James
Banks
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 230
 
Born: June 9, 1972 in Usa
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2004 32 FCO KL $ 2,880,000 8 7 6 6 8 7 8 6 6 6
2005 33 EFH KL $ 2,880,000 6 6 6 6 8 7 8 5 5 5
2006 34 EFH KL $ 2,880,000 6 6 5 5 8 8 8 4 4 4
2007 35 PEN KL $ 1,250,000 6 6 5 5 8 8 8 3 3 3
2008 36 EFH KL $ 450,000 6 4 4 4 7 7 7 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 450,000 6 4 4 4 7 7 7 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,880,000 8 7 6 6 8 8 8 6 6 6
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  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
2004 32 FCO KL $ 2,880,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 2
2005 33 EFH KL $ 2,880,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 2
2006 34 EFH KL $ 2,880,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 2
2007 35 PEN KL $ 1,250,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 2
2008 36 EFH KL $ 450,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 450,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,880,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Nolan Ryan Award or Super Newbie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
2004 32 FCO KL 9 13 .409 34 34 0 0 0 211.0 185 83 21 53 175 3.54 .234 .286 .384 .669 6.5
2005 33 FCO KL 0 4 .000 14 9 0 0 1 22.7 32 18 5 3 12 7.15 .330 .353 .557 .910 0.0
  EFH KL 6 3 .667 17 10 0 0 0 96.0 88 32 15 30 71 3.00 .242 .299 .418 .717 7.1
  TOT   6 7 .462 31 19 0 0 1 118.7 120 50 20 33 83 3.79 .260 .310 .447 .757 7.1
2006 34 EFH KL 7 10 .412 28 28 0 0 0 151.0 166 86 19 45 126 5.13 .272 .328 .429 .757 3.7
2007 35 PEN KL 11 2 .846 86 0 0 0 0 115.3 106 52 20 32 68 4.06 .241 .299 .449 .748 8.4
2008 36 EFH KL 0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 1 7.0 9 5 1 3 4 6.43 .321 .387 .464 .851 0.0
    AAA   9 7 .563 28 18 1 1 1 130.7 137 68 24 35 121 4.68 .265 .312 .455 .766  
5 Years Sim 33 32 .508 184 81 0 0 2 603.0 586 276 81 166 456 4.12 .252 .306 .421 .727 25.7
1 Years AAA 9 7 .563 28 18 1 1 1 130.7 137 68 24 35 121 4.68 .265 .312 .455 .766  
Season Average 6 6 .500 36 16 0 0 0 120.6 117 55 16 33 91 4.12 .252 .306 .421 .727  
Career Highs 11 13 .846 86 34 0 0 1 211.0 185 86 21 53 175 6.43 .321 .387 .464 .851  
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   470 219 67 134 317   .262 .313 .442 .756
vs LH   116 57 14 32 139   .216 .261 .351 .611
Home 14 10 .583 93 40 0 0 0 306.7 279 137 49 83 247 4.02 .237 .288 .425 .713
Away 19 22 .463 91 41 0 0 2 296.3 307 139 32 83 209 4.22 .266 .316 .417 .733
Mar/Apr 5 4 .556 34 10 0 0 1 91.3 87 42 8 27 69 4.14 .248 .302 .399 .700
May 2 7 .222 25 11 0 0 0 83.0 89 56 13 29 67 6.07 .270 .329 .452 .780
June 9 6 .600 27 12 0 0 1 86.0 87 44 13 21 72 4.61 .261 .305 .459 .765
July 2 5 .286 24 13 0 0 0 96.0 98 42 15 20 72 3.94 .262 .299 .433 .733
August 6 4 .600 35 16 0 0 0 106.3 104 41 13 34 86 3.47 .249 .306 .403 .709
Sep/Oct 9 6 .600 39 19 0 0 0 140.3 121 51 19 35 90 3.27 .231 .279 .399 .678
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Hank Aaron Award or Super Newbie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2004 32 FCO KL 34 67 7 7 6 0 0 3 0 0 5 29 .104 .167 .194 .361 0.2 0.0
2005 33 FCO KL 14 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
  EFH KL 17 29 2 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 13 .103 .188 .172 .360 0.5 0.0
  TOT   31 34 2 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 14 .088 .162 .147 .309 0.1 0.0
2006 34 EFH KL 28 40 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 16 .050 .095 .075 .170 -1.4 0.0
2007 35 PEN KL 86 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .125 .364 .125 .489 0.9 0.1
4 Years Sim 179 149 10 13 9 0 0 6 0 0 11 62 .087 .160 .148 .308 -0.3 0.1
162 Game Average 134 9 11 8 0 0 5 0 0 9 56 .087 .160 .148 .308 -0.3  
Career Highs 86 67 7 7 6 0 0 3 0 0 5 29 .125 .364 .194 .489 0.9  
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   105 7 9 6 0 0 3 0 0 7 46 .086 .150 .143 .293 -1.0
vs LH   44 3 4 3 0 0 3 0 0 4 16 .091 .184 .159 .343 0.2
Home 91 73 7 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 30 .068 .139 .096 .235 -1.9
Away 88 76 3 8 7 0 0 5 0 0 6 32 .105 .181 .197 .378 1.1
RISP   27 0 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 3 7 .074 .194 .111 .305 -0.2
Close/Late   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
Mar/Apr 29 18 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 .056 .150 .111 .261 -0.2
May 25 19 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 9 .000 .095 .000 .095 -1.1
June 27 24 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 .083 .120 .167 .287 -0.3
July 13 22 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 7 .136 .269 .227 .497 1.1
August 35 28 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 .107 .138 .143 .281 -0.3
Sep/Oct 39 38 2 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 19 .105 .171 .184 .355 0.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Hoover Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2004 32 FCO KL P 34 34 211.0 16 27 2 2 .956 1.83    
2005 33 FCO KL P 14 9 22.7 1 3 1 0 .800 1.59    
  EFH KL P 17 10 96.0 5 13 2 0 .900 1.69    
  TOT   P 31 19 118.7 6 16 3 0 .880 1.67    
2006 34 EFH KL P 28 28 151.0 4 8 2 0 .857 0.72    
2007 35 PEN KL P 86 0 115.3 3 14 0 1 1.000 1.33    
2008 36 EFH KL P 5 0 7.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
Career Totals   184 81 603.0 29 65 7 3 .931 1.40    
Career Highs   86 34 211.0 16 27 3 2 1.000 1.83    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
2004-5-13
Games Pitched
2007-6-86
Homeruns Allowed
2004-6-21
     
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 1
 
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History
Drafted in 12th round, 230th overall pick, by Fort Collins in 2004
Had first career hit (double) on 4/7/2004, off Daniel Bellard (PEN)
Earned first career win on 4/7/2004
Traded from Fort Collins to Effingham on 7/19/2005 (Going to EFH: P James Banks. Going to FCO: P Oscar Warren)
Signed as a free agent by Peluca on 2/19/2007 to a 1-year deal worth $1,250,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Effingham on 2/24/2008 to a 1-year deal worth $450,000 per year