Floyd Bannister

Floyd Bannister is one of those number-one overall picks whose career people debate, but I think he gets a bit of a raw deal. Leading the American League in strikeouts in 1982 is no small feat, and that lefty arm kept him in big-league rotations for a decade and a half across five franchises. He was never quite the ace the draft slot promised, yet steady, durable left-handers like him are exactly what teams covet. As a fan of the early-eighties Mariners and White Sox, I always appreciated his competitive edge on the mound.

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Floyd Bannister (born June 10, 1955) is a former American Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. The first overall pick in the 1976 MLB Draft, he pitched for teams including the Houston Astros, Seattle Mariners, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals, and California Angels over a career spanning roughly 1977 to 1992. He led the American League in strikeouts in 1982.

Name (English)

Floyd Bannister

Name (Japanese)

フロイド・バニスター

Reading

ふろいど・ばにすたー

Born

June 10, 1955 (age 71)

Origin

Pierre, South Dakota, United States

Height

185cm

Occupation

Baseball player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Goat

High school

John F. Kennedy Catholic High School

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floyd%20Bannister
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%83%AD%E3%82%A4%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%8B%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5462384

Tags

• From South Dakota
• Baseball player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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