P · 1967–1988 · born 1944
Joe Niekro
+29.7
career WAR (consensus)
+29.7 / +29.7
bWAR / fWAR
4
times traded
Career
Trades
CHC → SDP, 1969Dick Selma, CHC ⇄ SDP, 1969 · +1.9 WAR for SDP over 1 season75betterSDP → DET, 1969Joe Niekro, DET ⇄ SDP, 1969 · +3.7 WAR for DET over 3 seasons78betterHOU → NYY, 1985Jim Deshaies, HOU ⇄ NYY, 1985 · -0.2 WAR for NYY over 1 season26worseNYY → MIN, 1987MIN ⇄ NYY, 1987 · -0.1 WAR for MIN over 1 season33worseSeasons
| Year | Club | IP | bWAR | fWAR | FIP− | ERA− | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | CHC | 170 | +2.2 | +2.1 | 99 | 95 | — |
| 1968 | CHC | 177 | -1.3 | -0.3 | 131 | 135 | — |
| 1969 | CHC | 19 | +0.3 | +0.1 | 125 | 95 | $19K |
| 1969 | SDP | 202 | +2.2 | +1.6 | 109 | 107 | — |
| 1970 | DET | 213 | +3.1 | +2.1 | 111 | 106 | $23K |
| 1971 | DET | 122 | +0.4 | +0.1 | 121 | 127 | — |
| 1972 | DET | 47 | +0.6 | +0.9 | 84 | 121 | — |
| 1973 | ATL | 24 | +0.2 | +0.0 | 103 | 106 | $17K |
| 1974 | ATL | 43 | +0.1 | -0.0 | 104 | 93 | — |
| 1975 | HOU | 88 | +1.5 | +0.9 | 93 | 90 | — |
| 1976 | HOU | 118 | -0.0 | +0.7 | 109 | 102 | — |
| 1977 | HOU | 181 | +2.4 | +1.4 | 99 | 84 | — |
| 1978 | HOU | 203 | +0.6 | +1.3 | 109 | 117 | — |
| 1979 | HOU | 264 | +3.2 | +1.6 | 111 | 87 | — |
| 1980 | HOU | 256 | +1.8 | +4.4 | 97 | 105 | — |
| 1981 | HOU | 166 | +2.0 | +2.3 | 97 | 87 | — |
| 1982 | HOU | 270 | +6.0 | +3.7 | 92 | 73 | — |
| 1983 | HOU | 264 | +1.1 | +2.6 | 100 | 102 | — |
| 1984 | HOU | 248 | +2.2 | +1.8 | 110 | 89 | — |
| 1985 | HOU | 213 | +2.3 | +0.7 | 126 | 109 | $825K |
| 1985 | NYY | 12 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 176 | 144 | $825K |
| 1986 | NYY | 126 | -0.6 | +0.5 | 119 | 120 | $750K |
| 1987 | NYY | 51 | +0.8 | +0.8 | 91 | 80 | $775K |
| 1987 | MIN | 96 | -1.0 | +0.8 | 107 | 135 | — |
| 1988 | MIN | 12 | -0.4 | -0.2 | 154 | 242 | $800K |
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