What years did Scott Bankhead play?

Scott Bankhead played in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 1995.

Was Scott Bankhead a pitcher?

Yes. Scott Bankhead pitched in the major leagues, recording 57 wins and 614 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Scott Bankhead hit?

Scott Bankhead hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

What teams did Scott Bankhead play for?

Scott Bankhead played for 5 teams: the Kansas City Royals (1986), the Seattle Mariners (1987–1991), the Cincinnati Reds (1992), the Boston Red Sox (1993–1994), and the New York Yankees (1995).

What were Scott Bankhead's career stats?

In 267 games, Scott Bankhead went 57-48 with a 4.18 ERA, 614 strikeouts, 901.0 innings pitched, and 1 saves.

What was Scott Bankhead's salary?

Scott Bankhead's last recorded salary was $500,000, in 1995. His highest recorded salary was $1,450,000, in 1994, and his lowest was $60,000, in 1986. The Salary History table lists each season from 1986 to 1995.

What position did Scott Bankhead play?

Scott Bankhead played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Scott Bankhead and how much did he weigh?

Scott Bankhead was listed at 5 feet 10 inches and 175 pounds.

What was Scott Bankhead's career ERA?

Scott Bankhead finished with a 4.18 career ERA, going 57-48 with 614 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Scott Bankhead have?

Scott Bankhead recorded 614 career strikeouts.

Is Scott Bankhead in the Hall of Fame?

No. Scott Bankhead has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Scott Bankhead

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1986-1995)

Scott Bankhead was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 1995 for 5 teams, including the Kansas City Royals, a span of 10 seasons. Across 267 career appearances, he went 57-48 with a 4.18 ERA and 614 strikeouts.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 15, 2026

W–L 57–48

ERA 4.18

WHIP 1.29

SO 614

Pitcher PIV -2656.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 175 lb
Born: 7/31/1963 in Raleigh, NC, USA
MLB Debut: 1986-05-25
Last Game: 1995-07-18

Full name: Michael Scott Bankhead

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Career Pitching Statistics

Scott Bankhead — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
57	48	267	110	7	3	1	901.0	876	418	111	289	614	4.18	-2656.2

Career ERA 4.18 vs. league average 4.03 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Scott Bankhead Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1986	KCA	AL	8	9	24	17	0	0	0	121.0	121	62	37	94	4.61	3.97 (-16%)	804.0
1987	SEA	AL	9	8	27	25	2	0	0	149.1	168	90	37	95	5.42	4.29 (-26%)	-4314.4
1988	SEA	AL	7	9	21	21	2	1	0	135.0	115	46	38	102	3.07	3.73 (+18%)	2909.3
1989	SEA	AL	14	6	33	33	3	2	0	210.1	187	78	63	140	3.34	3.71 (+10%)	894.2
1990	SEA	AL	0	2	4	4	0	0	0	13.0	18	16	7	10	11.08	3.86 (-187%)	-332.8
1991	SEA	AL	3	6	17	9	0	0	0	60.2	73	33	21	28	4.90	3.91 (-25%)	-1324.2
1992	CIN	NL	10	4	54	0	0	0	1	70.2	57	23	29	53	2.93	3.75 (+22%)	659.5
1993	BOS	AL	2	1	40	0	0	0	0	64.1	59	25	29	47	3.50	4.19 (+17%)	-166.4
1994	BOS	AL	3	2	27	0	0	0	0	37.2	34	19	12	25	4.54	4.51 (-1%)	25.3
1995	NYA	AL	1	1	20	1	0	0	0	39.0	44	26	16	20	6.00	4.45 (-35%)	-1810.9
Career · 10 seasons			57	48	267	110	7	3	1	901.0	876	418	289	614	4.18	—	-2,656

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Scott Bankhead — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
267	9	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	.222	.222	.222	.444	0

Career AVG .222 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 14.5% below league average.

Career OBP .222 vs. league average .327 across their career seasons — 32.1% below league average.

Career SLG .222 vs. league average .395 across their career seasons — 43.7% below league average.

Career OPS .444 vs. league average .722 across their career seasons — 38.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Scott Bankhead Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1986	KCA	AL	24	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	SEA	AL	27	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	SEA	AL	21	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	SEA	AL	33	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	SEA	AL	4	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	SEA	AL	17	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	CIN	NL	54	9	2	7	.222	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	BOS	AL	40	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	BOS	AL	27	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	NYA	AL	20	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			267	9	2	7	.222	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Scott Bankhead — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	137	3	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	130	6	0	2	0	0	.333

Pitching — Home / Away

Scott Bankhead — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	137	450.0	451	221	134	305	4.42
Away	130	451.0	425	197	155	309	3.93

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Scott Bankhead — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1995-07-18	NYY	CHW	—	2.0	3	3	3	1	0	0
1995-07-15	NYY	MIN	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0
1995-07-14	NYY	MIN	—	1.2	4	4	4	1	0	0
1995-07-12	NYY	KCR	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1995-07-07	NYY	TEX	—	3.1	6	3	3	0	2	0
1995-07-02	NYY	MIL	—	1.2	2	1	1	1	0	0
1995-06-27	NYY	DET	—	3.2	4	1	1	0	1	1
1995-06-24	NYY	TOR	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1995-06-15	NYY	DET	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1995-06-12	NYY	DET	—	2.1	2	1	1	3	3	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Scott Bankhead — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	267	110	55	66	4	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Scott Bankhead — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1986	KCA	P	24	17	11	12	1	0
1987	SEA	P	27	25	9	9	0	1
1988	SEA	P	21	21	7	11	0	0
1989	SEA	P	33	33	14	19	0	2
1990	SEA	P	4	4	0	0	0	0
1991	SEA	P	17	9	5	7	0	1
1992	CIN	P	54	0	5	2	2	0
1993	BOS	P	40	0	1	4	1	0
1994	BOS	P	27	0	1	0	0	0
1995	NYA	P	20	1	2	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Scott Bankhead Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	267

Salary History

Scott Bankhead's recorded salaries total $5,902,500 over 10 seasons, 1986 to 1995. Bankhead's career, 1986 to 1995, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.

Scott Bankhead — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1995	NYA	AL	$500,000
1994	BOS	AL	$1,450,000
1993	BOS	AL	$1,150,000
1992	CIN	NL	$800,000
1991	SEA	AL	$755,000
1990	SEA	AL	$755,000
1989	SEA	AL	$245,000
1988	SEA	AL	$112,500
1987	SEA	AL	$75,000
1986	KCA	AL	$60,000
Total recorded salary			$5,902,500

College History

Scott Bankhead — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill	NC	1982, 1983, 1984

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Scott Bankhead: the record in brief

Scott Bankhead played a first major league game on May 25, 1986 and a last one on July 18, 1995. Club by club, the record runs the Kansas City Royals (1986), the Seattle Mariners (1987 through 1991), the Cincinnati Reds (1992), the Boston Red Sox (1993 to 1994), and the New York Yankees (1995). At 5'10" and 175 pounds, Bankhead is listed as a pitcher. The bio says Bankhead threw and hit right-handed. The recorded birth is July 31, 1963, in Raleigh, NC, USA. On the record, Scott Bankhead was born Michael Scott Bankhead.

Bankhead pitched in 267 games, starting 110, and finished with a 57-48 record and 4.18 ERA. Bankhead had 614 strikeouts. Bankhead's 4.18 ERA was close to the 4.03 league figure for those seasons. No season topped the 14 wins of 1989. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 3.07 in 1988, when the league's was 3.73.

The position breakdown shows 267 games, all at pitcher. The fielding table credits Bankhead with 55 putouts, 66 assists and 4 errors on the mound.

Frequently Asked Questions about Scott Bankhead

What years did Scott Bankhead play?: Scott Bankhead played in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 1995.
Was Scott Bankhead a pitcher?: Yes. Scott Bankhead pitched in the major leagues, recording 57 wins and 614 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Scott Bankhead hit?: Scott Bankhead hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.
What teams did Scott Bankhead play for?: Scott Bankhead played for 5 teams: the Kansas City Royals (1986), the Seattle Mariners (1987–1991), the Cincinnati Reds (1992), the Boston Red Sox (1993–1994), and the New York Yankees (1995).
What were Scott Bankhead's career stats?: In 267 games, Scott Bankhead went 57-48 with a 4.18 ERA, 614 strikeouts, 901.0 innings pitched, and 1 saves.
How much did Scott Bankhead earn in his career?: Scott Bankhead's recorded salaries total $5,902,500 over 10 seasons, 1986 to 1995. Bankhead's career, 1986 to 1995, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.
What was Scott Bankhead's salary?: Scott Bankhead's last recorded salary was $500,000, in 1995. His highest recorded salary was $1,450,000, in 1994, and his lowest was $60,000, in 1986. The Salary History table lists each season from 1986 to 1995.
What position did Scott Bankhead play?: Scott Bankhead played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Scott Bankhead and how much did he weigh?: Scott Bankhead was listed at 5 feet 10 inches and 175 pounds.
What was Scott Bankhead's career ERA?: Scott Bankhead finished with a 4.18 career ERA, going 57-48 with 614 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Scott Bankhead have?: Scott Bankhead recorded 614 career strikeouts.
Is Scott Bankhead in the Hall of Fame?: No. Scott Bankhead has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.