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J.J. Niekro

(A+)

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Age: 28

Bats/Throws: R/R

6'0" / 185

DOB: 1/28/1998

(28 years, 8 months, 7 days)

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Preseason ProjectionsMinor LeaguesSpring Training

Season	Team	Level	Age	W	L	SV	G	GS	IP	divider	K/9	BB/9	HR/9	BABIP	LOB%	GB%	HR/FB	divider	vFA	divider	ERA	xERA	FIP	xFIP	WAR
2021	ATL	CPX	23	2	0	0	10	0	16.1		12.67	4.96	0.00	.383	40.7%	45.2%	0.0%				2.76		2.99	4.21
2022	ATL	A	24	7	1	0	15	8	73.1		9.45	2.09	0.74	.283	84.3%	51.3%	10.7%				2.09		3.55	3.39
2022	ATL	A+	24	3	2	0	9	9	48.0		6.94	3.00	0.94	.329	66.1%	51.4%	11.6%				4.88		4.53	4.50
2022	ATL	MiLB	24	10	3	0	24	17	121.1		8.46	2.45	0.82	.303	75.6%	51.4%	11.1%				3.19		3.94	3.83
2023	ATL	A+	25	4	4	0	31	7	84.2		7.97	3.83	1.17	.342	68.9%	44.5%	13.1%				4.89		5.07	4.77
2024	ATL	AA	26	1	4	0	8	8	40.1		8.03	3.12	0.67	.310	64.9%	46.9%	7.3%				4.02		3.53	3.69
2024	ATL	ST	26	0	0	0	1	0	1.1		13.50	0.00	0.00	.000	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%				0.00		0.74	0.74
2025	ATL	CPX	27	0	0	0	3	1	6.1		11.37	2.84	0.00	.438	55.6%	62.5%	0.0%				5.68		1.99	2.12
2025	ATL	A+	27	0	1	0	3	0	6.1		9.95	9.95	1.42	.286	66.0%	28.6%	16.7%				7.11		6.55	5.52
2025	ATL	MiLB	27	0	1	0	6	1	12.2		10.66	6.39	0.71	.367	61.2%	46.7%	14.3%				6.39		4.27	3.82
2026	Steamer	PROJ	28	0	0	0	1	0	1.0		6.79	3.74	1.29	.301	70.6%	43.3%					4.84		4.85	4.77	0.0
2026	OOPSY	PROJ	28	0	0	0	1	1	3.3		5.56	4.17	1.34	.291	64.3%						5.50		5.38		0.0

Season	Team	Level	Age	W	L	SV	G	GS	IP	divider	K/9	BB/9	HR/9	BABIP	LOB%	GB%	HR/FB	divider	vFA	divider	ERA	xERA	FIP	xFIP	WAR
2021	ATL	CPX	23	2	0	0	10	0	16.1		12.67	4.96	0.00	.383	40.7%	45.2%	0.0%				2.76		2.99	4.21
2022	ATL	A	24	7	1	0	15	8	73.1		9.45	2.09	0.74	.283	84.3%	51.3%	10.7%				2.09		3.55	3.39
2022	ATL	A+	24	3	2	0	9	9	48.0		6.94	3.00	0.94	.329	66.1%	51.4%	11.6%				4.88		4.53	4.50
2022	ATL	MiLB	24	10	3	0	24	17	121.1		8.46	2.45	0.82	.303	75.6%	51.4%	11.1%				3.19		3.94	3.83
2023	ATL	A+	25	4	4	0	31	7	84.2		7.97	3.83	1.17	.342	68.9%	44.5%	13.1%				4.89		5.07	4.77
2024	ATL	AA	26	1	4	0	8	8	40.1		8.03	3.12	0.67	.310	64.9%	46.9%	7.3%				4.02		3.53	3.69
2024	ATL	ST	26	0	0	0	1	0	1.1		13.50	0.00	0.00	.000	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%				0.00		0.74	0.74
2025	ATL	CPX	27	0	0	0	3	1	6.1		11.37	2.84	0.00	.438	55.6%	62.5%	0.0%				5.68		1.99	2.12
2025	ATL	A+	27	0	1	0	3	0	6.1		9.95	9.95	1.42	.286	66.0%	28.6%	16.7%				7.11		6.55	5.52
2025	ATL	MiLB	27	0	1	0	6	1	12.2		10.66	6.39	0.71	.367	61.2%	46.7%	14.3%				6.39		4.27	3.82
2026	Steamer	PROJ	28	0	0	0	1	0	1.0		6.79	3.74	1.29	.301	70.6%	43.3%					4.84		4.85	4.77	0.0
2026	OOPSY	PROJ	28	0	0	0	1	1	3.3		5.56	4.17	1.34	.291	64.3%						5.50		5.38		0.0

Preseason ProjectionsMinor LeaguesSpring Training

Season	Team	Level	W	L	ERA	G	GS	QS	CG	ShO	SV	HLD	BS	IP	TBF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	HBP	WP	BK	SO
2021	ATL	CPX	2	0	2.76	10	0		0	0	0	0	0	16.1	79	18	16	5	0	9	0	0	3	1	23
2022	ATL	A	7	1	2.09	15	8		0	0	0	0	0	73.1	285	58	19	17	6	17	0	1	4	1	77
2022	ATL	A+	3	2	4.88	9	9		0	0	0	0	0	48.0	202	52	28	26	5	16	0	1	5	0	37
2022	ATL	MiLB	10	3	3.19	24	17		0	0	0	0	0	121.1	487	110	47	43	11	33	0	2	9	1	114
2023	ATL	A+	4	4	4.89	31	7		0	0	0	4	1	84.2	366	93	52	46	11	36	0	4	9	0	75
2024	ATL	AA	1	4	4.02	8	8		0	0	0	0	0	40.1	166	38	21	18	3	14	0	0	0	1	36
2024	ATL	ST	0	0	0.00	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	1.1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
2025	ATL	CPX	0	0	5.68	3	1		0	0	0	0	0	6.1	26	7	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	8
2025	ATL	A+	0	1	7.11	3	0		0	0	0	0	0	6.1	29	5	5	5	1	7	0	0	1	0	7
2025	ATL	MiLB	0	1	6.39	6	1		0	0	0	0	0	12.2	55	12	9	9	1	9	0	0	1	0	15
2026	Steamer	PROJ	0	0	4.84	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		1.0	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0			1
2026	OOPSY	PROJ	0	0	5.50	1	1	0			0	0		3.3	14	3	2	2	0	2	0	0			2

Season	Team	Level	W	L	ERA	G	GS	QS	CG	ShO	SV	HLD	BS	IP	TBF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	HBP	WP	BK	SO
2021	ATL	CPX	2	0	2.76	10	0		0	0	0	0	0	16.1	79	18	16	5	0	9	0	0	3	1	23
2022	ATL	A	7	1	2.09	15	8		0	0	0	0	0	73.1	285	58	19	17	6	17	0	1	4	1	77
2022	ATL	A+	3	2	4.88	9	9		0	0	0	0	0	48.0	202	52	28	26	5	16	0	1	5	0	37
2022	ATL	MiLB	10	3	3.19	24	17		0	0	0	0	0	121.1	487	110	47	43	11	33	0	2	9	1	114
2023	ATL	A+	4	4	4.89	31	7		0	0	0	4	1	84.2	366	93	52	46	11	36	0	4	9	0	75
2024	ATL	AA	1	4	4.02	8	8		0	0	0	0	0	40.1	166	38	21	18	3	14	0	0	0	1	36
2024	ATL	ST	0	0	0.00	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	1.1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
2025	ATL	CPX	0	0	5.68	3	1		0	0	0	0	0	6.1	26	7	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	8
2025	ATL	A+	0	1	7.11	3	0		0	0	0	0	0	6.1	29	5	5	5	1	7	0	0	1	0	7
2025	ATL	MiLB	0	1	6.39	6	1		0	0	0	0	0	12.2	55	12	9	9	1	9	0	0	1	0	15
2026	Steamer	PROJ	0	0	4.84	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		1.0	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0			1
2026	OOPSY	PROJ	0	0	5.50	1	1	0			0	0		3.3	14	3	2	2	0	2	0	0			2

Preseason ProjectionsMinor LeaguesSpring TrainingAverages

Season	Team	Level	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	divider	K%	BB%	K-BB%	divider	AVG	WHIP	BABIP	LOB%	divider	ERA-	FIP-	divider	FIP
2021	ATL	CPX	12.67	4.96	2.56	0.00		29.1%	11.4%	17.7%		.257	1.65	.383	40.7%		58	64		2.99
2022	ATL	A	9.45	2.09	4.53	0.74		27.0%	6.0%	21.1%		.217	1.02	.283	84.3%		48	80		3.55
2022	ATL	A+	6.94	3.00	2.31	0.94		18.3%	7.9%	10.4%		.281	1.42	.329	66.1%		118	109		4.53
2022	ATL	MiLB	8.46	2.45	3.45	0.82		23.4%	6.8%	16.6%		.243	1.18	.303	75.6%		75	91		3.94
2023	ATL	A+	7.97	3.83	2.08	1.17		20.5%	9.8%	10.7%		.285	1.52	.342	68.9%		119	123		5.07
2024	ATL	AA	8.03	3.12	2.57	0.67		21.7%	8.4%	13.3%		.250	1.29	.310	64.9%		119	104		3.53
2024	ATL	ST	13.50	0.00	2.00	0.00		50.0%	0.0%	50.0%		.000	0.00	.000	100.0%		0	17		0.74
2025	ATL	CPX	11.37	2.84	4.00	0.00		30.8%	7.7%	23.1%		.292	1.42	.438	55.6%		134	48		1.99
2025	ATL	A+	9.95	9.95	1.00	1.42		24.1%	24.1%	0.0%		.227	1.89	.286	66.0%		198	182		6.55
2025	ATL	MiLB	10.66	6.39	1.67	0.71		27.3%	16.4%	10.9%		.261	1.66	.367	61.2%		166	115		4.27
2026	Steamer	PROJ	6.79	3.74	1.81	1.29		17.1%	9.4%	7.6%		.269	1.48	.301	70.6%					4.85
2026	OOPSY	PROJ	5.56	4.17	1.33	1.34		14.3%	10.8%	3.6%		.271	1.49	.291	64.3%					5.38

Season	Team	Level	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	divider	K%	BB%	K-BB%	divider	AVG	WHIP	BABIP	LOB%	divider	ERA-	FIP-	divider	FIP
2021	ATL	CPX	12.67	4.96	2.56	0.00		29.1%	11.4%	17.7%		.257	1.65	.383	40.7%		58	64		2.99
2022	ATL	A	9.45	2.09	4.53	0.74		27.0%	6.0%	21.1%		.217	1.02	.283	84.3%		48	80		3.55
2022	ATL	A+	6.94	3.00	2.31	0.94		18.3%	7.9%	10.4%		.281	1.42	.329	66.1%		118	109		4.53
2022	ATL	MiLB	8.46	2.45	3.45	0.82		23.4%	6.8%	16.6%		.243	1.18	.303	75.6%		75	91		3.94
2023	ATL	A+	7.97	3.83	2.08	1.17		20.5%	9.8%	10.7%		.285	1.52	.342	68.9%		119	123		5.07
2024	ATL	AA	8.03	3.12	2.57	0.67		21.7%	8.4%	13.3%		.250	1.29	.310	64.9%		119	104		3.53
2024	ATL	ST	13.50	0.00	2.00	0.00		50.0%	0.0%	50.0%		.000	0.00	.000	100.0%		0	17		0.74
2025	ATL	CPX	11.37	2.84	4.00	0.00		30.8%	7.7%	23.1%		.292	1.42	.438	55.6%		134	48		1.99
2025	ATL	A+	9.95	9.95	1.00	1.42		24.1%	24.1%	0.0%		.227	1.89	.286	66.0%		198	182		6.55
2025	ATL	MiLB	10.66	6.39	1.67	0.71		27.3%	16.4%	10.9%		.261	1.66	.367	61.2%		166	115		4.27
2026	Steamer	PROJ	6.79	3.74	1.81	1.29		17.1%	9.4%	7.6%		.269	1.48	.301	70.6%					4.85
2026	OOPSY	PROJ	5.56	4.17	1.33	1.34		14.3%	10.8%	3.6%		.271	1.49	.291	64.3%					5.38