Sam Bankhead was a shortstop in MLB history. Across 652 career games, with a .284 batting average and 19 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | BBB | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | |
| 1932 | LVB | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| 1932 | NEG | 7 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .375 | .444 | .563 | 1.007 | |
| 1933 | NEG | 36 | 141 | 23 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 12 | .284 | .340 | .333 | .673 | |
| 1934 | NEG | 37 | 148 | 25 | 50 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 0 | .338 | .376 | .405 | .781 |
| 1935 | PC | 51 | 207 | 49 | 70 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 32 | 8 | 24 | 2 | .338 | .412 | .507 | .919 |
| 1936 | PC | 63 | 231 | 37 | 77 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 6 | 20 | 0 | .333 | .386 | .450 | .837 |
| 1937 | PC | 8 | 33 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .273 | .314 | .333 | .648 | |
| 1938 | PC | 32 | 128 | 23 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 13 | .227 | .298 | .313 | .610 | |
| 1939 | HG | 35 | 137 | 31 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 5 | 13 | 0 | .292 | .355 | .409 | .764 |
| 1942 | HG | 58 | 219 | 35 | 62 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 48 | 9 | 30 | 2 | .283 | .372 | .384 | .756 |
| 1943 | HG | 72 | 265 | 53 | 69 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 17 | 32 | 0 | .260 | .347 | .306 | .652 |
| 1944 | HG | 56 | 217 | 46 | 55 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 29 | 1 | .253 | .345 | .355 | .700 |
| 1945 | CBE | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | |
| 1945 | HG | 36 | 132 | 16 | 45 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 12 | 1 | .341 | .396 | .417 | .813 |
| 1946 | HG | 53 | 205 | 28 | 55 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 5 | 16 | 1 | .268 | .324 | .341 | .666 |
| 1947 | HG | 61 | 223 | 19 | 52 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 21 | 0 | .233 | .302 | .305 | .607 |
| 1948 | HG | 42 | 155 | 32 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 0 | .258 | .354 | .348 | .702 |
| Career Totals | — | 652 | 2472 | 427 | 702 | 95 | 35 | 19 | 354 | 103 | 255 | 7 | .284 | .354 | .374 | .728 |
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | BBB | 0 | 1 | 3.09 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11.2 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1.29 |
| 1932 | LVB | 0 | 1 | 2.89 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0.75 |
| 1932 | NEG | 1 | 3 | 5.26 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 25.2 | 29 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 1.21 |
| 1934 | NEG | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 |
| 1942 | HG | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1.22 |
| 1944 | HG | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1.90 |
| Career Totals | — | 2 | 5 | 4.36 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 66.0 | 74 | 32 | 10 | 28 | 1.27 |
1933, 1934, 1936, 1938, 1942, 1943, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946