Brian Banks
Outfielder Catcher #22
Ht/Wt
6'
3"
|
200 lbs.
Class
Sophomore
Hometown
Mesa, 
Arizona
Last School
Mountain View HS
Roster Years
1990 | 1993


Personal

Parents are Glen and Jackie ... served a Church mission to Seattle, Washington after his freshman year

Before BYU

Was Arizona Player of the Year in 1989 ... drafted out of Mountain View High by the Baltimore Orioles ... two-time all-state and three-time all-league ... league batting champion as a senior and team MVP three times.

After BYU

  • Drafted in the second round of the 1993 MLB draft by the Milwaukee Brewers
  • Made his MLB debut with the Brewers on September 9, 1996
  • Played six seasons in the MLB with the Milwaukee Brewers (1996-99) and the Florida Marlins (2002-03)
  • Won a World Series with the Florida Marlins (2003)
  • Career MLB stats .246 batting average, 122 hits, 13 home runs and 64 RBIs
  • Played one season in the Japanese Baseball League in Fukuoka, Japan (2000)
    • Runner-up in the Japan World Series (2000)
  • Inducted into the Mesa Sports Hall of Fame in 2013

BYU Stats

Year    Avg.   G-GS   AB    R    H   2B   3B   HR   RBI    TB   BB   SO   SLG%   PO   A  E  FLD%
1990   .278   41     133   23   37    8    2    4    28    61   16   27   .459  143  20  5  .970
1993   .389   57-57  216   67   84   11    2   20    73   159   30   35   .736  124  17  6  .959
TOTALS .347   98     349   90  121   19    4   24   101   220   46   62   .630  267  37 11  .965

Mission

  • Seattle , Washington , United States
BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 1990

Played in 41 games as a catcher and DH ... hit .278 with 4 home runs and 28 RBI ... 190 putouts ranked fourth in BYU freshman history

Sophmore Year 1993

Signed with the Milwaukee Brewers ... All-American by Baseball News and Baseball America magazine ... Second-Team All-District Nine ... and All-Western Athletic Conference, Eastern Division ... All-Coyote Classic ... ranked third nationally in homers and 11th in RBI ... his 20 home runs ranked 14th in BYU history ... started in the outfield.

  • 1993 Baseball America All-American
  • 1993 Baseball News All-American
  • 1993 All-District 9 First Team
  • 1993 First Team All Western Athletic Conference
  • 1993 All-Coyote Classic Team
  • 3rd in the NCAA in home runs (20)
  • 11th in the NCAA runs batted in (73)
  • Led BYU in five offensive categories
Junior Year

Senior Year

Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year