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Jack
Billingham		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 230
 
Born: February 21, 1943 in Usa, FL, ORLANDO
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1976   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1968 25 CLE AL   8 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7
1969 26 CLE AL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7
1970 27 WAS NL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7
1971 28 WAS NL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 7 7 7 8 8 8
1972 29 WAS NL $ 1,528,571 8 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8
1973 30 WAS NL $ 2,657,143 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8
1974 31 WAS NL $ 4,335,714 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8
1975 32 NYG NL $ 7,000,000 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8
1976 33 NYG NL $ 7,000,000 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8
1977 34 IND AL $ 7,000,000 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 7,000,000 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1968 25 AAA   16 6 .727 28 28 6 2 0 201.3 177 61 7 64 144 2.73 .236 .296 .310 .606  
1969 26 CLE AL 4 12 .250 41 12 1 0 5 169.0 201 96 20 64 86 5.11 .299 .361 .439 .800 4.0
1970 27 CLE AL 8 10 .444 24 16 3 0 0 177.3 191 99 19 69 101 5.02 .274 .341 .404 .745 6.5
  WAS NL 1 1 .500 13 8 2 0 0 21.7 15 7 1 7 15 2.91 .197 .262 .276 .538 2.2
  TOT   9 11 .450 37 24 5 0 0 199.0 206 106 20 76 116 4.79 .266 .333 .391 .724 8.7
1971 28 WAS NL 15 9 .625 34 28 6 1 0 223.7 237 111 30 64 125 4.47 .271 .323 .421 .744 12.7
1972 29 WAS NL 13 16 .448 34 34 10 1 0 263.0 296 130 22 79 170 4.45 .284 .338 .423 .761 11.3
1973 30 WAS NL 13 12 .520 36 36 8 1 0 284.7 264 111 17 90 188 3.51 .244 .309 .350 .659 19.8
1974 31 WAS NL 13 10 .565 30 30 11 1 0 246.7 217 91 15 84 158 3.32 .235 .303 .341 .644 20.0
1975 32 NYG NL 17 15 .531 36 36 15 3 0 280.0 280 108 18 80 171 3.47 .258 .311 .376 .687 25.7
1976 33 NYG NL 18 13 .581 36 36 13 2 0 290.3 264 127 28 69 190 3.94 .239 .286 .371 .657 23.8
1977 34 IND AL 12 13 .480 28 28 14 3 0 229.0 178 73 17 71 146 2.87 .212 .276 .310 .586 22.6
9 Years Sim 114 111 .507 312 264 83 12 5 2185.3 2143 953 187 677 1350 3.92 .255 .314 .379 .692 148.7
1 Years AAA 16 6 .727 28 28 6 2 0 201.3 177 61 7 64 144 2.73 .236 .296 .310 .606  
Season Average 12 12 .500 34 29 9 1 0 242.8 238 105 20 75 150 3.92 .255 .314 .379 .692  
Career Highs 18 16 .625 41 36 15 3 5 290.3 296 130 30 90 190 5.11 .299 .361 .439 .800  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1137 518 107 367 814   .250 .306 .380 .686
vs LH   1006 435 80 310 536   .262 .317 .376 .693
Home 58 40 .592 139 119 38 4 3 1008.3 920 397 80 303 625 3.54 .241 .297 .361 .658
Away 56 71 .441 173 145 45 8 2 1177.0 1223 556 107 374 725 4.25 .267 .322 .393 .715
Mar/Apr 14 22 .389 46 40 11 0 0 315.3 335 142 29 98 211 4.05 .270 .324 .402 .726
May 20 20 .500 56 56 12 2 0 436.0 449 194 39 140 262 4.00 .268 .325 .391 .715
June 23 17 .575 51 45 16 3 1 367.0 366 153 28 116 212 3.75 .258 .314 .380 .694
July 20 21 .488 54 47 19 3 1 400.0 356 153 31 129 250 3.44 .238 .298 .348 .646
August 22 15 .595 54 40 16 2 3 368.0 322 146 31 101 236 3.57 .231 .283 .359 .643
Sep/Oct 15 16 .484 51 36 9 2 0 299.0 315 165 29 93 179 4.97 .268 .322 .397 .719
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1969 26 CLE AL P 41 12 169.0 7 33 0 4 1.000 2.13    
1970 27 CLE AL P 24 16 177.3 10 21 1 3 .969 1.57    
  WAS NL P 13 8 21.7 1 3 0 0 1.000 1.66    
  TOT   P 37 24 199.0 11 24 1 3 .972 1.58    
1971 28 WAS NL P 34 28 223.7 14 43 1 4 .983 2.29    
1972 29 WAS NL P 34 34 263.0 14 45 1 3 .983 2.02    
1973 30 WAS NL P 36 36 284.7 14 38 3 2 .945 1.64    
1974 31 WAS NL P 30 30 246.7 14 42 3 3 .949 2.04    
1975 32 NYG NL P 36 36 280.0 20 44 3 1 .955 2.06    
1976 33 NYG NL P 36 36 290.3 22 61 2 4 .976 2.57    
1977 34 IND AL P 28 28 229.0 19 36 0 1 1.000 2.16    
Career Totals   312 264 2185.3 135 366 14 25 .973 2.06    
Career Highs   41 36 290.3 22 61 3 4 1.000 2.57    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1970 27 WAS NL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 2.3 5 3 0 2 0 11.59 .455 .538 .545 1.084
1971 28 WAS NL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 1.3 3 4 0 2 3 27.07 .429 .556 .571 1.127
1972 29 WAS NL 0 1 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.3 4 1 0 1 0 6.77 .571 .625 .857 1.482
1973 30 WAS NL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 4.7 12 11 2 3 1 21.24 .500 .556 .958 1.514
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 2 .000 6 1 0 0 0 9.7 24 19 2 8 4 17.72 .490 .561 .796 1.357
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1974-9-3.32
1975-9-3.47
1977-2-2.87
 Wins
1971-10-15
1975-5-17
1976-5-18
 Losses
1972-8-16
 Winning Pct
1971-10-.625
 Games Started
1972-9-34
1973-2-36
1975-5-36
1976-2-36
 Complete Games
1974-8-11
1975-2-15
1976-3-13
1977-8-14
Shutouts
1971-10-1
1975-1-3
1976-1-2
1977-4-3
 Innings Pitched
1972-5-263.0
1973-4-284.7
1975-3-280.0
1976-1-290.3
 Hits Allowed
1972-2-296
1975-9-280
1976-9-264
 Homeruns Allowed
1971-10-30
1976-6-28
 Strikeouts
1973-9-188
1975-7-171
1976-6-190
 Walks per 9IP
1976-10-2.1
Hits per 9IP
1974-9-7.9
1976-8-8.2
1977-1-7.0
 WHiP
1974-10-1.22
1976-4-1.15
1977-1-1.09
 OAVG
1974-8-.235
1976-8-.239
1977-1-.212
 OOBP
1976-4-.286
1977-2-.276
 OSLG
1974-6-.341
1977-4-.310
 OOPS
1974-7-.644
1976-7-.657
1977-2-.586
 
   Black Ink Test: 7    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 75    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 21    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 23rd overall pick, by Cleveland (A) in 1968
Earned first career win on 4/30/1969
Traded from Cleveland (A) to Washington on 7/31/1970 (Going to CLE: LF Nate Colbert, LF Norm Siebern. Going to WAS: C John Bateman, P Jack Billingham)
2/1/1972: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,528,571 through salary arbitration
2/1/1973: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,657,143 through salary arbitration
2/1/1974: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,335,714 through salary arbitration
Injured on 3/5/1974 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 7 weeks
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1974, going 3-2, 1.33
9/22/1974: Signed a contract extension with Washington , $7,000,000 per year, for 7 years
Traded from Washington to New York (N) on 2/1/1975 (Going to NYG: P Jack Billingham, P Bill Hepler, C Manny Sanguillen. Going to WAS: P Glenn Abbott, P Luke Walker, C Milt May, RF Mike Anderson, 2B Bobby Valentine)
Was selected to the 1976 Allstar game
Injured on 8/20/1977 with a Torn Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for entire career
 
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