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
Honors
11 x All-Star
1969, 1967, 1965, 1962, 1961, 1960, 1959, 1958, 1957, 1956, 1955
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
132
OPS vs Lg
Qualified for career rate leaderboards · about these stats
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
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1971 NL 92 .133 .197 6.5 15.2 67 3.0
1970 NL 247 .207 .244 8.1 13.4 112 12.0
1969 NL 629 .163 .268 6.7 16.1 109 22.9 ✓
1968 NL 595 .223 .229 4.5 11.3 133 31.8 ✓
1967 NL 615 .180 .293 4.4 15.1 125 23.0 ✓
1966 NL 554 .161 .281 5.2 10.6 113 15.0 ✓
1965 NL 680 .188 .254 8.1 9.4 126 27.7 ✓
1964 NL 637 .186 .271 5.7 13.2 119 23.0 ✓
1963 NL 484 .176 .229 8.1 15.1 106 18.0
1962 NL 657 .234 .248 4.6 10.8 122 37.0 ✓
1961 NL 573 .229 .274 9.4 13.1 130 30.1 ✓
1960 NL 678 .283 .245 10.5 10.2 152 42.6 ✓
1959 NL 671 .292 .279 9.5 10.7 163 47.0 ✓
1958 NL 682 .302 .297 7.6 12.8 163 49.4 ✓
1957 NL 674 .295 .268 10.4 12.6 156 44.7 ✓
1956 NL 593 .232 .293 8.8 10.5 143 28.9 ✓
1955 NL 646 .300 .273 7.0 11.1 151 46.3 ✓
1954 NL 649 .152 .273 6.2 7.7 102 20.0 ✓
1953 NL 39 .257 .321 10.3 12.8 153 2.1
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1B 1,259 12,005 809 80 1,005 .994
SS 1,125 2,087 3,441 174 724 .969
3B 69 82 99 6 13 .968
OF 23 32 6 1 0 .974
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1971 Chicago Cubs 1B 20 167 12 0 15 1.000
1970 Chicago Cubs 1B 62 528 35 4 53 .993
1969 Chicago Cubs 1B 153 1419 87 4 116 .997
1968 Chicago Cubs 1B 147 1379 88 6 118 .996
1967 Chicago Cubs 1B 147 1383 91 10 111 .993
1966 Chicago Cubs 1B 130 1178 81 10 88 .992
1966 Chicago Cubs 3B 8 5 11 3 0 .842
1965 Chicago Cubs 1B 162 1682 93 15 143 .992
1964 Chicago Cubs 1B 157 1565 132 10 122 .994
1963 Chicago Cubs 1B 125 1178 78 9 97 .993
1962 Chicago Cubs 1B 149 1458 106 11 134 .993
1962 Chicago Cubs 3B 3 4 1 0 1 1.000
1961 Chicago Cubs 1B 7 68 6 1 8 .987
1961 Chicago Cubs OF 23 32 6 1 0 .974
1961 Chicago Cubs SS 104 173 358 19 68 .965
1960 Chicago Cubs SS 156 283 488 18 94 .977
1959 Chicago Cubs SS 154 271 519 12 95 .985
1958 Chicago Cubs SS 154 292 468 32 100 .960
1957 Chicago Cubs 3B 58 73 87 3 12 .982
1957 Chicago Cubs SS 100 168 261 11 59 .975
1956 Chicago Cubs SS 139 279 357 25 92 .962
1955 Chicago Cubs SS 154 290 482 22 102 .972
1954 Chicago Cubs SS 154 312 475 34 105 .959
1953 Chicago Cubs SS 10 19 33 1 9 .981