Willie Banks

Q: When was Willie Banks born?

Willie Banks was born on February 27, 1969.

Q: Where was Willie Banks born?

Willie Banks was born in Jersey City, NJ .

Q: How tall is Willie Banks?

Willie Banks is 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Willie Banks weigh when playing?

Willie Banks weighed 190 lbs (86 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Willie Banks in the Hall of Fame?

Willie Banks has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Willie Banks drafted?

Willie Banks was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1st round (3rd) of the 1987 MLB June Amateur Draft from St. Anthony's HS (Jersey City, NJ) .

Q: How many strikeouts did Willie Banks have?

Willie Banks had 428 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Willie Banks played for?

Willie Banks played for 7 teams; the Minnesota Twins, Chicago Cubs, Florida Marlins, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks and Boston Red Sox.

Q: When did Willie Banks retire?

Willie Banks last played in 2002.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)

Born: February 27, 1969 in Jersey City, NJ us

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1st round (3rd) of the 1987 MLB June Amateur Draft from St. Anthony's HS (Jersey City, NJ).

High School: St. Anthony's HS (Jersey City, NJ)

Debut: July 31, 1991 (Age 22-154d, 15,994th in major league history)
vs. NYY 2.0 IP, 3 H, 3 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 26, 2002 (Age 33-211d)
vs. CHW 2.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1992 season

National Team: us USA (18U)

Full Name: Willie Anthony Banks

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.0

ERA

4.75

181

610.1

428

WHIP

1.530

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1987	18	MIN-min	Rk	1	8	.111	6.99	13	13	0	0	0	0	65.2	73	71	51	3	62	0	71	3	3	28				2.056	10.0	0.4	8.5	9.7	1.15	ELZ APPY
1988	19	MIN-min	A	10	10	.500	3.72	24	24	0	0	0	0	125.2	109	73	52	3	107	2	113	4	2	14				1.719	7.8	0.2	7.7	8.1	1.06	KSH MIDW
1989	20	MIN-min	A,AA	13	9	.591	2.69	28	28	0	7	4	0	181.0	132	74	54	5	85	0	182	10	1	24				1.199	6.6	0.2	4.2	9.0	2.14	VIS,ORL CALL,SOUL
1990	21	MIN-min	AA	7	9	.438	3.93	28	28	0	1	0	0	162.2	161	93	71	15	98	0	114	7	1	6				1.592	8.9	0.8	5.4	6.3	1.16	ORL SOUL
1991	22	MIN-min	AAA	9	8	.529	4.55	25	24	1	1	1	0	146.1	156	81	74	6	76	1	63	6	1	14	653			1.585	9.6	0.4	4.7	3.9	0.83	POR PCL
1991	22	MIN	AL	1	1	.500	5.71	5	3	2	0	0	0	17.1	21	15	11	1	12	0	16	0	0	3	85	76	3.84	1.904	10.9	0.5	6.2	8.3	1.33
1992	23	MIN-min	AAA	6	1	.857	1.92	11	11	0	2	1	0	75.0	62	20	16	2	34	0	41	0	2	5	310			1.280	7.4	0.2	4.1	4.9	1.21	POR PCL
1992	23	MIN	AL	4	4	.500	5.70	16	12	2	0	0	0	71.0	80	46	45	6	37	0	37	2	1	5	324	71	4.49	1.648	10.1	0.8	4.7	4.7	1.00
1993	24	MIN	AL	11	12	.478	4.04	31	30	1	0	0	0	171.1	186	91	77	17	78	2	138	3	5	9	754	107	4.09	1.541	9.8	0.9	4.1	7.2	1.77
1994	25	CHC	NL	8	12	.400	5.40	23	23	0	1	1	0	138.1	139	88	83	16	56	3	91	2	1	8	598	78	4.58	1.410	9.0	1.0	3.6	5.9	1.63
1995	26	TOT	NL	2	6	.250	5.66	25	15	2	0	0	0	90.2	106	71	57	14	58	7	62	2	1	9	430	72	5.73	1.809	10.5	1.4	5.8	6.2	1.07
1995	26	CHC	NL	0	1	.000	15.43	10	0	2	0	0	0	11.2	27	23	20	5	12	4	9	0	0	3	73	27	10.22	3.343	20.8	3.9	9.3	6.9	0.75
1995	26	LAD	NL	0	2	.000	4.03	6	6	0	0	0	0	29.0	36	21	13	2	16	2	23	1	1	4	138	95	4.17	1.793	11.2	0.6	5.0	7.1	1.44
1995	26	FLA	NL	2	3	.400	4.32	9	9	0	0	0	0	50.0	43	27	24	7	30	1	30	1	0	2	219	98	5.58	1.460	7.7	1.3	5.4	5.4	1.00
1996			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Did Not Play)
1997	28	NYY-min	AAA	14	5	.737	4.27	33	24	5	1	0	3	154.0	164	87	73	18	45	0	130	4	0	7	662			1.357	9.6	1.1	2.6	7.6	2.89	CLB IL
1997	28	NYY	AL	3	0	1.000	1.93	5	1	1	0	0	0	14.0	9	3	3	0	6	0	8	1	0	0	57	238	3.47	1.071	5.8	0.0	3.9	5.1	1.33
1998	29	TOT	MLB	2	3	.400	4.81	42	0	13	0	0	1	58.0	54	37	31	6	37	4	40	2	1	5	265	89	5.12	1.569	8.4	0.9	5.7	6.2	1.08
1998	29	NYY	AL	1	1	.500	10.05	9	0	5	0	0	0	14.1	20	16	16	4	12	2	8	1	0	1	77	45	8.37	2.233	12.6	2.5	7.5	5.0	0.67
1998	29	ARI	NL	1	2	.333	3.09	33	0	8	0	0	1	43.2	34	21	15	2	25	2	32	1	1	4	188	137	4.06	1.351	7.0	0.4	5.2	6.6	1.28

2000	31	NYM-min	AAA	2	4	.333	5.08	9	9	0	0	0	0	51.1	56	32	29	5	25	2	20	2	1	5	224			1.578	9.8	0.9	4.4	3.5	0.80	NFK IL
2001	32	TOR-BOS-min	AAA	10	5	.667	3.11	26	25	0	0	0	0	159.1	159	66	55	12	56	0	133	12	0	11	686			1.349	9.0	0.7	3.2	7.5	2.38	SYR,PAW IL
2001	32	BOS	AL	0	0		0.84	5	0	1	0	0	0	10.2	5	4	1	0	4	0	10	0	1	1	42	548	2.30	0.844	4.2	0.0	3.4	8.4	2.50
2002	33	BOS-min	AAA	1	2	.333	4.50	6	4	1	0	0	1	26.0	20	14	13	2	9	0	15	1	0	1	103			1.115	6.9	0.7	3.1	5.2	1.67	PAW IL
2002	33	BOS	AL	2	1	.667	3.23	29	0	18	0	0	1	39.0	32	15	14	5	14	0	26	3	0	1	162	142	4.60	1.179	7.4	1.2	3.2	6.0	1.86
2003	34	NYY-CHC-min	AAA	4	3	.571	3.07	56	0	41	0	0	20	70.1	66	28	24	6	26	3	55	0	0	6	293			1.308	8.4	0.8	3.3	7.0	2.12	CLB,IWA IL,PCL
9 Yrs				33	39	.458	4.75	181	84	40	1	1	2	610.1	632	370	322	65	302	16	428	15	10	41	2717	90	4.57	1.530	9.3	1.0	4.5	6.3	1.42
162 Game Avg.				8	10	.458	4.75	46	22	10	0	0	1	157	162	95	83	17	77	4	110	4	3	11	697	90	4.57	1.530	9.3	1.0	4.5	6.3	1.42

MIN (3 yrs)				16	17	.485	4.61	52	45	5	0	0	0	259.2	287	152	133	24	127	2	191	5	6	17	1163	93	4.18	1.594	9.9	0.8	4.4	6.6	1.50
BOS (2 yrs)				2	1	.667	2.72	34	0	19	0	0	1	49.2	37	19	15	5	18	0	36	3	1	2	204	169	4.11	1.107	6.7	0.9	3.3	6.5	2.00
CHC (2 yrs)				8	13	.381	6.18	33	23	2	1	1	0	150.0	166	111	103	21	68	7	100	2	1	11	671	68	5.02	1.560	10.0	1.3	4.1	6.0	1.47
NYY (2 yrs)				4	1	.800	6.04	14	1	6	0	0	0	28.1	29	19	19	4	18	2	16	2	0	1	134	76	5.95	1.659	9.2	1.3	5.7	5.1	0.89
ARI (1 yr)				1	2	.333	3.09	33	0	8	0	0	1	43.2	34	21	15	2	25	2	32	1	1	4	188	137	4.06	1.351	7.0	0.4	5.2	6.6	1.28
LAD (1 yr)				0	2	.000	4.03	6	6	0	0	0	0	29.0	36	21	13	2	16	2	23	1	1	4	138	95	4.17	1.793	11.2	0.6	5.0	7.1	1.44
FLA (1 yr)				2	3	.400	4.32	9	9	0	0	0	0	50.0	43	27	24	7	30	1	30	1	0	2	219	98	5.58	1.460	7.7	1.3	5.4	5.4	1.00

AL (7 yrs)				22	19	.537	4.45	100	46	30	0	0	1	337.2	353	190	167	33	163	4	243	10	7	20	1501	97	4.32	1.528	9.4	0.9	4.3	6.5	1.49
NL (3 yrs)				11	20	.355	5.12	81	38	10	1	1	1	272.2	279	180	155	32	139	12	185	5	3	21	1216	81	4.88	1.533	9.2	1.1	4.6	6.1	1.33

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Willie Banks?

Willie Banks is 55 years old.

When was Willie Banks born?

Willie Banks was born on February 27, 1969.

Where was Willie Banks born?

Willie Banks was born in Jersey City, NJ.

How tall is Willie Banks?

Willie Banks is 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did Willie Banks weigh when playing?

Willie Banks weighed 190 lbs (86 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Willie Banks play?

Willie Banks played 9 seasons.

Is Willie Banks in the Hall of Fame?

Willie Banks has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Willie Banks drafted?

Willie Banks was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1st round (3rd) of the 1987 MLB June Amateur Draft from St. Anthony's HS (Jersey City, NJ).

What position did Willie Banks play?

Willie Banks was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Willie Banks have?

Willie Banks had 428 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Willie Banks played for?

Willie Banks played for 7 teams; the Minnesota Twins, Chicago Cubs, Florida Marlins, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks and Boston Red Sox.

When did Willie Banks retire?

Willie Banks last played in 2002.

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