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Dan Bankhead

Dan Bankhead

1940–1951  ·  Bats R  ·  Throws R  ·  6'1", 184 lb  ·  b. 1920 Empire, AL

Career 26–10 · 4.55 ERA · 259 SO · 364.1 IP · 106 G · 36 H · 1 HR · 15 RBI · .257 AVG

Seasons leading his league
5
2 best in baseball 3 league only
16 Top-5 finishes
2 Title seasons
4 Categories led
1941 Best season

Spanning 1941–1942, peaking at 4 titles in 1941.

Team records #1 Birmingham Black Barons 1941 ERA #1 Birmingham Black Barons 1941 WHIP #5 Birmingham Black Barons career W #9 Birmingham Black Barons career SO

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 1,156th League titles 5
  • 1,235th Best in baseball 2
  • 1,863rd Top-5 finishes 16

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

No top-500 all-time placing His career totals do not reach the top 500 in any tracked category — unsurprising for most careers, and no reflection on the season titles alongside.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Shutouts 2 1st 2 yrs (1941–1942) 1941 NAL 2 1942 NAL 1 1944 #2
Pitcher Fielding Percentage 1 1st — 1941 1.000
Pitcher Putouts 1 1st — 1941 NAL 5
Walks + Hits / IP 1 1st — 1941 0.84
Pitcher Range Factor — #2 — 1941 #2
Complete Games — #2 — 1941 #2
Innings Pitched — #2 — 1941 #2
Saves — #2 — 1947 #2
Strikeouts — #2 — 1947 #2
Wins — #3 — 1941 #3
Earned Run Average — #2 — 1941 #2

Title Seasons

2 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1942 1 SHO 1
1941 4 WHIP 0.84 SHO 2 P PO 5 P FPCT 1.000

Pitching

  led the league   9 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1940 BBB NAL 4 1 3.57 8 6 0 45.1 37 18 1 12 23 1.08
1941 BBB NAL 7 1 1.95 11 7 0 69.1 41 15 1 17 38 0.84
1942 BBB NAL 2 1 2.81 5 4 0 25.2 26 8 0 14 12 1.56
1943 BBB NAL 0 0 6.00 1 0 0 3.0 4 2 0 2 2 2.00
1944 BBB NAL 2 0 1.86 2 1 0 9.2 6 2 0 3 15 0.93
1946 MRS NAL 1 1 4.43 3 2 0 20.1 18 10 0 11 24 1.43
1947 MRS +1 NAL 1 1 4.91 9 3 1 47.2 50 26 1 27 40 1.62
1950 BRO NL 9 4 5.50 41 12 3 129.1 119 79 16 88 96 1.60
1951 BRO NL 0 1 15.43 7 1 0 14.0 27 24 5 14 9 2.93
Career — — 26 10 4.55 87 36 4 364.1 328 184 24 188 259 1.42

Batting

9 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1940 BBB NAL 11 21 2 9 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 .429 .455 .429 .883
1941 BBB NAL 11 20 2 4 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 .200 .304 .250 .554
1942 BBB NAL 9 21 2 7 1 0 0 2 3 0 1 .333 .417 .381 .798
1943 BBB NAL 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1944 BBB NAL 2 5 4 4 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .800 .800 1.200 2.000
1946 MRS NAL 4 11 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 .182 .250 .182 .432
1947 MRS +1 NAL 12 19 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 1 .053 .182 .211 .392
1950 BRO NL 41 39 2 9 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 .231 .268 .256 .525
1951 BRO NL 15 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career — — 106 140 18 36 3 1 1 15 10 7 2 .257 .320 .314 .635

Fielding

4 positions
Year Team Lg Pos GGSINN POAEDPTC FLD%RF
1940 BBB NAL P 8 6 45.1 1 20 0 0 21 1.000 2.63
1B 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 1.000 1.00
OF 1 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0.00
1941 BBB NAL P 11 7 69.1 5 15 0 1 20 1.000 1.82
1942 BBB NAL P 5 4 25.2 2 7 0 1 9 1.000 1.80
OF 4 3 23.0 3 0 0 0 3 1.000 0.75
1943 BBB NAL P 1 1 3.0 0 1 0 0 1 1.000 1.00
1944 BBB NAL P 2 1 9.2 0 5 0 0 5 1.000 2.50
1946 MRS NAL P 3 2 20.1 1 3 0 1 4 1.000 1.33
1947 MRS NAL P 9 3 37.2 1 8 0 0 9 1.000 1.00
SS 1 0 5.0 1 1 0 0 2 1.000 2.00
1950 BRO NL P 41 — — 6 19 4 3 29 .862 0.61
1951 BRO NL P 7 — — 1 3 0 0 4 1.000 0.57
Career — — P 87 24 211.0 17 81 4 6 102 .961 1.13
— — OF 5 3 27.0 3 0 0 0 3 1.000 0.60
— — 1B 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 1.000 1.00
— — SS 1 0 5.0 1 1 0 0 2 1.000 2.00