How Joe Niekro's Runs Compares to Similar Players
Joe Niekro totaled 1,620 career Runs, well above the starting pitcher average of 382.3 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Runs season came in 1973, posting 11, well below the starting pitcher average of 66.8 that year. The highest point came in 1980 at 119, well above the starting pitcher average of 63.0 that year. The Runs trended upward through the final seasons. The Runs total went from 84 in 1986 to 101 in 1987 and 13 in 1988, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Runs profile — ranging from 11 to 119 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Joe Niekro Lifetime Runs and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Runs for Joe Niekro
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Runs | Joe Niekro
Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings | Joe Niekro
Runs Allowed Per Game |
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| Career | 1620 | 4.07 | 2.31 |
| Season Avg. | 73.64 | 4.07 | 2.31 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 373.85 | 4.07 | 2.31 |
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Joe Niekro Runs Per Season
Joe Niekro's Runs 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 Runs by Team
Joe Niekro's career Runs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Joe Niekro Cumulative Runs — Career Progression
A running total of Joe Niekro's career Runs, 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 Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Joe Niekro's seasonal Runs 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 Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Joe Niekro's MLB career with Runs 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.
