Player
Ernie Banks HOF 1977
Player Info
- Full Name
- Ernest
- Born
-
January 31, 1931
Dallas, TX, USA - Died
- January 23, 2015
- Size
- 6'1" / 180 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- September 17, 1953
- Final Game
- September 26, 1971
- Career
- 19 years
Teams
- Chicago Cubs 1953-1971
Honors
14 x All-Star
1967 - Lou Gehrig Memorial Award
(ML)
1960 - Sporting News All-Star
(ML)
1960 - Gold Glove
(NL)
1959 - Sporting News Player of the Year
(NL)
1959 - Sporting News All-Star
(ML)
1959 - Most Valuable Player
(NL)
1958 - Sporting News Player of the Year
(NL)
1958 - Sporting News All-Star
(ML)
1958 - Most Valuable Player
(NL)
1955 - Sporting News All-Star
(ML)
Career Batting
2,528
G
.274
AVG
2,583
H
512
HR
1,636
RBI
.828
OPS
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Chicago Cubs | 39 | 83 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .193 |
| 1970 | Chicago Cubs | 72 | 222 | 56 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 25 | .252 |
| 1969 | Chicago Cubs | 155 | 565 | 143 | 19 | 2 | 23 | 60 | .253 |
| 1968 | Chicago Cubs | 150 | 552 | 136 | 27 | 0 | 32 | 71 | .246 |
| 1967 | Chicago Cubs | 151 | 573 | 158 | 26 | 4 | 23 | 68 | .276 |
| 1966 | Chicago Cubs | 141 | 511 | 139 | 23 | 7 | 15 | 52 | .272 |
| 1965 | Chicago Cubs | 163 | 612 | 162 | 25 | 3 | 28 | 79 | .265 |
| 1964 | Chicago Cubs | 157 | 591 | 156 | 29 | 6 | 23 | 67 | .264 |
| 1963 | Chicago Cubs | 130 | 432 | 98 | 20 | 1 | 18 | 41 | .227 |
| 1962 | Chicago Cubs | 154 | 610 | 164 | 20 | 6 | 37 | 87 | .269 |
| 1961 | Chicago Cubs | 138 | 511 | 142 | 22 | 4 | 29 | 75 | .278 |
| 1960 | Chicago Cubs | 156 | 597 | 162 | 32 | 7 | 41 | 94 | .271 |
| 1959 | Chicago Cubs | 155 | 589 | 179 | 25 | 6 | 45 | 97 | .304 |
| 1958 | Chicago Cubs | 154 | 617 | 193 | 23 | 11 | 47 | 119 | .313 |
| 1957 | Chicago Cubs | 156 | 594 | 169 | 34 | 6 | 43 | 113 | .285 |
| 1956 | Chicago Cubs | 139 | 538 | 160 | 25 | 8 | 28 | 82 | .297 |
| 1955 | Chicago Cubs | 154 | 596 | 176 | 29 | 9 | 44 | 98 | .295 |
| 1954 | Chicago Cubs | 154 | 593 | 163 | 19 | 7 | 19 | 70 | .275 |
| 1953 | Chicago Cubs | 10 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .314 |