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.

What was Jack Banta's career batting average?

Jack Banta batted .115 over his career, with 7 hits in 61 at bats.

How many RBI did Jack Banta have?

Jack Banta drove in 3 runs in his career.

What was Jack Banta's career ERA?

Jack Banta finished with a 3.78 career ERA, going 14-12 with 116 strikeouts.

Jack Banta

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

Jack Banta was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1947 to 1950 for the Brooklyn Dodgers, a span of 4 seasons. Across 69 career appearances, he went 14-12 with a 3.78 ERA and 116 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 578.6.

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 12, 2026

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

Jack Banta — 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	204.2	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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Jack Banta — Season-by-Season Pitching
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	7.2	7	6	4	3	7.04	—	0.0
1948	BRO	NL	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	3.1	5	3	5	1	8.10	—	0.0
1949	BRO	NL	10	6	48	12	2	1	3	152.1	125	57	68	97	3.37	4.12 (+18%)	1569.7
1950	BRO	NL	4	4	16	5	1	0	2	41.1	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

Jack Banta — 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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Jack Banta — Season-by-Season Batting
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

Jack Banta — 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

Jack Banta — 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

Jack Banta — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	3	0	0	5.2	5	2	1	4	3.18

Playoff Pitching by Year

Jack Banta — 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	5.2	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

Jack Banta — 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

Jack Banta — 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

Jack Banta — 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

Jack Banta — 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

Jack Banta — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	69	0	8	36	3	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jack Banta — 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

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Jack Banta — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	69

Jack Banta: the record in brief

Between the debut on September 18, 1947 and the final game on June 21, 1950, Jack Banta built the record summarized on this page. Banta's only club in the season tables is the Brooklyn Dodgers. Banta, born on June 24, 1925, in Hutchinson, KS, USA, is listed as a pitcher and hit left-handed while throwing right-handed. Banta's listed size is 175 pounds on a 6-foot-2 frame. The bio records the death on September 17, 2006, in Hutchinson, KS, USA. Banta's full given name, per the bio, is Jackie Kay Banta.

The pitching table credits Banta with a 14-12 record and a 3.78 ERA in 69 games. The totals include 116 strikeouts. The leagues Banta pitched in allowed 4.13 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 8.4% better than average. 1949 brought Banta a season-high 10 wins. In 1949, one of the busiest seasons, Banta posted a 3.37 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.12.

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.
What was Jack Banta's career batting average?: Jack Banta batted .115 over his career, with 7 hits in 61 at bats.
How many RBI did Jack Banta have?: Jack Banta drove in 3 runs in his career.
What was Jack Banta's career ERA?: Jack Banta finished with a 3.78 career ERA, going 14-12 with 116 strikeouts.