John Hiller stats

Last played for the Detroit Tigers, 1980

Relief Pitcher

Age 83 · 6' 1"

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John Hiller played 15 MLB seasons, 1965 to 1980.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
545
W
87
L
76
ERA
2.83
IP
1,242.0
K
1,036
BB
535
WHIP
1.27

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
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.
1965DET5000.006.0411.00
1966DET1009.002.0122.00
1967DET23432.6365.04991.02
1968DET39962.39128.078511.12
1969DET40443.9999.174441.42
1970DET47663.03104.089461.23
1972DET24122.0344.126131.17
1973DET651051.44125.1124391.02
1974DET5917142.64150.0134621.26
1975DET36232.1770.287361.25
1976DET561282.38121.0117671.32
1977DET458143.56124.0115611.46
1978DET51942.3492.174351.07
1979DET43475.2279.146551.74
1980DET11104.4030.218141.70

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

Career Postseason

GP
5
W
1
L
0
ERA
5.40
IP
5.0
K
2
BB
4
WHIP
2.20

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
13
SHO
6
K/9
7.5
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1965DET0006.00000
1966DET0004.50000
1967DET0226.80000
1968DET0415.50000
1969DET0116.70000
1970DET0117.70000
1972DET0105.30000
1973DET0008.90000
1974DET0008.00000
1975DET00011.10000
1976DET0118.70000
1977DET0308.30000
1978DET0007.20000
1979DET0005.20000
1980DET0005.30000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
83 yearsApr 8, 1943
Height
6' 1"
Debut
1965
Birthplace
Toronto, ON

What were John Hiller's career stats?

John Hiller played 15 seasons for the Tigers. He had 87 wins and 1,036 strikeouts with a 2.83 ERA over 1,242.0 innings. His best season was 1974: 17 wins, a 2.64 ERA and 134 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

15 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1965 to 1980

John Hiller led MLB in ERA (1973) and saves (1973); finished top 10 in a stat 5 times.

Championships

All-time career rank

  • 126th in saves (125)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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