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)
Johnny Babich![]() Johnny Babich Autograph on a Play Ball Reprint (#40) |
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Johnny BabichJohnny Babich Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 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 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | 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 BabichJohnny Babich Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 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 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 5 Years | 112 | 211 | 14 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 63 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .171 | .194 | .194 | ||
Johnny BabichJohnny Babich Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 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 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 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 BabichJohnny Babich Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 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 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 5 Years | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.3 | 21.1 | 1.05 | 3.51 | 3.34 |
Johnny BabichJohnny Babich Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 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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