Willie Banks
Willie Anthony Banks
Born: February 27, 1969
Jersey City, NJ US
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: CF, OF, RF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 190
Draft: Round 1 (1987 June Amateur Draft, Minnesota Twins)
School: St.Anthony's HS (Jersey City, NJ)
Career: 1987-2010
Major League Statistics
Willie Banks compiled a career record of 83 wins and 73 losses, with 25 saves, and a 4.12 ERA in his 310-game pitching career with the Elizabethton Twins, Kenosha Twins, Visalia Oaks, Orlando Twins, Orlando SunRays, Portland Beavers, Columbus Clippers, Orix BlueWave, Norfolk Tides, Syracuse SkyChiefs, Pawtucket Red Sox, Iowa Cubs and Newark Bears. He began playing during the 1987 season and last took the field during the 2010 campaign.
 Elizabethton Twins |
 Kenosha Twins |
 Orlando Twins |
 Visalia Oaks |
 Orlando SunRays |
 Portland Beavers |
 Columbus Clippers |
 Orix BlueWave |
 Norfolk Tides |
 Pawtucket Red Sox |
 Syracuse SkyChiefs |
 Iowa Cubs |
 Newark Bears |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | R | APPY | Elizabethton Twins | 1 | 8 | .111 | 6.99 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65.7 | 73 | 71 | 51 | 3 | 62 | 0 | 71 | 3 | 3 | 28 | |
| 1988 | A | MIDW | Kenosha Twins | 10 | 10 | .500 | 3.72 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125.7 | 109 | 73 | 52 | 3 | 107 | 2 | 113 | 4 | 2 | 14 | |
| 1989 | AA | SOUL | Orlando Twins | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1989 | A | CALL | Visalia Oaks | 12 | 9 | .571 | 2.59 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 174.0 | 122 | 70 | 50 | 5 | 85 | 0 | 173 | 10 | 1 | 22 | |
| 1990 | AA | SOUL | Orlando SunRays | 7 | 9 | .438 | 3.93 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.7 | 161 | 93 | 71 | 15 | 98 | 0 | 114 | 7 | 1 | 6 | |
| 1991 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 9 | 8 | .529 | 4.55 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 146.3 | 156 | 81 | 74 | 6 | 76 | 1 | 63 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 653 |
| 1992 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 6 | 1 | .857 | 1.92 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 75.0 | 62 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 310 |
| 1997 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 14 | 5 | .737 | 4.27 | 33 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 154.0 | 164 | 87 | 73 | 18 | 45 | 0 | 130 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 662 |
| 1999 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix BlueWave | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3.94 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29.7 | 27 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 135 |
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | 2 | 4 | .333 | 5.08 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51.3 | 56 | 32 | 29 | 5 | 25 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 224 |
| 2001 | AAA | IL | Syracuse SkyChiefs | 8 | 5 | .615 | 3.25 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146.7 | 151 | 63 | 53 | 12 | 53 | 0 | 121 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 636 |
| 2001 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.42 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| 2002 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 1 | 2 | .333 | 4.50 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26.0 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 103 |
| 2003 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.89 | 31 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 39.3 | 42 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 171 |
| 2003 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.03 | 25 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 31.0 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 122 |
| 2004 | Ind | ATLL | Newark Bears | 1 | 3 | .250 | 9.64 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 72 |
| 2005 | Ind | ATLL | Newark Bears | 0 | 0 | 67.50 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | |
| 2009 | Ind | ATLL | Newark Bears | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.43 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | 36 | 24 | 20 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 146 |
| 2010 | Ind | ATLL | Newark Bears | 1 | 3 | .250 | 9.21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.3 | 47 | 34 | 29 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 152 |
| Totals | 83 | 73 | .532 | 4.12 | 310 | 199 | 63 | 12 | 6 | 25 | 1319.3 | 1304 | 748 | 604 | 88 | 701 | 9 | 1012 | 55 | 11 | 138 | 3465 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 35 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2010 | Ind | ATLL | Newark Bears | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 83 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .000 | .143 | .000 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | R | APPY | Elizabethton Twins | P | 13 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | .591 | 1.000 |
| 1988 | A | MIDW | Kenosha Twins | P | 24 | 7 | 26 | 6 | 1 | .846 | 1.375 |
| 1989 | A | CALL | Visalia Oaks | P | 27 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 3 | .821 | 1.185 |
| 1989 | AA | SOUL | Orlando Twins | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| 1990 | AA | SOUL | Orlando SunRays | P | 28 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 0 | .897 | .929 |
| 1991 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | P | 25 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 2 | .808 | .840 |
| 1992 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | P | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .929 | 1.182 |
| 1997 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | P | 33 | 14 | 21 | 2 | 0 | .946 | 1.061 |
| 1997 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | CF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1997 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| 1999 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix BlueWave | P | 13 | .000 | |||||
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | P | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .875 | .778 |
| 2001 | AAA | IL | Syracuse SkyChiefs | P | 24 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 2 | .913 | .875 |
| 2001 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | P | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 1.500 |
| 2002 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | P | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .667 |
| 2003 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | P | 31 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .355 |
| 2003 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | P | 25 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .280 |
| 2004 | Ind | ATLL | Newark Bears | P | 5 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | .778 | 1.400 |
| 2005 | Ind | ATLL | Newark Bears | P | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 2009 | Ind | ATLL | Newark Bears | P | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .235 |
| 2010 | Ind | ATLL | Newark Bears | P | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | .250 |
| 2010 | Ind | ATLL | Newark Bears | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2010 | Ind | ATLL | Newark Bears | RF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 314 | 84 | 159 | 42 | 11 | .853 | .774 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | R | Appalachian League | Elizabethton Twins | MIN | ||
| 1988 | A | Midwest League | Kenosha Twins | MIN | ||
| 1989 | AA | Southern League | Orlando Twins | MIN | ||
| 1989 | A | California League | Visalia Oaks | MIN | ||
| 1990 | AA | Southern League | Orlando SunRays | MIN | ||
| 1991 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | MIN | ||
| 1992 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | MIN | ||
| 1997 | AAA | International League | Columbus Clippers | NYA | ||
| 1999 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Orix BlueWave | |||
| 2000 | AAA | International League | Norfolk Tides | NYN | ||
| 2001 | AAA | International League | Syracuse SkyChiefs | TOR | ||
| 2001 | AAA | International League | Pawtucket Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 2002 | AAA | International League | Pawtucket Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 2003 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Iowa Cubs | CHN | ||
| 2003 | AAA | International League | Columbus Clippers | NYA | ||
| 2004 | Ind | Atlantic League | Newark Bears | June 12, 2004 | July 1, 2004 | |
| 2005 | Ind | Atlantic League | Newark Bears | |||
| 2009 | Ind | Atlantic League | Newark Bears | |||
| 2010 | Ind | Atlantic League | Newark Bears | April 23, 2010 | September 19, 2010 |
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