | NL | 40 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .214 | .313 | .214 | .527 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
1976 | 31 | HOU | NL | 36 | 32 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .185 | .214 | .370 | .585 | 71 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
1977 | 32 | HOU | NL | 44 | 55 | 50 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .140 | .173 | .140 | .313 | -11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
1978 | 33 | HOU | NL | 36 | 74 | 65 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .138 | .138 | .169 | .308 | -11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
1979 | 34 | HOU | NL | 38 | 99 | 83 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | .120 | .140 | .145 | .284 | -20 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | AS,CYA-2,MVP-6 |
1980 | 35 | HOU | NL | 37 | 102 | 80 | 7 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | .275 | .310 | .338 | .647 | 88 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | CYA-4,MVP-19 |
1981 | 36 | HOU | NL | 24 | 64 | 51 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .176 | .208 | .196 | .404 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
1982 | 37 | HOU | NL | 35 | 98 | 89 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | .090 | .099 | .112 | .211 | -39 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
1983 | 38 | HOU | NL | 38 | 98 | 85 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .094 | .105 | .118 | .222 | -36 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
1984 | 39 | HOU | NL | 38 | 96 | 83 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | .133 | .153 | .133 | .285 | -16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
1985 | 40 | TOT | 32 | 80 | 68 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .257 | .265 | .522 | 49 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
1985 | 40 | HOU | NL | 32 | 80 | 68 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .250 | .257 | .265 | .522 | 49 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
22 Seasons | 646 | 1165 | 973 | 55 | 152 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 246 | .156 | .188 | .188 | .376 | 8 | 183 | 17 | 1 | 147 | 6 | 0 | |||||
162 Game Avg. | 162 | 292 | 244 | 14 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 62 | .156 | .188 | .188 | .376 | 8 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 0 | |||||
G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||||||
HOU (11 yrs) | 398 | 816 | 695 | 32 | 109 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 176 | .157 | .177 | .186 | .363 | 5 | 129 | 12 | 1 | 100 | 3 | 0 | |||||
CHC (3 yrs) | 74 | 137 | 111 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 37 | .144 | .178 | .171 | .349 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 0 | |||||
DET (3 yrs) | 89 | 140 | 108 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 30 | .185 | .254 | .250 | .504 | 41 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |||||
ATL (2 yrs) | 47 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 | -31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
SDP (1 yr) | 38 | 63 | 51 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17 | .118 | .207 | .137 | .344 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |||||
NL (16 yrs) | 557 | 1025 | 865 | 40 | 132 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 232 | .153 | .179 | .180 | .359 | 4 | 156 | 17 | 1 | 125 | 6 | 0 | |||||
AL (7 yrs) | 89 | 140 | 108 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 30 | .185 | .254 | .250 | .504 | 41 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Series | Opp | Rslt | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||
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1980 | 35 | HOU | NL | NLCS | PHI | L | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1981 | 36 | HOU | NL | NLDS | LAD | L | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 Seasons (3 Series) | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
1 NLCS | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
1 NLDS | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
1 WS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Year | Tm | Lg | Age | Pos | G | GS | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Rtot | Rtot/yr | RF/9 | RF/G | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | Awards |
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1967 | CHC | NL | 22 | P | 36 | 22 | 169.2 | 36 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.91 | 1.00 | .958 | 2.00 | 0.78 | |
1968 | CHC | NL | 23 | P | 34 | 29 | 177.1 | 42 | 9 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.13 | 1.24 | .957 | 2.01 | 0.85 | |
1969 | TOT | NL | 24 | P | 41 | 34 | 221.1 | 60 | 21 | 34 | 5 | 2 | .917 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.24 | 1.34 | .960 | 1.95 | 0.78 | |
1969 | CHC | NL | 24 | P | 4 | 3 | 19.1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.26 | 1.75 | .957 | 1.96 | 0.78 | |
1969 | SDP | NL | 24 | P | 37 | 31 | 202.0 | 53 | 19 | 29 | 5 | 1 | .906 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.14 | 1.30 | .960 | 1.95 | 0.78 | |
1970 | DET | AL | 25 | P | 38 | 34 | 213.0 | 53 | 17 | 35 | 1 | 1 | .981 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.20 | 1.37 | .949 | 1.86 | 0.67 | |
1971 | DET | AL | 26 | P | 31 | 15 | 122.1 | 35 | 9 | 25 | 1 | 1 | .971 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.50 | 1.10 | .957 | 1.98 | 0.77 | |
1972 | DET | AL | 27 | P | 18 | 7 | 47.0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.72 | 0.50 | .944 | 1.86 | 0.75 | |
1973 | ATL | NL | 28 | P | 20 | 0 | 24.0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.62 | 0.35 | .943 | 1.88 | 0.73 | |
1974 | ATL | NL | 29 | P | 27 | 2 | 43.0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.51 | 0.44 | .942 | 1.88 | 0.71 | |
1975 | HOU | NL | 30 | P | 40 | 4 | 88.0 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.05 | 0.50 | .945 | 1.86 | 0.72 | |
1976 | HOU | NL | 31 | P | 36 | 13 | 118.0 | 25 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 1 | .880 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.68 | 0.61 | .952 | 1.88 | 0.72 | |
1977 | HOU | NL | 32 | P | 44 | 14 | 180.2 | 42 | 11 | 31 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.09 | 0.95 | .948 | 1.85 | 0.67 | |
1978 | HOU | NL | 33 | P | 35 | 29 | 202.2 | 39 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.73 | 1.11 | .949 | 1.91 | 0.72 | |
1979 | HOU | NL | 34 | P | 38 | 38 | 263.2 | 53 | 14 | 39 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.81 | 1.39 | .949 | 1.80 | 0.66 | AS,CYA-2,MVP-6 |
1980 | HOU | NL | 35 | P | 37 | 36 | 256.0 | 56 | 17 | 37 | 2 | 2 | .964 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.90 | 1.46 | .952 | 1.91 | 0.69 | CYA-4,MVP-19 |
1981 | HOU | NL | 36 | P | 24 | 24 | 166.0 | 34 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.84 | 1.42 | .956 | 1.97 | 0.68 | |
1982 | HOU | NL | 37 | P | 35 | 35 | 270.0 | 67 | 22 | 42 | 3 | 2 | .955 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.13 | 1.83 | .952 | 1.96 | 0.70 | |
1983 | HOU | NL | 38 | P | 38 | 38 | 263.2 | 49 | 9 | 36 | 4 | 0 | .918 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.54 | 1.18 | .953 | 1.92 | 0.68 | |
1984 | HOU | NL | 39 | P | 38 | 38 | 248.1 | 60 | 19 | 39 | 2 | 5 | .967 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.10 | 1.53 | .953 | 1.88 | 0.67 | |
1985 | TOT | 40 | P | 35 | 35 | 225.1 | 54 | 17 | 36 | 1 | 1 | .981 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.12 | 1.51 | .952 | 1.91 | 0.68 | ||
1985 | HOU | NL | 40 | P | 32 | 32 | 213.0 | 49 | 14 | 34 | 1 | 1 | .980 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.03 | 1.50 | .951 | 1.92 | 0.68 | |
1985 | NYY | AL | 40 | P | 3 | 3 | 12.1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.65 | 1.67 | .960 | 1.82 | 0.70 | |
1986 | NYY | AL | 41 | P | 25 | 25 | 125.2 | 23 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 2 | .957 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.58 | 0.88 | .957 | 1.83 | 0.68 | |
1987 | TOT | AL | 42 | P | 27 | 26 | 147.0 | 29 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 1 | .931 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.65 | 1.00 | .955 | 1.84 | 0.67 | |
1987 | NYY | AL | 42 | P | 8 | 8 | 50.2 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.78 | 1.25 | .955 | 1.85 | 0.68 | |
1987 | MIN | AL | 42 | P | 19 | 18 | 96.1 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .944 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.59 | 0.89 | .956 | 1.84 | 0.67 | |
1988 | MIN | AL | 43 | P | 5 | 2 | 11.2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.86 | 1.00 | .960 | 1.77 | 0.68 | |
22 Seasons | P | 702 | 500 | 3584.1 | 810 | 253 | 532 | 25 | 41 | .969 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.97 | 1.12 | .953 | 1.91 | 0.71 | ||||
22 Seasons | TOT | 702 | 500 | 3584.1 | 810 | 253 | 532 | 25 | 41 | .969 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.97 | 1.12 | .922 | 1.91 | 0.71 | ||||
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Black Ink | Pitching - 7 (324), Average HOFer ≈ 40 |
Gray Ink | Pitching - 92 (241), Average HOFer ≈ 185 |
Hall of Fame Monitor | Pitching - 47 (278), Likely HOFer ≈ 100 |
Hall of Fame Standards | Pitching - 26 (188), Average HOFer ≈ 50 |
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January 29, 1966: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 7th round of the 1966 amateur draft, but did not sign.
June 7, 1966: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 3rd round of the 1966 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).
April 25, 1969: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Frankie Libran and Gary Ross to the San Diego Padres for Dick Selma.
December 4, 1969: Traded by the San Diego Padres to the Detroit Tigers for Dave Campbell and Pat Dobson.
August 7, 1973: Selected off waivers by the Atlanta Braves from the Detroit Tigers.
April 6, 1975: Purchased by the Houston Astros from the Atlanta Braves for $35,000.
September 15, 1985: Traded by the Houston Astros to the New York Yankees for Jim Deshaies. The New York Yankees sent Neder Horta (minors) (September 24, 1985) and Dody Rather (minors) (January 11, 1986) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.
November 12, 1985: Granted Free Agency.
January 8, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.
June 7, 1987: Traded by the New York Yankees to the Minnesota Twins for Mark Salas.
January 22, 1988: Granted Free Agency.
February 9, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Minnesota Twins.
May 4, 1988: Released by the Minnesota Twins.
1985 | Houston Astros | $825,000 |
1986 | New York Yankees | $750,000 |
1988 | Minnesota Twins | $800,000 |
Career (may be incomplete) | $2,375,000 |
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