Josh Billings Stats

Josh Billings was born on Wednesday, November 30, 1892, in Grantville, Kansas. Billings was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 9, 1913, with the Cleveland Naps. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Josh Billings baseball stats page.

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Josh Billings
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   John Augustus Billings
Nickname:   Josh
Born On:   11-30-1892
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Grantville, Kansas
Zodiac:   Sagittarius
Year of Death Data Died On:   12-30-1981
Place of Death Data Died In:   Santa Monica, California
Cemetery:   None (Body Donated to UCLA Medical School)
College:   Oklahoma Agricultural & Mechanical
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11
Player Weight Chart Weight:   165
First Game:   09-09-1913 (Age 20)
Last Game:   08-24-1923
Draft:   Not Applicable
Josh Billings

Josh Billings Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Josh Billings

Josh Billings Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1913 Naps 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 0 - 0 - .000 .000 .000
1914 Naps 11 8 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 0 - 0 - .250 .333 .375
1915 Indians 8 21 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 6 3 - 0 - .190 .190 .238
1916 Indians 22 31 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 - 11 2 - 0 - .161 .212 .161
1917 Indians 66 129 8 23 3 2 0 0 9 8 - 21 7 - 3 - .178 .243 .233
1918 Indians 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 - .333 .333 .333
1919 Browns 38 76 9 15 1 1 0 0 3 1 - 12 4 - 1 - .197 .218 .237
1920 Browns 66 155 19 43 5 2 0 0 11 11 - 10 5 - 7 - .277 .353 .335
1921 Browns 20 46 2 10 0 0 0 0 4 0 - 7 1 - 0 - .217 .217 .217
1922 Browns 5 7 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 0 0 - 0 - .429 .429 .571
1923 Browns 4 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 0 - 0 - .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
11 Years 243 488 44 106 12 5 0 0 29 23 - 73 22 - 11 - .217 .268 .262
Josh Billings

Josh Billings Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1913 Naps C 1 - - 7 7.0 6 4 2 1 0 0 - - .857 0.00 -
1914 Naps C 3 - - 16 5.3 13 10 3 3 0 2 - - .813 0.00 -
1915 Indians C 7 - - 35 5.0 35 29 6 0 0 0 - - 1.000 0.00 -
1915 Indians CF 1 - - 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1916 Indians C 12 - - 52 4.3 51 38 13 1 3 3 - - .981 0.00 -
1917 Indians C 48 - - 190 4.0 185 134 51 5 2 1 - - .974 0.00 -
1918 Indians C 1 - - 2 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 - - 1.000 0.00 -
1919 Browns 1B 1 - - 2 2.0 1 0 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .500 0.00 -
1919 Browns C 26 - - 111 4.3 109 76 33 2 2 1 - - .982 0.00 -
1920 Browns C 40 - - 180 4.5 174 138 36 6 1 3 - - .967 0.00 -
1921 Browns C 12 - - 55 4.6 54 45 9 1 0 0 - - .982 0.00 -
1922 Browns C 3 - - 6 2.0 6 5 1 0 0 0 - - 1.000 0.00 -
1923 Browns C 4 - - 12 3.0 11 8 3 1 1 1 - - .917 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
C Totals 157 0 0 666 4.2 646 489 157 20 9 11 n/a n/a .970 0.00 --
1B Totals 1 0 0 2 2.0 1 0 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .500 0.00 --
CF Totals 1 0 0 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
11 Years 159 - - 669 4.2 648 490 158 21 9 11 n/a n/a .969 0.00 --
Josh Billings

Josh Billings Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1913 Naps 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 1.0 0.0 - - -
1914 Naps 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 0.0 8.0 0.0 - - -
1915 Indians 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 0.0 3.5 0.0 - - -
1916 Indians 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 2.8 31.0 - - -
1917 Indians 2 - - - - n/a 0.0 6.1 14.3 - - -
1918 Indians 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1919 Browns 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 6.3 25.3 - - -
1920 Browns 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 0.0 15.5 14.1 - - -
1921 Browns 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 6.6 11.5 - - -
1922 Browns 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 7.0 - - -
1923 Browns 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.5 0.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
11 Years 5 0 1.000 - - n/a 0.0 6.7 16.8 - - -
Josh Billings

Josh Billings Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1913 Cleveland Naps n/a Undetermined n/a -
1914 Cleveland Naps n/a Undetermined n/a -
1915 Cleveland Indians n/a Undetermined n/a -
1916 Cleveland Indians n/a Undetermined n/a -
1917 Cleveland Indians n/a Undetermined n/a -
1918 Cleveland Indians n/a Undetermined n/a -
1919 St. Louis Browns n/a Undetermined n/a -
1920 St. Louis Browns n/a Undetermined n/a -
1921 St. Louis Browns n/a Undetermined n/a -
1922 St. Louis Browns n/a Undetermined n/a -
1923 St. Louis Browns n/a Undetermined n/a -


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