Dave Bancroft
David James Bancroft (Beauty)
Hall of Famer
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Weight: 160 lb.

Born: April 20, 1891 in Sioux City, IA
High School: Central (Sioux City, IA) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1915
Final Game: May 31, 1930
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Player in 1971.
Died: October 9, 1972 in Superior, WI
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1915 24 PHI NL 153 665 563 85 143 18 2 7 30 15 27 77 62 .254 .346 .330 .676 104 186 2 23 *6
1916 25 PHI NL 142 571 477 53 101 10 0 3 33 15 74 57 .212 .323 .252 .574 74 120 4 16 *6
1917 26 PHI NL 127 540 478 56 116 22 5 4 43 14 44 42 .243 .307 .335 .641 93 160 0 18 *6/4O
1918 27 PHI NL 125 561 499 69 132 19 4 0 26 11 54 36 .265 .338 .319 .656 95 159 1 7 *6
1919 28 PHI NL 92 375 335 45 91 13 7 0 25 8 31 30 .272 .333 .352 .686 100 118 0 9 6
1920 29 TOT NL 150 673 613 102 183 36 9 0 36 8 12 42 44 .299 .346 .387 .732 109 237 2 16 *6
1920 29 PHI NL 42 185 171 23 51 7 2 0 5 1 7 9 12 .298 .337 .363 .700 98 62 1 4 6
1920 29 NYG NL 108 488 442 79 132 29 7 0 31 7 5 33 32 .299 .349 .396 .745 113 175 1 12 *6
1921 30 NYG NL 153 698 606 121 193 26 15 6 67 17 10 66 23 .318 .389 .441 .830 118 267 4 22 *6
1922 31 NYG NL 156 745 651 117 209 41 5 4 60 16 11 79 27 .321 .397 .418 .815 109 272 3 12 *6
1923 32 NYG NL 107 513 444 80 135 33 3 1 31 8 7 62 23 .304 .391 .399 .789 109 177 1 6 64
1924 33 BSN NL 79 362 319 49 89 11 1 2 21 4 4 37 24 .279 .356 .339 .694 91 108 1 5 6
1925 34 BSN NL 128 560 479 75 153 29 8 2 49 7 4 64 22 .319 .400 .426 .826 119 204 0 17 *6 MVP-6
1926 35 BSN NL 127 541 453 70 141 18 6 1 44 3 64 29 .311 .399 .384 .783 119 174 2 22 *6/5 MVP-9
1927 36 BSN NL 111 427 375 44 91 13 4 1 31 5 43 36 .243 .322 .307 .629 75 115 1 8 *6/5
1928 37 BRO NL 149 591 515 47 127 19 5 0 51 7 59 20 .247 .326 .303 .629 66 156 2 15 *6
1929 38 BRO NL 104 403 358 35 99 11 3 1 44 7 29 11 .277 .331 .332 .663 66 119 0 16 6
1930 39 NYG NL 10 19 17 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 .059 .158 .118 .276 -31 2 0 0 /6
16 Seasons 1913 8244 7182 1048 2004 320 77 32 591 145 75 827 487 .279 .355 .358 .714 98 2574 23 212
162 Game Avg. 162 698 608 89 170 27 7 3 50 12 70 41 .279 .355 .358 .714 98 218 2 18
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
PHI (6 yrs) 681 2897 2523 331 634 89 20 14 162 64 34 289 239 .251 .330 .319 .649 94 805 8 77
NYG (5 yrs) 534 2463 2160 397 670 130 30 11 189 48 33 242 106 .310 .382 .413 .795 111 893 9 52
BSN (4 yrs) 445 1890 1626 238 474 71 19 6 145 19 8 208 111 .292 .373 .370 .743 104 601 4 52
BRO (2 yrs) 253 994 873 82 226 30 8 1 95 14 88 31 .259 .328 .315 .643 66 275 2 31

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1915 24 PHI NL 665 470 59 3.4 81 .275 .254 .257 .346 .320 .330 .344 .676 .664 104 .512 5.9 0.7 .566 .192 .076 9.5
1916 25 PHI NL 571 392 38 2.6 81 .235 .212 .259 .323 .318 .252 .345 .574 .663 74 .395 -10.7 -1.3 .566 .226 .040 5.0
1917 26 PHI NL 540 380 49 3.5 81 .259 .243 .261 .307 .319 .335 .344 .641 .663 93 .519 -3.3 -0.4 .602 .213 .092 6.2
1918 27 PHI NL 561 374 53 3.8 85 .285 .265 .269 .338 .328 .319 .347 .656 .675 95 .550 -1.2 -0.1 .613 .184 .054 .0
1919 28 PHI NL 375 253 39 4.2 87 .298 .272 .272 .333 .327 .352 .357 .686 .685 100 .572 0.4 0.0 .643 .197 .081 .0
1920 29 TOT NL 673 458 78 4.6 91 .322 .299 .278 .346 .332 .387 .369 .732 .701 109 .583 7.7 0.8 .627 .150 .088 .0
1920 29 PHI NL 185 131 18 3.8 94 .321 .298 .281 .337 .335 .363 .374 .700 .709 98 .486 -0.6 -0.1 .520 .082 .064 .0
1920 29 NYG NL 488 327 60 5.0 90 .322 .299 .276 .349 .330 .396 .367 .745 .698 113 .616 8.3 0.9 .670 .176 .097 .0
1921 30 NYG NL 698 445 102 6.2 107 .324 .318 .299 .389 .350 .441 .412 .830 .762 118 .629 17.6 1.7 .813 .243 .122 8.9
1922 31 NYG NL 745 465 107 6.1 114 .331 .321 .304 .397 .362 .418 .423 .815 .784 109 .600 12.6 1.2 .792 .226 .097 6.4
1923 32 NYG NL 513 322 68 5.7 107 .319 .304 .293 .391 .352 .399 .408 .789 .760 109 .581 9.4 0.9 .763 .236 .095 1.8
1924 33 BSN NL 362 239 38 4.3 100 .297 .279 .284 .356 .338 .339 .395 .694 .734 91 .470 -2.0 -0.2 .624 .176 .060 2.7
1925 34 BSN NL 560 347 82 6.3 106 .332 .319 .289 .400 .345 .426 .412 .826 .757 119 .596 18.4 1.7 .821 .246 .106 3.1
1926 35 BSN NL 541 334 69 5.5 96 .331 .311 .277 .399 .336 .384 .384 .783 .719 119 .589 16.5 1.6 .779 .221 .073 1.5
1927 36 BSN NL 427 292 37 3.4 97 .266 .243 .280 .322 .337 .307 .386 .629 .723 75 .366 -11.1 -1.1 .577 .192 .064 1.7
1928 37 BRO NL 591 403 51 3.4 108 .257 .247 .289 .326 .354 .303 .411 .629 .764 66 .346 -24.3 -2.4 .577 .184 .056 .0
1929 38 BRO NL 403 275 39 3.8 119 .283 .277 .302 .331 .365 .332 .439 .663 .805 66 .336 -18.8 -1.7 .598 .156 .056 1.8
1930 39 NYG NL 19 16 0 0.0 125 .063 .059 .309 .158 .367 .118 .460 .276 .827 -31 .000 -3.7 -0.3 .250 .176 .059
16 Seasons 8244 5465 909 4.5 98 .296 .279 .281 .355 .339 .358 .385 .714 .724 98 .522 13.6 1.1 .665 .204 .079 52.4
162 Game Avg. 698 463 77 4.5 98 .296 .279 .281 .355 .339 .358 .385 .714 .724 98 .522 1 0 .665 .204 .079 4
PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
PHI (6 yrs) 2897 2000 256 3.5 84 .273 .251 .264 .330 .323 .319 .349 .649 .672 94 .507 -9.4 -1.2 .589 .194 .068 23.0
NYG (5 yrs) 2463 1575 337 5.8 106 .323 .310 .295 .382 .350 .413 .406 .795 .756 111 .601 44.3 4.4 .761 .222 .103 17.9
BSN (4 yrs) 1890 1212 226 5.0 100 .310 .292 .282 .373 .339 .370 .395 .743 .734 104 .525 21.9 2.0 .710 .213 .078 9.1
BRO (2 yrs) 994 678 90 3.6 113 .268 .259 .294 .328 .358 .315 .422 .643 .781 66 .342 -43.1 -4.1 .586 .173 .056 1.9

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1915 24 PHI NL WS BOS L 5 20 17 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 .294 .368 .294 .663 5 0 0 1 0 0
1921 30 NYG NL WS NYY W 8 35 33 3 5 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 5 .152 .171 .182 .353 6 0 0 0 1 0
1922 31 NYG NL WS NYY W 5 21 19 4 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 .211 .286 .211 .496 4 1 0 0 0 0
1923 32 NYG NL WS NYY L 6 25 24 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 .083 .120 .083 .203 2 0 0 0 0 0
4 Seasons (4 Series) 24 101 93 10 16 1 0 0 7 1 3 6 10 .172 .220 .183 .403 17 1 0 1 1 0
4 WS 24 101 93 10 16 1 0 0 7 1 3 6 10 .172 .220 .183 .403 17 1 0 1 1 0

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1915 24 153 665 563 85 143 18 2 7 30 15 27 77 62 .254 .346 .330 .676 104 186 2 23
1916 25 295 1236 1040 138 244 28 2 10 63 30 27 151 119 .235 .335 .294 .629 90 306 6 39
1917 26 422 1776 1518 194 360 50 7 14 106 44 27 195 161 .237 .326 .307 .633 91 466 6 57
1918 27 547 2337 2017 263 492 69 11 14 132 55 27 249 197 .244 .329 .310 .639 92 625 7 64
1919 28 639 2712 2352 308 583 82 18 14 157 63 27 280 227 .248 .330 .316 .646 93 743 7 73
1920 29 789 3385 2965 410 766 118 27 14 193 71 39 322 271 .258 .333 .331 .663 97 980 9 89
1921 30 942 4083 3571 531 959 144 42 20 260 88 49 388 294 .269 .342 .349 .692 101 1247 13 111
1922 31 1098 4828 4222 648 1168 185 47 24 320 104 60 467 321 .277 .351 .360 .711 102 1519 16 123
1923 32 1205 5341 4666 728 1303 218 50 25 351 112 67 529 344 .279 .355 .363 .718 103 1696 17 129
1924 33 1284 5703 4985 777 1392 229 51 27 372 116 71 566 368 .279 .355 .362 .717 102 1804 18 134
1925 34 1412 6263 5464 852 1545 258 59 29 421 123 75 630 390 .283 .359 .367 .726 104 2008 18 151
1926 35 1539 6804 5917 922 1686 276 65 30 465 126 75 694 419 .285 .362 .369 .731 105 2182 20 173
1927 36 1650 7231 6292 966 1777 289 69 31 496 131 75 737 455 .282 .360 .365 .725 103 2297 21 181
1928 37 1799 7822 6807 1013 1904 308 74 31 547 138 75 796 475 .280 .357 .360 .717 100 2453 23 196
1929 38 1903 8225 7165 1048 2003 319 77 32 591 145 75 825 486 .280 .356 .359 .715 98 2572 23 212
1930 39 1913 8244 7182 1048 2004 320 77 32 591 145 75 827 487 .279 .355 .358 .714 98 2574 23 212

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1915 24 159 681 594 107 158 20 2 8 38 17 85 64 .266 .360 .347 .707 74 153
1916 25 147 601 509 68 119 12 0 4 42 18 87 59 .234 .351 .281 .632 49 142
1917 26 132 561 510 70 134 25 6 5 54 16 51 44 .263 .330 .365 .694 61 127
1918 27 159 725 650 100 182 26 6 0 38 15 74 46 .280 .354 .338 .693 78 125
1919 28 106 435 396 60 114 16 9 0 33 10 39 35 .288 .352 .374 .725 52 92
1920 29 158 700 652 119 200 39 10 0 42 9 46 46 .307 .354 .397 .752 92 150
1921 30 162 707 635 123 198 27 15 6 68 17 68 24 .312 .382 .430 .812 104 153
1922 31 163 739 661 106 199 39 5 4 54 15 75 28 .301 .375 .393 .768 96 156
1923 32 113 520 458 77 133 33 3 1 30 8 61 24 .290 .375 .382 .757 65 107
1924 33 83 377 337 53 95 12 1 2 23 4 39 25 .282 .358 .341 .699 41 79
1925 34 136 569 503 76 158 30 8 2 50 7 66 23 .314 .394 .417 .811 83 128
1926 35 133 550 479 77 153 20 7 1 49 3 69 30 .319 .407 .397 .804 76 127
1927 36 117 446 398 49 99 14 4 1 34 5 47 38 .249 .330 .312 .641 41 111
1928 37 157 600 538 47 130 19 5 0 51 7 60 21 .242 .320 .296 .616 50 149
1929 38 109 394 366 31 94 10 3 1 39 7 28 12 .257 .310 .309 .618 35 104
1930 39 10 20 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 .100 .000 .100 0 10
16 Seasons 2044 8625 7704 1163 2166 342 84 35 645 158 897 520 .281 .358 .361 .719 997 1913
162 Game Avg. 162 684 611 92 172 27 7 3 51 13 71 41 .281 .358 .361 .719 79 1913

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1925-NL-6-51%
1926-NL-9-21%
0.72 Career Shares (318th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1921 NL--.389--9th
1925 NL--.400--10th
1926 NL--.399--9th

Games Played s c a p y
1918 NL--125--10th
1920 NL--150--9th
1921 NL--153--2nd
1922 NL--156--1st

At Bats s c a p y
1918 NL--499--3rd
1920 NL--613--5th
1921 NL--606--8th
1922 NL--651--2nd
Career--7182--231st

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1915 NL--665--3rd
1918 NL--561--3rd
1920 NL--673--4th
1921 NL--698--2nd
1922 NL--745--2nd
Career--8244--211th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1915 NL--85--3rd
1918 NL--69--7th
1920 NL--102--2nd
1921 NL--121--2nd
1922 NL--117--3rd

Hits s c a p y
1920 NL--183--8th
1921 NL--193--8th
1922 NL--209--3rd

Total Bases s c a p y
1920 NL--237--10th

Doubles s c a p y
1920 NL--36--2nd
1922 NL--41--4th
1923 NL--33--5th

Triples s c a p y
1921 NL--15--8th

Home Runs s c a p y
1915 NL--7--6th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1915 NL--77--2nd
1916 NL--74--3rd
1918 NL--54--3rd
1921 NL--66--5th
1922 NL--79--2nd
1923 NL--62--7th
1925 NL--64--6th
1926 NL--64--4th
Career--827--216th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1915 NL--62--10th

Singles s c a p y
1918 NL--109--9th
1920 NL--138--9th
1921 NL--146--4th
1922 NL--159--3rd
Career--1575--155th

Runs Created s c a p y
1921 NL--102--8th
1922 NL--107--10th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1920 NL--45--10th

Times On Base s c a p y
1915 NL--222--6th
1918 NL--187--5th
1920 NL--227--10th
1921 NL--263--3rd
1922 NL--291--2nd
Career--2854--231st

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1915 NL--23--9th
1925 NL--17--6th
Career--212--76th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1915 NL--27--1st
Career--75--237th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1915 NL--9.5--6th

AB per SO s c a p y
1929 NL--32.545--7th

AB per HR s c a p y
1915 NL--80.429--7th

Outs Made s c a p y
1915 NL--470--5th
1918 NL--374--4th
1920 NL--458--7th
1922 NL--465--3rd
Career--5465--231st

Oldest s c a p y
1928 NL--born 1891-04-20--10th
1930 NL--born 1891-04-20--7th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Black InkBatting - 1 (697), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 59 (321), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 84 (195), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 25 (437), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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