Jay Hankins was born on Thursday, November 7, 1935, in St. Louis County, Missouri. Hankins was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 15, 1961, with the Kansas City Athletics. 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 Jay Hankins baseball stats page.
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Jay HankinsJay Hankins Autograph on a 1979 One-Year Winners Baseball Card (#25) |
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Jay HankinsJay Hankins 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 |
Jay HankinsJay Hankins 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 |
1961 | 26 | Athletics | 76 | 173 | 23 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .185 | .225 | .272 |
1963 | 28 | Athletics | 10 | 34 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .176 | .324 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
2 Years | 86 | 207 | 25 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .184 | .218 | .280 |
Jay HankinsJay Hankins Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1961 Athletics | CF | 32 | 21 | 597 | 61 | 1.9 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.76 |
1961 Athletics | LF | 21 | 12 | 354 | 18 | 0.9 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 1.30 |
1961 Athletics | RF | 15 | 9 | 267 | 15 | 1.0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .867 | 1.31 |
1963 Athletics | CF | 9 | 8 | 207 | 19 | 2.1 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .947 | 2.35 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
CF Totals | 41 | 29 | 804 | 80 | 2.0 | 79 | 78 | 1 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 2.65 | |
LF Totals | 21 | 12 | 354 | 18 | 0.9 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 1.30 | |
RF Totals | 15 | 9 | 267 | 15 | 1.0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .867 | 1.31 | |
2 Years | 77 | 50 | 1,425 | 113 | 1.5 | 109 | 107 | 2 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 2.07 |
Jay HankinsJay Hankins 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 |
1961 Athletics | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 18 | n/a | 57.7 | 10.2 | 28.8 | - | - | - |
1963 Athletics | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 34.0 | 11.3 | 8.5 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
2 Years | 2 | 1 | .667 | 5 | 18 | n/a | 51.8 | 10.4 | 20.7 | - | - | - |
Jay HankinsJay Hankins Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1961 Kansas City Athletics | 21 | Undetermined | - | - |
1963 Kansas City Athletics | 9 | Undetermined | - | - |
Jay Hankins Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Jay Hankins was sent down to the minor leagues in 1961 (Hawaii Islanders) after Charles Finley signed an 18-year-old pitcher out of Chester High School and needed to make room on the roster for his $125,000 prospect. Do you know who it was? [Answer]
Did you know that Jay Hankins hit his first Major League home run, on April 27, 1961, off a future Hall of Fame pitcher named Early Wynn? Did you notice that Hankins finished his big league career with four home runs, three triples, but not one double? Only one player in baseball history finished his career with zero doubles, and more home runs than Jay - more trivia you do not know! [Answer]
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