Sam Bankhead
1932–1948 · bats R / throws R · ASE, ASW, Birmingham Black Barons, Cleveland Buckeyes, Homestead Grays, Kansas City Monarchs, KCR, LS4
547G
.289AVG
.347OBP
.396SLG
584H
21HR
177RBI
84SB
0–1W–L
2IP
0K
15.43ERA
0GS
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 547 | 2,255 | 2,019 | 360 | 584 | 88 | 32 | 21 | 177 | 175 | 6 | 84 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 799 | .289 | .347 | .396 | .743 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.43 | 3.000 |
Streaks
17longest hitting streak · 1935-08-14 to 1936-05-17
35longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | 4 stolen bases | 1934-07-29 | 1 in 16,493 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1944-08-27 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | 1943-08-22 | 1 in 1,014 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 279 | 1088 | 289 | 11 | 91 | 83 | 2 | .296 | .342 | .419 |
| Away | 268 | 1167 | 295 | 10 | 86 | 92 | 4 | .283 | .332 | .374 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 4 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .412 | .412 | .647 |
| May | 142 | 564 | 147 | 6 | 49 | 46 | 3 | .293 | .342 | .413 |
| June | 123 | 525 | 122 | 4 | 37 | 39 | 0 | .258 | .307 | .313 |
| July | 122 | 503 | 134 | 6 | 45 | 40 | 2 | .297 | .346 | .410 |
| August | 107 | 452 | 116 | 1 | 36 | 33 | 1 | .286 | .330 | .409 |
| September | 41 | 161 | 48 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | .331 | .366 | .483 |
| October | 7 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | .464 | .381 |
| 12 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .600 | .800 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-stars | 112 | 480 | 115 | 4 | 41 | 38 | 4 | .265 | .319 | .355 |
| newark-eagles | 87 | 354 | 72 | 4 | 31 | 25 | 0 | .229 | .274 | .333 |
| baltimore-elite-giants | 82 | 349 | 98 | 2 | 23 | 34 | 1 | .322 | .378 | .405 |
| new-york-cubans | 72 | 266 | 69 | 4 | 35 | 20 | 0 | .287 | .335 | .417 |
| new-york-black-yankees | 40 | 164 | 49 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | .329 | .390 | .483 |
| homestead-grays | 30 | 123 | 38 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | .349 | .382 | .486 |
| chicago-american-giants | 24 | 106 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1 | .261 | .330 | .420 |
| WEG | 24 | 96 | 26 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .295 | .312 | .409 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | NSH, PRG | 38 | 142 | 48 | 1 | 10 | 7 | .338 | – | – |
| 1934 | NSH | 34 | 131 | 41 | 1 | 5 | 11 | .313 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | PCPittsburgh Crawfords | 59 | 235 | 75 | 2 | 10 | 8 | .319 | – | – |
| 1936 | PCPittsburgh Crawfords | 66 | 246 | 73 | 1 | 21 | 7 | .297 | – | – |
| 1937 | PCPittsburgh Crawfords | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | – | .500 | – | – |
| 1938 | PCPittsburgh Crawfords | 29 | 107 | 30 | 2 | 17 | 7 | .280 | – | – |
| 1939 |  Homestead Grays | 28 | 107 | 31 | 2 | 9 | 3 | .290 | – | – |
| 1942 | Homestead Grays | 32 | 104 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .231 | – | – |
| 1943 | Homestead Grays | 44 | 154 | 41 | 1 | 23 | 14 | .266 | – | – |
| 1944 | Birmingham Black Barons, Homestead Grays, Kansas City Monarchs | 52 | 184 | 52 | 1 | 18 | 6 | .283 | 2 | – |
| 1945 | Homestead Grays | 29 | 86 | 34 | 2 | 19 | 2 | .395 | – | – |
| 1946 | Homestead Grays | 45 | 172 | 47 | 3 | 14 | 3 | .273 | – | – |
| 1947 | Homestead Grays | 48 | 185 | 41 | 1 | 13 | 7 | .222 | – | – |
| 1948 | Homestead Grays | 40 | 158 | 43 | 2 | 7 | 8 | .272 | – | – |