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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 (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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Fine Details  · Last Updated Dec 23, 2011, 6:13AM
All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson… 

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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 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
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 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) NL 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) AL 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: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1934 21 BRO NL 135.0 19 76 81 -1 1.0 5 0.3 $
1935 22 BRO NL 143.1 24 124 87 0 1.0 -37 -3.9 $
1936 23 BSN NL 6.0 0 8 4 0 1.0 -4 -0.5 $
1940 27 PHA AL 229.1 30 111 150 -6 1.0 39 4.4 $ MVP-19
1941 28 PHA AL 78.1 14 57 48 0 1.0 -9 -0.8 $
5 Seasons 592.0 87 376 370 -7 1.0 -6 -0.5 $
PHA (2 yrs) 307.2 44 168 198 -6 1.0 30 3.6 $
BRO (2 yrs) 278.1 43 200 168 -1 1.0 -32 -3.6 $
BSN (1 yr) 6.0 0 8 4 0 1.0 -4 -0.5 $

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1934 21 BRO NL 25 51 50 4 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 19 .140 .140 .140 .280 -23 7 0 0 1 1
1935 22 BRO NL 37 52 49 4 9 2 0 0 4 1 0 16 .184 .200 .224 .424 15 11 2 1 2 1
1936 23 BSN NL 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /1
1940 27 PHA AL 31 91 86 4 10 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 24 .116 .146 .128 .274 -27 11 3 1 2 1 MVP-19
1941 28 PHA AL 16 29 25 2 10 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 .400 .444 .480 .924 146 12 1 0 2 1
5 Seasons 112 224 211 14 36 5 0 0 10 1 0 4 63 .171 .194 .194 .388 4 41 6 2 7
162 Game Avg. 162 324 305 20 52 7 0 0 14 1 6 91 .171 .194 .194 .388 4 59 9 3 10
PHA (2 yrs) 47 120 111 6 20 3 0 0 3 0 0 4 28 .180 .216 .207 .423 12 23 4 1 4
BRO (2 yrs) 62 103 99 8 16 2 0 0 7 1 0 35 .162 .170 .182 .352 -4 18 2 1 3
BSN (1 yr) 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
NL (3 yrs) 65 104 100 8 16 2 0 0 7 1 0 35 .160 .168 .180 .348 -5 18 2 1 3
AL (2 yrs) 47 120 111 6 20 3 0 0 3 0 0 4 28 .180 .216 .207 .423 12 23 4 1 4

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1934 21 BRO NL 51 -9 0 0 0 0 4 2 -3 -0.4 -3 -0.3 -0.1 $ 1
1935 22 BRO NL 52 -6 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 -0.1 0 0.0 -0.1 $ 1
1936 23 BSN NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /1
1940 27 PHA AL 91 -17 0 0 0 0 7 2 -8 -0.7 -8 -0.8 0.1 $ 1 MVP-19
1941 28 PHA AL 29 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 0.5 5 0.5 0.0 $ 1
5 Seasons 224 -30 0 0 0 0 17 7 -6 -0.7 -6 -0.6 -0.1 $
PHA (2 yrs) 120 -15 0 0 0 0 9 3 -3 -0.2 -3 -0.3 0.1 $
BRO (2 yrs) 103 -15 0 0 0 0 8 4 -3 -0.5 -3 -0.3 -0.2 $
BSN (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1934 BRO NL 21 P 25 18 7 135.0 46 6 36 4 1 .913 2.80 1.68 .960 2.27 2.24
1935 BRO NL 22 P 37 24 7 143.1 41 6 31 4 1 .902 2.32 1.00 .959 2.31 2.28
1936 BSN NL 23 P 3 0 0 6.0 3 0 2 1 0 .667 3.00 0.67 .950 2.25 2.30
1940 PHA AL 27 P 31 30 16 229.1 58 14 42 2 0 .966 2.20 1.81 .956 2.04 2.01 MVP-19
1941 PHA AL 28 P 16 14 4 78.1 28 9 19 0 0 1.000 3.22 1.75 .960 2.14 2.11
5 Seasons P 112 86 34 592.0 176 35 130 11 2 .938 2.51 1.47 .958 2.17 2.17
5 Seasons TOT 112 86 34 592.0 176 35 130 11 2 .938 2.51 1.47 .958 2.17 2.17
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
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Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
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  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
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  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
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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 (1498th)

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1940 AL  4.4 (9th)

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)

Errors Committed as P s c a p y
1934 NL  4 (2nd)
1935 NL  4 (3rd)

Youngest s c a p y
1934 NL  born 1913-05-14 (8th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 10 (1465), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 2 (1856), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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