League Leaders

Sam Bankhead

1932–1948  ·  Bats R  ·  Throws R  ·  5'9", 165 lb  ·  b. 1910 Sulligent, AL

Career 652 G · 702 H · 19 HR · 354 RBI · .284 AVG · 2–5 · 4.36 ERA · 28 SO · 66.0 IP

Seasons leading his league
10
0 best in baseball 10 league only
28 Top-5 finishes
6 Title seasons
7 Categories led
1939 Best season

Spanning 1935–1944, peaking at 4 titles in 1939.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 162nd League titles 10
  • 322nd Top-5 finishes 28

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
Stolen Bases 3 1st 2 yrs (1943–1944) 1938 NN2 6 1943 NN2 17 1944 NN2 8 1934 #2 1939 #2 1942 #3 1947 #3
Hits 2 1st 2 yrs (1935–1936) 1935 NN2 70 1936 NN2 77
Doubles 1 1st — 1936 NN2 16
Slugging Percentage 1 1st — 1939 NN2 .409
On-Base Percentage 1 1st — 1939 NN2 .355
On-Base Plus Slug. 1 1st — 1939 NN2 .764
Batting Average 1 1st — 1939 NN2 .292
Walks — #3 — 1944 #3
Total Bases — #3 — 1936 #3
Triples — #2 — 1935 #2
Runs — #3 — 1935 #3 1944 #3
Runs Batted In — #3 — 1942 #3

Title Seasons

6 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1944 1 SB 8
1943 1 SB 17
1939 4 AVG .292 OPS .764 OBP .355 SLG .409
1938 1 SB 6
1936 2 H 77 2B 16
1935 1 H 70

Batting

15 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1932 NEG +2 NSL 11 27 5 8 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 .296 .345 .407 .752
1933 NEG NN2 36 141 23 40 5 1 0 18 12 0 5 .284 .340 .333 .673
1934 NEG NN2 37 148 25 50 3 2 1 20 8 0 10 .338 .376 .405 .781
1935 PC NN2 51 207 49 70 13 8 2 32 24 2 8 .338 .412 .507 .919
1936 PC NN2 63 231 37 77 16 4 1 39 20 0 6 .333 .387 .450 .837
1937 PC NN2 8 33 5 9 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 .273 .314 .333 .648
1938 PC NN2 32 128 23 29 5 0 2 16 13 0 6 .227 .298 .313 .610
1939 HG NN2 35 137 31 40 4 3 2 22 13 0 5 .292 .355 .409 .764
1942 HG NN2 58 219 35 62 5 4 3 48 30 2 9 .283 .372 .384 .756
1943 HG NN2 72 265 53 69 5 2 1 42 32 0 17 .260 .347 .306 .652
1944 HG NN2 56 217 46 55 9 5 1 28 29 1 8 .254 .345 .355 .700
1945 HG +1 NN2 37 136 16 46 8 1 0 22 12 1 3 .338 .392 .412 .804
1946 HG NN2 53 205 28 55 4 1 3 26 16 1 5 .268 .324 .342 .666
1947 HG NN2 61 223 19 52 9 2 1 25 21 0 13 .233 .302 .305 .607
1948 HG NN2 42 155 32 40 6 1 2 14 21 0 7 .258 .354 .348 .702
Career — — 652 2,472 427 702 95 35 19 354 255 7 103 .284 .354 .374 .728

Pitching

4 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1932 NEG +2 NSL 1 5 4.24 7 6 0 46.2 49 22 0 4 21 1.14
1934 NEG NN2 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 3.00
1942 HG NN2 1 0 3.00 1 1 0 9.0 9 3 0 2 3 1.22
1944 HG NN2 0 0 6.30 2 1 0 10.0 15 7 0 4 4 1.90
Career — — 2 5 4.36 11 8 0 66.0 74 32 0 10 28 1.27

Fielding by Position

Pos GPOAEDPFLD%
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