How Joe Niekro's Played Outs Compares to Similar Players
Joe Niekro totaled 10,752 career Played Outs, well above the league average of 6,515.6 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Played Outs season came in 1982, posting 810, well below the league average of 1,113.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1988 at 35, well below the league average of 1,134.5 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Played Outs total went from 377 in 1986 to 441 in 1987 and 35 in 1988, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Played Outs profile — ranging from 35 to 810 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Joe Niekro Lifetime Played Outs
Stats similar to Played Outs for Joe Niekro
| Joe Niekro
Played Outs |
|---|
| Career | 10752 |
| Season Avg. | 488.73 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 2481.23 |
| More Info | See More |
Joe Niekro Played Outs Per Season
Joe Niekro's Played Outs for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Joe Niekro Played Outs by Team
Joe Niekro's career Played Outs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Joe Niekro Cumulative Played Outs — Career Progression
A running total of Joe Niekro's career Played Outs, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Joe Niekro Played Outs Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Joe Niekro's seasonal Played Outs alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Joe Niekro Played Outs — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Joe Niekro's MLB career with Played Outs alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
