Alan Bannister
1974–1985 · bats R / throws R · Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Guardians, Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers
972G
.270AVG
.334OBP
.355SLG
More career statistics
811H
19HR
288RBI
108SB
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 972 | 3,373 | 3,007 | 430 | 811 | 143 | 28 | 19 | 288 | 292 | 318 | 108 | 37 | 13 | 28 | 1,067 | .270 | .334 | .355 | .689 |
Streaks
12longest hitting streak · 1982-09-17 to 1983-04-16
36longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 5 hits | 1977-06-09 | 1 in 1,624 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 15 | 2 stolen bases | 1976-06-21 | 1 in 199 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 14 | 3 walks | 1974-07-29 | 1 in 192 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 489 | 1642 | 400 | 8 | 151 | 144 | 144 | .274 | .331 | .356 |
| Away | 483 | 1731 | 411 | 11 | 137 | 148 | 174 | .266 | .323 | .354 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 125 | 476 | 116 | 2 | 41 | 47 | 32 | .275 | .342 | .372 |
| May | 152 | 522 | 125 | 3 | 42 | 48 | 54 | .267 | .331 | .340 |
| June | 163 | 555 | 134 | 7 | 62 | 59 | 54 | .276 | .348 | .385 |
| July | 147 | 500 | 123 | 4 | 43 | 36 | 49 | .273 | .318 | .371 |
| August | 175 | 601 | 145 | 1 | 50 | 46 | 57 | .270 | .318 | .346 |
| September | 189 | 648 | 156 | 2 | 49 | 49 | 65 | .269 | .316 | .340 |
| October | 21 | 71 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | .188 | .268 | .219 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| minnesota-twins | 88 | 306 | 73 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 26 | .269 | .337 | .387 |
| seattle-mariners | 82 | 283 | 69 | 2 | 20 | 31 | 33 | .280 | .353 | .378 |
| kansas-city-royals | 81 | 294 | 73 | 1 | 23 | 20 | 20 | .271 | .316 | .387 |
| boston-red-sox | 77 | 266 | 53 | 1 | 25 | 19 | 28 | .217 | .271 | .291 |
| new-york-yankees | 75 | 302 | 82 | 4 | 31 | 24 | 31 | .303 | .351 | .402 |
| california-angels | 70 | 248 | 50 | 1 | 16 | 21 | 26 | .226 | .286 | .321 |
| baltimore-orioles | 69 | 265 | 65 | 1 | 20 | 24 | 22 | .278 | .336 | .333 |
| texas-rangers | 65 | 244 | 77 | 0 | 29 | 21 | 9 | .358 | .402 | .433 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 26 | 25 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .120 | – | – |
| 1975 | Philadelphia Phillies | 24 | 61 | 16 | – | – | 2 | .262 | – | – |
| 1976 |  Chicago White Sox | 73 | 145 | 36 | – | 8 | 12 | .248 | – | – |
| 1977 | Chicago White Sox | 139 | 560 | 154 | 3 | 57 | 4 | .275 | – | – |
| 1978 | Chicago White Sox | 49 | 107 | 24 | – | 8 | 3 | .224 | – | – |
| 1979 | Chicago White Sox | 136 | 506 | 144 | 2 | 55 | 22 | .285 | – | – |
| 1980 | Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Guardians | 126 | 392 | 111 | 1 | 41 | 14 | .283 | – | – |
| 1981 |  Cleveland Guardians | 68 | 232 | 61 | 1 | 17 | 16 | .263 | – | – |
| 1982 | Cleveland Guardians | 101 | 348 | 93 | 4 | 41 | 18 | .267 | – | – |
| 1983 | Cleveland Guardians | 117 | 377 | 100 | 5 | 45 | 6 | .265 | – | – |
| 1984 | Houston Astros, Texas Rangers | 56 | 132 | 37 | 2 | 9 | 3 | .280 | – | – |
| 1985 |  Texas Rangers | 57 | 122 | 32 | 1 | 6 | 8 | .262 | – | – |