Dave Bancroft Stats

Dave Bancroft was born on Monday, April 20, 1891, in Sioux City, Iowa. Bancroft was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 14, 1915, with the Philadelphia Phillies. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Dave Bancroft baseball stats page.

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"(Dave) Bancroft is one of the greatest shortstops in the history of the game. He can go equally well to his right or left, has a great arm, and is a good hitter. In addition, he is pretty fast on his feet. The best thing about Bancroft is, he can think. He uses his brain. He is more than a great mechanical player. A player like Banny at short means everything to a ball club." - The Southeast Missourian (07/18/1922, 'Bancroft, Frisch and Nehf Star with the Giants', Page 2)

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Dave Bancroft Autograph on a 2008 Upper Deck SP (#7/7)

Dave Bancroft Autograph on a 2008 Upper Deck SP (#7/7)

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Birth Name:   David James Bancroft
Nickname:   Banny or Beauty
Born On:   04-20-1891  (Aries)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Sioux City, Iowa
Year of Death Data Died On:   10-09-1972 (500 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Superior, Wisconsin
Cemetery:   Greenwood Cemetery, Superior, Wisconsin Click For Grave Photo
High School:   Central High School (Sioux City, IA)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Both   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-09½   Player Weight Chart Weight:   160
First Game:   04-14-1915 (Age 23)
Last Game:   05-31-1930
Draft:   Not Applicable

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Dave Bancroft Pitching Stats

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Dave Bancroft Hitting Stats

1915 24 Phillies 153 563 85 143 18 2 7 0 30 77 0 62 23 0 2 1 .254 .346 .330
1916 25 Phillies 142 477 53 101 10 0 3 0 33 74 0 57 16 0 4 4 .212 .323 .252
1917 26 Phillies 127 478 56 116 22 5 4 0 43 44 0 42 18 0 0 2 .243 .307 .335
1918 27 Phillies 125 499 69 132 19 4 0 0 26 54 0 36 7 0 1 4 .265 .338 .319
1919 28 Phillies 92 335 45 91 13 7 0 0 25 31 0 30 9 0 0 1 .272 .333 .352
1920 29 Phillies 42 171 23 51 7 2 0 0 5 9 0 12 4 0 1 1 .298 .337 .363
1920 29 Giants 108 442 79 132 29 7 0 0 31 33 0 32 12 0 1 6 .299 .349 .396
1921 30 Giants 153 606 121 193 26 15 6 0 67 66 0 23 22 0 4 7 .318 .389 .441
1922 31 Giants 156 651 117 209 41 5 4 0 60 79 0 27 12 0 3 5 .321 .397 .418
1923 32 Giants 107 444 80 135 33 3 1 0 31 62 0 23 6 0 1 8 .304 .391 .399
1924 33 Braves 79 319 49 89 11 1 2 0 21 37 0 24 5 0 1 2 .279 .356 .339
1925 34 Braves 128 479 75 153 29 8 2 0 49 64 1 22 17 0 0 7 .319 .400 .426
1926 35 Braves 127 453 70 141 18 6 1 0 44 64 0 29 22 0 2 5 .311 .399 .384
1927 36 Braves 111 375 44 91 13 4 1 0 31 43 1 36 8 0 1 6 .243 .322 .307
1928 37 Robins 149 515 47 127 19 5 0 0 51 59 1 20 15 0 2 11 .247 .326 .303
1929 38 Robins 104 358 35 99 11 3 1 0 44 29 0 11 16 0 0 9 .277 .331 .332
1930 39 Giants 10 17 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .059 .158 .118
16 Years 1,913 7,182 1,048 2,004 320 77 32 0 591 827 3 487 212 0 23 79 .279 .355 .358

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Dave Bancroft Fielding Stats

1915 Phillies SS 153 153 192 892 5.8 828 336 492 64 60 n/a n/a n/a .928 116.44
1916 Phillies SS 142 142 180 896 6.3 836 326 510 60 64 n/a n/a n/a .933 125.40
1917 Phillies 2B 3 3 9 20 6.7 17 11 6 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .850 51.00
1917 Phillies LF 2 2 51 4 2.0 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.12
1917 Phillies SS 120 120 147 762 6.4 713 274 439 49 56 n/a n/a n/a .936 130.96
1918 Phillies SS 125 125 3,331 892 7.1 828 371 457 64 58 n/a n/a n/a .928 6.71
1919 Phillies SS 88 88 2,262 576 6.5 548 242 306 28 46 n/a n/a n/a .951 6.54
1920 Phillies SS 42 42 1,098 264 6.3 259 106 153 5 28 n/a n/a n/a .981 6.37
1920 Giants SS 108 108 2,842 741 6.9 701 256 445 40 67 n/a n/a n/a .946 6.66
1921 Giants SS 153 153 3,627 981 6.4 942 396 546 39 105 n/a n/a n/a .960 7.01
1922 Giants SS 156 156 3,589 1,046 6.7 984 405 579 62 93 n/a n/a n/a .941 7.40
1923 Giants 2B 11 9 231 72 6.5 69 34 35 3 8 n/a n/a n/a .958 8.06
1923 Giants SS 98 98 2,517 670 6.8 627 246 381 43 54 n/a n/a n/a .936 6.73
1924 Braves SS 79 79 2,024 463 5.9 445 186 259 18 57 n/a n/a n/a .961 5.94
1925 Braves SS 125 125 2,971 803 6.4 759 300 459 44 81 n/a n/a n/a .945 6.90
1926 Braves 3B 2 0 3 3 1.5 3 1 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 27.00
1926 Braves SS 123 123 2,924 748 6.1 715 317 398 33 75 n/a n/a n/a .956 6.60
1927 Braves 3B 1 1 27 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1927 Braves SS 104 104 2,532 643 6.2 604 275 329 39 66 n/a n/a n/a .939 6.44
1928 Robins SS 149 149 3,575 880 5.9 834 350 484 46 66 n/a n/a n/a .948 6.30
1929 Robins SS 102 96 2,454 558 5.5 533 224 309 25 45 n/a n/a n/a .955 5.86
1930 Giants SS 8 4 57 29 3.6 28 13 15 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .966 13.26
SS Totals 1,875 1,865 36,322 11,844 6.3 11,184 4,623 6,561 660 1,021 n/a n/a n/a .944 8.31
2B Totals 14 12 240 92 6.6 86 45 41 6 10 n/a n/a n/a .935 9.68
3B Totals 3 1 30 3 1.0 3 1 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.70
LF Totals 2 2 51 4 2.0 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.12
16 Years 1,894 1,880 36,643 11,943 6.3 11,277 4,673 6,604 666 1,031 n/a n/a n/a .944 8.31

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Dave Bancroft Miscellaneous Stats

1915 Phillies 15 27 .357 0 0 n/a 80.4 9.1 18.8 - - -
1916 Phillies 15 0 1.000 0 0 n/a 159.0 8.4 14.5 - - -
1917 Phillies 14 6 .700 0 0 n/a 119.5 11.4 11.1 - - -
1918 Phillies 11 6 .647 0 0 n/a 0.0 13.9 19.2 - - -
1919 Phillies 8 1 .889 4 0 n/a 0.0 11.2 13.4 - - -
1920 Phillies 1 7 .125 0 0 n/a 0.0 14.3 34.2 - - -
1920 Giants 7 5 .583 0 0 n/a 0.0 13.8 14.3 - - -
1921 Giants 17 10 .630 0 0 n/a 101.0 26.3 9.0 - - -
1922 Giants 16 11 .593 0 0 n/a 162.8 24.1 10.9 - - -
1923 Giants 8 7 .533 0 0 n/a 444.0 19.3 14.3 - - -
1924 Braves 4 4 .500 0 0 n/a 159.5 13.3 15.2 - - -
1925 Braves 7 4 .636 3 0 n/a 239.5 21.8 9.8 - - -
1926 Braves 3 2 .600 2 0 n/a 453.0 15.6 10.3 - - -
1927 Braves 5 1 .833 6 0 n/a 375.0 10.4 12.1 - - -
1928 Robins 7 9 .438 0 0 n/a 0.0 25.8 10.1 - - -
1929 Robins 7 1 .875 2 0 n/a 358.0 32.5 8.1 - - -
1930 Giants 0 0 .000 2 0 n/a 0.0 17.0 0.0 - - -
16 Years 145 101 .589 19 0 n/a 224.4 14.7 12.2 - - -

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Dave Bancroft Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1915 Philadelphia Phillies n/a Undetermined n/a Stats
1916 Philadelphia Phillies n/a Undetermined n/a -
1917 Philadelphia Phillies n/a $4,500.00 n/a -
1918 Philadelphia Phillies n/a $4,200.00 n/a -
1919 Philadelphia Phillies n/a $5,925.00 n/a -
1920 Philadelphia Phillies n/a Undetermined n/a -
1920 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a -
1921 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a Stats
1922 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a Stats
1923 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a Stats
1924 Boston Braves n/a Undetermined n/a -
1925 Boston Braves n/a Undetermined n/a -
1926 Boston Braves n/a Undetermined n/a -
1927 Boston Braves n/a Undetermined n/a -
1928 Brooklyn Robins n/a Undetermined n/a -
1929 Brooklyn Robins n/a Undetermined n/a -
1930 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a -

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Did you know that when Dave Bancroft hung up his cleats, his two-thousand four career hits were the third most in baseball history be a switch hitter at the time, behind only two hall of famers; George Davis and Max Carey, each finishing their career with 2,665 hits?

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Dave Bancroft | 1923 W572 Baseball Card | Baseball Almanac Collection

In 1922, Dave Bancroft had 651 at bats, the most in Giants history by a switch hitter, and a single season team record that remained in place until 1973, when Tito Fuentes finished the season with 656 at bats. A year earlier, in 1921, Beauty turned 105 double plays, the first shortstop in baseball history to ever turn 100-or-more double plays in a single season.

Dave Bancroft Hall of Fame Plaque

Dave Bancroft | National Baseball Hall of Fame Plaque | Class of 1971 (HOF)

Rabbit Maranville set a Major League record for chances in a season by a shortstop in 1914, with 981 (574 assists + 407 putouts). Dave Bancroft broke the record in 1922, finishing the season with 579 assists and 405 putouts, a total of 984 chances - the most in history by a shortstop (still to this day) and a fielding feat so spectacular, the Hall of Fame included it on his plaque (seen above) in Cooperstown.