Sam Bankhead

Samuel Howard Bankhead

Born: September 18, 1910 in Sulligent, AL
Died: July 24, 1976 in Pittsburgh, PA
(65 years old)

Bats: R

Throws: R

Ht: 5'9"

Wt: 165

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Notes:

• Buried: Greenwood Cemetery (Sharpsburg, PA)
• Relatives: Dan Bankhead (Brother)
• Played in the Minor Leagues

Batting

Glossary

Basic Batting

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
1932	BBB	NSL	21	SP	3	7	7	1	1	0	0	0	1	0		0			0	0			.143	.143	.143	.286	-8
1932	LVB	NSL	21	SP	1	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0			0	0			.250	.250	.250	.500	55
1932	NEG	NSL	21	SP	7	16	16	4	6	1	1	0	1	1		0			0	0			.375	.375	.563	.938	190
1932	NEG	NSC	21	CF	2	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0			0	0			.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
1933	NEG	NN2	22	CF	37	158	143	26	42	5	2	0	18	5		13			0	2			.294	.353	.357	.709	95
1933	WES	EWA	22	RF	1	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	99
1934	NEG	NN2	23	SS	37	160	148	25	50	3	2	1	20	10		8			1	3			.338	.376	.405	.781	114
1934	WES	EWA	23	RF	1	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	203
1935	PC	NN2	24	LF	51	242	207	49	70	13	8	2	32	8		24			2	9			.338	.412	.507	.919	131
1935	PC	NLC	24	LF	7	27	21	5	8	0	0	0	2	1	0	4			0	2			.381	.480	.381	.861	146
1936	PC	NN2	25	LF	63	263	231	37	77	16	4	1	39	6		20			0	12			.333	.386	.450	.837	114
1936	EAS	EWA	25	LF	1	5	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	1	0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250	178
1936	NAS	NvM	25	LF	1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0			0	0
1937	PC	NN2	26	LF	8	35	33	5	9	2	0	0	1	0		2			0	0			.273	.314	.333	.648	72
1937	SDS	IND	26	SS	4	16	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		2			0	1			.000	.133	.000	.133	-50
1938	PC	NN2	27	CF	32	144	128	23	29	5	0	2	16	6		13			0	3			.227	.298	.313	.610	61
1938	EAS	EWA	27	CF	2	9	8	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	73
1939	HG	NN2	28	2B	33	153	133	28	42	5	2	2	20	8		15				5			.316	.385	.429	.814	119
1939	HG	NLP	28	2B	2	8	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		2				0			.000	.250	.000	.250	-29
1939	HG	NLC	28	2B	5	20	18	2	6	0	0	0	1	0		2				0			.333	.400	.333	.733	109
1940	CBM	MEX	29	SS	93	429	384	80	122	19	11	8	74	32		43	29		1	1			.318	.388	.487	.875	128
1941	CBM	MEX	30	SS	101	465	405	74	142	21	12	8	85	19		59	26		0	1			.351	.433	.521	.954	137
1942	HG	NN2	31	SS	42	173	150	23	40	4	3	1	26	4		21				2			.267	.357	.353	.710	107
1942	HG	WS	31	SS	2	8	7	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0			0	1			.286	.286	.286	.571	51
1942	EAS	EWA	31	2B	2	9	7	3	4	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.571	.500	.714	1.214	214
1943	HG	NN2	32	SS	71	301	262	53	68	4	2	1	40	17		32			3	4	0		.260	.347	.302	.648	73
1943	SAS	NSA	32	SS	1	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	2	0		0			0	0	0		.500	.500	.750	1.250	229
1943	HG	WS	32	SS	5	21	19	1	5	1	0	0	3	0		1			0	1	0		.263	.300	.316	.616	99
1943	EAS	EWA	32	2B	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
1944	HG	NN2	33	SS	55	251	212	45	55	9	5	1	28	8		29		0	2	8		0	.259	.354	.363	.717	90
1944	EAS	EWA	33	2B	1	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0		0	2			.500	.500	.500	1.000	141
1944	HG	WS	33	SS	5	23	20	6	7	0	0	0	0	0		2			1	0	0		.350	.435	.350	.785	153
1945	HG	NN2	34	SS	35	142	129	15	43	7	1	0	21	2		12		0	0	1			.333	.390	.403	.793	123
1945	HG	WS	34	SS	4	16	16	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	0			.063	.063	.063	.125	-53
1945	CBE	NAL	34	2B	1	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			.250	.250	.250	.500	46
1945	NOS	NSA	34	SS	1	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	0			.200	.200	.200	.400	21
1946	HG	NN2	35	SS	53	228	205	28	55	4	1	3	26	5		16			1	6		0	.268	.324	.341	.666	86
1946	EAS	EWA	35	SS	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0			0	0		0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
1947	HG	NN2	36	SS	61	253	223	19	52	9	2	1	25	13		21			1	8		0	.233	.302	.305	.607	67
1948	HG	NN2	37	SS	42	186	155	32	40	6	1	2	14	7		21			2	8			.258	.354	.348	.702	106
1948	HG	NLC	37	SS	4	17	14	5	3	2	0	0	0	0		2			1	0			.214	.353	.357	.710	112
1948	HG	WS	37	SS	1	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0			0	0			.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
17	13			SS	880	3828	3365	596	992	139	57	33	499	155	1	365	57	0	15	82	1	0	.295	.366	.399	.766	104
162 Game Average						705	619	110	183	26	10	6	92	46	23	67	45	0	3	15	2	0	.295	.366	.399	.766	104

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
15	Negro Leagues				685	2934	2576	442	728	99	34	17	340	104	1	263	2	0	14	80	1	0	.283	.352	.367	.719	96
2	vs Latin Leagues				194	894	789	154	264	40	23	16	159	51		102	55		1	2			.335	.411	.504	.916	133
1	vs Major Leagues				1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0			0	0

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
1	Louisville Black Caps			RP	1	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0			0	0			.250	.250	.250	.500	55
1	Birmingham Black Barons			RP	3	7	7	1	1	0	0	0	1	0		0			0	0			.143	.143	.143	.286	-8
3	Baltimore Elite Giants			CF	83	340	313	55	98	9	5	1	39	16		21			1	5			.313	.358	.383	.742	105
2	West All Stars			RF	2	7	7	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.429	.429	.857	143
4	Pittsburgh Crawfords			LF	161	711	620	119	193	36	12	5	90	21	0	63			2	26			.311	.377	.432	.809	108
1	NNL All Stars II			-	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0			0	0
6	East All Stars			CF	8	32	26	5	9	2	0	0	4	1	0	1	1	0	0	4	1	0	.346	.357	.423	.780	110
1	Santo Domingo Stars			-	4	16	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		2			0	1			.000	.133	.000	.133	-50
8	Homestead Grays			SS	420	1804	1573	259	419	51	17	11	204	65		176		0	11	44	0	0	.266	.344	.341	.686	91
2	Sultanes de Monterrey			SS	194	894	789	154	264	40	23	16	159	51		102	55		1	2			.335	.411	.504	.916	133
1	South All Stars			SS	1	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	2	0		0			0	0	0		.500	.500	.750	1.250	229
1	North All Stars			-	1	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	0			.200	.200	.200	.400	21
1	Cleveland Buckeyes			-	1	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			.250	.250	.250	.500	46

Advanced Batting

Year	Team	Lg	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	K%	LG	BB/K	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
1932	BBB	NSL	7	.136	.290	0.0%	5.7%					0.0%	0.4%	.000	.070
1932	LVB	NSL	4	.238	.302	0.0%	5.9%					0.0%	0.4%	.000	.073
1932	NEG	NSL	16	.432	.300	0.0%	5.8%					0.0%	0.4%	.188	.072
1932	NEG	NSC	6	.000	.295	0.0%	3.6%					0.0%	3.6%	.000	.169
1933	NEG	NN2	158	.327	.326	8.2%	6.6%					0.0%	1.1%	.063	.119
1933	WES	EWA	4	.466	.427	0.0%	5.2%	0.0%	9.1%		0.57	0.0%	1.3%	.000	.185
1934	NEG	NN2	160	.365	.340	5.0%	8.0%					0.6%	0.8%	.068	.097
1934	WES	EWA	3	.296	.209	0.0%	3.6%	33.3%	25.5%	0.00	0.14	0.0%	0.0%	.000	.075
1935	PC	NN2	242	.400	.355	9.9%	8.7%					0.8%	1.5%	.169	.137
1935	PC	NLC	27	.388	.331	14.8%	8.6%					0.0%	1.7%	.000	.102
1936	PC	NN2	263	.368	.353	7.6%	8.9%					0.4%	1.7%	.117	.128
1936	EAS	EWA	5	.459	.420	0.0%	8.6%	0.0%	8.6%		1.00	0.0%	0.0%	.250	.099
1936	NAS	NvM		.000	.276		6.3%		2.0%		3.17		0.7%		.099
1937	PC	NN2	35	.301	.336	5.7%	7.9%					0.0%	1.6%	.061	.129
1937	SDS	IND	16	.091	.261	12.5%	6.0%					0.0%	0.8%	.000	.086
1938	PC	NN2	144	.284	.344	9.0%	9.3%					1.4%	1.6%	.086	.129
1938	EAS	EWA	9	.295	.322	11.1%	10.6%	0.0%	6.4%		1.67	0.0%	1.4%	.000	.116
1939	HG	NN2	153	.368	.342	9.8%	8.4%					1.3%	1.8%	.113	.113
1939	HG	NLP	8	.181	.347	25.0%	10.2%					0.0%	2.8%	.000	.174
1939	HG	NLC	20	.362	.336	10.0%	7.8%					0.0%	1.0%	.000	.076
1940	CBM	MEX	429	.397	.350	10.0%	9.3%	6.8%	10.2%	1.48	0.91	1.9%	1.2%	.169	.126
1941	CBM	MEX	465	.441	.377	12.7%	11.2%	5.6%	8.6%	2.27	1.31	1.7%	1.1%	.170	.124
1942	HG	NN2	173	.343	.327	12.1%	9.6%					0.6%	1.0%	.087	.094
1942	HG	WS	8	.235	.345	0.0%	7.7%					0.0%	1.3%	.000	.117
1942	EAS	EWA	9	.489	.372	0.0%	12.2%	0.0%	9.6%		1.27	0.0%	0.0%	.143	.076
1943	HG	NN2	301	.321	.358	10.6%	9.7%					0.3%	0.7%	.042	.105
1943	SAS	NSA	4	.555	.341	0.0%	4.3%					0.0%	0.0%	.250	.105
1943	HG	WS	21	.303	.322	4.8%	10.2%					0.0%	0.0%	.053	.051
1943	EAS	EWA	3	.000	.143	0.0%	5.3%	33.3%	10.5%	0.00	0.50	0.0%	0.0%	.000	.000
1944	HG	NN2	251	.334	.350	11.6%	8.5%					0.4%	0.9%	.104	.106
1944	EAS	EWA	4	.223	.344	0.0%	5.8%	0.0%	5.8%		1.00	0.0%	1.4%	.000	.161
1944	HG	WS	23	.400	.310	8.7%	8.0%					0.0%	0.9%	.000	.061
1945	HG	NN2	142	.378	.335	8.5%	8.8%					0.0%	0.9%	.070	.099
1945	HG	WS	16	.061	.262	0.0%	7.9%					0.0%	0.4%	.000	.053
1945	CBE	NAL	4	.237	.320	0.0%	6.9%					0.0%	0.6%	.000	.089
1945	NOS	NSA	5	.200	.330	0.0%	10.3%					0.0%	0.0%	.000	.043
1946	HG	NN2	228	.314	.341	7.0%	9.3%					1.3%	1.0%	.073	.097
1946	EAS	EWA	2	.000	.266	0.0%	6.7%		7.5%		0.89	0.0%	0.0%	.000	.009
1947	HG	NN2	253	.286	.343	8.3%	9.0%					0.4%	1.0%	.072	.104
1948	HG	NN2	186	.329	.323	11.3%	8.4%					1.1%	0.8%	.090	.093
1948	HG	NLC	17	.362	.334	11.8%	9.8%		0.4%		26.00	0.0%	0.4%	.143	.082
1948	HG	WS	4	.000	.317	0.0%	7.9%		1.6%		5.00	0.0%	0.0%	.000	.088
17	13		3828	.354	.346	9.5%	9.1%	6.1%	9.2%	1.81	1.57	0.9%	1.1%	.105	.112

Year	Team	Lg	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	K%	LG	BB/K	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
15	Negro Leagues		2934	.334	.341	9.0%	8.7%	5.4%	6.4%	0.50	8.39	0.6%	1.1%	.085	.108
2	vs Latin Leagues		894	.420	.364	11.4%	10.3%	6.2%	9.4%	1.85	1.12	1.8%	1.1%	.170	.125
1	vs Major Leagues		0		.000		0.0%						0.0%		.000

Year	Team	Lg	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	K%	LG	BB/K	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
1	Birmingham Black Barons		7	.136	.290	0.0%	5.7%					0.0%	0.4%	.000	.070
1	Louisville Black Caps		4	.238	.302	0.0%	5.9%					0.0%	0.4%	.000	.073
3	Baltimore Elite Giants		340	.344	.331	6.2%	7.1%					0.3%	1.0%	.070	.107
2	West All Stars		7	.393	.333	0.0%	4.5%	14.3%	16.1%	0.00	0.39	0.0%	0.7%	.000	.138
4	Pittsburgh Crawfords		711	.360	.350	8.9%	8.9%					0.7%	1.6%	.121	.130
1	NNL All Stars II		0		.000		0.0%						0.0%		.000
6	East All Stars		32	.320	.334	3.1%	9.4%	3.3%	8.0%	1.00	1.21	0.0%	0.6%	.077	.084
1	Santo Domingo Stars		16	.091	.261	12.5%	6.0%					0.0%	0.8%	.000	.086
8	Homestead Grays		1804	.326	.340	9.8%	9.0%					0.6%	1.0%	.075	.100
2	Sultanes de Monterrey		894	.420	.364	11.4%	10.3%	6.2%	9.4%	1.85	1.12	1.8%	1.1%	.170	.125
1	South All Stars		4	.555	.341	0.0%	4.3%					0.0%	0.0%	.250	.105
1	Cleveland Buckeyes		4	.237	.320	0.0%	6.9%					0.0%	0.6%	.000	.089
1	North All Stars		5	.200	.330	0.0%	10.3%					0.0%	0.0%	.000	.043

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