Dave Bancroft
1915–1930 · bats B / throws R · Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves, New York Giants, Philadelphia Phillies
1,913G
.279AVG
.355OBP
.358SLG
More career statistics
2,004H
32HR
591RBI
145SB
11Rare feats
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.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 7,182 | 7,183 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 75 | 125 |
| Batting · Doubles | 320 | 321 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 487 | 489 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 8,244 | 8,248 |
| Batting · RBI | 591 | 607 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 145 | 150 |
| Batting · Triples | 77 | 76 |
| Batting · Walks | 827 | 829 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,913 | 8,244 | 7,182 | 1,048 | 2,004 | 320 | 77 | 32 | 591 | 827 | 487 | 145 | 75 | 23 | 0 | 2,574 | .279 | .355 | .358 | .713 |
Streaks
13longest hitting streak · 1920-07-05 to 1920-07-21
25longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Six for Six | 1920-06-28 | 1 in 2,457 games | box score ↗ |
| 70 | Six-Hit Game | 1920-06-28 | 1 in 1,644 games | box score ↗ |
| 62 | Three Sacrifice Bunts | 1916-05-06 | 1 in 730 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 966 | 4080 | 975 | 21 | 311 | 416 | 251 | .276 | .341 | .356 |
| Away | 947 | 4168 | 1029 | 11 | 296 | 413 | 238 | .282 | .346 | .361 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 183 | 815 | 200 | 3 | 61 | 112 | 42 | .297 | .383 | .386 |
| May | 344 | 1477 | 356 | 4 | 95 | 143 | 79 | .275 | .338 | .349 |
| June | 341 | 1511 | 394 | 7 | 135 | 150 | 91 | .298 | .360 | .377 |
| July | 372 | 1584 | 393 | 8 | 133 | 145 | 103 | .281 | .340 | .371 |
| August | 347 | 1499 | 346 | 7 | 88 | 156 | 85 | .266 | .335 | .332 |
| September | 311 | 1307 | 302 | 3 | 91 | 119 | 85 | .264 | .322 | .345 |
| October | 15 | 55 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | .260 | .309 | .360 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cincinnati-reds | 274 | 1158 | 281 | 6 | 70 | 111 | 68 | .276 | .339 | .360 |
| chicago-cubs | 268 | 1159 | 270 | 6 | 81 | 96 | 84 | .260 | .316 | .334 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 263 | 1159 | 269 | 5 | 83 | 132 | 69 | .271 | .346 | .349 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 259 | 1136 | 277 | 2 | 73 | 118 | 62 | .284 | .348 | .355 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 237 | 1029 | 261 | 3 | 76 | 98 | 51 | .290 | .349 | .382 |
| boston-braves | 218 | 912 | 218 | 2 | 73 | 95 | 54 | .275 | .343 | .346 |
| new-york-giants | 213 | 880 | 205 | 2 | 61 | 68 | 66 | .261 | .310 | .321 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 181 | 815 | 223 | 6 | 90 | 111 | 35 | .327 | .410 | .436 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 153 | 563 | 143 | 7 | 33 | 15 | .254 | – | – |
| 1916 | Philadelphia Phillies | 142 | 477 | 101 | 3 | 32 | 16 | .212 | – | – |
| 1917 | Philadelphia Phillies | 127 | 478 | 116 | 4 | 40 | 13 | .243 | – | – |
| 1918 | Philadelphia Phillies | 125 | 501 | 132 | – | 26 | 11 | .263 | – | – |
| 1919 | Philadelphia Phillies | 92 | 335 | 91 | – | 29 | 9 | .272 | – | – |
| 1920 | New York Giants, Philadelphia Phillies | 150 | 612 | 182 | – | 37 | 10 | .297 | – | – |
| 1921 |  New York Giants | 153 | 607 | 194 | 6 | 68 | 17 | .320 | – | – |
| 1922 | New York Giants | 156 | 651 | 209 | 4 | 64 | 18 | .321 | – | – |
| 1923 | New York Giants | 107 | 444 | 135 | 1 | 33 | 8 | .304 | – | – |
| 1924 |  Boston Braves | 79 | 319 | 89 | 2 | 22 | 4 | .279 | – | – |
| 1925 | Boston Braves | 128 | 479 | 153 | 2 | 51 | 7 | .319 | – | – |
| 1926 | Boston Braves | 127 | 452 | 141 | 1 | 45 | 3 | .312 | – | – |
| 1927 | Boston Braves | 111 | 375 | 91 | 1 | 31 | 5 | .243 | – | – |
| 1928 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 149 | 515 | 127 | – | 51 | 7 | .247 | – | – |
| 1929 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 104 | 358 | 99 | 1 | 45 | 7 | .277 | – | – |
| 1930 | New York Giants | 10 | 17 | 1 | – | – | – | .059 | – | – |