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Babe Borton

Babe Borton

1912–1916  ·  Bats L  ·  Throws L  ·  6'0", 178 lb  ·  b. 1888 Marion, IL

Career 317 G · 254 H · 4 HR · 136 RBI · .270 AVG

Seasons leading his league
4
1 best in baseball 3 league only
10 Top-5 finishes
1 Title seasons
4 Categories led
1915 Best season

Spanning 1915–1915, peaking at 4 titles in 1915.

Team records #1 St. Louis Terriers 1915 RBI #1 St. Louis Terriers 1915 R #2 St. Louis Terriers 1915 OPS #3 St. Louis Terriers career RBI #3 St. Louis Terriers career R #3 St. Louis Terriers 1915 H #4 St. Louis Terriers 1915 AVG #5 St. Louis Terriers career HR #5 St. Louis Terriers career H #5 St. Louis Terriers 1915 HR

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 1,384th League titles 4
  • 1,857th Best in baseball 1
  • 2,600th Top-5 finishes 10

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
First Base Double Plays 1 1st — 1915 FL 91
First Base Putouts 1 1st — 1915 1,571
Walks 1 1st — 1915 FL 92
Runs 1 1st — 1915 FL 97
First Base Fielding Percentage — #2 — 1915 #2
On-Base Percentage — #3 — 1915 #3

Title Seasons

1 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1915 4 R 97 BB 92 1B PO 1,571 1B DP 91

Batting

  led the league   4 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1912 CHA AL 31 105 15 39 3 1 0 17 8 9 1 .371 .416 .419 .835
1913 NYA +1 AL 61 188 17 36 7 0 0 24 41 24 2 .191 .342 .229 .571
1915 SLF FL 159 549 97 157 20 14 3 83 92 64 17 .286 .395 .390 .785
1916 SLA AL 66 98 10 22 1 2 1 12 19 13 1 .224 .350 .306 .657
Career — — 317 940 139 254 31 17 4 136 160 110 21 .270 .381 .352 .734

Fielding

1 position
Year Team Lg Pos GGSINN POAEDPTC FLD%RF
1912 CHA AL 1B 30 — — 312 16 1 14 329 .997 10.93
1913 NYA AL 1B 59 — — 632 44 11 35 687 .984 11.46
1915 SLF FL 1B 159 — — 1,571 58 12 91 1,641 .993 10.25
1916 SLA AL 1B 22 — — 205 8 2 7 215 .991 9.68
Career — — 1B 270 — — 2,720 126 26 147 2,872 .991 10.54