Josh Billings was born on Wednesday, November 30, 1892, in Grantville, Kansas. Billings was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 9, 1913, with the Cleveland Naps. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Josh Billings baseball stats page.
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Josh BillingsJosh Billings Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Josh BillingsJosh Billings Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1913 | 21 | Naps | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1914 | 22 | Naps | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | .250 | .333 | .375 |
| 1915 | 23 | Indians | 8 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | .190 | .190 | .238 |
| 1916 | 24 | Indians | 22 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | 11 | 2 | - | 0 | - | .161 | .212 | .161 |
| 1917 | 25 | Indians | 66 | 129 | 8 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | - | 21 | 7 | - | 3 | - | .178 | .243 | .233 |
| 1918 | 26 | Indians | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | .333 | .333 | .333 |
| 1919 | 27 | Browns | 38 | 76 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | 12 | 4 | - | 1 | - | .197 | .218 | .237 |
| 1920 | 28 | Browns | 66 | 155 | 19 | 43 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | - | 10 | 5 | - | 7 | - | .277 | .353 | .335 |
| 1921 | 29 | Browns | 20 | 46 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | - | 0 | - | .217 | .217 | .217 |
| 1922 | 30 | Browns | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | .429 | .429 | .571 |
| 1923 | 31 | Browns | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 11 Years | 243 | 488 | 44 | 106 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 23 | 0 | 73 | 22 | 0 | 11 | - | .217 | .268 | .262 | ||
Josh BillingsJosh Billings Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1913 Naps | C | 1 | - | - | 7 | 7.0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | .857 | 0.00 |
| 1914 Naps | C | 3 | - | - | 16 | 5.3 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | - | - | .813 | 0.00 |
| 1915 Indians | C | 7 | 4 | 117 | 35 | 5.0 | 35 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.000 | 8.08 |
| 1915 Indians | CF | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1916 Indians | C | 12 | 6 | 98 | 52 | 4.3 | 51 | 38 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .981 | 14.05 |
| 1917 Indians | C | 48 | 32 | 585 | 190 | 4.0 | 185 | 134 | 51 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 0 | .974 | 8.54 |
| 1918 Indians | C | 1 | 0 | - | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1919 Browns | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .500 | 0.00 |
| 1919 Browns | C | 26 | 21 | 285 | 111 | 4.3 | 109 | 76 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .982 | 10.33 |
| 1920 Browns | C | 40 | 38 | 996 | 180 | 4.5 | 174 | 138 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .967 | 4.72 |
| 1921 Browns | C | 12 | 8 | 229 | 55 | 4.6 | 54 | 45 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .982 | 6.37 |
| 1922 Browns | C | 3 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 2.0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.00 |
| 1923 Browns | C | 4 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 3.0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .917 | 12.38 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| C Totals | 157 | 111 | 2,361 | 666 | 4.2 | 646 | 489 | 157 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 2 | .970 | 7.39 | |
| CF Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 | |
| 1B Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .500 | 0.00 | |
| 11 Years | 159 | 111 | 2,361 | 669 | 4.2 | 648 | 490 | 158 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 2 | .969 | 7.41 | |
Josh BillingsJosh Billings Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1913 Naps | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 1914 Naps | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 1915 Indians | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 1916 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.8 | 31.0 | - | - | - |
| 1917 Indians | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.1 | 14.3 | - | - | - |
| 1918 Indians | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 1919 Browns | 0 | - | - | 5 | 3 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.3 | 25.3 | - | - | - |
| 1920 Browns | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 25 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 15.5 | 14.1 | - | - | - |
| 1921 Browns | 0 | 0 | .000 | 7 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.6 | 11.5 | - | - | - |
| 1922 Browns | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | - | - | - |
| 1923 Browns | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 11 Years | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 39 | 5 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.7 | 16.8 | - | - | - |
Josh BillingsJosh Billings Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1913 Cleveland Naps | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1914 Cleveland Naps | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1915 Cleveland Indians | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1916 Cleveland Indians | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1917 Cleveland Indians | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1918 Cleveland Indians | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1919 St. Louis Browns | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1920 St. Louis Browns | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1921 St. Louis Browns | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1922 St. Louis Browns | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1923 St. Louis Browns | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
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