1969
Born February 27, 1969
Jersey City, NJ, USA
Willie Banks Notable
b. February 27, 1969 · Minnesota Twins 1991–1993, Chicago Cubs 1994–1995, Los Angeles Dodgers 1995, Florida Marlins 1995, New York Yankees 1997–1998, Arizona Diamondbacks 1998, Boston Red Sox 2001–2002
Willie Banks played for seven clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Minnesota Twins in 1991 and closing with the Boston Red Sox in 2002.
He went 33 and 39 with a 4.75 earned run average, pitching 610 innings in 181 games. He struck out 428 and threw 1 shutouts. Across 184 games he batted .176, with 12 hits and 5 runs. He finished with 2 doubles.
He was born in Jersey City, NJ, USA on February 27, 1969. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | MIN | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | MIN | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | MIN | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | CHC | 23 | 41 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | .122 |
| 1995 | CHC/FLA/LAD | 28 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .269 |
| 1997 | NYY | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | ARI/NYY | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2001 | BOS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | BOS | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 184 | 68 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 0 | .176 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | MIN | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17.1 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 5.71 |
| 1992 | MIN | 4 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 71.0 | 80 | 45 | 37 | 37 | 5.70 |
| 1993 | MIN | 11 | 12 | 31 | 30 | 0 | 171.1 | 186 | 77 | 78 | 138 | 4.04 |
| 1994 | CHC | 8 | 12 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 138.1 | 139 | 83 | 56 | 91 | 5.40 |
| 1995 | CHC/FLA/LAD | 2 | 6 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 90.2 | 106 | 57 | 58 | 62 | 5.66 |
| 1997 | NYY | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14.0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1.93 |
| 1998 | ARI/NYY | 2 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 58.0 | 54 | 31 | 37 | 40 | 4.81 |
| 2001 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0.84 |
| 2002 | BOS | 2 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 39.0 | 32 | 14 | 14 | 26 | 3.23 |
| Career | — | 33 | 39 | 181 | 84 | 2 | 610.1 | 632 | 322 | 302 | 428 | 4.75 |
On this day & linked events
1991
Major-league debut: Willie Banks
Willie Banks made a major-league debut on July 31, 1991.
2002
Final major-league game: Willie Banks
Willie Banks played a final major-league game on September 26, 2002.