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Joe Niekro

Overall

	G	GS	W	L	ERA	SO	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP
1978	35	29	14	14	3.86	97	10	1	0	202.2	190	87	97	13	73	9

Location

	G	GS	W	L	ERA	SO	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP
Home	20	15	8	6	3.72	53	5	1	0	109.0	98	45	51	2	32	4
Road	15	14	6	8	4.04	44	5	0	0	93.2	92	42	46	11	41	5

Day/Night

	G	GS	W	L	ERA	SO	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP
Day	8	6	4	2	4.05	19	2	0	0	40.0	45	18	21	5	13	0
Night	27	23	10	12	3.82	78	8	1	0	162.2	145	69	76	8	60	9

Month

	G	GS	W	L	ERA	SO	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP
April	5	5	1	3	7.50	6	1	0	24.0	28	20	22	4	18	1
May	6	3	1	1	9.00	7	0	0	16.0	28	16	17	1	8	0
June	4	2	3	0	2.55	15	1	0	24.2	16	7	10	1	8	1
July	8	7	3	4	2.70	23	4	1	50.0	36	15	18	1	14	4
August	6	6	3	3	3.56	20	1	0	43.0	43	17	17	4	14	0
September	5	5	2	3	2.70	24	3	0	40.0	36	12	13	2	11	3
October	1	1	1	0	0.00	2	0	0	5.0	3	0	0	0	0	0

All-Star

	G	GS	W	L	ERA	SO	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP
Pre	18	12	5	6	5.64	34	3	0	0	75.0	83	47	56	6	38	3
Post	17	17	9	8	2.82	63	7	1	0	127.2	107	40	41	7	35	6

Division

	G	GS	W	L	ERA	SO	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP
NL East	13	11	6	5	4.24	41	3	1	0	76.1	73	36	38	5	22	3
NL West	22	18	8	9	3.63	56	7	0	0	126.1	117	51	59	8	51	6

Opponent

	G	GS	W	L	ERA	SO	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP
ATL	6	5	2	3	2.31	21	1	0	39.0	36	10	12	1	13	2
CHC	1	0	1	0	1.35	5	0	0	6.2	2	1	2	0	0	0
CIN	4	4	1	3	5.19	9	1	0	26.0	27	15	15	2	18	1
LAD	5	4	1	2	5.11	12	2	0	24.2	26	14	17	5	12	1
MON	3	3	1	2	4.08	6	1	1	17.2	14	8	8	0	6	2
NYM	1	1	1	0	7.20	4	0	0	5.0	10	4	4	0	3	0
PHI	3	3	1	1	5.63	10	1	0	16.0	16	10	10	1	6	1
PIT	3	2	1	1	4.50	9	0	0	14.0	18	7	8	2	3	0
SDP	3	3	2	1	3.20	10	2	0	19.2	16	7	10	0	5	1
SFG	4	2	2	0	2.65	4	1	0	17.0	12	5	5	0	3	1
STL	2	2	1	1	3.18	7	1	0	17.0	13	6	6	2	4	0

Batter Handedness

	G	AB	SO	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	AVG	OBP	SLG
Left	34	326	34	82	15	3	5	30	30	4	.252	.321	.362
Right	35	439	63	108	18	3	8	52	43	5	.246	.316	.355

Outs

	G	AB	SO	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	AVG	OBP	SLG
0	34	273	32	82	15	2	6	29	31	5	.300	.375	.436
1	34	235	36	43	6	2	2	15	20	2	.183	.251	.251
2	34	257	29	65	12	2	5	38	22	2	.253	.317	.374

Base States

	G	AB	SO	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	AVG	OBP	SLG
Bases Empty	34	434	49	100	16	4	8	8	40	4	.230	.301	.341
Runners On	35	331	48	90	17	2	5	74	33	5	.272	.340	.381
Scoring Position	34	211	39	53	10	1	3	67	23	5	.251	.328	.351

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Team Batting Leaders

1

Velázquez

RBI

2

Velázquez

AVG

.333

Velázquez

Team Pitching Leaders

4

Ullola

ERA

0.00

Hader

Team Rankings

226

1st

734

13th

1,411

9th

ERA

4.45

24th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	81	81	.500
Rangers	80	82	.494	1.0
Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
Angels	62	100	.383	19.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 9/30	CWS	@	HOU	5:00 PM
Thu 10/1	CWS	@	HOU	5:00 PM

Last Game

White Sox

1 - 0

Final

Astros

0 - 1

Tue 29 Sep 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

Playoffs HR Leaders

2

Rice

1

Montgomery

1

Tatis

Playoffs RBI Leaders

6

Rice

3

Riley

2

Merrill

Playoffs Batting Average Leaders

1.000

Harris

1.000

Marsh

.800

Rice

Playoffs Hit Leaders

4

Rice

3

Harris

3

Lombard

Playoffs Run Leaders

3

Tatis

2

Murakami

2

Rice

Playoffs OBP Leaders

1.000

Harris

1.000

Marsh

.800

Rice

Playoffs SLG Leaders

2.200

Rice

2.000

Machado

1.667

Tatis

Playoffs SB Leaders

1

Crow-Armstrong

1

Tatis

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Playoffs Win Leaders

1

Schlittler

1

King

1

Lee

Playoffs Strikeout Leaders

10

Schlittler

9

Sale

8

King

Playoffs ERA Leaders

0.00

Schlittler

0.00

King

0.00

Iglesias

Playoffs WHIP Leaders

0.00

VanWey

0.00

Matsui

0.00

Weissert

Playoffs K/9 Leaders

27.00

King

19.29

Taylor

18.00

McFarlane

Playoffs K/BB Leaders

10.00

Schlittler

9.00

Sale

6.00

Luzardo

Playoffs Walk Leaders

0

Duran

0

Iglesias

0

Hader

MLB Fantasy 2026

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

60.4

Rice

59

Schlittler

55

King

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

44

Rice

36.5

Schlittler

33.4

King

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

94-69

93-70

91-71

88-74

87-75

85-76

Worst Record ATS

60-102

69-94

69-93

75-87

76-87

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	68	.580
Phillies - w	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	103	59	.636
Cubs - w	89	73	.549	14.0
Pirates	82	80	.506	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	100	62	.617
Padres - w	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
Rockies	58	104	.358	42.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	98	64	.605
Yankees - w	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox - w	87	75	.537	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians - y	85	77	.525
White Sox - w	84	78	.519	1.0
Twins	77	85	.475	8.0
Tigers	76	86	.469	9.0
Royals	69	93	.426	16.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros - y	81	81	.500
Rangers	80	82	.494	1.0
Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
Angels	62	100	.383	19.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 9/13	PHI	@	ATL	9-4
Sun 9/13	NYM	@	NYY	0-2
Sun 9/13	LAA	@	WSH	5-6
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	TOR	1-8
Sun 9/13	HOU	@	TBR	4-14

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 9/30	CWS	@	HOU	5:00 PM
Wed 9/30	BOS	@	NYY	8:00 PM
Wed 9/30	CHC	@	SDP	10:00 PM
Thu 10/1	PHI	@	ATL	2:00 PM
Thu 10/1	CWS	@	HOU	5:00 PM

Joe Niekro

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