Joe Niekro was a pro baseball player who played Pitcher. Niekro was born on November 7, 1944, in Martins Ferry, Ohio. Niekro died on October 27, 2006, in Tampa, Florida. This page will take a closer look at Joe Niekro’s net worth.
Niekro batted Right and threw Right. Niekro debuted in the MLB on April 16, 1967 for the Chicago Cubs. In all, Niekro played for the Chicago Cubs, San Diego Padres, Detroit Tigers, Atlanta Braves, Houston Astros, New York Yankees, and Minnesota Twins. Niekro’s career ended with the Minnesota Twins in 1988.
Some of Niekro’s most prominent statistics in the MLB included a Win-loss record (pitching) stat of 221-204, a Earned run average stat of 3.59, and a Strikeouts stat of 1,747. Some of the highlights of Joe Niekro’s career included: Major League Baseball All-Star Game, World Series champion, and List of Major League Baseball annual wins leaders.
Baseball salaries can range widely. In the MLB, the median pay is around $3 million annually. Top MLB players can earn $25 million or more per annum, and lower rated players make $1 million or less. Outside the MLB, most contracts pay less than $10,000 a year.
So what was baseball player Joe Niekro’s net worth at the time of death? Our estimate for Joe Niekro’s net worth at death is:
Want to see some related net worth articles? Check out these: Iván DeJesús, J. J. Schwarz, Ham Patterson, Dan Meyer, Junichi Tazawa, Todd Haney, Jim Duckworth, Marty Keough, Domonic Brown, Charlie Gassaway, and Casey Wise.