Johnny Babich
1934–1941 · bats R / throws R · Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves, Philadelphia Athletics
112G
.171AVG
.194OBP
.194SLG
More career statistics
36H
0HR
10RBI
1SB
30–45W–L
592.0IP
231K
4.93ERA
86GS
1SV
4Rare feats
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 · Strikeouts | 63 | 65 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 2,622 | 2,621 |
| Pitching · p er | 324 | 318 |
| Pitching · p h | 657 | 662 |
| Pitching · p hr | 38 | 37 |
| Pitching · p r | 376 | 375 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 112 | 224 | 211 | 14 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | .171 | .194 | .194 | .388 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 592.0 | 112 | 86 | 34 | 30 | 45 | 1 | 657 | 376 | 324 | 38 | 220 | 231 | 0 | 0 | 4.93 | 1.481 |
Streaks
4longest hitting streak · 1941-06-08 to 1941-07-02
9longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Twelve Runs Allowed | 1935-06-23 | 1 in 264 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | 1935-04-25 | 1 in 193 games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | Four Runs, No Outs | 1934-07-07 | 1 in 121 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 58 | 110 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 33 | .173 | .173 | .221 |
| Away | 54 | 114 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | .168 | .184 | .168 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .154 | .250 |
| May | 20 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | .167 | .188 | .167 |
| June | 20 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .241 | .226 | .276 |
| July | 23 | 56 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 22 | .135 | .143 | .154 |
| August | 26 | 47 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | .222 | .234 | .267 |
| September | 19 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | .116 | .133 | .116 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-giants | 14 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .286 | .267 | .286 |
| cincinnati-reds | 11 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .182 | .167 | .182 |
| chicago-cubs | 9 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .154 | .154 | .231 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 9 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .105 | .100 | .105 |
| boston-braves | 9 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .143 | .143 | .143 |
| cleveland-guardians | 9 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .316 | .300 | .368 |
| new-york-yankees | 9 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | .190 | .292 | .238 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 8 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .091 | .125 | .091 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 25 | 50 | 7 | – | 3 | – | .140 | 134 | 62 |
| 1935 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 37 | 48 | 9 | – | 4 | 1 | .188 | 143 | 55 |
| 1936 |  Boston Braves | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 6 | 1 |
| 1940 |  Philadelphia Athletics | 31 | 87 | 10 | – | 1 | – | .115 | 229 | 94 |
| 1941 | Philadelphia Athletics | 16 | 25 | 10 | – | 2 | – | .400 | 78 | 19 |