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Jack Billingham

Birthdate:

2/21/1943

Height / Weight:

6' 4" / 215 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Orlando, FL, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Jack Billingham - Big Red Machine - Starting Pitcher RH

A poised and durable pitcher, Jack Billingham came to the Reds in late 1971 along with Joe Morgan in a trade with Houston - the Reds sent slugger Lee May to the Astros. In 1973, Billingham led the NL in starts with 40 and in innings pitched with 293. He won 19 games and pitched a league leading 7 shutouts. Again in 1974, Billingham won 19 games. His 15-10 record, ERA of 4.11 in 1975 helped the 'Big Red Machine win the NL pennant. His accomplishments include an ERA of 0.36, allowing only one earned in 25 1/3 innings. Jack Billingham was traded in 1977 and in his career that spanned from 1968-80, he won 145 games, lost 113.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
1968	LAD (NL)	50	1	3	0	8	0	0	70.2	54	18	17	0	30	9	46	6	2	0	2.17
1969	HOU (NL)	52	4	6	7	2	1	0	82.2	92	45	39	12	29	11	71	2	5	0	4.25
1970	HOU (NL)	46	24	13	9	0	8	2	187.2	190	102	83	10	63	2	134	11	10	0	3.98
1971	HOU (NL)	33	33	10	16	0	8	3	228.1	205	98	86	9	68	8	139	6	16	1	3.39
1972	CIN (NL)	36	31	12	12	1	8	4	217.2	197	83	77	18	64	8	137	8	7	0	3.18
1973	CIN (NL)	40	40	19	10	0	16	7	293.1	257	112	99	20	95	10	155	10	10	0	3.04
1974	CIN (NL)	36	35	19	11	0	8	3	212.1	233	105	93	16	64	9	103	4	6	2	3.94
1975	CIN (NL)	33	32	15	10	0	5	0	208.0	222	100	95	22	76	12	79	8	9	1	4.11
1976	CIN (NL)	34	29	12	10	1	5	2	177.0	190	96	85	17	62	5	76	9	4	0	4.32
1977	CIN (NL)	36	23	10	10	0	3	2	161.2	195	105	94	16	56	9	76	7	10	0	5.23
1978	DET (AL)	30	30	15	8	0	10	4	201.2	218	95	87	16	65	2	59	6	8	0	3.88
1979	DET (AL)	35	19	10	7	3	2	0	158.0	163	74	58	13	60	11	59	6	7	0	3.30
1980	BOS (AL)	7	4	1	3	0	0	0	24.1	45	30	30	6	12	0	4	1	4	0	11.10
1980	DET (AL)	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.1	11	6	6	1	6	1	3	0	0	0	7.36
14 years		476	305	145	113	15	74	27	2230.2	2272	1069	949	176	750	97	1141	84	98	4	3.83

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1968	LAD (NL)	50	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	.0	.250	SLG
1969	HOU (NL)	52	14	2	1	0	0	0	0	3	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	.71	.235	SLG
1970	HOU (NL)	46	58	2	6	0	0	0	1	4	27	0	0	0	0	7	0	.103	.161	SLG
1971	HOU (NL)	33	73	1	9	0	0	0	4	1	30	0	0	0	0	6	1	.123	.133	SLG
1972	CIN (NL)	36	71	2	5	1	0	0	2	2	29	0	0	0	0	5	0	.70	.96	SLG
1973	CIN (NL)	40	93	2	6	3	0	0	4	3	32	0	0	0	0	13	0	.65	.94	SLG
1974	CIN (NL)	36	67	0	5	0	0	0	1	1	31	0	0	0	0	11	0	.75	.88	SLG
1975	CIN (NL)	33	65	5	7	0	0	0	4	8	22	0	0	0	0	10	0	.108	.205	SLG
1976	CIN (NL)	34	59	4	14	3	0	0	4	3	12	0	0	0	0	8	0	.237	.274	SLG
1977	CIN (NL)	36	56	3	9	1	0	0	3	1	17	0	0	0	0	6	0	.161	.175	SLG
1978	DET (AL)	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1979	DET (AL)	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1980	DET (AL)	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1980	BOS (AL)	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
14 years		476	559	21	62	8	0	0	23	27	206	0	0	0	0	69	1	.111	.152	.SLG

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