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Standard Batting

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Season Age Team Lg WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB HBP SH Pos Awards
1932 21 3TM NSL 0.5 14 38 36 6 9 2 1 0 1 1 2 .250 .289 .361 .651 97 .311 94 13 0 0 /174
1932 21 BBB NSL -0.1 6 16 16 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .125 .125 .188 .313 -5 .145 -6 3 0 0 /14
1932 21 LVB NSL 0.0 1 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 52 .238 51 1 0 0 /1
1932 21 NEG NSL 0.5 7 18 16 4 6 1 1 0 0 1 2 .375 .444 .563 1.007 205 .474 192 9 0 0 /17
1933 22 NEG NN2 1.1 37 158 145 24 42 5 1 1 18 5 12 .290 .344 .359 .703 91 .326 94 52 0 1 86/7 AS
1934 23 NEG NN2 1.4 39 169 157 28 54 4 2 2 25 10 8 .344 .380 .433 .813 128 .391 127 68 1 3 68/147 AS
1935 24 PC NN2 0.6 56 264 227 50 74 14 8 2 34 9 25 .326 .398 .485 .882 123 .400 124 110 2 10 *7/6
1936 25 PC NN2 1.6 68 285 251 40 82 17 4 1 42 9 21 .327 .379 .438 .817 111 .378 112 110 0 13 76/548 AS
1937 26 PC NN2 0.0 8 35 33 5 9 2 0 0 1 0 2 .273 .314 .333 .648 68 .302 69 11 0 0 /72
1938 27 PC NN2 0.4 33 149 132 24 31 6 1 2 17 7 14 .235 .308 .341 .649 71 .310 72 45 0 3 8/659 AS
1939 28 HG NN2 1.1 36 155 141 32 41 4 3 2 22 5 13 .291 .355 .404 .759 101 .354 102 57 1 4/5
1942 31 HG NN2 2.1 58 250 219 35 62 5 4 3 48 9 30 .283 .372 .384 .756 116 .366 116 84 1 0 *6/7938 AS,AS
1943 32 HG NN2 1.7 72 307 265 53 69 5 2 1 42 17 32 .260 .347 .306 .652 75 .333 81 81 3 7 *6 AS
1944 33 HG NN2 1.5 56 255 217 46 55 9 5 1 28 8 29 .253 .347 .355 .702 88 .340 90 77 2 7 *6/41 AS
1945 34 2TM 2LG 1.2 37 149 136 16 46 8 1 0 22 3 12 .338 .392 .412 .804 125 .383 126 56 0 1 6/245
1945 34 CBE NAL -0.1 1 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 46 .238 49 1 0 0 /4
1945 34 HG NN2 1.2 36 145 132 16 45 8 1 0 22 3 12 .341 .396 .417 .812 127 .387 128 55 0 1 *6/25
1946 35 HG NN2 1.3 53 228 205 28 55 4 1 3 26 5 16 .268 .324 .341 .666 86 .322 86 70 1 6 *6 AS
1947 36 HG NN2 -0.2 61 253 223 19 52 9 2 1 25 13 21 .233 .302 .305 .607 65 .302 65 68 1 8 *6/8
1948 37 HG NN2 1.5 42 186 155 32 40 6 1 2 14 7 21 .258 .354 .348 .702 103 .347 107 54 2 8 64
WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB HBP SH Pos Awards
15 Yrs 15.8 670 2881 2542 438 721 100 36 21 365 108 258 .284 .353 .376 .729 98 .349 99 956 14 67 67845/1923
162 Game Avg 3.8 162 697 615 106 174 24 9 5 88 26 62 .284 .353 .376 .729 98 .349 99 231 3
HG (8 Yrs) 10.2 414 1779 1557 261 419 50 19 13 227 67 174 .269 .347 .351 .697 92 .340 94 546 11 37 *64/7893512
PC (4 Yrs) 2.6 165 733 643 119 196 39 13 5 94 25 62 .305 .368 .429 .797 105 .368 106 276 2 26 786/5429
NEG (3 Yrs) 3.1 83 345 318 56 102 10 4 3 43 16 22 .321 .367 .406 .772 114 .365 115 129 1 4 86/714
BBB (1 Yr) -0.1 6 16 16 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .125 .125 .188 .313 -5 .145 -6 3 0 0 /14
CBE (1 Yr) -0.1 1 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 46 .238 49 1 0 0 /4
LVB (1 Yr) 0.0 1 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 52 .238 51 1 0 0 /1
NN2 (14 Yrs) 15.3 655 2839 2502 432 711 98 35 21 364 107 256 .284 .354 .376 .730 98 .350 99 942 14 67 67845/9123
NSL (1 Yr) 0.5 14 38 36 6 9 2 1 0 1 1 2 .250 .289 .361 .651 97 .311 94 13 0 0 /174
NAL (1 Yr) -0.1 1 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 46 .238 49 1 0 0 /4
Standard Batting Table
Season Age Team Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB BA OBP SLG OPS TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1932 21 NEG NSL 2 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0
1935 24 PC NN2 7 27 21 5 8 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 .381 .480 .381 .861 8 0 2 0
1939 28 HG NN2 7 28 24 3 6 0 0 0 1 0 4 .250 .357 .250 .607 6 0 0 0
1942 31 HG WS 2 8 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571 2 0 0 1
1943 32 HG WS 5 21 19 1 5 1 0 0 3 0 1 .263 .300 .316 .616 6 0 0 1 0
1944 33 HG WS 5 23 20 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 .350 .435 .350 .785 7 0 1 0 0
1945 34 HG WS 4 16 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .063 .063 .063 .125 1 0 0 0 0
1948 37 HG NN2,WS 5 21 18 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .286 .278 .563 5 0 1 0
8 Yrs 37 150 131 21 32 3 0 0 6 2 0 13 .244 .322 .267 .589 35 0 2 4 0 0
162 Game Avg 162 657 574 92 140 13 0 0 26 9 57 .244 .322 .267 .589 153 9 18
HG (6 Yrs) 28 117 104 16 24 3 0 0 4 1 9 .231 .304 .260 .564 27 0 2 2 0 0
PC (1 Yr) 7 27 21 5 8 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 .381 .480 .381 .861 8 0 2 0
NEG (1 Yr) 2 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0
WS (5 Yrs) 17 72 66 8 15 1 0 0 3 1 3 .227 .271 .242 .514 16 0 1 2 0 0
NN2 (3 Yrs) 18 72 59 13 17 2 0 0 3 1 0 10 .288 .400 .322 .722 19 0 1 2 0
NSL (1 Yr) 2 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0

Value Batting

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Season Age Team Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
1932 21 3TM NSL 38 0 0 0 2 3 4 0.4 0 5 0.5 .531 .501 0.3 0.2 3 /174
1932 21 BBB NSL 16 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .489 .500 -0.1 0.0 -1 /14
1932 21 LVB NSL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .520 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
1932 21 NEG NSL 18 2 0 0 2 1 5 0.5 0 5 0.5 .568 .503 0.3 0.2 3 /17
1933 22 NEG NN2 158 -1 0 0 8 0 7 0.6 5 12 1.1 .517 .504 0.4 0.8 4 86/7 AS
1934 23 NEG NN2 169 6 1 0 2 1 10 0.9 5 15 1.4 .524 .506 1.2 0.3 13 68/147 AS
1935 24 PC NN2 264 9 0 0 -8 -2 -1 -0.1 8 7 0.6 .499 .500 1.3 -0.8 15 *7/6
1936 25 PC NN2 285 5 0 0 4 0 8 0.7 10 18 1.6 .510 .504 1.2 0.3 14 76/548 AS
1937 26 PC NN2 35 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.1 1 -1 0.0 .481 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 /72
1938 27 PC NN2 149 -6 1 0 5 0 -1 -0.1 5 4 0.4 .498 .500 -0.1 0.4 0 8/659 AS
1939 28 HG NN2 155 0 0 0 6 1 7 0.7 5 13 1.1 .518 .504 0.6 0.6 7 4/5
1942 31 HG NN2 250 5 0 0 9 1 16 1.5 7 23 2.1 .526 .509 1.3 1.0 14 *6/7938 AS,AS
1943 32 HG NN2 307 -8 1 0 14 5 12 1.0 9 21 1.7 .514 .506 0.5 1.6 7 *6 AS
1944 33 HG NN2 255 -3 0 0 8 4 9 0.9 7 16 1.5 .515 .505 0.7 1.1 8 *6/41 AS
1945 34 2TM 2LG 149 5 0 0 1 2 8 0.8 5 13 1.2 .521 .505 1.0 0.3 12 6/245
1945 34 CBE NAL 4 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .417 .499 0.0 -0.1 0 /4
1945 34 HG NN2 145 5 0 0 2 2 9 0.9 4 13 1.2 .524 .505 1.1 0.4 12 *6/25
1946 35 HG NN2 228 -4 0 0 8 4 7 0.7 8 14 1.3 .512 .504 0.6 1.1 7 *6 AS
1947 36 HG NN2 253 -11 1 0 -5 4 -10 -1.0 9 -2 -0.2 .484 .494 0.3 -0.1 3 *6/8
1948 37 HG NN2 186 2 0 0 4 3 8 0.9 6 14 1.5 .520 .505 1.0 0.7 11 64
PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
15 Yrs 2881 -4 5 0 56 24 81 7.7 91 172 15.8 .511 .503 10.3 7.3 116 67845/1923
162 Game Avg 697 -1 1 0 14 6 20 1.9 22 42 3.8 .511 .503 2.5 1.8 28
HG (8 Yrs) 1779 -14 3 0 44 23 57 5.3 56 112 10.2 .513 .504 6.1 6.3 68 *64/7893512
PC (4 Yrs) 733 7 1 0 1 -3 5 0.4 24 29 2.6 .502 .501 2.3 -0.2 28 786/5429
NEG (3 Yrs) 345 7 1 0 12 2 21 2.0 11 32 3.1 .525 .505 1.9 1.2 21 86/714
BBB (1 Yr) 16 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .489 .500 -0.1 0.0 -1 /14
CBE (1 Yr) 4 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .417 .499 0.0 -0.1 0 /4
LVB (1 Yr) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .520 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
NN2 (14 Yrs) 2839 -3 5 0 55 22 78 7.3 91 168 15.3 .511 .503 10.0 7.2 114 67845/9123
NAL (1 Yr) 4 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .417 .499 0.0 -0.1 0 /4
NSL (1 Yr) 38 0 0 0 2 3 4 0.4 0 5 0.5 .531 .501 0.3 0.2 3 /174

Advanced Batting

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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1932 21 3TM NSL 38 .311 94 .250 .111 0.0 5.3 54.5 /174
1932 21 BBB NSL 16 .145 -6 .125 .063 0.0 0.0 100.0 /14
1932 21 LVB NSL 4 .238 51 .250 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 /1
1932 21 NEG NSL 18 .474 192 .375 .188 0.0 11.1 50.0 /17
1933 22 NEG NN2 158 .326 94 .285 .069 0.6 7.6 43.4 86/7 AS
1934 23 NEG NN2 169 .391 127 .335 .089 1.2 4.7 42.6 68/147 AS
1935 24 PC NN2 264 .400 124 .320 .159 0.8 9.5 48.5 *7/6
1936 25 PC NN2 285 .378 112 .324 .112 0.4 7.4 38.2 76/548 AS
1937 26 PC NN2 35 .302 69 .273 .061 0.0 5.7 45.5 /72
1938 27 PC NN2 149 .310 72 .223 .106 1.3 9.4 51.2 8/659 AS
1939 28 HG NN2 155 .354 102 .281 .113 1.3 8.4 56.6 4/5
1942 31 HG NN2 250 .366 116 .273 .100 1.2 12.0 35.6 *6/7938 AS,AS
1943 32 HG NN2 307 .333 81 .258 .045 0.3 10.4 50.5 *6 AS
1944 33 HG NN2 255 .340 90 .250 .101 0.4 11.4 52.9 *6/41 AS
1945 34 2TM 2LG 149 .383 126 .338 .074 0.0 8.1 27.6 6/245
1945 34 CBE NAL 4 .238 49 .250 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 /4
1945 34 HG NN2 145 .387 128 .341 .076 0.0 8.3 28.1 *6/25
1946 35 HG NN2 228 .322 86 .257 .073 1.3 7.0 36.2 *6 AS
1947 36 HG NN2 253 .302 65 .230 .072 0.4 8.3 24.7 *6/8
1948 37 HG NN2 186 .347 107 .248 .090 1.1 11.3 49.2 64
Batting Batting Ratios
PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
15 Yrs 2881 .349 99 .278 .092 0.7 9.0 42.9 67845/1923
MLB Average .332 100 .282 .110 1.3 8.6 33.6
Advanced Batting Table
Batting Batting Ratios Baserunning
Season Age Team Lg PA BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% SB% Pos Awards
1932 21 NEG NSL 6 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
1935 24 PC NN2 27 .381 .000 0.0 14.8 41.7 100.0
1939 28 HG NN2 28 .250 .000 0.0 14.3 30.0
1942 31 HG WS 8 .286 .000 0.0 0.0 50.0
1943 32 HG WS 21 .263 .053 0.0 4.8 16.7
1944 33 HG WS 23 .350 .000 0.0 8.7 60.0
1945 34 HG WS 16 .063 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1948 37 HG NN2,WS 21 .167 .111 0.0 9.5 83.3
8 Yrs 150 .244 .023 0.0 8.7 44.7 100.0
MLB Average .250 .091 1.2 8.0 30.8 61.8
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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Sam Bankhead born?

Sam Bankhead was born on September 18, 1910.

Where was Sam Bankhead born?

Sam Bankhead was born in Sulligent, AL.

How tall was Sam Bankhead?

Sam Bankhead was 5-9 (175 cm) tall.

How much did Sam Bankhead weigh when playing?

Sam Bankhead weighed 165 lbs (74 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Sam Bankhead play?

Sam Bankhead played 15 seasons.

Is Sam Bankhead in the Hall of Fame?

Sam Bankhead has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Sam Bankhead play?

Sam Bankhead was a Shortstop, Outfielder and Second Baseman.

How many hits did Sam Bankhead have?

Sam Bankhead had 721 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Sam Bankhead have?

Sam Bankhead had 21 home runs over his career.

What was Sam Bankhead's average?

Sam Bankhead had a .284 average over his career.

How many teams has Sam Bankhead played for?

Sam Bankhead played for 6 teams; the Birmingham Black Barons, Nashville Elite Giants, Cleveland Buckeyes, Homestead Grays, Louisville Black Caps and Pittsburgh Crawfords.

How many World Series has Sam Bankhead won?

Sam Bankhead won 3 World Series.

When did Sam Bankhead retire?

Sam Bankhead last played in 1948.

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