Alan Bannister was born on Monday, September 3, 1951, in Montebello, California. Bannister was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 13, 1974, 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 Alan Bannister baseball stats page.
"He's (Rod Carew) the only guy I know who can go four-for-three." - Alan Bannister
Alan Bannister![]() Alan Bannister Autograph on a 1984 Donruss Baseball Card (#154 | Checklist) |
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Alan BannisterAlan Bannister 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 | ||
Alan BannisterAlan Bannister 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 |
| 1974 | 23 | Phillies | 26 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .120 | .241 | .120 |
| 1975 | 24 | Phillies | 24 | 61 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .262 | .274 | .344 |
| 1976 | 25 | White Sox | 73 | 145 | 19 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .248 | .317 | .317 |
| 1977 | 26 | White Sox | 139 | 560 | 87 | 154 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 54 | 1 | 49 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 11 | .275 | .335 | .338 |
| 1978 | 27 | White Sox | 49 | 107 | 16 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .224 | .303 | .290 |
| 1979 | 28 | White Sox | 136 | 506 | 71 | 144 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 43 | 1 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | .285 | .342 | .383 |
| 1980 | 29 | White Sox | 45 | 130 | 16 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .192 | .259 | .238 |
| 1980 | 29 | Indians | 81 | 262 | 41 | 86 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 28 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | .328 | .388 | .435 |
| 1981 | 30 | Indians | 68 | 232 | 36 | 61 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .309 | .332 |
| 1982 | 31 | Indians | 101 | 348 | 40 | 93 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 42 | 1 | 41 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .267 | .347 | .353 |
| 1983 | 32 | Indians | 117 | 377 | 51 | 100 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 45 | 31 | 0 | 43 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | .265 | .323 | .393 |
| 1984 | 33 | Astros | 9 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .273 | .300 |
| 1984 | 33 | Rangers | 47 | 112 | 20 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .295 | .407 | .384 |
| 1985 | 34 | Rangers | 57 | 122 | 17 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .262 | .338 | .336 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 12 Years | 972 | 3,007 | 430 | 811 | 143 | 28 | 19 | 1 | 288 | 292 | 13 | 318 | 33 | 28 | 13 | 45 | .270 | .334 | .355 | ||
Alan BannisterAlan Bannister Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1974 Phillies | CF | 8 | 5 | 117 | 10 | 1.3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.31 |
| 1974 Phillies | LF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1974 Phillies | SS | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1975 Phillies | 2B | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
| 1975 Phillies | CF | 16 | 15 | 395 | 51 | 3.2 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.49 |
| 1975 Phillies | LF | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1975 Phillies | SS | 1 | 1 | 36 | 8 | 8.0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .750 | 4.50 |
| 1976 White Sox | 2B | 4 | 1 | 60 | 16 | 4.0 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 7.20 |
| 1976 White Sox | 3B | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1976 White Sox | CF | 13 | 6 | 209 | 22 | 1.7 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.84 |
| 1976 White Sox | LF | 29 | 17 | 458 | 48 | 1.7 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.83 |
| 1976 White Sox | RF | 4 | 4 | 111 | 12 | 3.0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 2.68 |
| 1976 White Sox | SS | 14 | 7 | 213 | 35 | 2.5 | 31 | 8 | 23 | 4 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .886 | 3.93 |
| 1977 White Sox | 2B | 3 | 3 | 72 | 8 | 2.7 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
| 1977 White Sox | CF | 2 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.38 |
| 1977 White Sox | LF | 2 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.90 |
| 1977 White Sox | SS | 133 | 131 | 3,474 | 624 | 4.7 | 584 | 259 | 325 | 40 | 51 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .936 | 4.54 |
| 1978 White Sox | 2B | 2 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .833 | 5.00 |
| 1978 White Sox | CF | 7 | 6 | 138 | 15 | 2.1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.93 |
| 1978 White Sox | LF | 8 | 3 | 93 | 6 | 0.8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.74 |
| 1978 White Sox | SS | 8 | 4 | 123 | 24 | 3.0 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 5.05 |
| 1979 White Sox | 1B | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
| 1979 White Sox | 2B | 65 | 63 | 1,653 | 322 | 5.0 | 310 | 150 | 160 | 12 | 32 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 5.06 |
| 1979 White Sox | 3B | 12 | 11 | 284 | 40 | 3.3 | 34 | 10 | 24 | 6 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .850 | 3.23 |
| 1979 White Sox | LF | 47 | 45 | 1,192 | 94 | 2.0 | 91 | 89 | 2 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 2.06 |
| 1979 White Sox | RF | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1980 White Sox | 3B | 17 | 15 | 432 | 56 | 3.3 | 50 | 8 | 42 | 6 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .893 | 3.13 |
| 1980 Indians | CF | 9 | 3 | 104 | 12 | 1.3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.12 |
| 1980 White Sox | LF | 22 | 17 | 426 | 35 | 1.6 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.22 |
| 1980 Indians | LF | 9 | 3 | 114 | 8 | 0.9 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.89 |
| 1980 Indians | RF | 26 | 23 | 637 | 51 | 2.0 | 49 | 47 | 2 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .961 | 2.08 |
| 1980 White Sox | RF | 1 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
| 1980 Indians | 2B | 41 | 36 | 933 | 189 | 4.6 | 183 | 77 | 106 | 6 | 20 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 5.30 |
| 1980 Indians | 3B | 3 | 2 | 57 | 5 | 1.7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.37 |
| 1980 Indians | SS | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
| 1981 Indians | 1B | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .833 | 9.00 |
| 1981 Indians | 2B | 30 | 23 | 667 | 126 | 4.2 | 125 | 51 | 74 | 1 | 14 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 5.06 |
| 1981 Indians | CF | 6 | 1 | 50 | 7 | 1.2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.78 |
| 1981 Indians | LF | 18 | 13 | 373 | 32 | 1.8 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.32 |
| 1981 Indians | RF | 18 | 15 | 378 | 35 | 1.9 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 2.43 |
| 1981 Indians | SS | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 13.50 |
| 1982 Indians | 2B | 48 | 41 | 1,105 | 223 | 4.6 | 214 | 91 | 123 | 9 | 22 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .960 | 5.23 |
| 1982 Indians | 3B | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1982 Indians | CF | 4 | 3 | 60 | 7 | 1.8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.15 |
| 1982 Indians | LF | 46 | 40 | 1,032 | 103 | 2.2 | 102 | 102 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 2.67 |
| 1982 Indians | RF | 9 | 2 | 111 | 8 | 0.9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.95 |
| 1982 Indians | SS | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
| 1983 Indians | 1B | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.75 |
| 1983 Indians | 2B | 27 | 18 | 468 | 96 | 3.6 | 94 | 35 | 59 | 2 | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 5.42 |
| 1983 Indians | CF | 9 | 4 | 168 | 10 | 1.1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.61 |
| 1983 Indians | LF | 58 | 35 | 1,056 | 81 | 1.4 | 77 | 71 | 6 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .951 | 1.97 |
| 1983 Indians | RF | 35 | 32 | 705 | 64 | 1.8 | 63 | 61 | 2 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 2.41 |
| 1984 Rangers | CF | 1 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.24 |
| 1984 Astros | LF | 1 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.13 |
| 1984 Rangers | LF | 1 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.13 |
| 1984 Rangers | RF | 1 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.70 |
| 1984 Astros | SS | 4 | 3 | 90 | 19 | 4.8 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .947 | 5.40 |
| 1984 Rangers | 1B | 1 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 12.00 |
| 1984 Rangers | 2B | 25 | 17 | 426 | 73 | 2.9 | 70 | 40 | 30 | 3 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .959 | 4.44 |
| 1984 Rangers | 3B | 1 | 1 | 45 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .500 | 0.60 |
| 1985 Rangers | 1B | 4 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 3.0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.82 |
| 1985 Rangers | 2B | 10 | 5 | 145 | 33 | 3.3 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 5.96 |
| 1985 Rangers | 3B | 5 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.00 |
| 1985 Rangers | LF | 9 | 7 | 192 | 18 | 2.0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.53 |
| 1985 Rangers | RF | 5 | 3 | 70 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.39 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 2B Totals | 256 | 208 | 5,562 | 1,093 | 4.3 | 1,058 | 471 | 587 | 35 | 109 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 5.14 | |
| LF Totals | 253 | 183 | 5,023 | 428 | 1.7 | 420 | 410 | 10 | 8 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 2.26 | |
| SS Totals | 167 | 146 | 3,963 | 715 | 4.3 | 667 | 292 | 375 | 48 | 61 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .933 | 4.54 | |
| RF Totals | 101 | 81 | 2,075 | 176 | 1.7 | 171 | 165 | 6 | 5 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 2.23 | |
| CF Totals | 75 | 45 | 1,290 | 140 | 1.9 | 140 | 138 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.93 | |
| 3B Totals | 40 | 29 | 856 | 104 | 2.6 | 91 | 22 | 69 | 13 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .875 | 2.87 | |
| 1B Totals | 11 | 2 | 93 | 35 | 3.2 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 9.87 | |
| 12 Years | 903 | 694 | 18,862 | 2,691 | 3.0 | 2,581 | 1,531 | 1,050 | 110 | 184 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .959 | 3.69 | |
Alan BannisterAlan Bannister 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 |
| 1974 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 7 | 13 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.6 | 25.0 | - | - | - |
| 1975 Phillies | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 5 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.8 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 1976 White Sox | 12 | 4 | .750 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 0.0 | 6.9 | 18.1 | - | - | - |
| 1977 White Sox | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 186.7 | 11.4 | 9.8 | - | - | - |
| 1978 White Sox | 3 | 3 | .500 | 13 | 7 | 19 | 0.0 | 8.9 | 13.4 | - | - | - |
| 1979 White Sox | 22 | 6 | .786 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 253.0 | 12.7 | 9.2 | - | - | - |
| 1980 White Sox | 5 | 2 | .714 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 8.1 | 14.4 | - | - | - |
| 1980 Indians | 9 | 2 | .818 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 262.0 | 10.5 | 8.2 | - | - | - |
| 1981 Indians | 16 | 2 | .889 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 232.0 | 12.2 | 13.6 | - | - | - |
| 1982 Indians | 18 | 5 | .783 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 87.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | - | - | - |
| 1983 Indians | 6 | 6 | .500 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 75.4 | 8.8 | 8.4 | - | - | - |
| 1984 Astros | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 1984 Rangers | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 56.0 | 6.6 | 12.4 | - | - | - |
| 1985 Rangers | 8 | 2 | .800 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 122.0 | 7.2 | 20.3 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 12 Years | 108 | 37 | .745 | 108 | 74 | 66 | 158.3 | 9.5 | 10.4 | - | - | - |
Alan BannisterAlan Bannister Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1974 Philadelphia Phillies | 15 | $15,000.00 | - | - |
| 1975 Philadelphia Phillies | 16, 15 | $16,000.00 | - | - |
| 1976 Chicago White Sox | 7 | $20,000.00 | - | - |
| 1977 Chicago White Sox | 7 | $55,000.00 | - | - |
| 1978 Chicago White Sox | 7 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1979 Chicago White Sox | 7 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1980 Chicago White Sox | 7 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1980 Cleveland Indians | 7 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1981 Cleveland Indians | 7 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1982 Cleveland Indians | 7 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1983 Cleveland Indians | 7 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1984 Houston Astros | 7 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1984 Texas Rangers | 2 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1985 Texas Rangers | 2, 5 | $350,000.00 | - | - |
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