Josh Billings Stats

Josh Billings was born on Friday, September 27, 1907, in New York, New York. Billings was 19 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 17, 1927, with the Detroit Tigers. 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:   Haskell Clark Billings
Nickname:   Josh
Born On:   09-27-1907
Place of Birth Data Born In:   New York, New York
Zodiac:   Libra
Year of Death Data Died On:   12-26-1983
Place of Death Data Died In:   Greenbrae, California
Cemetery:   Cremated
College:   Brown University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11
Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   08-17-1927 (Age 19)
Last Game:   08-05-1929
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
1927 Tigers 10 9 1 5 4 .556 4.84 5 0 0 67.0 302 64 36 36 3 39 - 18 2 6 0 -
1928 Tigers 21 16 3 5 10 .333 5.12 3 1 0 110.2 513 118 63 83 4 59 - 48 4 5 0 -
1929 Tigers 8 0 5 0 1 .000 5.12 0 0 0 19.1 93 27 11 14 0 9 - 1 0 1 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
3 Years 39 25 9 10 15 .400 5.03 8 1 0 197.0 908 209 110 133 7 107 - 67 6 12 0 -
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
1927 Tigers 10 27 4 7 1 0 0 0 1 1 - 8 0 - 0 - .259 .286 .296
1928 Tigers 21 35 7 10 2 1 0 0 5 3 - 6 4 - 0 - .286 .342 .400
1929 Tigers 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 0 - 0 - .000 .143 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
3 Years 39 68 11 17 3 1 0 0 6 5 - 15 4 - 0 - .250 .301 .324
Josh Billings

Josh Billings Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1927 Tigers P 10 9 201 16 1.6 16 1 15 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.15 -
1928 Tigers P 21 16 332 28 1.3 27 5 22 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .964 2.20 -
1929 Tigers P 8 0 58 12 1.5 11 2 9 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .917 5.12 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 39 25 591 56 1.4 54 8 46 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .964 2.47 --
3 Years 39 25 591 56 1.4 54 8 46 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .964 2.47 --
Josh Billings

Josh Billings Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1927 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.4 27.0 0.46 2.42 5.24
1928 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 5.8 7.0 0.81 3.90 4.80
1929 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 6.0 0.0 0.11 0.47 4.19
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
3 Years 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.5 11.3 0.63 3.06 4.89
Josh Billings

Josh Billings Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1927 Detroit Tigers n/a Undetermined n/a -
1928 Detroit Tigers n/a Undetermined n/a -
1929 Detroit Tigers n/a Undetermined n/a -


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