Floyd
Bannister
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 195
 
Born: June 10, 1955 in Usa, SD, PIERRE
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1977 22 MIN AL   7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5
1978 23 MIN AL   7 7 6 6 6 5 5 7 6 6
1979 24 MIN AL $ 300,000 7 7 6 6 6 5 6 7 6 6
1980 25 MIN AL $ 300,000 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7
1981 26 MIN AL $ 300,000 7 7 6 7 6 5 5 7 6 6
1982 27 MIN AL $ 1,100,000 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
1983 28 MIN AL $ 2,539,286 7 7 6 6 7 6 7 7 7 7
1984 29 MIN AL $ 2,821,429 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
1985 30 SEM AL $ 4,100,000 7 7 6 6 7 6 7 7 7 7
1986 31 SEM AL $ 4,100,000 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
1987 32 SEM AL $ 4,100,000 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 6 5 6
1988 33 SEM AL $ 4,100,000 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6
1989 34 CLE AL $ 4,000,000 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 6 5 6
1990 35 CLE AL $ 4,000,000 7 8 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,100,000 7 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1977 22 AAA   13 7 .650 26 26 3 2 0 185.7 156 67 11 59 143 3.25 .226 .287 .329 .617  
1978 23 AAA   13 7 .650 29 29 1 0 0 212.0 191 73 13 72 170 3.10 .241 .304 .335 .639  
1979 24 MIN AL 9 10 .474 32 19 1 1 2 144.7 149 71 11 57 74 4.42 .265 .333 .399 .731 6.5
1980 25 MIN AL 11 10 .524 28 28 3 1 0 196.3 176 79 16 76 113 3.62 .243 .315 .372 .687 12.2
1981 26 MIN AL 8 13 .381 31 31 6 2 0 204.7 197 113 20 89 119 4.97 .252 .326 .387 .714 5.6
1982 27 MIN AL 9 10 .474 26 26 3 2 0 175.0 163 72 9 76 108 3.70 .244 .320 .346 .666 9.9
1983 28 MIN AL 9 13 .409 32 29 4 0 1 195.7 210 82 16 63 107 3.77 .276 .330 .407 .737 10.1
1984 29 MIN AL 9 17 .346 32 32 5 0 0 219.3 236 108 22 61 136 4.43 .275 .322 .428 .751 8.5
1985 30 SEM AL 14 11 .560 33 33 4 2 0 235.0 215 78 18 59 156 2.99 .242 .290 .358 .647 21.5
1986 31 SEM AL 12 11 .522 31 31 6 3 0 217.7 198 79 20 73 147 3.27 .239 .300 .371 .671 16.8
1987 32 SEM AL 11 16 .407 34 34 0 0 0 213.7 219 98 26 47 128 4.13 .263 .304 .411 .714 10.8
1988 33 SEM AL 9 4 .692 71 0 0 0 5 161.3 165 71 19 60 132 3.96 .263 .327 .420 .747 10.0
1989 34 CLE AL 9 12 .429 33 33 1 1 0 185.3 192 93 19 63 150 4.52 .265 .325 .412 .737 7.9
1990 35 CLE AL 9 9 .500 33 33 0 0 0 184.0 161 74 17 64 136 3.62 .233 .296 .386 .682 12.8
12 Years Sim 119 136 .467 416 329 33 12 8 2332.6 2281 1018 213 788 1506 3.93 .255 .315 .391 .706 132.5
2 Years AAA 26 14 .650 55 55 4 2 0 397.7 347 140 24 131 313 3.17 .234 .297 .332 .629  
Season Average 9 11 .450 34 27 2 1 0 194.4 190 84 17 65 125 3.93 .255 .315 .391 .706  
Career Highs 14 17 .692 71 34 6 3 5 235.0 236 113 26 89 156 4.97 .276 .333 .428 .751  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1705 748 172 616 1044   .261 .325 .403 .728
vs LH   576 270 41 172 462   .239 .289 .359 .648
Home 60 70 .462 215 166 13 8 3 1202.0 1179 499 100 409 746 3.74 .256 .317 .389 .705
Away 59 66 .472 201 163 20 4 5 1130.6 1102 519 113 379 760 4.13 .254 .314 .394 .708
Mar/Apr 17 23 .425 59 54 5 3 0 370.6 373 175 39 148 254 4.25 .262 .331 .412 .743
May 27 17 .614 73 61 4 2 1 428.0 401 164 34 136 253 3.45 .247 .306 .365 .670
June 18 19 .486 73 46 5 1 5 355.3 329 146 33 122 219 3.70 .247 .310 .376 .686
July 17 27 .386 68 54 4 2 0 381.6 396 183 35 143 243 4.32 .268 .332 .413 .745
August 20 29 .408 71 61 7 1 1 405.3 432 204 41 123 264 4.53 .269 .321 .417 .738
Sep/Oct 20 21 .488 72 53 8 3 1 391.6 350 146 31 116 273 3.36 .236 .292 .364 .655
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1979 24 MIN AL P 32 19 144.7 11 26 0 3 1.000 2.30    
1980 25 MIN AL P 28 28 196.3 7 32 2 4 .951 1.79    
1981 26 MIN AL P 31 31 204.7 10 33 0 3 1.000 1.89    
1982 27 MIN AL P 26 26 175.0 7 36 0 0 1.000 2.21    
1983 28 MIN AL P 32 29 195.7 15 17 1 2 .970 1.47    
1984 29 MIN AL P 32 32 219.3 11 24 0 2 1.000 1.44    
1985 30 SEM AL P 33 33 235.0 21 30 1 1 .981 1.95    
1986 31 SEM AL P 31 31 217.7 11 38 2 1 .961 2.03    
1987 32 SEM AL P 34 34 213.7 5 32 0 5 1.000 1.56    
1988 33 SEM AL P 71 0 161.3 9 12 0 0 1.000 1.17    
1989 34 CLE AL P 33 33 185.3 16 23 1 2 .975 1.89    
1990 35 CLE AL P 33 33 184.0 6 21 0 1 1.000 1.32    
Career Totals   416 329 2332.6 129 324 7 24 .985 1.75    
Career Highs   71 34 235.0 21 38 2 5 1.000 2.30    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1989 34 CLE AL 1 0 1.000 1 1 0 0 0 7.3 4 1 0 2 7 1.23 .160 .222 .240 .462
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 0 1.000 1 1 0 0 0 7.3 4 1 0 2 7 1.23 .160 .222 .240 .462
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1985-6-2.99
1986-9-3.27
Losses
1984-3-17
1987-3-16
Games Pitched
1988-6-71
Games Started
1987-10-34
Complete Games
1986-9-6
Shutouts
1981-6-2
1982-4-2
1985-10-2
1986-3-3
Homeruns Allowed
1987-3-26
Hits per 9IP
1980-8-8.1
1990-5-7.9
Strikeouts per 9IP
1989-10-7.3
1990-10-6.7
OAVG
1990-5-.233
OOBP
1990-10-.296
 
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 24    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 21    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 13th overall pick, by Minnesota in 1977
Injured on 5/29/1977 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 4-5 weeks
Injured on 7/30/1978 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Earned first career win on 4/27/1979
Injured on 5/13/1980 with a Strained Back, out for one week
2/2/1982: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,100,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1983: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,539,286 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/30/1983 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
2/2/1984: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,821,429 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Seattle on 2/8/1985 to a 4-year deal worth $4,100,000 per year
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1985, going 3-1, 1.22
Won Player of the Week award on 9/9/1986, winning 2 games with a 0.59 ERA
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland (A) on 2/4/1989 to a 4-year deal worth $4,000,000 per year
Injured on 8/7/1989 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks