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Joe Niekro

Astros
P
Position
Nov 7, 1944
Birthdate
6'1"
Height
190 lbs
Weight
22 years
Experience
Career Regular Season
221-204
Record
3.59
ERA
1,747
SO
1,262
BB
1.32
WHIP
3584.1
IP
702
G
500
GS
16
SV
4.4
K/9
Career Postseason
0-0
Record
0.00
ERA
7
SO
5
BB
0.95
WHIP
20.0
IP
3
G
2
GS
0
SV
3.1
K/9

Summary

Joe Niekro played 22 seasons for 7 teams, including the Astros and Yankees. He had 221 wins, 204 losses, an ERA of 3.59 and 1,747 strikeouts. He won 1 World Series.

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Team Batting Leaders

HR

14

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

RBI

30

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

AVG

.321

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez
Team Pitching Leaders

W

4

Arrighetti

Spencer Arrighetti

K

46

Burrows

Mike Burrows

ERA

1.88

Arrighetti

Spencer Arrighetti
Team Rankings

HR

54

6th

R

206

9th

SO

391

6th

ERA

5.59

30th

2026 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
Athletics Athletics
22
21
.512
Mariners Mariners
22
23
.489
1.0
Rangers Rangers
21
22
.488
1.0
Astros Astros
17
28
.378
6.0
Angels Angels
16
28
.364
6.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
5/15
TEX TEX
@
HOU HOU
8:10 PM
Sat
5/16
TEX TEX
@
HOU HOU
7:10 PM
Sun
5/17
TEX TEX
@
HOU HOU
2:10 PM
Mon
5/18
HOU HOU
@
MIN MIN
7:40 PM
Tue
5/19
HOU HOU
@
MIN MIN
7:40 PM
Last Game
SEA Mariners

22 - 23

8

Final

3

HOU Astros

17 - 28

Thu 14 May 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

18

Schwarber

Kyle Schwarber

16

Judge

Aaron Judge

15

Murakami

Munetaka Murakami
RBI Leaders

38

Hicks

Liam Hicks

37

Olson

Matt Olson

36

Abrams

CJ Abrams
Batting Average Leaders

.340

Marsh

Brandon Marsh

.340

Langeliers

Shea Langeliers

.339

Lopez

Otto Lopez
Hit Leaders

58

Lopez

Otto Lopez

55

Langeliers

Shea Langeliers

53

De La Cruz

Elly De La Cruz
Run Leaders

37

Baldwin

Drake Baldwin

36

Wood

James Wood

36

Olson

Matt Olson
OBP Leaders

.429

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.428

Kurtz

Nick Kurtz

.426

Greene

Riley Greene
SLG Leaders

.677

Moniak

Mickey Moniak

.667

Rice

Ben Rice

.642

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez
SB Leaders

18

Ramírez

José Ramírez

18

Nuñez

Nasim Nuñez

15

Cruz

Oneil Cruz

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

7

Ashby

Aaron Ashby

6

Skenes

Paul Skenes

6

Soriano

José Soriano
Strikeout Leaders

80

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

75

Cease

Dylan Cease

67

Sánchez

Cristopher Sánchez
ERA Leaders

0.82

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

1.35

Schlittler

Cam Schlittler

1.62

Martin

Davis Martin
WHIP Leaders

0.64

Skenes

Paul Skenes

0.81

Schlittler

Cam Schlittler

0.82

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani
K/9 Leaders

14.12

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

12.90

Cease

Dylan Cease

11.49

deGrom

Jacob deGrom
K/BB Leaders

8.00

Skenes

Paul Skenes

7.13

deGrom

Jacob deGrom

6.56

Schlittler

Cam Schlittler
Walk Leaders

7

Skenes

Paul Skenes

7

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen

8

deGrom

Jacob deGrom

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

779.9

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

649.2

Judge

Aaron Judge

637.7

Olson

Matt Olson
DraftKings Points Leaders

527.6

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

481

Judge

Aaron Judge

473

Olson

Matt Olson

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS
Braves

30-14

Brewers

26-15

Cardinals

27-16

Reds

27-17

Rays

25-17

Diamondbacks

25-17
Worst Record ATS
Phillies

12-32

Red Sox

16-27

Mariners

17-28

Astros

17-28

Mets

17-26

Royals

18-26

MLB 2026 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
Braves Braves
30
14
.682
Phillies Phillies
21
23
.477
9.0
Nationals Nationals
21
23
.477
9.0
Marlins Marlins
20
24
.455
10.0
Mets Mets
18
25
.419
11.5
NL CentralWLPCTGB
Cubs Cubs
28
16
.636
Brewers Brewers
24
17
.585
2.5
Cardinals Cardinals
25
18
.581
2.5
Pirates Pirates
24
20
.545
4.0
Reds Reds
23
21
.523
5.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
Dodgers Dodgers
26
18
.591
Padres Padres
25
18
.581
0.5
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
20
22
.476
5.0
Giants Giants
18
26
.409
8.0
Rockies Rockies
17
27
.386
9.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
Rays Rays
28
14
.667
Yankees Yankees
27
17
.614
2.0
Orioles Orioles
20
24
.455
9.0
Blue Jays Blue Jays
19
24
.442
9.5
Red Sox Red Sox
18
25
.419
10.5
AL CentralWLPCTGB
Guardians Guardians
24
21
.533
White Sox White Sox
22
21
.512
1.0
Twins Twins
20
24
.455
3.5
Tigers Tigers
19
25
.432
4.5
Royals Royals
19
25
.432
4.5
AL WestWLPCTGB
Athletics Athletics
22
21
.512
Mariners Mariners
22
23
.489
1.0
Rangers Rangers
21
22
.488
1.0
Astros Astros
17
28
.378
6.0
Angels Angels
16
28
.364
6.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
4/29
LAA LAA
@
CWS CWS
2-3
Wed
4/29
SEA SEA
@
MIN MIN
5-3
Wed
4/29
WSH WSH
@
NYM NYM
14-2
Thu
4/30
DET DET
@
ATL ATL
5-2
Thu
4/30
SFG SFG
@
PHI PHI
2-3

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
5/15
PHI PHI
@
PIT PIT
6:40 PM
Fri
5/15
BAL BAL
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM
Fri
5/15
TOR TOR
@
DET DET
6:45 PM
Fri
5/15
MIL MIL
@
MIN MIN
7:10 PM
Fri
5/15
CIN CIN
@
CLE CLE
7:10 PM