- Brother of Phil Niekro
- Pitcher for the Chicago Cubs (1967-1969), San Diego Padres (1969), Detroit Tigers (1970-1972), Atlanta Braves (1973-1974), Houston Astros (1975-1985), New York Yankees (1985-1987) and Minnesota Twins (1988).
- Member of 1972 American League Eastern Division Champion Detroit Tigers team. Member of 1980 National League Western Division Champion Houston Astros team. Member of 1987 World Series Champion Minnesota Twins team.
- Named to 1979 National League All Star Team.
- Finished 6th in voting for National League MVP and 2nd in voting (to Bruce Sutter) for National League Cy Young Award in 1979 for leading League in Wins (21), Shutouts (5) and Wild Pitches (19). Also had 38 Games, 38 Games Started, 11 Complete Games, 263.7 Innings Pitched, 221 Hits Allowed, 102 Runs Allowed, 88 Earned Runs Allowed, 17 Home Runs Allowed, 107 Walks, 119 Strikeouts, 1 Intentional Walk and 3.00 ERA.
- Finished 19th in voting for National League MVP and 4th in voting for Cy Young Award in 1980 for having 20-12 Win-Loss record, 37 Games, 36 Games Started, 11 Complete Games, 2 Shutouts, 1 Game Finished, 256 Innings Pitched, 268 Hits Allowed, 119 Runs Allowed, 101 Earned Runs Allowed, 12 Home Runs Allowed, 79 Walks, 127 Strikeouts, 12 Wild Pitches, 3 Intentional Walks and 3.55 ERA.
- Led National League in Wild Pitches (19) in 1982.
- Led National League in Games Started (38) and Wild Pitches (14) in 1983.
- Led National League in Games Started (38) in 1984.
- Made major league debut on 16 April 1967.
- Inducted into the Texas Baseball Hall of Fame in 2005.
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