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John Hiller

John Hiller

1965–1980  ·  Bats R  ·  Throws L  ·  6'1", 185 lb  ·  b. 1943 Toronto, ON

Career 87–76 · 2.83 ERA · 1,036 SO · 1242.0 IP · 546 G · 11 H · 4 RBI · .109 AVG

Seasons leading his league
1
1 best in baseball
1 Top-5 finishes
1 Title seasons
1 Categories led
1973 Best season

Spanning 1973–1973, peaking at 1 titles in 1973.

Team records #3 Tigers career SV #4 Tigers 1973 SV #6 Tigers career ERA

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 2,919th League titles 1
  • 1,857th Best in baseball 1
  • 5,915th Top-5 finishes 1

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Saves 1 1st — 1973 38

Title Seasons

1 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1973 1 SV 38

Pitching

  led the league   15 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1965 DET AL 0 0 0.00 5 0 1 6.0 5 0 0 1 4 1.00
1966 DET AL 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 2.0 2 2 0 2 1 2.00
1967 DET AL 4 3 2.63 23 6 3 65.0 57 19 4 9 49 1.02
1968 DET AL 9 6 2.39 39 12 2 128.0 92 34 9 51 78 1.12
1969 DET AL 4 4 3.99 40 8 4 99.1 97 44 13 44 74 1.42
1970 DET AL 6 6 3.03 47 5 3 104.0 82 35 12 46 89 1.23
1972 DET AL 1 2 2.03 24 3 3 44.1 39 10 4 13 26 1.17
1973 DET AL 10 5 1.44 65 0 38 125.1 89 20 7 39 124 1.02
1974 DET AL 17 14 2.64 59 0 13 150.0 127 44 10 62 134 1.26
1975 DET AL 2 3 2.17 36 0 14 70.2 52 17 6 36 87 1.25
1976 DET AL 12 8 2.38 56 1 13 121.0 93 32 7 67 117 1.32
1977 DET AL 8 14 3.56 45 8 7 124.0 120 49 15 61 115 1.46
1978 DET AL 9 4 2.34 51 0 15 92.1 64 24 6 35 74 1.07
1979 DET AL 4 7 5.22 43 0 9 79.1 83 46 14 55 46 1.74
1980 DET AL 1 0 4.40 11 0 0 30.2 38 15 3 14 18 1.70
Career — — 87 76 2.83 545 43 125 1242.0 1,040 391 110 535 1,036 1.27

Batting

15 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1965 DET AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1966 DET AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1967 DET AL 23 15 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 5 0 .133 .188 .133 .321
1968 DET AL 39 37 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 14 0 .081 .081 .081 .162
1969 DET AL 41 21 1 6 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 .286 .318 .333 .652
1970 DET AL 47 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 .000 .042 .000 .042
1972 DET AL 24 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1973 DET AL 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1974 DET AL 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1975 DET AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1976 DET AL 56 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1977 DET AL 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1978 DET AL 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1979 DET AL 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1980 DET AL 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
Career — — 546 101 2 11 1 0 0 4 3 34 0 .109 .135 .119 .253

Fielding

1 position
Year Team Lg Pos GGSINN POAEDPTC FLD%RF
1965 DET AL P 5 0 6.0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0.00
1966 DET AL P 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0.00
1967 DET AL P 23 6 65.0 4 9 1 0 14 .929 0.57
1968 DET AL P 39 12 128.0 12 15 0 1 27 1.000 0.69
1969 DET AL P 40 8 99.1 2 11 1 0 14 .929 0.33
1970 DET AL P 47 5 104.0 3 10 0 0 13 1.000 0.28
1972 DET AL P 24 3 44.0 1 9 0 2 10 1.000 0.42
1973 DET AL P 65 0 125.1 8 16 1 1 25 .960 0.37
1974 DET AL P 59 0 150.0 2 11 1 0 14 .929 0.22
1975 DET AL P 36 0 70.2 1 8 0 0 9 1.000 0.25
1976 DET AL P 56 1 121.0 2 13 1 0 16 .938 0.27
1977 DET AL P 45 8 124.0 4 11 2 1 17 .882 0.33
1978 DET AL P 51 0 92.1 1 9 0 0 10 1.000 0.20
1979 DET AL P 43 0 79.1 4 10 0 0 14 1.000 0.33
1980 DET AL P 11 0 30.2 1 4 1 0 6 .833 0.45
Career — — P 545 43 1241.2 45 136 8 5 189 .958 0.33