Floyd Bannister
[edit] Biography
Born on June 10, 1955 in Pierre, South Dakota, Floyd Bannister (Floyd Franklin Bannister) played for the Houston Astros, Seattle Mariners, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals, California Angels and Texas Rangers over the course of his 15 year career. Bannister broke into the bigs on April 19, 1977 with the Houston Astros, and put up a 4.04 ERA in 142.2 innings pitched in 1977, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Floyd Bannister's best season was 1983, when he posted a 3.35 ERA, won 16 games and struck out 193 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1977
| HOU
| N
| 24
| 23
| 8
| 9
| 4.04
| 112
| 70
| 64
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 142.2
| 138
| 11
| 68
| 1
| 6
| 4
|
| 1978
| HOU
| N
| 28
| 16
| 3
| 9
| 4.81
| 94
| 59
| 59
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 110.1
| 120
| 13
| 63
| 4
| 7
| 1
|
| 1979
| SEA
| A
| 30
| 30
| 10
| 15
| 4.05
| 115
| 92
| 82
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 182.1
| 185
| 25
| 68
| 4
| 1
| 4
|
| 1980
| SEA
| A
| 32
| 32
| 9
| 13
| 3.47
| 155
| 96
| 84
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 217.2
| 200
| 24
| 66
| 6
| 7
| 2
|
| 1981
| SEA
| A
| 21
| 20
| 9
| 9
| 4.45
| 85
| 62
| 60
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 121.1
| 128
| 14
| 39
| 0
| 7
| 3
|
| 1982
| SEA
| A
| 35
| 35
| 12
| 13
| 3.43
| 209
| 112
| 94
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 247
| 225
| 32
| 77
| 0
| 6
| 3
|
| 1983
| CHI
| A
| 34
| 34
| 16
| 10
| 3.35
| 193
| 88
| 81
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 217.1
| 191
| 19
| 71
| 3
| 8
| 2
|
| 1984
| CHI
| A
| 34
| 33
| 14
| 11
| 4.83
| 152
| 127
| 117
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 218
| 211
| 30
| 80
| 2
| 10
| 6
|
| 1985
| CHI
| A
| 34
| 34
| 10
| 14
| 4.87
| 198
| 121
| 114
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 210.2
| 211
| 30
| 100
| 5
| 11
| 4
|
| 1986
| CHI
| A
| 28
| 27
| 10
| 14
| 3.54
| 92
| 81
| 65
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 165.1
| 162
| 17
| 48
| 0
| 5
| 2
|
| 1987
| CHI
| A
| 34
| 34
| 16
| 11
| 3.58
| 124
| 100
| 91
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 228.2
| 216
| 38
| 49
| 0
| 5
| 0
|
| 1988
| KC
| A
| 31
| 31
| 12
| 13
| 4.33
| 113
| 102
| 91
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 189.1
| 182
| 22
| 68
| 6
| 6
| 5
|
| 1989
| KC
| A
| 14
| 14
| 4
| 1
| 4.66
| 35
| 40
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 75.1
| 87
| 8
| 18
| 1
| 1
| 1
|
| 1991
| CAL
| A
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3.96
| 16
| 12
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 25
| 25
| 5
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| 1992
| TEX
| A
| 36
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 6.32
| 30
| 27
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 37
| 39
| 3
| 21
| 6
| 3
| 3
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 52
| 39
| 11
| 18
| 4.38
| 206
| 129
| 123
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 253
| 258
| 24
| 131
| 5
| 13
| 5
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 379
| 324
| 123
| 125
| 4.03
| 1517
| 1060
| 955
| 56
| 13
| 0
| 2135
| 2062
| 267
| 715
| 34
| 71
| 35
|
| Total
|
|
| 431
| 363
| 134
| 143
| 4.06
| 1723
| 1189
| 1078
| 62
| 16
| 0
| 2388
| 2320
| 291
| 846
| 39
| 84
| 40
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1977
| HOU
| N
| P
| 24
| 23
| 142.2
| 6
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 7
| 4
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| HOU
| N
| P
| 28
| 16
| 110.1
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| SEA
| A
| P
| 30
| 30
| 182.1
| 10
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 23
| 7
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| SEA
| A
| P
| 32
| 32
| 217.2
| 12
| 26
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 18
| 3
| 1
| .974
|
| 1981
| SEA
| A
| P
| 21
| 20
| 121.1
| 6
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| SEA
| A
| P
| 35
| 35
| 247
| 8
| 30
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 12
| 2
| .950
|
| 1983
| CHI
| A
| P
| 34
| 34
| 217.1
| 8
| 23
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 7
| 5
| .939
|
| 1984
| CHI
| A
| P
| 34
| 33
| 218
| 3
| 23
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 11
| 8
| 0
| .963
|
| 1985
| CHI
| A
| P
| 34
| 34
| 210.2
| 4
| 22
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 18
| 7
| 0
| .963
|
| 1986
| CHI
| A
| P
| 28
| 27
| 165.1
| 3
| 22
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 11
| 8
| 1
| .962
|
| 1987
| CHI
| A
| P
| 34
| 34
| 228.2
| 10
| 22
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 12
| 4
| 0
| .970
|
| 1988
| KC
| A
| P
| 31
| 31
| 189.1
| 8
| 25
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 21
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1989
| KC
| A
| P
| 14
| 14
| 75.1
| 3
| 15
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 4
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1991
| CAL
| A
| P
| 16
| 0
| 25
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| TEX
| A
| P
| 36
| 0
| 37
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 431
| 363
| 2388
| 86
| 264
| 10
| 12
| 0
| 21
| 210
| 75
| 14
| .972
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1977
| HOU
| N
| 24
| 48
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 1
| .188
| .204
| .188
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 14
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1978
| HOU
| N
| 28
| 31
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .161
| .188
| .194
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 12
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| SEA
| A
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| SEA
| A
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| SEA
| A
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| SEA
| A
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| CHI
| A
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| CHI
| A
| 34
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| CHI
| A
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| CHI
| A
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| CHI
| A
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| KC
| A
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| KC
| A
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1991
| CAL
| A
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| TEX
| A
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 52
| 79
| 6
| 14
| 0
| 1
| .177
| .198
| .190
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 26
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 379
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 431
| 80
| 6
| 14
| 0
| 1
| .175
| .195
| .188
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 26
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Oakland Athletics in the 3rd round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 5, 1973).
- Selected by Houston Astros in the 1st round (1st pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 8, 1976).
- Traded by Houston Astros to Seattle Mariners in exchange for Craig Reynolds (December 8, 1978).
- Granted free agency (November 10, 1982).
- Signed by Chicago White Sox (December 13, 1982).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox with Dave Cochrane to Kansas City Royals in exchange for John Davis, Melido Perez, Chuck Mount and Greg Hibbard (December 10, 1987).
- Granted free agency (November 13, 1989).
- Signed by California Angels (December 12, 1990).
- Released by California Angels (August 29, 1991).
- Signed by Texas Rangers (April 5, 1992).
- Released by Texas Rangers (August 13, 1992).
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