Brian Bannister
| 27-year-old Pitcher |
| Kansas City Royals |
| Date of Birth: February 28, 1981 |
| Height: 6-2 Weight: 200 |
| Bats/Throws: R/R |
| Drafted: Round 7 of 2003 draft |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | G | W | L | IP | TBF | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | ER | BB | K | ERA | RA9 | |
| 2005 | 24 | AA | Binghamton | 18 | 9 | 4 | 109.0 | 437 | 91 | 11 | 36 | 31 | 27 | 94 | 2.56 | 2.97 | ||
| 2005 | 24 | AAA | Norfolk | 8 | 4 | 1 | 45.1 | 194 | 48 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 48 | 3.18 | 3.77 | ||
| 2006 | 25 | A+ | St. Lucie | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12.0 | 49 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1.50 | 3.00 |
| 2006 | 25 | AAA | Norfolk | 6 | 3 | 3 | 30.1 | 128 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 24 | 3.86 | 4.45 |
| 2006 | 25 | Wint | Culiacan | 6 | 3 | 2 | 36.2 | 159 | 40 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 29 | 3.68 | 3.93 |
| 2006 | 25 | MLB | NY Mets | 8 | 2 | 1 | 38.0 | 171 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 4.26 | 4.26 |
| 2007 | 26 | AAA | Omaha | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20.2 | 80 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 2.61 | 4.79 |
| 2007 | 26 | MLB | Kansas City | 27 | 12 | 9 | 165.0 | 683 | 156 | 47 | 4 | 15 | 76 | 71 | 44 | 77 | 3.87 | 4.15 |
| 2008 | 27 | MLB | Kansas City | 32 | 9 | 16 | 182.2 | 811 | 215 | 39 | 5 | 29 | 127 | 117 | 58 | 113 | 5.76 | 6.26 |
| Extended Statistics | ||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | HR/Air | FIP | BsRA9 | |
| 2005 | 24 | AA | Binghamton | 6.2% | 21.5% | .288 | 3.79 | |||
| 2005 | 24 | AAA | Norfolk | 6.7% | 24.7% | .391 | 2.30 | |||
| 2006 | 25 | A+ | St. Lucie | 8.2% | 18.4% | .286 | 45% | 0% | 2.98 | 2.55 |
| 2006 | 25 | AAA | Norfolk | 3.9% | 18.8% | .319 | 43% | 7% | 3.70 | 4.80 |
| 2006 | 25 | Wint | Culiacan | 4.4% | 18.2% | .319 | 51% | 5% | 3.02 | 4.17 |
| 2006 | 25 | MLB | NY Mets | 12.9% | 11.1% | .254 | 45% | 6% | 5.38 | 4.69 |
| 2007 | 26 | AAA | Omaha | 5.0% | 17.5% | .211 | 55% | 15% | 5.24 | 3.98 |
| 2007 | 26 | MLB | Kansas City | 6.4% | 11.3% | .264 | 43% | 5% | 4.47 | 3.87 |
| 2008 | 27 | MLB | Kansas City | 7.2% | 13.9% | .315 | 38% | 7% | 5.06 | 5.84 |
Longitudinal Trends
The above graph represents 15-day averages over the past couple years.
Available graphs for Bannister: BB/PA, SO/PA, and ERA
Extended Statistics
2008: Kansas City | 2007: Kansas City | 2007: Omaha
| Split Statistics with Kansas City in 2008 | |||||||
| Split | IP | TBF | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | ERA |
| April | 35.2 | 143 | 5.6% | 14.7% | .239 | 40% | 4.04 |
| May | 31.1 | 141 | 6.4% | 14.2% | .352 | 43% | 6.03 |
| June | 36.1 | 157 | 8.3% | 10.2% | .302 | 42% | 4.71 |
| July | 25.0 | 123 | 8.1% | 19.5% | .392 | 35% | 7.20 |
| August | 26.2 | 120 | 9.2% | 16.7% | .282 | 33% | 7.76 |
| September | 27.2 | 127 | 5.5% | 9.4% | .340 | 36% | 5.85 |
| AWAY | 73.2 | 351 | 6.3% | 14.5% | .401 | 33% | 8.43 |
| HOME | 109.0 | 460 | 7.8% | 13.5% | .251 | 43% | 3.96 |
Batted Ball Chart
Game Log
| Date | Level | IP | R | ER | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| September 24 | MLB | @ Detroit | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| September 19 | MLB | vs. Chi White Sox | 5.0 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| September 14 | MLB | @ Cleveland | 6.0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| September 9 | MLB | @ Minnesota | 3.2 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| September 4 | MLB | vs. Oakland | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| August 27 | MLB | vs. Texas | 6.2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| August 22 | MLB | vs. Detroit | 8.0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| August 17 | MLB | @ NY Yankees | 1.0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| August 12 | MLB | @ Chi White Sox | 7.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| August 5 | MLB | vs. Boston | 4.0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Player Notes
June 2008
Driveline Mechancis: Your Input: Brian BannisterSorry for the long layoff - I’ve been quite busy over the weekend with work and playing baseball myself.
May 2008
MVN: The Transaction Guy: Best Pitching Performance: Brian BannisterThe best pitching performance of the day easily goes to Brian Bannister of the Kansas City Royals.
April 2008
Driveline Mechancis: Anatomy of a Player: Brian BannisterFor those fans of the Royals on my site (and I know there are plenty), I highly recommend checking out Josh...