How many saves did John Hiller have in 1978?
151978 Regular Season
John Hiller recorded 15 saves in the 1978 regular season, 14th in the MLB.
- 2nd-best of John Hiller's 15 seasons on file; the high is 38 in 1973.
- Up 8 from 7 in 1977.
- 88% of the Detroit Tigers' saves that regular season.
Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 21, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 |  DET | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 1966 | DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 |
| 1967 | DET | 23 | 4 | 3 | 2.63 | 65.0 | 49 | 9 | 1.02 | 3 |
| 1968 | DET | 39 | 9 | 6 | 2.39 | 128.0 | 78 | 51 | 1.12 | 2 |
| 1969 | DET | 40 | 4 | 4 | 3.99 | 99.1 | 74 | 44 | 1.42 | 4 |
| 1970 | DET | 47 | 6 | 6 | 3.03 | 104.0 | 89 | 46 | 1.23 | 3 |
| 1972 | DET | 24 | 1 | 2 | 2.03 | 44.1 | 26 | 13 | 1.17 | 3 |
| 1973 | DET | 65 | 10 | 5 | 1.44 | 125.1 | 124 | 39 | 1.02 | 38 |
| 1974 | DET | 59 | 17 | 14 | 2.64 | 150.0 | 134 | 62 | 1.26 | 13 |
| 1975 | DET | 36 | 2 | 3 | 2.17 | 70.2 | 87 | 36 | 1.25 | 14 |
| 1976 | DET | 56 | 12 | 8 | 2.38 | 121.0 | 117 | 67 | 1.32 | 13 |
| 1977 | DET | 45 | 8 | 14 | 3.56 | 124.0 | 115 | 61 | 1.46 | 7 |
| 1978 | DET | 51 | 9 | 4 | 2.34 | 92.1 | 74 | 35 | 1.07 | 15 |
| 1979 | DET | 43 | 4 | 7 | 5.22 | 79.1 | 46 | 55 | 1.74 | 9 |
| 1980 | DET | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4.40 | 30.2 | 18 | 14 | 1.70 | 0 |
What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV