Joe Niekro ERA in 1986

• 20th-best of Joe Niekro's 22 seasons on file; the best is 2.47 in 1982.
• Up 1.04 from 3.83 in 1985.

Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 21, 2026.

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Joe Niekro ERA in 1986, season by season

Season↓	Team↓	GP↓iGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.	W↓iW: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.	L↓iL: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.	ERA↓iERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.	IP↓iIP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.	K↓iK: Batters this pitcher struck out.	BB↓iBB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.	WHIP↓iWHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.	SV↓iSV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
1967	CHC	36	10	7	3.34	169.2	77	32	1.20	0
1968	CHC	34	14	10	4.32	177.0	65	59	1.49	2
1969	CHC/SD	41	8	18	3.70	221.1	62	51	1.30	0
1970	DET	38	12	13	4.06	213.0	101	72	1.38	0
1971	DET	31	6	7	4.49	122.1	43	49	1.51	1
1972	DET	18	3	2	3.83	47.0	24	8	1.49	1
1973	ATL	20	2	4	4.13	24.0	12	11	1.42	3
1974	ATL	27	3	2	3.56	43.0	31	18	1.26	0
1975	HOU	40	6	4	3.07	88.0	54	39	1.34	4
1976	HOU	36	4	8	3.36	118.0	77	56	1.38	0
1977	HOU	44	13	8	3.04	180.2	101	64	1.21	5
1978	HOU	35	14	14	3.86	202.2	97	73	1.30	0
1979	HOU	38	21	11	3.00	263.2	119	107	1.24	0
1980	HOU	37	20	12	3.55	256.0	127	79	1.36	0
1981	HOU	24	9	9	2.82	166.0	77	47	1.19	0
1982	HOU	35	17	12	2.47	270.0	130	64	1.07	0
1983	HOU	38	15	14	3.48	263.2	152	101	1.29	0
1984	HOU	38	16	12	3.04	248.1	127	89	1.26	0
1985	HOU/NYY	35	11	13	3.83	225.1	121	107	1.41	0
1986	NYY	25	9	10	4.87	125.2	59	63	1.61	0
1987	NYY/MIN	27	7	13	5.33	147.0	84	64	1.49	0
1988	MIN	5	1	1	10.03	11.2	7	9	2.14	0

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV