What years did Jack Banta play?

Jack Banta played in Major League Baseball from 1947 to 1950.

Was Jack Banta a pitcher?

Yes. Jack Banta pitched in the major leagues, recording 14 wins and 116 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jack Banta hit?

Jack Banta hit 0 career home runs with 7 hits.

Jack Banta

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1947-1950)

W–L 14–12

ERA 3.78

WHIP 1.41

SO 116

Pitcher PIV 578.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 175 lb
Born: 6/24/1925 in Hutchinson, KS, USA
Died: 9/17/2006 in Hutchinson, KS, USA
MLB Debut: 1947-09-18
Last Game: 1950-06-21

Full name: Jackie Kay Banta

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
14	12	69	19	3	1	5	204.7	176	86	15	113	116	3.78	578.6

Career ERA 3.78 vs. league average 4.13 across their career seasons — 8.4% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1947	BRO	NL	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	7.7	7	6	4	3	7.04	—	0.0
1948	BRO	NL	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	3.3	5	3	5	1	8.10	—	0.0
1949	BRO	NL	10	6	48	12	2	1	3	152.3	125	57	68	97	3.37	4.12 (+18%)	1569.7
1950	BRO	NL	4	4	16	5	1	0	2	41.3	39	20	36	15	4.35	4.36 (avg)	-991.1
Career · 4 seasons			14	12	69	19	3	1	5	204.2	176	86	113	116	3.78	—	579

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
69	61	3	7	1	0	0	3	0	4	11	.115	.169	.131	.300	0

Career AVG .115 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 56.5% below league average.

Career OBP .169 vs. league average .341 across their career seasons — 50.4% below league average.

Career SLG .131 vs. league average .385 across their career seasons — 65.9% below league average.

Career OPS .300 vs. league average .726 across their career seasons — 58.6% 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
1947	BRO	NL	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1948	BRO	NL	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1949	BRO	NL	48	46	2	5	1	1	3	9	.109	—	—	—	—	0.0
1950	BRO	NL	16	12	1	2	0	2	1	1	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			69	61	3	7	1	3	4	11	.115	—	—	—	—	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
3	1	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
1949	WS	BRO	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	3	0	0	5.7	5	2	1	4	3.18

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1949	WS	BRO	0	0	3	0	0	5.7	5	2	1	4	3.18

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	34	25	2	4	0	1	.160
Away	35	36	0	4	0	2	.111

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	34	96.1	87	48	62	66	4.48
Away	35	108.2	89	38	54	51	3.15

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI	SO
1950-06-21	BRO	CIN	L	0	0	0	0
1950-06-13	BRO	CHC	L	0	0	0	0
1950-06-09	BRO	PIT	W	1	1	1	0
1950-06-06	BRO	CHC	L	0	0	0	0
1950-06-04	BRO	CHC	L	0	0	0	0
1950-05-30	BRO	PHI	W	3	1	1	0
1950-05-26	BRO	BSN	W	4	0	0	1
1950-05-23	BRO	CHC	L	0	0	0	0
1950-05-21	BRO	CIN	L	0	0	0	0
1950-05-20	BRO	PIT	W	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1950-06-21	BRO	CIN	L	0.0	0	2	2	2	0	0
1950-06-13	BRO	CHC	—	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0
1950-06-09	BRO	PIT	—	2.1	4	4	4	4	0	1
1950-06-06	BRO	CHC	L	1.0	3	1	1	3	0	0
1950-06-04	BRO	CHC	L	0.1	1	4	4	3	1	0
1950-05-30	BRO	PHI	W	7.0	9	4	4	6	3	0
1950-05-26	BRO	BSN	W	9.0	5	1	1	4	2	0
1950-05-23	BRO	CHC	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1950-05-21	BRO	CIN	L	1.1	3	3	3	2	0	0
1950-05-20	BRO	PIT	—	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	69	0	8	36	3	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1947	BRO	P	3	0	5	0	1
1948	BRO	P	2	0	0	0	0
1949	BRO	P	48	8	27	3	3
1950	BRO	P	16	0	4	0	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	69

Frequently Asked Questions about Jack Banta

What years did Jack Banta play?: Jack Banta played in Major League Baseball from 1947 to 1950.
Was Jack Banta a pitcher?: Yes. Jack Banta pitched in the major leagues, recording 14 wins and 116 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jack Banta hit?: Jack Banta hit 0 career home runs with 7 hits.