What years did Floyd Bannister play?

Floyd Bannister played in Major League Baseball from 1977 to 1992.

Was Floyd Bannister a pitcher?

Yes. Floyd Bannister pitched in the major leagues, recording 134 wins and 1723 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Floyd Bannister hit?

Floyd Bannister hit 0 career home runs with 14 hits.

Floyd Bannister

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1977-1992)

W–L 134–143

ERA 4.06

WHIP 1.33

SO 1,723

Pitcher PIV -6123.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 190 lb
Born: 6/10/1955 in Pierre, SD, USA
MLB Debut: 1977-04-19
Last Game: 1992-08-10
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Floyd Franklin Bannister

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
134	143	431	363	62	16	0	2388.0	2,320	1,078	291	846	1,723	4.06	-6123.7

Career ERA 4.06 vs. league average 3.87 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1977	HOU	NL	8	9	24	23	4	1	142.7	138	64	68	112	4.04	4.00 (-1%)	1153.6
1978	HOU	NL	3	9	28	16	2	2	110.3	120	59	63	94	4.81	3.69 (-31%)	-1285.0
1979	SEA	AL	10	15	30	30	6	2	182.3	185	82	68	115	4.05	4.00 (-1%)	-1986.6
1980	SEA	AL	9	13	32	32	8	0	217.7	200	84	66	155	3.47	3.84 (+10%)	813.3
1981	SEA	AL	9	9	21	20	5	2	121.3	128	60	39	85	4.45	3.58 (-24%)	-467.4
1982	SEA	AL	12	13	35	35	5	3	247.0	225	94	77	209	3.43	3.86 (+11%)	1186.1
1983	CHA	AL	16	10	34	34	5	2	217.3	191	81	71	193	3.35	3.87 (+13%)	4252.8
1984	CHA	AL	14	11	34	33	4	0	218.0	211	117	80	152	4.83	3.81 (-27%)	-2916.8
1985	CHA	AL	10	14	34	34	4	1	210.7	211	114	100	198	4.87	3.89 (-25%)	-1281.8
1986	CHA	AL	10	14	28	27	6	1	165.3	162	65	48	92	3.54	3.97 (+11%)	301.0
1987	CHA	AL	16	11	34	34	11	2	228.7	216	91	49	124	3.58	4.29 (+17%)	-1693.2
1988	KCA	AL	12	13	31	31	2	0	189.3	182	91	68	113	4.33	3.73 (-16%)	-2409.0
1989	KCA	AL	4	1	14	14	0	0	75.3	87	39	18	35	4.66	3.71 (-26%)	-490.6
1991	CAL	AL	0	0	16	0	0	0	25.0	25	11	10	16	3.96	3.91 (-1%)	-915.3
1992	TEX	AL	1	1	36	0	0	0	37.0	39	26	21	30	6.32	3.75 (-69%)	-384.9
Career · 15 seasons			134	143	431	363	62	16	2,388.0	2,320	1,078	846	1,723	4.06	—	-6,124

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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
431	80	6	14	1	0	0	1	0	2	26	.175	.195	.188	.383	0

Career AVG .175 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 32.5% below league average.

Career OBP .195 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 39.8% below league average.

Career SLG .188 vs. league average .388 across their career seasons — 51.7% below league average.

Career OPS .383 vs. league average .712 across their career seasons — 46.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1977	HOU	NL	24	48	4	9	0	1	1	14	.188	—	—	—	—	0.0
1978	HOU	NL	28	31	2	5	1	0	1	12	.161	—	—	—	—	0.0
1979	SEA	AL	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1980	SEA	AL	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1981	SEA	AL	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	SEA	AL	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	CHA	AL	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	CHA	AL	34	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	CHA	AL	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	CHA	AL	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	CHA	AL	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	KCA	AL	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	KCA	AL	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	CAL	AL	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	TEX	AL	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 15 seasons			431	80	6	14	1	1	2	26	.175	—	—	—	—	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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1983	ALCS	CHA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	1	1	0	6.0	5	3	1	5	4.50

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1983	ALCS	CHA	0	1	1	1	0	6.0	5	3	1	5	4.50

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	210	37	5	7	0	1	.189
Away	221	43	1	7	0	0	.163

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	210	1240.2	1126	502	447	918	3.64
Away	221	1147.1	1194	576	399	805	4.52

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1992-08-10	TEX	MIN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
1992-08-05	TEX	OAK	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
1992-08-04	TEX	OAK	—	0.2	2	3	3	2	1
1992-08-01	TEX	LAA	—	1.2	0	0	0	0	2
1992-07-28	TEX	BOS	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
1992-07-26	TEX	BAL	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
1992-07-25	TEX	BAL	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
1992-07-24	TEX	BAL	—	0.2	1	1	1	1	0
1992-07-20	TEX	MIL	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
1992-07-16	TEX	BAL	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	431	363	86	264	10	12

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1977	HOU	P	24	23	6	14	0	1
1978	HOU	P	28	16	1	6	0	2
1979	SEA	P	30	30	10	15	0	0
1980	SEA	P	32	32	12	26	1	2
1981	SEA	P	21	20	6	15	0	1
1982	SEA	P	35	35	8	30	2	1
1983	CHA	P	34	34	8	23	2	0
1984	CHA	P	34	33	3	23	1	0
1985	CHA	P	34	34	4	22	1	0
1986	CHA	P	28	27	3	22	1	1
1987	CHA	P	34	34	10	22	1	0
1988	KCA	P	31	31	8	25	1	1
1989	KCA	P	14	14	3	15	0	3
1991	CAL	P	16	0	0	1	0	0
1992	TEX	P	36	0	4	5	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	431

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
1992	TEX	AL	$225,000
1991	CAL	AL	$250,000
1989	KCA	AL	$900,000
1988	KCA	AL	$900,000
1987	CHA	AL	$930,000
1986	CHA	AL	$930,000
1985	CHA	AL	$811,250
Total Career Earnings			$4,946,250

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Arizona State University	Tempe	AZ	1974, 1975, 1976

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1977	Rookie of the Year	NL	4th	1.0	24	1

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Frequently Asked Questions about Floyd Bannister

What years did Floyd Bannister play?: Floyd Bannister played in Major League Baseball from 1977 to 1992.
Was Floyd Bannister a pitcher?: Yes. Floyd Bannister pitched in the major leagues, recording 134 wins and 1723 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Floyd Bannister hit?: Floyd Bannister hit 0 career home runs with 14 hits.