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.
"(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)
Dave Bancroft![]() Dave Bancroft Autograph on a 2008 Upper Deck SP (#7/7) |
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Dave BancroftDave Bancroft Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Dave BancroftDave Bancroft Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 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 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 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 | ||
Dave BancroftDave Bancroft Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 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 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 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 | |
Dave BancroftDave Bancroft Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 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 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 16 Years | 145 | 101 | .589 | 19 | 0 | n/a | 224.4 | 14.7 | 12.2 | - | - | - |
Dave BancroftDave Bancroft Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 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?

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 | 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.