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Lance Niekro

Positions: First Baseman and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 210lb (190cm, 95kg)

Born: January 29, 1979 in Winter Haven, FL us

Draft: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 13th round of the 1997 MLB June Amateur Draft from George Jenkins HS (Lakeland, FL) and the San Francisco Giants in the 2nd round of the 2000 MLB June Amateur Draft from Florida Southern College (Lakeland, FL).

High School: George Jenkins HS (Lakeland, FL)

School: Florida Southern College (Lakeland, FL)

Debut: September 5, 2003 (Age 24-219d, 18,367th in major league history)
vs. ARI 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 2, 2007 (Age 28-093d)
vs. COL 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2005 season

Full Name: Lance Joseph Niekro

Pronunciation: \NEE-kro\

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Relatives: Nephew of Phil Niekro; Son of Joe Niekro

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.4

499

123

.247

RBI

OBP

.288

SLG

.421

OPS

.709

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	33-33 / in Starts: 28-20
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	31 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 8 bases loaded PA and 7 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	4

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 210 PAs	31
Actual Runners on Base	146 (72-46-28)
Avg. MLBer w/ 210 PAs	25
Avg. Runners on Base	132 (65-44-23)

Most Driven In
O Vizquel	5
R Winn	5
Self	5
R Durham	3
B Bonds	3
S Finley	3
M Sweeney	2
P Feliz	1

Most Driven In By
P Feliz	7
Self	5
M Alou	3
R Winn	2
E Alfonzo	2
F Lewis	1
M Matheny	1
O Vizquel	1

2006 Batting Game Log

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2006 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	119	1	Apr 3	SFG	@	SDP	L,1-6	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167	7	.99	0.132	1.07	0.09%	1.13	1B
2	120	2	Apr 5	SFG	@	SDP	W,3-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.429	.200	.629	6	1.42	-0.032	1.46	-0.02%	-0.03	1B
3	121	3	Apr 6	SFG		ATL	W,6-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.364	.222	.586	6	.76	0.017	.76	0.01%	0.05	1B
4	122	4	Apr 7	SFG		ATL	L,6-14	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	6	.75	0.115	.75	0.07%	0.89	1B
5	123	5	Apr 8	SFG		ATL	W,12-6	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.375	.231	.606	9	.09	-0.002	.09	0.00%	-0.37	1B
6	124	6	Apr 9	SFG		ATL	W,6-5	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.400	.471	.871	6	1.99	0.514	1.95	0.30%	1.98	1B
7	125	7	Apr 13 (1)	SFG		HOU	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.238	.333	.381	.714	6	.64	-0.033	.69	-0.02%	-0.49	1B
8	126	8	Apr 13 (2)	SFG		HOU	L,0-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.321	.360	.681	7	1.30	-0.159	1.39	-0.10%	-1.15	1B
9	127	9	Apr 14	SFG	@	LAD	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.241	.313	.345	.657	6	1.26	-0.165	1.50	-0.12%	-1.04	1B
10	128	10	Apr 15	SFG	@	LAD	L,1-3	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.278	.303	.581	3	1.77	-0.194	2.17	-0.14%	-1.33	1B
11	129	11	Apr 16	SFG	@	LAD	W,2-0	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.212	.278	.303	.581	3						1B
12	130	15 (3)	Apr 20	SFG	@	ARI	W,9-7	GS-7	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.306	.606	7	.35	0.028	.44	0.02%	0.71	1B
13	131	16	Apr 21	SFG	@	COL	L,8-9	CG	5	4	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.325	.658	6	1.06	0.303	1.38	0.24%	2.50	1B
14	132	17	Apr 22	SFG	@	COL	W,6-4	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.340	.318	.658	7	.84	0.039	1.09	0.03%	0.81	1B
15	133	18	Apr 23	SFG	@	COL	L,2-3	CG(10)	4	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.333	.354	.688	6	1.46	0.019	1.95	0.02%	0.52	1B
16	134	19	Apr 24	SFG		NYM	W,6-2	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.345	.385	.729	3	.96	0.126	1.06	0.08%	1.48	1B
17	135	20	Apr 25	SFG		NYM	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.339	.375	.714	3	.99	-0.104	1.14	-0.07%	-0.79	1B
18	136	21	Apr 26	SFG		NYM	L,7-9	CG(11)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.313	.344	.658	6	1.90	-0.258	2.16	-0.18%	-2.01	1B
19	137	22	Apr 28	SFG		ARI	W,10-2	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.227	.292	.318	.610	7	.53	-0.092	.66	-0.07%	-2.84	1B
20	138	23	Apr 29	SFG		ARI	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232	.293	.319	.612	8	1.46	0.159	1.83	0.12%	0.54	1B
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
21	139	26 (2)	May 2	SFG		SDP	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.278	.301	.580	7	1.27	-0.133	1.38	-0.09%	-1.08	1B
22	140	27	May 3	SFG	@	MIL	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.268	.289	.558	7	.47	-0.037	.45	-0.02%	-0.48	1B
23	141	28	May 4	SFG	@	MIL	L,4-7	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.259	.278	.537	6	1.52	-0.123	1.62	-0.08%	-1.58	1B
24	142	30 (1)	May 6	SFG	@	PHI	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.205	.258	.277	.536	6	1.67	-0.165	1.52	-0.09%	-1.77	1B
25	143	31	May 7	SFG	@	PHI	L,5-9	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.202	.256	.274	.529	9	.84	-0.024	.76	-0.01%	-0.38	PH
26	144	32	May 8	SFG		HOU	W,7-5	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.266	.276	.542	7	.48	0.020	.37	0.01%	0.57	1B
27	145	33	May 9	SFG		CHC	W,6-1	CG	5	4	1	2	0	0	1	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.283	.319	.602	3	.59	0.096	.47	0.05%	1.98	1B
28	146	35 (1)	May 11	SFG		CHC	W,9-3	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.229	.288	.333	.622	3	.46	0.110	.38	0.05%	0.65	1B
29	147	37 (1)	May 13	SFG		LAD	W,6-5	CG	4	4	2	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.306	.350	.656	7	1.38	0.147	1.21	0.08%	1.63	1B
30	148	38	May 14	SFG		LAD	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.295	.337	.631	6	1.05	-0.110	.99	-0.06%	-0.87	1B
31	149	52 (13)	May 30	SFG	@	FLA	L,3-5	CG	4	4	3	3	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.310	.407	.718	8	.83	0.099	.77	0.06%	2.15	1B
32	150	53	May 31	SFG	@	FLA	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.300	.393	.693	6	.56	-0.091	.47	-0.05%	-1.55	1B
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
33	151	54	Jun 3 (1)	SFG	@	NYM	W,6-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.290	.379	.670	6	1.36	-0.137	1.41	-0.09%	-1.52	1B
34	152	55	Jun 3 (2)	SFG	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG(11)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.281	.367	.648	7	1.32	-0.144	1.43	-0.09%	-0.82	1B
35	153	56	Jun 4	SFG	@	NYM	W,7-6	CG(12)	6	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.240	.291	.368	.659	3	2.10	0.256	2.08	0.15%	1.67	1B
36	154	57	Jun 5	SFG		FLA	W,14-2	CG	5	5	1	2	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.246	.295	.385	.680	3	.65	-0.042	.66	-0.03%	1.54	1B
37	155	58	Jun 6	SFG		FLA	W,2-1	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.308	.391	.699	3	1.31	0.190	1.49	0.13%	1.47	1B
38	156	59	Jun 7	SFG		FLA	L,1-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.248	.299	.380	.679	8	.42	-0.045	.48	-0.03%	-1.76	1B
39	157	60	Jun 8	SFG		PIT	W,5-4	CG	5	5	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.309	.401	.711	3	2.53	0.276	2.79	0.18%	1.46	1B
40	158	61	Jun 9	SFG		PIT	L,2-3	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.307	.399	.706	9	1.90	-0.048	2.32	-0.04%	-0.17	PH
41	159	63 (1)	Jun 11	SFG		PIT	L,5-7	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.303	.393	.696	3	.78	-0.039	.83	-0.03%	-0.43	1B
42	160	78 (14)	Jun 29	SFG		TEX	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.302	.389	.691	3	.92	-0.034	1.12	-0.03%	-0.42	1B
43	161	79	Jun 30	SFG	@	SDP	L,5-6	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.300	.387	.687	9	1.14	-0.028	1.82	-0.03%	-0.16	PH
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
44	162	80	Jul 1 (1)	SFG	@	SDP	L,4-7	CG	4	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.299	.390	.688	6	1.11	-0.011	1.74	-0.01%	-0.15	1B
45	163	81	Jul 1 (2)	SFG	@	SDP	W,4-1	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.252	.297	.387	.684	8	1.78	-0.044	2.44	-0.04%	-0.16	PH
46	164	82	Jul 2	SFG	@	SDP	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.290	.377	.667	5	.97	-0.106	1.58	-0.10%	-1.01	1B
47	165	83	Jul 3	SFG	@	COL	W,9-6	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.287	.372	.659	8	.80	-0.096	1.33	-0.10%	-0.70	1B
48	166	84	Jul 4	SFG	@	COL	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.287	.375	.662	3	.48	-0.035	.86	-0.04%	0.57	1B
49	167	85	Jul 5	SFG	@	COL	L,3-5	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.249	.291	.379	.669	9	.50	0.026	.85	0.03%	0.14	1B
50	168	86	Jul 6	SFG	@	LAD	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.249	.290	.382	.671	7	1.05	-0.037	1.68	-0.04%	-0.23	1B
51	169	87	Jul 7	SFG	@	LAD	L,7-9	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.249	.290	.382	.671	7						1B
52	170	88	Jul 8	SFG	@	LAD	W,11-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.249	.289	.379	.667	8	.53	-0.063	.86	-0.06%	-1.13	1B
53	171	90 (1)	Jul 14	SFG		PHI	W,5-3	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.287	.376	.664	6	.88	-0.021	1.24	-0.02%	-0.49	PH 1B
54	172	91	Jul 15	SFG		PHI	L,6-14	GS-6	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.249	.288	.376	.664	7	1.42	-0.026	2.10	-0.02%	-0.05	1B
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
55	173	135 (43)	Sep 1	SFG	@	CHC	L,2-6	6-GF	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.292	.385	.676	9	.08	0.005	.10	0.00%	0.43	1B
56	174	140 (4)	Sep 6	SFG	@	CIN	W,3-2	GS-6	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.292	.384	.676	6	.54	-0.008	.90	-0.01%	-0.10	1B
57	175	143 (2)	Sep 10	SFG		SDP	L,2-10	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.296	.384	.680	6	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.13	PH
58	176	145 (1)	Sep 13	SFG		COL	L,8-9	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.294	.382	.676	5	3.56	-0.093	9.58	-0.15%	-0.25	PH
59	177	147 (1)	Sep 15	SFG	@	STL	L,4-14	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.251	.293	.380	.673	3	.02	-0.001	.05	0.00%	-0.46	PH 1B
60	178	149 (1)	Sep 18	SFG	@	COL	L,8-20	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.291	.378	.669	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.34	1B
61	179	151 (1)	Sep 20	SFG	@	COL	W,7-4	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.249	.290	.376	.666	3	.26	-0.006	.14	0.00%	-0.39	1B
62	180	154 (2)	Sep 23	SFG	@	MIL	L,8-10	6-6	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.294	.384	.678	9	1.05	0.065	.07	0.00%	0.43	PH
63	181	157 (2)	Sep 26	SFG		ARI	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.249	.289	.378	.667	6	1.21	-0.099	.00	0.00%	-0.61	1B
64	182	159 (1)	Sep 29	SFG		LAD	L,3-4	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.288	.376	.664	9	.79	-0.021	.00	0.00%	-0.25	PH
65	183	160	Sep 30	SFG		LAD	L,2-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.287	.389	.676	3	.92	0.099	.00	0.00%	0.91	1B
66	184	161	Oct 1	SFG		LAD	L,3-4	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.286	.387	.673	5	4.99	-0.182	.00	0.00%	-0.70	1B
							33-33		210	199	27	49	9	2	5	31	11	0	32	0	0	0	3	7	0	0	.246	.286	.387	.673		1.08	-0.247	1.20	-0.34%	-3.74

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