How many saves did Jack Billingham have in 1979?

• 2nd-best of Jack Billingham's 13 seasons on file; the high is 8 in 1968.
• Up 3 from 0 in 1978.
• 8% of the Detroit Tigers' saves that regular season.

Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 21, 2026.

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How many saves did Jack Billingham have in 1979?, season by season

Season↓	Team↓	GP↓iGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.	W↓iW: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.	L↓iL: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.	ERA↓iERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.	IP↓iIP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.	K↓iK: Batters this pitcher struck out.	BB↓iBB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.	WHIP↓iWHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.	SV↓iSV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
1968	LAD	50	3	0	2.17	70.2	46	30	1.19	8
1969	HOU	52	6	7	4.25	82.2	71	29	1.46	2
1970	HOU	46	13	9	3.98	187.2	134	63	1.35	0
1971	HOU	33	10	16	3.39	228.1	139	68	1.20	0
1972	CIN	36	12	12	3.18	217.2	137	64	1.20	1
1973	CIN	40	19	10	3.04	293.1	155	95	1.20	0
1974	CIN	36	19	11	3.94	212.1	103	64	1.40	0
1975	CIN	33	15	10	4.11	208.0	79	76	1.43	0
1976	CIN	34	12	10	4.32	177.0	76	62	1.42	1
1977	CIN	36	10	10	5.23	161.2	76	56	1.55	0
1978	DET	30	15	8	3.88	201.2	59	65	1.40	0
1979	DET	35	10	7	3.30	158.0	59	60	1.41	3
1980	DET/BOS	15	1	3	10.23	31.2	7	18	2.34	0

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV