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Lance Niekro
Lance Joseph Niekro

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 210 lb.

Debut September 5, 2003
  vs. ARI 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Born January 29, 1979 in Winter Haven, FL

Son of Joe Niekro and Nephew of Phil Niekro

Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 2nd round of the 2000 amateur draft. Player signed July 3, 2000. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2003 24 SFG NL   5    5    2    1   1  0   0    2   0  0   0   1  .200  .200  .400   52    2   0   0   0   0   0
 2005 26 SFG NL 113  278   32   70  16  3  12   46   0  2  17  53  .252  .295  .460   94  128   0   5   0   2  11
 2006 27 SFG NL  66  199   27   49   9  2   5   31   0  0  11  32  .246  .286  .387   71   77   0   0   0   0   7
 2007 28 SFG NL  11   17    0    3   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   5  .176  .222  .176    5    3   0   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 4 Seasons      195  499   61  123  26  5  17   79   0  2  29  91  .246  .288  .421   81  210   0   5   0   2  19
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        415   51  102  22  4  14   66   0  2  24  76  .246  .288  .421   81  174   0   4   0   2  16
 Career High    113  278   32   70  16  3  12   46   0  2  17  53  .252  .295  .460   94  128   0   5   0   2  11
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2003 24 SFG NL    5    4    0   0.0   108| .200  .267| .200  .339| .400  .429| .600  .768|  52  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 2005 26 SFG NL  302  226   34   4.0   109| .252  .270| .295  .340| .460  .430| .755  .770|  94  .417  -3.6  -0.3   0%
 2006 27 SFG NL  210  157   20   3.4   113| .246  .272| .286  .343| .387  .442| .673  .785|  71  .324  -9.7  -0.9   0%
 2007 28 SFG NL   18   15    1   1.8   111| .176  .273| .222  .342| .176  .436| .398  .778|   5  .129  -2.5  -0.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 4 Seasons       535  402   55   3.7   111| .246  .271| .288  .341| .421  .435| .709  .776|  81  .366 -16.1  -1.4   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
2003 24 SFG NL 1B 3 4 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 1.33 7.97 5.14 9.64 0 7.0 2005 26 SFG NL 1B 74 543 38 5 56 .991 .993 7.85 8.29 9.88 9.64 57 529.0 DH 1 2006 27 SFG NL 1B 58 418 36 5 38 .989 .994 7.83 8.05 9.47 9.41 48 431.3 2007 28 SFG NL 1B 3 24 2 0 4 1.000 .992 8.67 7.83 10.64 9.20 3 22.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2003 24 SFG NL 1B 3 4 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 1.33 7.97 5.14 9.64 0 7.0 2005 26 SFG NL 1B 74 543 38 5 56 .991 .993 7.85 8.29 9.88 9.64 57 529.0 2006 27 SFG NL 1B 58 418 36 5 38 .989 .994 7.83 8.05 9.47 9.41 48 431.3 2007 28 SFG NL 1B 3 24 2 0 4 1.000 .992 8.67 7.83 10.64 9.20 3 22.0 2005 26 SFG NL DH 1
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 1B* 138 989 76 10 99 .991 .993 7.72 8.17 9.69 9.53 108 989.3 DH 1 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 138 989 76 10 99 .991 .993 7.72 8.17 9.69 9.53 108 989
An Important note about our fielding stats


Transactions 

June 5, 2000: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 2nd round of the 2000 amateur draft. Player signed July 3, 2000.

October 29, 2007: Granted Free Agency.

January 9, 2008: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
2004San Francisco Giants$300,000
2006San Francisco Giants$345,000
2007San Francisco Giants$390,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,035,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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