What years did Babe Borton play?

Babe Borton played in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1916.

Was Babe Borton a pitcher?

No. Babe Borton was a position player (First Baseman).

How many home runs did Babe Borton hit?

Babe Borton hit 4 career home runs with 254 hits.

Babe Borton

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1912-1916)

AVG .270

HR 4

RBI 136

H 254

OPS .734

PIV 2,784

Position: First Baseman
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 178 lb
Born: 8/14/1888 in Marion, IL, USA
Died: 7/29/1954 in Berkeley, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1912-09-02
Last Game: 1916-09-30

Full name: William Baker Borton

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
317	940	139	254	31	17	4	136	21	160	110	.270	.381	.352	.734	2,784

Career AVG .270 vs. league average .256 across their career seasons — +5.5% above league average.

Career OBP .381 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons — +18.2% above league average.

Career SLG .352 vs. league average .340 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .734 vs. league average .663 across their career seasons — +10.7% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1912	CHA	AL	31	105	15	39	3	1	0	17	1	8	9	.371	.268 (+38%)	.335 (+24%)	.358 (+17%)	.694 (+20%)	364.3
1913	CHA	AL	28	80	9	22	5	0	0	13	1	23	5	.275	.259 (+6%)	.325 (+36%)	.345 (-2%)	.670 (+16%)	358.7
1913	NYA	AL	33	108	8	14	2	0	0	11	1	18	19	.130	.259 (-50%)	.325 (-20%)	.345 (-57%)	.670 (-39%)	358.7
1915	SLF	FL	159	549	97	157	20	14	3	83	17	92	64	.286	.250 (+14%)	.318 (+24%)	.332 (+17%)	.651 (+21%)	2531.4
1916	SLA	AL	66	98	10	22	1	2	1	12	1	19	13	.224	.248 (-10%)	.314 (+12%)	.326 (-6%)	.640 (+2%)	112.1
Career · 5 seasons			317	940	139	254	31	17	4	136	21	160	110	.270	—	—	—	—	3,725

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	179	516	75	135	4	73	.262
Away	138	422	64	120	0	63	.284

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	3B	RBI	BB	SO
1916-09-30	SLA	DET	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1916-09-24	SLA	PHA	L	2	0	0	0	0	1	1
1916-09-22	SLA	PHA	W	1	1	1	1	2	0	0
1916-09-21	SLA	NYY	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1916-09-19	SLA	NYY	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1916-09-17	SLA	MIN	W	2	0	1	0	0	1	1
1916-09-16	SLA	MIN	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1916-09-15	SLA	BOS	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1916-09-13	SLA	CHW	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1916-09-11	SLA	CHW	L	1	0	1	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	270	0	2720	126	26	147

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1912	CHA	1B	30	312	16	1	14
1913	CHA	1B	26	301	12	3	19
1913	NYA	1B	33	331	32	8	16
1915	SLF	1B	159	1571	58	12	91
1916	SLA	1B	22	205	8	2	7

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
First Base	269

Frequently Asked Questions about Babe Borton

What years did Babe Borton play?: Babe Borton played in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1916.
Was Babe Borton a pitcher?: No. Babe Borton was a position player (First Baseman).
How many home runs did Babe Borton hit?: Babe Borton hit 4 career home runs with 254 hits.