Ernie Banks Career Stats & Summary

  • May 7, 2025

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.

📊 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: 3,012)
2B407 (MLB Rank: 184)
3B90 (MLB Rank: 214)
HR512 (MLB Rank: 23)
RBI1636 (MLB Rank: 33)
R1305 (MLB Rank: 126)
BB763 (MLB Rank: 305)
OBP0.330 (MLB Rank: 4,353)
SLG0.500 (MLB Rank: 558)
OPS0.830 (MLB Rank: 1,126)
SB50 (MLB Rank: 1,727)
SO1,236 (MLB Rank: 208)
GIDP229 (MLB Rank: 60)
CS53 (MLB Rank: 572)
Rbat+122 (MLB Rank: 1,514)
WAR67.8 (MLB Rank: 87)
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Ernie Banks Year-by-Year Stat Trends

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

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 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