Johnny Babich

John Charles Babich

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: May 14, 1913 in Albion, CA
High School: Richmond HS (Richmond, CA) (All Transactions)
Debut: June 19, 1934
Teams (by GP): Dodgers/Athletics/Bees 1934-1941

Final Game: August 28, 1941
Died: January 19, 2001 in Richmond, CA
Buried: St. Joseph Cemetery, San Pablo, CA
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Standard Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1931	18	SFR	AA	3	2	.600	5.02	12	3					43.0	53	31	24		17							1.628	11.1		3.6			SFR · PCL
1932	19	TUC,SFR,MIS	D,AA	12	9	.571	5.42	33	4					219.0	248	161	132		82							1.507	10.2		3.4			TUC,SFR,MIS · AZTX,PCL
1933	20	MIS	AA	20	15	.571	3.61	44						274.0	307	182	110		99							1.482	10.1		3.3			MIS · PCL
1934	21	MIS	AA	10	3	.769	2.02	17						120.0	96	39	27		43							1.158	7.2		3.2			MIS · PCL
1934	21	BRO	NL	7	11	.389	4.20	25	18	4	7	0	1	135.0	148	76	63	5	51	62	2	0	3	589	93	1.474	9.9	0.3	3.4	4.1	1.22
1935	22	BRO	NL	7	14	.333	6.66	37	24	9	7	2	0	143.1	191	124	106	7	52	55	2	0	7	669	60	1.695	12.0	0.4	3.3	3.5	1.06
1936	23	BSN	NL	0	0		10.50	3	0	2	0	0	0	6.0	11	8	7	1	6	1	1	0	0	33	39	2.833	16.5	1.5	9.0	1.5	0.17

1937	24	SFG-min	AA	12	10	.545	5.31	34						173.0	192	120	102		108							1.734	10.0		5.6			MIS,JER · PCL,IL
1938	25	HOL	AA	19	17	.528	3.27	39	37					275.0	258	103	100		119							1.371	8.4		3.9			HOL · PCL
1939	26	NYY-min	AA	17	6	.739	2.55	36	27					208.0	196	78	59		78							1.317	8.5		3.4			KCY · AA
1940	27	PHA	AL	14	13	.519	3.73	31	30	1	16	1	0	229.1	222	111	95	16	80	94	1	0	0	988	119	1.317	8.7	0.6	3.1	3.7	1.18	MVP-19
1941	28	PHA	AL	2	7	.222	6.09	16	14	1	4	0	0	78.1	85	57	53	9	31	19	3	0	2	343	69	1.481	9.8	1.0	3.6	2.2	0.61
1942	29	NYY-min	AA	7	1	.875		9						63.0	68				19	13						1.381	9.7		2.7	1.9	0.68	NWK · IL
1943	30	NYY-min	AA	3	7	.300	6.57	15	13	0	4	0		74.0	85	61	54		43	19	2	0	0			1.730	10.3		5.2	2.3	0.44	SLE,KCY · PCL,AA
1944	31	SLE	AA	8	8	.500	3.16	22	19		11	1		134.0	99	56	47		66	38	1	0	2			1.231	6.6		4.4	2.6	0.58	SLE · PCL
1945	32	OLD	AA	4	9	.308	4.40	28	15		8	0		129.0	134	82	63		62	36	1	0	3			1.519	9.3		4.3	2.5	0.58	OLD · PCL
1946	33	OLD	AAA	0	0		9.00	1	0		0	0		1.0	1	1	1		2	0						3.000	9.0		18.0	0.0	0.00	OLD · PCL
5 Yrs				30	45	.400	4.93	112	86	17	34	3	1	592.0	657	376	324	38	220	231	9	0	12	2622	85	1.481	10.0	0.6	3.3	3.5	1.05
162 Game Avg.				10	15	.400	4.93	38	30	6	12	1	0	203	226	129	111	13	76	79	3	0	4	900	85	1.481	10.0	0.6	3.3	3.5	1.05

PHA (2 yrs)				16	20	.444	4.33	47	44	2	20	1	0	307.2	307	168	148	25	111	113	4	0	2	1331	101	1.359	9.0	0.7	3.2	3.3	1.02
BRO (2 yrs)				14	25	.359	5.46	62	42	13	14	2	1	278.1	339	200	169	12	103	117	4	0	10	1258	72	1.588	11.0	0.4	3.3	3.8	1.14
BSN (1 yr)				0	0		10.50	3	0	2	0	0	0	6.0	11	8	7	1	6	1	1	0	0	33	39	2.833	16.5	1.5	9.0	1.5	0.17

NL (3 yrs)				14	25	.359	5.57	65	42	15	14	2	1	284.1	350	208	176	13	109	118	5	0	10	1291	71	1.614	11.1	0.4	3.5	3.7	1.08
AL (2 yrs)				16	20	.444	4.33	47	44	2	20	1	0	307.2	307	168	148	25	111	113	4	0	2	1331	101	1.359	9.0	0.7	3.2	3.3	1.02

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary	Awards
1934	21	BRO	NL	134.2	25	18	76	5.08	4.69	-0.11	0.00	94.5	4.53	-9	-0.9	1.0	-0.1	0.2	5	.466	.495	$
1935	22	BRO	NL	143.2	37	24	124	7.77	4.79	0.03	0.00	97.1	4.62	-51	-4.6	1.0	-0.1	-3.5	-36	.376	.472	$
1936	23	BSN	NL	6.0	3	0	8	12.00	4.75	0.19	0.00	98.2	4.47	-5	-0.4	1.0	-0.0	-0.4	-4	.353	.497	$

1940	27	PHA	AL	229.1	31	30	111	4.36	5.12	-0.30	0.00	100.4	5.44	26	2.6	1.0	-0.2	4.1	50	.585	.516	$	MVP-19
1941	28	PHA	AL	78.1	16	14	57	6.55	4.76	-0.05	0.00	99.1	4.76	-16	-1.5	1.0	-0.0	-1.0	-8	.408	.491	$
5 Seasons				592.0	112	86	376	5.72	4.89	-0.14	0.00	98.0	4.94	-55	-4.7	1.0	-0.4	-0.6	6	.458	.494	$

PHA (2 yrs)				307.2	47	44	168	4.91	5.03	-0.24	0.00	100.1	5.27	10	1.2	1.0	-0.2	3.1	41	.525	.504	$
BRO (2 yrs)				278.1	62	42	200	6.47	4.74	-0.04	0.00	95.8	4.58	-60	-5.4	1.0	-0.2	-3.3	-31	.412	.483	$
BSN (1 yr)				6.0	3	0	8	12.00	4.75	0.19	0.00	98.2	4.47	-5	-0.4	1.0	-0.0	-0.4	-4	.353	.497	$

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	IP%
1934	21	BRO	NL	589	0.9%	10.5%	8.7%	2.9%	12%	78%
1935	22	BRO	NL	669	1.1%	8.2%	7.8%	2.8%	10%	81%
1936	23	BSN	NL	33	3.0%	3.0%	18.2%			70%

1940	27	PHA	AL	985	1.6%	9.5%	8.1%	4.5%	20%	79%
1941	28	PHA	AL	343	2.6%	5.5%	9.0%	4.4%	18%	80%
5 Yrs				2619	1.5%	8.8%	8.4%	3.6%	15%	79%
MLB Averages					1.5%	8.9%	8.7%	3.2%	13%	79%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1934	21	7	11	.389	4.20	25	18	4	7	0	1	135.0	148	76	63	5	51	62	2	3	589	93	1.474	9.9	0.3	3.4	4.1	1.22	93
1935	22	14	25	.359	5.46	62	42	13	14	2	1	278.1	339	200	169	12	103	117	4	10	1258	72	1.588	11.0	0.4	3.3	3.8	1.14	72
1936	23	14	25	.359	5.57	65	42	15	14	2	1	284.1	350	208	176	13	109	118	5	10	1291	71	1.614	11.1	0.4	3.5	3.7	1.08	71
1937	24	14	25	.359	5.57	65	42	15	14	2	1	284.1	350	208	176	13	109	118	5	10	1291	71	1.614	11.1	0.4	3.5	3.7	1.08	71
1938	25	14	25	.359	5.57	65	42	15	14	2	1	284.1	350	208	176	13	109	118	5	10	1291	71	1.614	11.1	0.4	3.5	3.7	1.08	71
1939	26	14	25	.359	5.57	65	42	15	14	2	1	284.1	350	208	176	13	109	118	5	10	1291	71	1.614	11.1	0.4	3.5	3.7	1.08	71
1940	27	28	38	.424	4.75	96	72	16	30	3	1	513.2	572	319	271	29	189	212	6	10	2279	88	1.482	10.0	0.5	3.3	3.7	1.12	88
1941	28	30	45	.400	4.93	112	86	17	34	3	1	592.0	657	376	324	38	220	231	9	12	2622	85	1.481	10.0	0.6	3.3	3.5	1.05	85

Neutralized Pitching

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Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact
1934	21	7	8	.467	4.30	138.0	157	73	66	5	54	64	2	1.529	10.2	3.5	4.2	1.19	0.3	25
1935	22	5	11	.313	6.32	151.0	196	118	106	7	53	58	2	1.649	11.7	3.2	3.5	1.09	0.4	37
1936	23	0	0		12.60	5.0	11	8	7	1	6	1	1	3.400	19.8	10.8	1.8	0.17	1.8	3

1940	27	16	11	.593	3.20	245.0	218	97	87	16	79	100	1	1.212	8.0	2.9	3.7	1.27	0.6	31
1941	28	3	5	.375	5.81	79.0	85	57	51	9	31	19	3	1.468	9.7	3.5	2.2	0.61	1.0	16
5 Yrs		31	35	.470	4.62	618.0	667	353	317	38	223	242	9	1.440	9.7		3.5	1.09	0.6	112

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr)) 1940 AL (19, 1%) 0.01 Career Shares (1497th)	WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y 1940 AL 4.1 (8th)	Wins s c a p y 1940 AL 14 (10th)	Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y 1940 AL 1.317 (10th)
Hits per 9 IP s c a p y 1940 AL 8.712 (8th)	Innings Pitched s c a p y 1940 AL 229.3 (9th)	Games Started s c a p y 1940 AL 30 (10th)	Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y 1940 AL 0.628 (10th)
Losses s c a p y 1935 NL 14 (7th) 1940 AL 13 (10th)	Earned Runs s c a p y 1935 NL 106 (6th)	Wild Pitches s c a p y 1935 NL 7 (5th)	Batters Faced s c a p y 1940 AL 988 (10th)
Youngest s c a p y 1934 NL born 1913-05-14 (8th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray Ink	Pitching - 10 (1481), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame Standards	Pitching - 2 (1862), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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