How Sam Bankhead's Chances Accepted Compares to Similar Players

Sam Bankhead totaled 2,834 career Chances Accepted, well above the league average of 366.2 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Chances Accepted season came in 1943, posting 426. The lowest point came in 1937 at 15. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Chances Accepted total went from 300 in 1946 to 274 in 1947 and 212 in 1948, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Chances Accepted profile — ranging from 15 to 426 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Sam Bankhead Lifetime Chances Accepted

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Sam Bankhead Chances Accepted Per Season

Sam Bankhead's Chances Accepted for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — Negro National League II, Hall of Fame, SS, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Sam Bankhead Chances Accepted per season line chart

Sam Bankhead Chances Accepted by Team

Sam Bankhead's career Chances Accepted totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Sam Bankhead career Chances Accepted by team bar chart

Sam Bankhead Cumulative Chances Accepted — Career Progression

A running total of Sam Bankhead's career Chances Accepted, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Sam Bankhead Chances Accepted year-over-year waterfall chart

Sam Bankhead Chances Accepted Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Sam Bankhead's seasonal Chances Accepted alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Sam Bankhead Chances Accepted distribution box chart versus comparable players

Sam Bankhead Chances Accepted — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Sam Bankhead's MLB career with Chances Accepted alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Sam Bankhead Chances Accepted season-by-season breakdown table