Billy Koch Notable

b. December 14, 1974 · Toronto Blue Jays 1999–2001, Oakland Athletics 2002, Chicago White Sox 2003–2004, Florida Marlins 2004

Billy Koch's 163 saves are the 80th most in the game's history.

He played for four clubs across six seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1999 and closing with the Florida Marlins in 2004.

Working almost entirely in relief, he saved 163 games and appeared 379 times, with a 3.89 earned run average. He struck out 357. Across 379 games he batted .000, with 0 hits and 0 runs.

He was born in Rockville Centre, NY, USA on December 14, 1974. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Reliever of the Year Award	1	2002
The Sporting News Reliever of the Year	1	2002

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	SO	AVG
1999	TOR	56	1	1	.000
2000	TOR	68	1	1	.000
2001	TOR	69	0	0	—
2002	OAK	84	0	0	—
2003	CHW	55	0	0	—
2004	CHW/FLA	47	0	0	—
Career	—	379	2	2	.000

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1999	TOR	0	5	56	31	63.2	55	24	30	57	3.39
2000	TOR	9	3	68	33	78.2	78	23	18	60	2.63
2001	TOR	2	5	69	36	69.1	69	37	33	55	4.80
2002	OAK	11	4	84	44	93.2	73	34	46	93	3.27
2003	CHW	5	5	55	11	53.0	59	34	28	42	5.77
2004	CHW/FLA	2	3	47	8	49.0	45	24	36	50	4.41
Career	—	29	25	379	163	407.1	379	176	191	357	3.89

On this day & linked events

1974

Born December 14, 1974

Rockville Centre, NY, USA