Johnny Babich
John Charles Babich
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 185 lb.

Born: May 14, 1913 in Albion, CA
High School: Richmond (Richmond, CA) (All Transactions)
Debut: June 19, 1934
Final Game: August 28, 1941
Died: January 19, 2001
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1934 21 BRO NL 7 11 .389 4.20 25 19 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 37 2.833 16.5 1.5 9.0 1.5 0.17
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
5 Seasons 30 45 .400 4.93 112 87 17 34 3 1 592.0 657 376 324 38 220 231 9 0 12 2622 84 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 0 202 225 128 111 13 75 79 3 0 4 896 84 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 43 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 37 2.833 16.5 1.5 9.0 1.5 0.17
NL (3 yrs) 14 25 .359 5.57 65 43 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

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1934 21 7 11 .389 4.20 25 19 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 93
1935 22 14 25 .359 5.46 62 43 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 72
1936 23 14 25 .359 5.57 65 43 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 71
1937 24 14 25 .359 5.57 65 43 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 71
1938 25 14 25 .359 5.57 65 43 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 71
1939 26 14 25 .359 5.57 65 43 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 71
1940 27 28 38 .424 4.75 96 73 16 30 3 1 513.2 572 319 271 29 189 212 6 0 10 2279 88 1.482 10.0 0.5 3.3 3.7 1.12 88
1941 28 30 45 .400 4.93 112 87 17 34 3 1 592.0 657 376 324 38 220 231 9 0 12 2622 84 1.481 10.0 0.6 3.3 3.5 1.05 84

Neutralized Pitching

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average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
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 4.27 139.0 156 73 66 5 54 64 2 1.511 10.1 3.5 4.1 1.19 0.3 25
1935 22 5 11 .313 6.26 151.0 196 117 105 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 3.21 244.0 220 97 87 16 79 100 1 1.225 8.1 2.9 3.7 1.27 0.6 31
1941 28 3 5 .375 5.70 79.0 84 56 50 9 31 19 3 1.456 9.6 3.5 2.2 0.61 1.0 16
5 Seasons 31 35 .470 4.59 618.0 667 351 315 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 (1469th)

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  .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 InkPitching - 10 (1445), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 2 (1804), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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