Player

Sam Bankhead

Player Info
Full Name
Samuel Howard
Born
September 18, 1910
Sulligent, AL, USA
Died
July 24, 1976
Size
5'9" / 165 lbs
B/T
R / R
Teams
Honors
9 x All-Star
1946, 1945, 1944, 1943, 1942, 1938, 1936, 1934, 1933
Career Batting
652
G
.284
AVG
702
H
19
HR
354
RBI
.725
OPS
103
OPS vs Lg
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Career Pitching
2-5
W-L
4.36
ERA
11
G
28
SO
0
SV
1.27
WHIP
Pitching Season by Season
Year Team W L ERA G GS SV IP SO BB
1944 Homestead Grays 0 0 6.30 2 1 0 10.0 4 4
1942 Homestead Grays 1 0 3.00 1 1 0 9.0 3 2
1934 Nashville Elite Giants 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.1 0 0
1932 Birmingham Black Barons 0 1 3.09 2 1 0 11.1 5 2
1932 Louisville Black Caps 0 1 2.89 1 1 0 9.1 5 0
1932 Nashville Elite Giants 1 3 5.26 4 4 0 25.2 11 2
Advanced Pitching About these stats
Year Lg IP K/9 BB/9 WHIP Qual
1944 NN2 10.0 3.60 3.60 1.900
1942 NN2 9.0 3.00 2.00 1.222
1934 NN2 0.3 0.00 0.00 3.000
1932 NSL 46.7 4.05 0.77 1.136 ✓
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1948 Homestead Grays 42 155 40 6 1 2 32 .258
1947 Homestead Grays 61 223 52 9 2 1 19 .233
1946 Homestead Grays 53 205 55 4 1 3 28 .268
1945 Homestead Grays 36 132 45 8 1 0 16 .341
1945 Cleveland Buckeyes 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 .250
1944 Homestead Grays 56 217 55 9 5 1 46 .253
1943 Homestead Grays 72 265 69 5 2 1 53 .260
1942 Homestead Grays 58 219 62 5 4 3 35 .283
1939 Homestead Grays 35 137 40 4 3 2 31 .292
1938 Pittsburgh Crawfords 32 128 29 5 0 2 23 .227
1937 Pittsburgh Crawfords 8 33 9 2 0 0 5 .273
1936 Pittsburgh Crawfords 63 231 77 16 4 1 37 .333
1935 Pittsburgh Crawfords 51 207 70 13 8 2 49 .338
1934 Nashville Elite Giants 37 148 50 3 2 1 25 .338
1933 Nashville Elite Giants 36 141 40 5 1 0 23 .284
1932 Birmingham Black Barons 3 7 1 0 0 0 1 .143
1932 Louisville Black Caps 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 .250
1932 Nashville Elite Giants 7 16 6 1 1 0 4 .375
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1948 NN2 186 .090 .248 11.3 0.0 109 5.2
1947 NN2 253 .072 .230 8.3 0.0 73 2.3 ✓
1946 NN2 228 .073 .259 7.0 0.4 92 8.4 ✓
1945 NAL 149 .074 .341 8.1 0.7 142 0.0 ✓
1944 NN2 256 .101 .250 11.3 0.4 94 3.8 ✓
1943 NN2 307 .045 .258 10.4 0.0 79 4.8 ✓
1942 NN2 250 .101 .276 12.0 0.8 122 14.3 ✓
1939 NN2 159 .117 .279 8.2 0.0 108 6.4 ✓
1938 NN2 144 .086 — 9.0 — 65 6.6
1937 NN2 35 .061 — 5.7 — 70 0.0
1936 NN2 263 .117 .330 7.6 0.0 119 2.1 ✓
1935 NN2 242 .169 .335 9.9 0.8 136 4.4 ✓
1934 NN2 160 .068 .333 5.0 0.0 126 4.0 ✓
1933 NN2 154 .050 — 7.8 — 90 0.0 ✓
1932 NSL 29 .111 .296 6.9 0.0 133 0.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
SS 386 820 1,196 89 169 .958
OF 192 355 18 12 5 .969
2B 68 157 211 16 34 .958
P 11 4 16 0 0 1.000
3B 9 8 19 2 0 .931
1B 3 17 1 0 0 1.000
C 2 11 1 1 0 .923
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1948 Homestead Grays 2B 16 37 44 3 8 .964
1948 Homestead Grays SS 28 41 90 7 11 .949
1947 Homestead Grays OF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000
1947 Homestead Grays SS 59 124 149 11 30 .961
1946 Homestead Grays SS 53 115 185 13 24 .958
1945 Cleveland Buckeyes 2B 1 3 1 0 0 1.000
1945 Homestead Grays 3B 1 1 5 0 0 1.000
1945 Homestead Grays C 1 11 1 1 0 .923
1945 Homestead Grays SS 33 73 99 6 15 .966
1944 Homestead Grays 2B 8 18 30 3 4 .941
1944 Homestead Grays P 2 1 3 0 0 1.000
1944 Homestead Grays SS 48 122 163 16 27 .947
1943 Homestead Grays SS 72 186 240 9 32 .979
1942 Homestead Grays 1B 3 17 1 0 0 1.000
1942 Homestead Grays OF 15 29 1 2 0 .938
1942 Homestead Grays P 1 0 2 0 0 1.000
1942 Homestead Grays SS 43 82 148 9 16 .962
1939 Homestead Grays 2B 35 82 116 8 20 .961
1938 Pittsburgh Crawfords 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000
1938 Pittsburgh Crawfords OF 29 73 2 3 0 .962
1938 Pittsburgh Crawfords SS 2 2 5 1 0 .875
1937 Pittsburgh Crawfords C 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1937 Pittsburgh Crawfords OF 8 15 0 0 0 1.000
1936 Pittsburgh Crawfords 2B 6 14 15 1 2 .967
1936 Pittsburgh Crawfords 3B 7 7 13 2 0 .909
1936 Pittsburgh Crawfords OF 39 67 5 0 2 1.000
1936 Pittsburgh Crawfords SS 14 23 43 6 7 .917
1935 Pittsburgh Crawfords OF 49 65 1 6 0 .917
1935 Pittsburgh Crawfords SS 3 4 6 0 1 1.000
1934 Nashville Elite Giants 2B 1 1 5 1 0 .857
1934 Nashville Elite Giants OF 19 36 3 0 2 1.000
1934 Nashville Elite Giants P 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1934 Nashville Elite Giants SS 21 35 43 8 4 .907
1933 Nashville Elite Giants OF 29 63 4 1 1 .985
1933 Nashville Elite Giants SS 10 13 25 3 2 .927
1932 Birmingham Black Barons 2B 1 2 0 0 0 1.000
1932 Nashville Elite Giants OF 2 6 2 0 0 1.000
1932 Louisville Black Caps P 1 1 2 0 0 1.000
1932 Birmingham Black Barons P 2 0 3 0 0 1.000
1932 Nashville Elite Giants P 4 2 6 0 0 1.000
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 38 135 33 0 7 .244
1948 NLC Homestead Grays 4 14 3 0 0 .214
1948 NWS Homestead Grays 2 8 1 0 0 .125
1945 NWS Homestead Grays 4 16 1 0 0 .063
1944 NWS Homestead Grays 5 20 7 0 0 .350
1943 NWS Homestead Grays 5 19 5 0 3 .263
1942 NWS Homestead Grays 2 7 2 0 0 .286
1939 NLC Homestead Grays 5 18 6 0 2 .333
1939 NLP2 Homestead Grays 2 6 0 0 0 .000
1935 NLC Pittsburgh Crawfords 7 21 8 0 2 .381
1932 NSC Nashville Elite Giants 2 6 0 0 0 .000