Johnny Babich Stats

Johnny Babich was born on Wednesday, May 14, 1913, in Albion, California. Babich was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 19, 1934, with the Brooklyn Dodgers. 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 Johnny Babich baseball stats page.
"Back in 1933, when no one had ever heard of 'sliders' as such, a young fellow named Johnny Babich, pitching for the San Francisco Missions had a sensational 20-game first year winning record on what now probably would be classed as a slider, but then, in lieu of any other name for it, was called 'Babich's sailer.' " - Al Lopez in Baseball Digest (December-January 1961)

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Johnny Babich

Johnny Babich Autograph on a Playball Reprint (#40)

Johnny Babich Autograph on a Playball Reprint (#40)
 

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Birth Name:   John Charles Babich
Nickname:   Johnny
Born On:   05-14-1913
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Albion, California
Zodiac:   Taurus
Year of Death Data Died On:   01-19-2001
Place of Death Data Died In:   Richmond, California
Cemetery:   St. Joseph Cemetery, San Pablo, California
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01½
Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   06-19-1934 (Age 21)
Last Game:   08-28-1941
Draft:   Not Applicable
Johnny Babich

Johnny Babich Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1934 Dodgers 25 19 4 7 11 .389 4.20 7 0 1 135.0 589 148 63 76 5 51 - 62 3 2 0 -
1935 Dodgers 37 24 9 7 14 .333 6.66 7 2 0 143.1 669 191 106 124 7 52 - 55 7 2 0 -
1936 Bees 3 0 2 0 0 .000 10.50 0 0 0 6.0 33 11 7 8 1 6 - 1 0 1 0 -
1940 Athletics 31 30 1 14 13 .519 3.73 16 1 0 229.1 988 222 95 111 16 80 - 94 0 1 0 -
1941 Athletics 16 14 1 2 7 .222 6.09 4 0 0 78.1 343 85 53 57 9 31 - 19 2 3 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
5 Years 112 87 17 30 45 .400 4.93 34 3 1 592.0 2,622 657 324 376 38 220 - 231 12 9 0 -
Johnny Babich

Johnny Babich Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1934 Dodgers 25 50 4 7 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 19 1 - 0 0 .140 .140 .140
1935 Dodgers 37 49 4 9 2 0 0 0 4 0 - 16 2 - 1 2 .184 .200 .224
1936 Bees 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1940 Athletics 31 86 4 10 1 0 0 0 1 2 - 24 2 - 1 3 .116 .146 .128
1941 Athletics 16 25 2 10 2 0 0 0 2 2 - 4 2 - 0 1 .400 .444 .480
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
5 Years 112 211 14 36 5 0 0 0 10 4 - 63 7 - 2 6 .171 .194 .194
Johnny Babich

Johnny Babich Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1934 Dodgers P 25 19 405 46 1.8 42 6 36 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .913 2.80 -
1935 Dodgers P 37 24 430 41 1.1 37 6 31 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .902 2.32 -
1936 Bees P 3 0 18 3 1.0 2 0 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .667 3.00 -
1940 Athletics P 31 30 688 58 1.9 56 14 42 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .966 2.20 -
1941 Athletics P 16 14 235 28 1.8 28 9 19 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.22 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 112 87 1,776 176 1.6 165 35 130 11 2 n/a n/a n/a .938 2.51 --
5 Years 112 87 1,776 176 1.6 165 35 130 11 2 n/a n/a n/a .938 2.51 --
Johnny Babich

Johnny Babich Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1934 Dodgers 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 2.6 16.7 1.22 4.13 3.40
1935 Dodgers 1 - - - - n/a 0.0 3.1 12.3 1.06 3.45 3.27
1936 Bees 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.17 1.50 9.00
1940 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.6 86.0 1.18 3.69 3.14
1941 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 6.3 12.5 0.61 2.18 3.56
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
5 Years 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 0.0 3.3 21.1 1.05 3.51 3.34
Johnny Babich

Johnny Babich Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1934 Brooklyn Dodgers 26 Undetermined - -
1935 Brooklyn Dodgers 26 Undetermined - -
1936 Boston Bees 21 Undetermined - -
1940 Philadelphia Athletics 30 Undetermined - -
1941 Philadelphia Athletics 30 Undetermined - -




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