What years did Jack Billingham play?

Jack Billingham played in Major League Baseball from 1968 to 1980.

Was Jack Billingham a pitcher?

Yes. Jack Billingham pitched in the major leagues, recording 145 wins and 1141 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jack Billingham hit?

Jack Billingham hit 0 career home runs with 62 hits.

What teams did Jack Billingham play for?

Jack Billingham played for 5 teams: the Los Angeles Dodgers (1968), the Houston Astros (1969–1971), the Cincinnati Reds (1972–1977), the Detroit Tigers (1978–1980), and the Boston Red Sox (1980).

Did Jack Billingham win a Cy Young Award?

No. Jack Billingham did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Jack Billingham win?

Jack Billingham was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Jack Billingham's career stats?

In 476 games, Jack Billingham went 145-113 with a 3.83 ERA, 1,141 strikeouts, 2,230.2 innings pitched, and 15 saves. At the plate he had 62 hits and 0 home runs.

What position did Jack Billingham play?

Jack Billingham played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Jack Billingham and how much did he weigh?

Jack Billingham was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 195 pounds.

What was Jack Billingham's career ERA?

Jack Billingham finished with a 3.83 career ERA, going 145-113 with 1,141 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Jack Billingham have?

Jack Billingham recorded 1,141 career strikeouts.

Is Jack Billingham in the Hall of Fame?

No. Jack Billingham has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

How many All-Star Games did Jack Billingham make?

Jack Billingham was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

Jack Billingham

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1968-1980)

Jack Billingham was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1968 to 1980 for 5 teams, including the Los Angeles Dodgers, a span of 13 seasons. Across 476 career appearances, he went 145-113 with a 3.83 ERA and 1,141 strikeouts. He also batted .111 with 0 home runs. Jack Billingham was an All-Star.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 25, 2026

W–L 145–113

ERA 3.83

WHIP 1.35

SO 1,141

Pitcher PIV -2642.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 195 lb
Born: 2/21/1943 in Orlando, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1968-04-11
Last Game: 1980-06-20
Awards: All-Star

Full name: John Eugene Billingham

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Career Pitching Statistics

Jack Billingham — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
145	113	476	305	74	27	15	2230.2	2,272	949	176	750	1,141	3.83	-2642.6

Career ERA 3.83 vs. league average 3.66 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Jack Billingham Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1968	LAN	NL	3	0	50	1	0	0	8	70.2	54	17	30	46	2.17	2.98 (+27%)	968.5
1969	HOU	NL	6	7	52	4	1	0	2	82.2	92	39	29	71	4.25	3.61 (-18%)	-617.9
1970	HOU	NL	13	9	46	24	8	2	0	187.2	190	83	63	134	3.98	3.89 (-2%)	3975.5
1971	HOU	NL	10	16	33	33	8	3	0	228.1	205	86	68	139	3.39	3.47 (+2%)	3699.7
1972	CIN	NL	12	12	36	31	8	4	1	217.2	197	77	64	137	3.18	3.26 (+2%)	399.1
1973	CIN	NL	19	10	40	40	16	7	0	293.1	257	99	95	155	3.04	3.75 (+19%)	2153.5
1974	CIN	NL	19	11	36	35	8	3	0	212.1	233	93	64	103	3.94	3.63 (-9%)	280.7
1975	CIN	NL	15	10	33	32	5	0	0	208.0	222	95	76	79	4.11	3.71 (-11%)	-3732.3
1976	CIN	NL	12	10	34	29	5	2	1	177.0	190	85	62	76	4.32	3.51 (-23%)	-2774.0
1977	CIN	NL	10	10	36	23	3	2	0	161.2	195	94	56	76	5.23	4.00 (-31%)	-1255.6
1978	DET	AL	15	8	30	30	10	4	0	201.2	218	87	65	59	3.88	3.69 (-5%)	-2168.4
1979	DET	AL	10	7	35	19	2	0	3	158.0	163	58	60	59	3.30	4.00 (+17%)	-1284.1
1980	DET	AL	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	7.1	11	6	6	3	7.36	—	0.0
1980	BOS	AL	1	3	7	4	0	0	0	24.1	45	30	12	4	11.10	3.84 (-189%)	-2287.2
Career · 14 seasons			145	113	476	305	74	27	15	2,230.2	2,272	949	750	1,141	3.83	—	-2,643

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Jack Billingham — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
476	559	21	62	8	0	0	23	0	27	206	.111	.152	.125	.277	-5,052

Career AVG .111 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — 56.5% below league average.

Career OBP .152 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — 52.9% below league average.

Career SLG .125 vs. league average .375 across their career seasons — 66.6% below league average.

Career OPS .277 vs. league average .697 across their career seasons — 60.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Jack Billingham Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1968	LAN	NL	50	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1969	HOU	NL	52	14	2	1	0	0	3	5	.071	—	—	—	—	0.0
1970	HOU	NL	46	58	2	6	0	1	4	27	.103	.253 (-59%)	.325 (-50%)	.385 (-73%)	.711 (-63%)	-568.3
1971	HOU	NL	33	73	1	9	0	4	1	30	.123	.249 (-51%)	.316 (-58%)	.365 (-66%)	.682 (-62%)	-699.1
1972	CIN	NL	36	71	2	5	1	2	2	29	.070	.243 (-71%)	.310 (-69%)	.353 (-76%)	.664 (-73%)	-766.4
1973	CIN	NL	40	93	2	6	3	4	3	32	.065	.256 (-75%)	.325 (-71%)	.378 (-74%)	.703 (-73%)	-1066.9
1974	CIN	NL	36	67	0	5	0	1	1	31	.075	.256 (-71%)	.324 (-73%)	.369 (-80%)	.693 (-77%)	-786.2
1975	CIN	NL	33	65	5	7	0	4	8	22	.108	.257 (-58%)	.327 (-37%)	.374 (-71%)	.701 (-55%)	-545.3
1976	CIN	NL	34	59	4	14	3	4	3	12	.237	.255 (-7%)	.320 (-14%)	.360 (-20%)	.681 (-17%)	-158.6
1977	CIN	NL	36	56	3	9	1	3	1	17	.161	.264 (-39%)	.329 (-47%)	.401 (-55%)	.730 (-52%)	-461.7
1978	DET	AL	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1979	DET	AL	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1980	DET	AL	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1980	BOS	AL	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 14 seasons			476	559	21	62	8	23	27	206	.111	—	—	—	—	-5,052

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Jack Billingham — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
10	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Jack Billingham — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	SO	AVG
1976	WS	CIN	1	0	0	.000
1975	WS	CIN	3	2	0	.000
1973	NLCS	CIN	2	3	1	.000
1972	NLCS	CIN	1	2	1	.000
1972	WS	CIN	3	5	4	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Jack Billingham — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2	1	10	6	1	42.0	28	9	15	32	1.93

Playoff Pitching by Year

Jack Billingham — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1976	WS	CIN	1	0	1	0	0	2.2	0	0	0	1	0.00
1975	WS	CIN	0	0	3	1	0	9.0	8	1	5	7	1.00
1973	NLCS	CIN	0	1	2	2	0	12.0	9	6	4	9	4.50
1972	NLCS	CIN	0	0	1	1	0	4.2	5	2	2	4	3.86
1972	WS	CIN	1	0	3	2	1	13.2	6	0	4	11	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Jack Billingham — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	229	242	8	31	0	16	.128
Away	247	317	13	31	0	7	.098

Pitching — Home / Away

Jack Billingham — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	229	1080.0	1071	455	344	577	3.79
Away	247	1151.1	1201	492	406	564	3.85

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Jack Billingham — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1980-06-20	BOS	LAA	—	3.1	10	7	7	1	0	3
1980-06-16	BOS	OAK	—	2.1	5	4	4	0	0	0
1980-06-09	BOS	SEA	—	1.0	2	2	2	1	1	0
1980-06-03	BOS	MIN	L	4.2	6	4	4	3	0	1
1980-05-24	BOS	CLE	L	4.0	10	5	5	1	0	1
1980-05-19	BOS	TOR	L	4.0	7	6	6	2	1	1
1980-05-15	BOS	CLE	W	5.0	5	2	2	4	2	0
1980-05-02	DET	OAK	—	0.1	4	3	3	0	0	1
1980-04-29	DET	TEX	—	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	0
1980-04-27	DET	BOS	—	0.1	1	0	0	2	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jack Billingham — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	476	305	133	344	17	21

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jack Billingham — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1968	LAN	P	50	1	5	15	1	1
1969	HOU	P	52	4	3	12	1	1
1970	HOU	P	46	24	13	30	2	1
1971	HOU	P	33	33	20	32	4	3
1972	CIN	P	36	31	14	28	1	0
1973	CIN	P	40	40	18	53	2	3
1974	CIN	P	36	35	14	35	1	1
1975	CIN	P	33	32	8	24	0	5
1976	CIN	P	34	29	10	25	1	1
1977	CIN	P	36	23	12	34	1	2
1978	DET	P	30	30	9	30	1	0
1979	DET	P	35	19	6	21	2	3
1980	DET	P	8	0	0	2	0	0
1980	BOS	P	7	4	1	3	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Jack Billingham Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	476

Award Voting History

Jack Billingham — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1974	Cy Young Award	NL	6th	8.0	120	0
1974	Most Valuable Player	NL	16th	4.0	336	0
1973	Cy Young Award	NL	4th	30.0	120	2
1973	Most Valuable Player	NL	23th	6.0	336	0

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Jack Billingham: the record in brief

Between the debut on April 11, 1968 and the final game on June 20, 1980, Jack Billingham built the record summarized on this page. The season rows list, in order, the Los Angeles Dodgers (1968), the Houston Astros (1969 through 1971), the Cincinnati Reds (1972 through 1977), the Detroit Tigers (1978 to 1980), and the Boston Red Sox (1980). Billingham, a pitcher by primary position, batted and threw right-handed. Billingham is listed at 6'4" and 195 pounds. The birth record reads February 21, 1943, in Orlando, FL, USA. The given name on file is John Eugene Billingham.

The pitching table credits Billingham with a 145-113 record and a 3.83 ERA in 476 games. The totals include 1,141 strikeouts, 74 complete games, 27 shutouts, and 15 saves. Billingham's 3.83 ERA was close to the 3.66 league figure for those seasons. 1973 brought Billingham a season-high 19 wins. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 3.04 in 1973, when the league's was 3.75.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jack Billingham

What years did Jack Billingham play?: Jack Billingham played in Major League Baseball from 1968 to 1980.
Was Jack Billingham a pitcher?: Yes. Jack Billingham pitched in the major leagues, recording 145 wins and 1141 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jack Billingham hit?: Jack Billingham hit 0 career home runs with 62 hits.
What teams did Jack Billingham play for?: Jack Billingham played for 5 teams: the Los Angeles Dodgers (1968), the Houston Astros (1969–1971), the Cincinnati Reds (1972–1977), the Detroit Tigers (1978–1980), and the Boston Red Sox (1980).
Did Jack Billingham win a Cy Young Award?: No. Jack Billingham did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Jack Billingham win?: Jack Billingham was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Jack Billingham's career stats?: In 476 games, Jack Billingham went 145-113 with a 3.83 ERA, 1,141 strikeouts, 2,230.2 innings pitched, and 15 saves. At the plate he had 62 hits and 0 home runs.
What position did Jack Billingham play?: Jack Billingham played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Jack Billingham and how much did he weigh?: Jack Billingham was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 195 pounds.
What was Jack Billingham's career ERA?: Jack Billingham finished with a 3.83 career ERA, going 145-113 with 1,141 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Jack Billingham have?: Jack Billingham recorded 1,141 career strikeouts.
Is Jack Billingham in the Hall of Fame?: No. Jack Billingham has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
How many All-Star Games did Jack Billingham make?: Jack Billingham was selected to 1 All-Star Game.