Babe Phelps
1930–1942 · bats L / throws R · ASB, Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, NLS, Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Senators (1901-60)
726G
.310AVG
.362OBP
.472SLG
More career statistics
657H
54HR
345RBI
9SB
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Caught stealing | 0 | 8 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 157 | 160 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 2,306 | 2,305 |
| Batting · RBI | 345 | 346 |
| Batting · Walks | 160 | 157 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 726 | 2,306 | 2,117 | 239 | 657 | 143 | 19 | 54 | 345 | 160 | 157 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1,000 | .310 | .362 | .472 | .834 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 1942-05-17 to 1942-05-31
18longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1936-09-05 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 38 | 6 RBI | 1938-06-23 | 1 in 1,786 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 37 | 5 hits | 1937-09-03 | 1 in 1,624 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 377 | 1153 | 344 | 33 | 216 | 81 | 85 | .325 | .369 | .525 |
| Away | 349 | 1152 | 313 | 21 | 130 | 76 | 75 | .296 | .338 | .420 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 47 | 123 | 37 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 7 | .336 | .398 | .436 |
| May | 134 | 399 | 104 | 15 | 67 | 34 | 36 | .289 | .346 | .486 |
| June | 154 | 500 | 144 | 13 | 90 | 27 | 37 | .314 | .342 | .481 |
| July | 137 | 464 | 132 | 9 | 60 | 30 | 32 | .306 | .349 | .468 |
| August | 138 | 421 | 117 | 8 | 59 | 23 | 31 | .297 | .333 | .437 |
| September | 113 | 388 | 120 | 9 | 56 | 30 | 17 | .340 | .387 | .507 |
| October | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .400 | .333 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boston-braves | 111 | 363 | 102 | 8 | 46 | 23 | 12 | .304 | .344 | .448 |
| cincinnati-reds | 106 | 323 | 98 | 5 | 53 | 20 | 30 | .330 | .365 | .485 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 105 | 340 | 96 | 6 | 56 | 25 | 23 | .313 | .356 | .440 |
| chicago-cubs | 104 | 366 | 106 | 14 | 52 | 34 | 29 | .325 | .383 | .540 |
| new-york-giants | 94 | 287 | 84 | 6 | 32 | 13 | 26 | .310 | .338 | .469 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 92 | 315 | 88 | 10 | 59 | 18 | 19 | .297 | .337 | .486 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 88 | 249 | 67 | 2 | 34 | 20 | 18 | .293 | .349 | .419 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 23 | 59 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 3 | .283 | .322 | .509 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 |  Washington Senators (1901-60) | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | .333 | – | – |
| 1933 |  Chicago Cubs | 3 | 7 | 2 | – | 2 | – | .286 | – | – |
| 1934 | Chicago Cubs | 44 | 70 | 20 | 2 | 12 | – | .286 | – | – |
| 1935 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 47 | 121 | 44 | 5 | 22 | – | .364 | – | – |
| 1936 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 115 | 319 | 117 | 5 | 59 | 1 | .367 | – | – |
| 1937 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 121 | 409 | 128 | 7 | 58 | 2 | .313 | – | – |
| 1938 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 66 | 208 | 64 | 5 | 46 | 2 | .308 | – | – |
| 1939 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 98 | 323 | 92 | 6 | 42 | – | .285 | – | – |
| 1940 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 118 | 370 | 109 | 13 | 61 | 2 | .295 | – | – |
| 1941 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 16 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 4 | – | .233 | – | – |
| 1942 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 95 | 257 | 73 | 9 | 40 | 2 | .284 | – | – |