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.

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"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)

Johnny Babich

Johnny Babich Autograph on a Play Ball Reprint (#40)

Johnny Babich Autograph on a Play Ball Reprint (#40)

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Birth Name:   John Charles Babich
Nickname:   Johnny
Born On:   05-14-1913  (Taurus)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Albion, California
Year of Death Data Died On:   01-19-2001 (500 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Richmond, California
Cemetery:   St. Joseph Cemetery, San Pablo, California
High School:   Richmond High School (Richmond, CA)
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

1934 21 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 22 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 23 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 27 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 28 Athletics 16 14 1 2 7 .222 6.09 4 0 0 78.1 343 85 53 57 9 31 - 19 2 3 0 -
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 -

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Johnny Babich Hitting Stats

1934 21 Dodgers 25 50 4 7 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 19 1 - 0 0 .140 .140 .140
1935 22 Dodgers 37 49 4 9 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 16 2 - 1 2 .184 .200 .224
1936 23 Bees 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1940 27 Athletics 31 86 4 10 1 0 0 0 1 2 - 24 2 - 1 3 .116 .146 .128
1941 28 Athletics 16 25 2 10 2 0 0 0 2 2 - 4 2 - 0 1 .400 .444 .480
5 Years 112 211 14 36 5 0 0 0 10 4 0 63 7 0 2 6 .171 .194 .194

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Johnny Babich Fielding Stats

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
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

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Johnny Babich Miscellaneous Stats

1934 Dodgers 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.6 16.7 1.22 4.13 3.40
1935 Dodgers 1 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.1 12.3 1.06 3.45 3.27
1936 Bees 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.17 1.50 9.00
1940 Athletics 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.6 86.0 1.18 3.69 3.14
1941 Athletics 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 6.3 12.5 0.61 2.18 3.56
5 Years 1 0 1.000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.3 21.1 1.05 3.51 3.34

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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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