Thomas
Banks
 
Nickname: Asphalt
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 205
 
Born: April 17, 1955 in Alabama, USA
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1974 19 CHI JL   1 2 1 3 3 3 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
1975 20 CHI JL   1 2 2 4 4 4 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
1976 21 CHI JL   2 3 2 4 4 4 0 0 0 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2
1977 22 CHI JL   3 4 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2
1978 23 CHI JL   4 4 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 3 3 3 4 4 4 2 2 2
1979 24 CHI JL   4 5 5 4 5 5 0 0 0 3 3 3 4 4 4 2 2 2
1980 25 CHI JL $ 300,000 5 6 6 4 5 5 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP5 Min Ratings   1 2 1 3 3 3 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 300,000 5 6 6 4 5 5 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 26 CHI JL $ 300,000   11 11 11 10 10 10 7 7 7 9 10 10 11 11 11
1982 27 CHI JL     11 11 10 9 9 9 7 7 7 9 10 10 11 11 11
1983 28 CHI JL     11 11 10 9 9 9 7 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10
1984 29 BUF FL     11 11 10 9 9 9 7 7 7 10 10 10 10 10 10
1985 30 HON JL     11 11 11 9 9 9 7 7 7 9 10 10 10 10 10
OOTP6 Min Ratings     11 11 10 9 9 9 7 7 7 9 10 10 10 10 10
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   11 11 11 10 10 10 7 8 8 10 10 10 11 11 11
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1974 19 A   137 526 45 125 14 1 6 51 1 0 22 135 .238 .268 .302 .571 40.9  
1975 20 A   134 553 58 136 18 0 9 43 0 1 26 134 .246 .280 .327 .607 48.9  
1976 21 A   138 527 65 172 21 0 10 50 3 4 42 98 .326 .376 .423 .799 79.5  
1977 22 AA   138 569 64 160 37 0 8 64 2 3 35 164 .281 .323 .388 .711 67.7  
1978 23 AAA   138 488 59 137 27 0 10 66 0 0 38 137 .281 .333 .398 .730 63.1  
1979 24 AAA   123 351 44 104 22 0 5 39 1 2 31 89 .296 .353 .402 .755 47.9  
1980 25 CHI JL 98 331 37 102 21 1 6 41 0 1 21 72 .308 .355 .432 .787 48.4 10.3
    AAA   55 199 23 57 14 0 3 16 0 0 27 43 .286 .372 .402 .774 29.9  
1981 26 CHI JL 87 317 50 104 8 2 8 43 1 0 36 48 .328 .398 .442 .839 55.5 10.0
1982 27 AAA   137 544 106 177 19 3 27 92 3 13 79 93 .325 .411 .520 .931 107.7  
1983 28 AAA   137 534 99 165 17 0 28 62 7 7 88 117 .309 .407 .498 .905 106.1  
1984 29 AAA   80 128 18 35 4 0 5 23 2 2 15 27 .273 .350 .422 .772 19.0  
1985 30 AAA   130 443 85 151 17 1 25 87 7 3 61 84 .341 .421 .553 .974 96.3  
2 Years Sim 185 648 87 206 29 3 14 84 1 1 57 120 .318 .376 .437 .813 104.0 20.3
7 Years AAA 800 2687 434 826 120 4 103 385 20 27 339 590 .307 .387 .470 .857 469.9  
1 Years AA 138 569 64 160 37 0 8 64 2 3 35 164 .281 .329 .388 .717 67.7  
3 Years A 409 1606 168 433 53 1 25 144 4 5 90 367 .270 .312 .351 .662 169.3  
11 Years Minors 1347 4862 666 1419 210 5 136 593 26 35 464 1121 .292 .356 .421 .777 707.0  
162 Game Average 567 76 180 25 2 12 73 0 0 49 105 .318 .376 .437 .813 91.0  
Career Highs 98 331 50 104 21 2 8 43 1 1 36 72 .328 .398 .442 .839 55.5  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   459 68 160 23 1 10 59 1 1 44 77 .349 .406 .468 .874 81.1
vs LH   189 19 46 6 2 4 25 0 0 13 43 .243 .304 .360 .664 19.9
Home 87 307 41 92 12 1 8 40 1 0 26 62 .300 .356 .423 .780 45.1
Away 98 341 46 114 17 2 6 44 0 1 31 58 .334 .394 .449 .842 55.9
RISP   170 0 53 6 1 3 67 0 0 10 36 .312 .346 .412 .758 23.3
Pinch Hitting   23 1 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 .348 .375 .348 .723 2.9
Close/Late   74 5 17 3 0 2 12 0 0 9 23 .230 .310 .351 .661 8.6
Mar/Apr 25 88 18 34 2 0 3 15 0 0 11 13 .386 .460 .511 .971 18.8
May 26 98 15 30 3 1 3 17 1 0 12 12 .306 .384 .449 .833 16.8
June 47 153 21 50 10 0 4 20 0 1 14 35 .327 .382 .471 .853 25.5
July 36 120 11 42 6 1 2 15 0 0 9 23 .350 .395 .467 .862 20.3
August 27 98 14 25 5 0 1 7 0 0 8 22 .255 .324 .337 .661 10.3
Sep/Oct 24 91 8 25 3 1 1 10 0 0 3 15 .275 .302 .363 .665 9.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1980 25 CHI JL LF 80 78 678.0 138 3 3 0 .979 1.87   1.5
    RF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
    SS 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 18.00   0.0
1981 26 CHI JL LF 84 83 723.3 153 8 4 1 .976 2.00   2.0
    CF 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00    
  LF 164 161 1401.3 291 11 7 1 .977 1.94   3.5
  RF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
  SS 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 18.00   0.0
  CF 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00    
Career Totals   167 161 1406.3 293 12 7 1 .978 1.95   3.5
Career Highs   85 83 724.3 154 8 4 1 .979 2.01    
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  1. Arthur Jagger (983)
  2. Brick Tamland (961)
  3. Vincent Murphy (960)
  4. Isaac Douglass (956)
  5. Juan Ashton (950)
  6. Dennis Tank (943)
  7. Derrick May (943)
  8. Willie Mays Aikens (942)
  9. Dusty Baker (941)
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History
Released by Omaha on 7/11/1973
Drafted in 3rd round, 60th overall pick, by Chicago in 1974
Injured on 4/11/1975 with a Dislocated Finger, out for one week
Had first career hit on 6/4/1980, off Floyd Vega (VAN)
Hit first career homerun on 6/7/1980, off Albert Ramos (CHA)
Drove in 6 runs against Vancouver on 7/26/1980
Won Player of the Week award on 7/30/1980, hitting .636 with 1 HR, 6 RBI
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Phoenix on 6/21/1981
Injured on 7/16/1981 with a Ruptured Disc Back, out for full season