Josh
Hilger
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 195
 
Born: February 15, 1877 in Minos
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Rookie of the Year 1903   
All-Star Selections 1903    1906   
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won King of the Mound or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1900 23 AA   0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 3.3 5 1 1 1 1 2.70 .357 .400 .714 1.114  
    A   0 9 .000 27 0 0 0 13 30.3 28 15 5 12 18 4.45 .239 .310 .419 .729  
1901 24 AAA   0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 0 5.0 3 1 0 1 8 1.80 .167 .211 .222 .433  
    AA   1 2 .333 35 0 0 0 2 28.3 19 12 3 9 21 3.81 .192 .259 .333 .593  
1902 25 RIV NL 2 1 .667 22 0 0 0 1 25.3 32 16 3 7 25 5.68 .305 .345 .448 .793 0.0
    AAA   0 1 .000 32 2 0 0 0 38.3 39 7 2 10 46 1.64 .267 .314 .349 .663  
1903 26 RIV NL 19 8 .704 34 34 3 2 0 248.3 217 78 14 43 182 2.83 .234 .271 .351 .622 19.0
1904 27 RIV NL 9 10 .474 32 32 1 0 0 191.0 187 89 19 40 161 4.19 .253 .297 .420 .717 5.5
1905 28 RIV NL 2 9 .182 68 8 0 0 14 109.3 124 56 9 23 74 4.61 .282 .323 .427 .750 5.3
1906 29 RIV NL 4 9 .308 73 0 0 0 45 78.3 70 26 6 13 48 2.99 .236 .268 .357 .625 13.2
1907 30 RIV NL 5 6 .455 43 4 0 0 22 70.3 62 27 7 8 54 3.46 .233 .270 .376 .645 11.2
1908 31 RIV NL 6 5 .545 66 6 0 0 36 101.0 96 26 5 20 57 2.32 .249 .294 .352 .646 17.0
1909 32 RIV NL 6 14 .300 41 19 0 0 11 127.3 151 59 10 20 71 4.17 .297 .324 .445 .769 8.7
1910 33 RIV NL 12 14 .462 38 38 0 0 0 212.3 224 77 22 26 132 3.26 .267 .290 .406 .697 12.7
1911 34 RIV NL 11 12 .478 35 35 0 0 0 202.0 230 96 26 36 115 4.28 .283 .316 .423 .739 7.0
1912 35 VES SL 7 15 .318 37 37 0 0 0 200.3 230 103 20 50 91 4.63 .289 .336 .420 .756 8.3
1913 36 VES SL 3 9 .250 41 17 0 0 1 113.7 141 61 12 38 52 4.83 .308 .363 .430 .794 3.4
1914 37 VES SL 2 4 .333 61 0 0 0 2 75.7 85 40 13 28 24 4.76 .286 .345 .458 .803 3.1
1915 38 AAA   0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 0 4.3 5 7 3 3 2 14.55 .294 .400 .882 1.282  
13 Years Sim 88 116 .431 591 230 4 2 132 1755.0 1849 754 166 352 1086 3.87 .269 .308 .406 .714 114.5
3 Years AAA 0 1 .000 41 2 0 0 0 47.7 47 15 5 14 56 2.83 .260 .313 .387 .700  
2 Years AA 1 2 .333 36 0 0 0 2 31.7 24 13 4 10 22 3.70 .212 .276 .381 .657  
1 Years A 0 9 .000 27 0 0 0 13 30.3 28 15 5 12 18 4.45 .239 .310 .419 .729  
6 Years Minors 1 12 .077 104 2 0 0 15 109.7 99 43 14 36 96 3.53 .241 .302 .394 .696  
Season Average 6 8 .429 45 17 0 0 10 135.0 142 58 12 27 83 3.87 .269 .308 .406 .714  
Career Highs 19 15 .704 73 38 3 2 45 248.3 230 103 26 50 182 5.68 .308 .363 .458 .803  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1078 468 110 206 606   .268 .303 .414 .718
vs LH   771 286 56 146 480   .271 .307 .395 .702
Home 45 66 .405 303 117 1 0 63 902.0 959 424 92 195 576 4.23 .271 .309 .416 .725
Away 43 50 .462 288 113 3 2 69 853.0 890 330 74 157 510 3.48 .267 .300 .396 .696
Mar/Apr 12 18 .400 77 38 1 0 14 257.0 300 132 36 51 153 4.62 .290 .324 .453 .777
May 17 25 .405 110 42 2 1 33 314.6 346 143 29 46 183 4.09 .278 .304 .411 .715
June 12 21 .364 99 39 0 0 20 291.3 303 127 22 60 192 3.92 .266 .303 .402 .705
July 10 17 .370 84 32 0 0 10 250.3 263 112 23 51 159 4.03 .267 .303 .404 .706
August 19 17 .528 106 41 1 1 24 326.3 333 132 28 65 189 3.64 .264 .301 .392 .692
Sep/Oct 18 18 .500 115 38 0 0 31 315.3 304 108 28 79 210 3.08 .251 .297 .383 .680
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Rick Blast Award or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1900 23 AA   3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 0.3  
    A   13 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.9  
1902 25 RIV NL 22 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1903 26 RIV NL 34 82 7 12 5 0 1 9 0 0 4 20 .146 .184 .244 .428 3.5 0.0
1904 27 RIV NL 32 59 4 5 3 0 0 5 0 0 2 20 .085 .113 .136 .248 -0.7 0.0
1905 28 RIV NL 70 15 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 .067 .067 .067 .133 -0.8 0.0
1906 29 RIV NL 75 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1907 30 RIV NL 45 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.8 0.0
1908 31 RIV NL 68 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 .000 .176 .000 .176 -0.2 0.0
1909 32 RIV NL 42 29 4 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 7 .207 .258 .241 .499 1.6 0.0
1910 33 RIV NL 38 64 2 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 24 .063 .091 .094 .185 -2.3 0.0
1911 34 RIV NL 35 64 4 7 4 0 0 6 1 0 3 15 .109 .147 .172 .319 0.5 0.0
1912 35 VES SL 37 60 5 5 1 1 1 4 1 3 1 23 .083 .098 .183 .282 -1.6 0.0
1913 36 VES SL 41 26 3 6 1 3 0 2 0 1 1 12 .231 .259 .500 .759 3.0 0.3
1914 37 VES SL 61 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.9 0.0
13 Years Sim 600 434 33 46 17 4 2 31 2 5 18 140 .106 .141 .177 .318 0.9 0.3
1 Years AA 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 0.3  
1 Years A 13 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.9  
2 Years Minors 16 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1.2  
162 Game Average 117 8 12 4 1 0 8 0 1 4 37 .106 .141 .177 .318 0.2  
Career Highs 75 82 7 12 5 3 1 9 1 3 4 24 .231 .259 .500 .759 3.5  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   277 20 30 11 2 2 24 2 4 12 80 .108 .144 .184 .328 -0.2
vs LH   157 13 16 6 2 0 7 0 1 6 60 .102 .134 .166 .300 -1.4
Home 306 203 17 23 10 2 2 18 1 3 11 64 .113 .158 .212 .370 2.3
Away 294 231 16 23 7 2 0 13 1 2 7 76 .100 .125 .147 .272 -3.9
RISP   121 0 14 6 1 1 27 0 0 8 38 .116 .167 .207 .373 2.2
Close/Late   14 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .071 .071 .143 .214 -0.5
Mar/Apr 57 63 5 8 2 1 0 6 0 2 4 14 .127 .176 .190 .367 0.4
May 83 76 2 7 0 2 0 3 0 1 1 31 .092 .103 .145 .247 -2.0
June 80 72 5 8 7 0 0 7 1 0 4 23 .111 .158 .208 .366 0.9
July 60 63 3 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 3 18 .032 .076 .048 .123 -4.3
August 70 77 10 13 5 1 1 10 0 0 2 25 .169 .188 .299 .486 3.6
Sep/Oct 79 83 6 8 2 0 1 3 1 0 4 29 .096 .138 .157 .295 -0.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Nix Lawngreech Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1902 25 RIV NL P 22 0 25.3 2 3 2 0 .714 1.78    
1903 26 RIV NL P 34 34 248.3 16 50 2 1 .971 2.39    
1904 27 RIV NL P 32 32 191.0 13 31 4 1 .917 2.07    
1905 28 RIV NL P 68 8 109.3 7 23 4 2 .882 2.47    
1906 29 RIV NL P 73 0 78.3 8 15 4 5 .852 2.64    
1907 30 RIV NL P 43 4 70.3 3 12 3 2 .833 1.92    
1908 31 RIV NL P 66 6 101.0 8 15 0 2 1.000 2.05    
1909 32 RIV NL P 41 19 127.3 12 16 4 1 .875 1.98    
1910 33 RIV NL P 38 38 212.3 17 38 6 4 .902 2.33    
1911 34 RIV NL P 35 35 202.0 16 40 3 5 .949 2.50    
1912 35 VES SL P 37 37 200.3 16 50 6 4 .917 2.97    
1913 36 VES SL P 41 17 113.7 11 24 3 2 .921 2.77    
1914 37 VES SL P 61 0 75.7 7 21 0 2 1.000 3.33    
Career Totals   591 230 1755.0 136 338 41 31 .920 2.43    
Career Highs   73 38 248.3 17 50 6 5 1.000 3.33    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1903-5-2.83
1910-7-3.26
Wins
1903-2-19
Losses
1909-7-14
1910-5-14
1912-8-15
Winning Pct
1903-4-.704
Saves
1905-10-14
1906-1-45
1907-7-22
1908-1-36
1909-9-11
CAR-42-132
Games Started
1903-1-34
1910-3-38
1911-5-35
1912-1-37
Shutouts
1903-5-2
Innings Pitched
1903-4-248.3
Hits Allowed
1910-8-224
1911-3-230
1912-5-230
Homeruns Allowed
1910-7-22
1911-3-26
Strikeouts
1904-10-161
Walks per 9IP
1903-1-1.6
1904-7-1.9
1910-3-1.1
1911-6-1.6
CAR-22-1.8
Hits per 9IP
1903-10-7.9
Strikeouts per 9IP
1904-9-7.6
WHiP
1903-4-1.05
1910-5-1.18
OAVG
1903-9-.234
OOBP
1903-4-.271
1910-5-.290
OOPS
1903-6-.622
 
   Black Ink Test: 10    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 34)
   Gray Ink Test: 54    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 200)
 
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