Babe Borton
1912–1916 · bats L / throws L · Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, St. Louis Browns, St. Louis Terriers
317G
.272AVG
.381OBP
.356SLG
255H
4HR
136RBI
21SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 317 | 1,146 | 938 | 139 | 255 | 31 | 18 | 4 | 136 | 164 | 88 | 21 | 26 | 9 | 13 | 334 | .272 | .381 | .356 | .737 |
Streaks
16longest hitting streak · 1915-04-25 to 1915-05-16
31longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1912-09-22 | 1 in 107 games |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1915-09-11 | 1 in 1,837 player-games |
| 14 | 3 walks | 1912-10-04 | 1 in 192 player-games |
Rare feats (3)
Rarest: Steal of Home, 41 on the rarity scale.
| Rarity | Date | Feat | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 1912-09-22 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1915-05-10 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1915-05-23 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 179 | 634 | 135 | 4 | 73 | 88 | 48 | .262 | .352 | .357 |
| Away | 138 | 512 | 120 | 0 | 63 | 76 | 40 | .284 | .383 | .355 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 39 | 140 | 30 | 0 | 15 | 27 | 5 | .286 | .407 | .410 |
| May | 42 | 136 | 37 | 0 | 26 | 17 | 8 | .316 | .397 | .385 |
| June | 70 | 269 | 46 | 0 | 20 | 34 | 29 | .204 | .297 | .257 |
| July | 45 | 166 | 28 | 2 | 14 | 30 | 16 | .217 | .349 | .333 |
| August | 44 | 164 | 40 | 1 | 21 | 25 | 8 | .299 | .396 | .328 |
| September | 71 | 245 | 65 | 1 | 34 | 25 | 18 | .311 | .367 | .431 |
| October | 6 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | .500 | .577 | .611 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 29 | 99 | 18 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 11 | .222 | .354 | .272 |
| detroit-tigers | 26 | 93 | 25 | 0 | 16 | 17 | 3 | .347 | .452 | .417 |
| cleveland-guardians | 24 | 68 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 8 | .278 | .412 | .296 |
| chicago-whales | 23 | 96 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 9 | .244 | .333 | .295 |
| pittsburgh-rebels | 23 | 97 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 7 | .289 | .371 | .398 |
| NEW | 23 | 100 | 28 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 1 | .350 | .410 | .512 |
| brooklyn-tip-tops | 23 | 95 | 22 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 4 | .306 | .442 | .431 |
| buffalo-blues | 23 | 100 | 27 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 7 | .329 | .410 | .500 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 |  Chicago White Sox | 31 | 104 | 39 | – | 15 | 1 | .375 | – | – |
| 1913 | Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees | 61 | 187 | 37 | – | 24 | 2 | .198 | – | – |
| 1915 |  St. Louis Terriers | 159 | 549 | 157 | 3 | 84 | 17 | .286 | – | – |
| 1916 |  St. Louis Browns | 66 | 98 | 22 | 1 | 13 | 1 | .224 | – | – |