Ernie Banks Career Stats & Summary

Ernie Banks made their MLB debut in 1953 and appeared in 2,528 games over 19 seasons. They posted a batting average of 0.274, OPS of 0.830, hit 512 HRs, and recorded 67.8 WAR. They rank 23th all-time in HRs and 87th in WAR.

Ernie Banks Year-by-Year Stat Trends

This chart visualizes Ernie Banks's seasonal trends in HR, H, and BA.

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    📊 Career Summary

    Ernie Banks made their MLB debut in 1953 and played in 2,528 games over 19 seasons.
    Below are key cumulative stats along with their respective all-time MLB ranks.

    G2,528 (MLB Rank: 53)
    AB9,421 (MLB Rank: 50)
    H2,583 (MLB Rank: 90)
    BA0.274 (MLB Rank: 3,014)
    2B407 (MLB Rank: 184)
    3B90 (MLB Rank: 214)
    HR512 (MLB Rank: 23)
    RBI1636 (MLB Rank: 33)
    R1305 (MLB Rank: 125)
    BB763 (MLB Rank: )
    OBP0.330 (MLB Rank: 4,348)
    SLG0.500 (MLB Rank: 557)
    OPS0.830 (MLB Rank: 1,124)
    SB50 (MLB Rank: 1,709)
    SO1,236 (MLB Rank: 196)
    GIDP229 (MLB Rank: 60)
    CS53 (MLB Rank: 572)
    Rbat+122 (MLB Rank: 1,515)
    WAR67.8 (MLB Rank: 87)

    📊 Last Season Summary (1971)

    In 1971, Ernie Banks played in 39 games and posted the following stats:

    G39
    AB83
    H16
    BA0.193
    2B2
    3B0
    HR3
    RBI6
    R4
    BB6
    OBP0.247
    SLG0.325
    OPS0.572
    SB0
    SO14
    GIDP1
    Rbat+41
    WAR−0.7

    📈 Peak Seasons

    Here are Ernie Banks's best seasons by category:

    • Most HR in a season: 1958, 47 HR
    • Most H in a season: 1958, 193 H
    • Most RBI in a season: 1959, 143 RBI
    • Most SB in a season: 1955, 9 SB
    • Best BA in a season: 1953, 0.314 BA
    • Best OBP in a season: 1953, 0.385 OBP
    • Best SLG in a season: 1958, 0.614 SLG
    • Best OPS in a season: 1958, 0.980 OPS
    • Best WAR in a season: 1959, 10.2 WAR

    🎯 Postseason Stats

    Ernie Banks has no postseason appearances.

    Ernie Banks Career Stat Summary

    seasonHHRRBIBAROPSWAROBPSLGPABBSO2B3BTBrOBARbat+OPS+GGIDPHBPIBBSBCSSFSHAB
    1953
    11
    2
    6
    0.314
    3
    0.956
    0.5
    0.385
    0.571
    39
    4
    5
    1
    1
    20
    0.414
    139
    143
    10
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    35
    1954
    163
    19
    79
    0.275
    70
    0.753
    2.5
    0.326
    0.427
    650
    40
    50
    19
    7
    253
    0.342
    95
    94
    154
    11
    7
    4
    6
    10
    4
    5
    593
    1955
    176
    44
    117
    0.295
    98
    0.941
    8.1
    0.345
    0.596
    646
    45
    72
    29
    9
    355
    0.416
    151
    144
    154
    16
    2
    6
    9
    3
    3
    0
    596
    1956
    160
    28
    85
    0.297
    82
    0.887
    5.3
    0.358
    0.53
    593
    52
    62
    25
    8
    285
    0.379
    137
    136
    139
    7
    0
    18
    6
    9
    3
    0
    538
    1957
    169
    43
    102
    0.285
    113
    0.939
    6.7
    0.36
    0.579
    674
    70
    85
    34
    6
    344
    0.411
    153
    149
    156
    12
    3
    11
    8
    4
    5
    2
    594
    1958
    193
    47
    129
    0.313
    119
    0.98
    9.3
    0.366
    0.614
    682
    52
    87
    23
    11
    379
    0.429
    163
    155
    154
    14
    4
    12
    4
    4
    8
    1
    617
    1959
    179
    45
    143
    0.304
    97
    0.97
    10.2
    0.374
    0.596
    671
    64
    72
    25
    6
    351
    0.417
    157
    156
    155
    18
    7
    20
    2
    4
    9
    2
    589
    1960
    162
    41
    117
    0.271
    94
    0.904
    7.9
    0.35
    0.554
    678
    71
    69
    32
    7
    331
    0.392
    144
    146
    156
    14
    4
    28
    1
    3
    6
    0
    597
    1961
    142
    29
    80
    0.278
    75
    0.852
    4.6
    0.346
    0.507
    573
    54
    75
    22
    4
    259
    0.374
    122
    123
    138
    11
    2
    21
    1
    2
    6
    0
    511
    1962
    164
    37
    104
    0.269
    87
    0.809
    2.8
    0.306
    0.503
    657
    30
    71
    20
    6
    307
    0.376
    115
    110
    154
    19
    7
    3
    5
    1
    10
    0
    610
    1963
    98
    18
    64
    0.227
    41
    0.695
    0.3
    0.292
    0.403
    484
    39
    73
    20
    1
    174
    0.308
    82
    94
    130
    7
    4
    16
    0
    3
    8
    1
    432
    1964
    156
    23
    95
    0.264
    67
    0.757
    3.1
    0.307
    0.45
    637
    36
    84
    29
    6
    266
    0.337
    101
    107
    157
    16
    3
    11
    1
    2
    6
    1
    591
    1965
    162
    28
    106
    0.265
    79
    0.781
    1.9
    0.328
    0.453
    680
    55
    64
    25
    3
    277
    0.345
    112
    116
    163
    16
    6
    19
    3
    5
    7
    0
    612
    1966
    139
    15
    75
    0.272
    52
    0.747
    0.3
    0.315
    0.432
    554
    29
    59
    23
    7
    221
    0.334
    101
    105
    141
    15
    5
    10
    0
    1
    5
    4
    511
    1967
    158
    23
    95
    0.276
    68
    0.765
    2.4
    0.31
    0.455
    615
    27
    93
    26
    4
    261
    0.357
    120
    113
    151
    20
    3
    8
    2
    2
    4
    8
    573
    1968
    136
    32
    83
    0.246
    71
    0.756
    3.5
    0.287
    0.469
    595
    27
    67
    27
    0
    259
    0.363
    130
    118
    150
    12
    5
    4
    2
    0
    2
    9
    552
    1969
    143
    23
    106
    0.253
    60
    0.725
    -0.7
    0.309
    0.416
    629
    42
    101
    19
    2
    235
    0.336
    87
    92
    155
    15
    7
    7
    0
    0
    7
    8
    565
    1970
    56
    12
    44
    0.252
    25
    0.772
    -0.2
    0.313
    0.459
    247
    20
    33
    6
    2
    102
    0.34
    86
    96
    72
    5
    1
    3
    0
    0
    3
    1
    222
    1971
    16
    3
    6
    0.193
    4
    0.572
    -0.7
    0.247
    0.325
    92
    6
    14
    2
    0
    27
    0.27
    41
    53
    39
    1
    0
    1
    0
    0
    0
    3
    83