Floyd Bannister vs. Denny McLain — Career Comparison

Floyd Bannister
Baby BoomersSouth DakotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Denny McLain
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star

Floyd Bannister and Denny McLain are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 96 for Floyd Bannister and 96 for Denny McLain, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 93 and 90 respectively. If forced to pick, Floyd Bannister gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Floyd Bannister and Denny McLain

Floyd Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Floyd Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
1.62
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
1.34
Floyd Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
1.37
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
1.26
Floyd Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
0.51
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.63
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.54
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.43
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.38
48.38
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.01
59.01
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.22
84.22
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.23
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.5
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.14
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1078
4.06
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
3.39
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Floyd Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7164
27
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5658
27
Floyd Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2388
9
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1886
9
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
2320
8.74
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1646
7.85
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.1
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
1.15
Floyd Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Floyd Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
846
3.19
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
2.62
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.15
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Floyd Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1723
6.49
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1282
6.12
Floyd Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.49
6.49
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Floyd Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.076
1.076
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.32
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.13
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.15
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.12
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Floyd Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10187
38.39
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7719
36.84
Floyd Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.05
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1189
4.48
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
3.71
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.3
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.23
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.09
Floyd Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.64
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.326
1.326
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.163
1.163
Floyd Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9161
34.53
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7108
33.92
Floyd Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Floyd Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84

Fielding Stats for Floyd Bannister and Denny McLain

Floyd Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Floyd Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
1.62
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
1.34
Floyd Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
1.37
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
1.26
Floyd Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7164
27
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5657
27
Floyd Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2388
9
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1885.2
9
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.32
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.74
Floyd Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
0.99
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.01
Floyd Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
1.36
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
1.81
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
1.32
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
366
1.75
Floyd Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.22
97.22
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.57
96.57
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.812
0.812
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.307
1.307
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.22
84.22
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Floyd Bannister and Denny McLain

Floyd Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Floyd Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
431
2780.65
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
285
241.18
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
93
600
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
709
600
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
80
516.13
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
616
521.3
Floyd Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Floyd Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
90.32
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
69.39
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
83.87
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
62.62
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
4.23
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.77
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.62
16.87
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.76
12.49
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
96.77
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
79.55
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
103.23
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
90.55
Floyd Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Floyd Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Floyd Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Floyd Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Floyd Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Floyd Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
38.71
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
27.08
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
26.23
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
7
45.16
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
52.47
Floyd Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.21
14.29
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.27
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
21.16
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
167.74
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
244
206.49
Floyd Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
2.91
2.91
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
70.97
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
54.16
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.39
Floyd Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.46
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Floyd Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100