Sam Bankhead

Positions: Shortstop, Leftfielder and Centerfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 165lb (175cm, 74kg)

Born: September 18, 1910 in Sulligent, AL us

Died: July 24, 1976 in Pittsburgh, PA

Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Sharpsburg, PA

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1932 season

Full Name: Samuel Howard Bankhead

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

13.9

2389

681

.285

413

RBI

328

100

OBP

.355

SLG

.374

OPS

.729

OPS+

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1932	21		3 Teams	NSL	Maj	BBB-NEG-LVB	11	27	27	5	8	1	1	0	2	1		0		.296	.296	.407	.704	11		0	0
1932	21	-6.3	BBB	NSL	Maj	BBB	3	7	7	1	1	0	0	0	1	0		0		.143	.143	.143	.286	1		0	0
1932	21	-6.3	LVB	NSL	Maj	LVB	1	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		.250	.250	.250	.500	1		0	0
1932	21	-6.3	NEG	NSL	Maj	NEG	7	16	16	4	6	1	1	0	1	1		0		.375	.375	.563	.938	9		0	0
1933	22	-6.5	NEG	NN2	Maj	NEG	37	158	143	26	42	5	2	0	18	5		13		.294	.353	.357	.709	51		0	2
1934	23	-6.3	NEG	NN2	Maj	NEG	37	160	148	25	50	3	2	1	20	10		8		.338	.376	.405	.781	60		1	3
1935	24	-5.4	PC	NN2	Maj	PC	51	242	207	49	70	13	8	2	32	8		24		.338	.412	.507	.919	105		2	9
1936	25	-4.5	PC	NN2	Maj	PC	63	263	231	37	77	16	4	1	39	6		20		.333	.387	.450	.837	104		0	12
1937	26	-2.2	Santo Domingo	BLK	Non		4	16	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		2		.000	.133	.000	.133	0		0	1
1937	26	-3.1	PC	NN2	Maj	PC	8	35	33	5	9	2	0	0	1	0		2		.273	.314	.333	.648	11		0	0
1938	27	-2.2	PC	NN2	Maj	PC	32	144	128	23	29	5	0	2	16	6		13		.227	.298	.313	.610	40		0	3
1939	28	-1.7	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	33	153	133	28	42	5	2	2	20	8		15		.316	.385	.429	.814	57
1940	29	1.1	Monterrey	MEX	Ind		93	429	384	80	122	19	11	8	74	32		43	29	.318	.388	.487	.875	187		1	1
1941	30	0.6	Monterrey	MEX	Ind		101	465	405	74	142	21	12	8	85	19		59	26	.351	.433	.521	.954	211		0	1
1942	31	0.7	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	42	173	150	23	40	4	3	1	26	4		21		.267	.357	.353	.710	53			2
1943	32	0.5	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	71	301	262	53	68	4	2	1	40	17		32		.260	.347	.302	.648	79		3	4	0
1944	33	2.0	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	55	251	212	45	55	9	5	1	28	8		29		.259	.354	.363	.717	77	0	2	8		0
1945	34		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	CBE	36	146	133	15	44	7	1	0	21	2	0	12		.331	.386	.399	.785	53		0	1		0
1945	34	2.2	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	35	142	129	15	43	7	1	0	21	2		12		.333	.390	.403	.793	52		0	1		0
1945	34	4.2	CBE	NAL	Maj	CBE	1	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		.250	.250	.250	.500	1		0	0		0
1946	35	4.9	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	53	228	205	28	55	4	1	3	26	5		16		.268	.324	.342	.666	70		1	6		0
1947	36	6.8	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	61	253	222	19	52	9	2	1	25	13		21		.234	.303	.306	.610	68		1	9
1948	37	8.2	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	42	186	155	32	40	6	1	2	14	7		21		.258	.354	.348	.702	54		2	8

1951	40	11.6	Farnham	PROV	C		122	508	435	46	119	20	2	2	51	12		61	31	.274	.369	.343	.712	149		5	7
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (15 seasons)					Majors		632	2720	2389	413	681	93	34	17	328	100	0	247		.285	.355	.374	.729	893		12	67	0	0
Minors (1 season)					Minors		122	508	435	46	119	20	2	2	51	12		61	31	.274	.369	.343	.712	149		5	7
Black Baseball (1 season)					Black Baseball		4	16	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		2		.000	.133	.000	.133	0		0	1
Foreign (2 seasons)					Foreign		194	894	789	154	264	40	23	16	159	51		102	55	.335	.411	.504	.916	398		1	2
All Levels (18 Seasons)							952	4138	3626	614	1064	153	59	35	538	163	0	412	86	.293	.368	.397	.765	1440		18	77	0	0