Ernie Banks
Ernest Banks
Born: January 31, 1931
Dallas, TX USA
Deceased: 2015
Chicago, IL USA
Primary Position: 1B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, SS, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 180
Career: 1953-1971
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1977.
Minor League Statistics
Ernie Banks compiled a career batting average of .274 with 512 home runs and 1636 RBI in his 2528-game career with the Chicago Cubs. He began playing during the 1953 season and last took the field during the 1971 campaign. Banks was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1977.
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Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1953 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 10 | 39 | 35 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .314 | .385 | .571 | .956 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1954 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 154 | 649 | 593 | 70 | 163 | 19 | 7 | 19 | 79 | 6 | 10 | 40 | 50 | .275 | .326 | .427 | .753 | 253 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
1955 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 154 | 646 | 596 | 98 | 176 | 29 | 9 | 44 | 117 | 9 | 3 | 45 | 72 | .295 | .345 | .596 | .941 | 355 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
1956 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 139 | 593 | 538 | 82 | 160 | 25 | 8 | 28 | 85 | 6 | 9 | 52 | 62 | .297 | .358 | .530 | .887 | 285 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
1957 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 156 | 674 | 594 | 113 | 169 | 34 | 6 | 43 | 102 | 8 | 4 | 70 | 85 | .285 | .360 | .579 | .939 | 344 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
1958 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 154 | 682 | 617 | 119 | 193 | 23 | 11 | 47 | 129 | 4 | 4 | 52 | 87 | .313 | .366 | .614 | .980 | 379 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 12 |
1959 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 155 | 671 | 589 | 97 | 179 | 25 | 6 | 45 | 143 | 2 | 4 | 64 | 72 | .304 | .374 | .596 | .970 | 351 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 20 |
1960 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 156 | 678 | 597 | 94 | 162 | 32 | 7 | 41 | 117 | 1 | 3 | 71 | 69 | .271 | .350 | .554 | .904 | 331 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 28 |
1961 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 138 | 573 | 511 | 75 | 142 | 22 | 4 | 29 | 80 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 75 | .278 | .346 | .507 | .852 | 259 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 21 |
1962 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 154 | 657 | 610 | 87 | 164 | 20 | 6 | 37 | 104 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 71 | .269 | .306 | .503 | .809 | 307 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
1963 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 130 | 484 | 432 | 41 | 98 | 20 | 1 | 18 | 64 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 73 | .227 | .292 | .403 | .695 | 174 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 16 |
1964 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 157 | 637 | 591 | 67 | 156 | 29 | 6 | 23 | 95 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 84 | .264 | .307 | .450 | .757 | 266 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
1965 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 163 | 680 | 612 | 79 | 162 | 25 | 3 | 28 | 106 | 3 | 5 | 55 | 64 | .265 | .328 | .453 | .781 | 277 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 19 |
1966 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 141 | 554 | 511 | 52 | 139 | 23 | 7 | 15 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 59 | .272 | .315 | .432 | .747 | 221 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
1967 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 151 | 615 | 573 | 68 | 158 | 26 | 4 | 23 | 95 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 93 | .276 | .310 | .455 | .765 | 261 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 8 |
1968 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 150 | 595 | 552 | 71 | 136 | 27 | 0 | 32 | 83 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 67 | .246 | .287 | .469 | .756 | 259 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 4 |
1969 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 155 | 629 | 565 | 60 | 143 | 19 | 2 | 23 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 101 | .253 | .309 | .416 | .725 | 235 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
1970 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 72 | 247 | 222 | 25 | 56 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 33 | .252 | .313 | .459 | .772 | 102 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
1971 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 39 | 92 | 83 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | .193 | .247 | .325 | .572 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Totals | 2528 | 10395 | 9421 | 1305 | 2583 | 407 | 90 | 512 | 1636 | 50 | 53 | 763 | 1236 | .274 | .330 | .500 | .830 | 4706 | 229 | 70 | 45 | 96 | 198 |
Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1953 | NL | Chicago Cubs | SS | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | 33 | 1 | 9 | .981 | 5.200 | |
1954 | NL | Chicago Cubs | SS | 154 | 154 | 1373.3 | 312 | 475 | 34 | 105 | .959 | 5.158 | 5.110 |
1955 | NL | Chicago Cubs | SS | 154 | 154 | 1376.3 | 290 | 482 | 22 | 102 | .972 | 5.048 | 5.013 |
1956 | NL | Chicago Cubs | SS | 139 | 139 | 1228.0 | 279 | 357 | 25 | 92 | .962 | 4.661 | 4.576 |
1957 | NL | Chicago Cubs | SS | 100 | 98 | 894.3 | 168 | 261 | 11 | 59 | .975 | 4.317 | 4.290 |
1957 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 3B | 58 | 58 | 504.0 | 73 | 87 | 3 | 12 | .982 | 2.857 | 2.759 |
1958 | NL | Chicago Cubs | SS | 154 | 154 | 1361.0 | 292 | 468 | 32 | 100 | .960 | 5.026 | 4.935 |
1959 | NL | Chicago Cubs | SS | 154 | 154 | 1371.3 | 271 | 519 | 12 | 95 | .985 | 5.185 | 5.130 |
1960 | NL | Chicago Cubs | SS | 156 | 156 | 1375.7 | 283 | 488 | 18 | 94 | .977 | 5.044 | 4.942 |
1961 | NL | Chicago Cubs | SS | 104 | 102 | 883.3 | 173 | 358 | 19 | 68 | .965 | 5.410 | 5.106 |
1961 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 23 | 23 | 199.7 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .974 | 1.713 | 1.652 |
1961 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 7 | 7 | 61.0 | 68 | 6 | 1 | 8 | .987 | 1.918 | 1.571 |
1962 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 149 | 148 | 1305.3 | 1458 | 106 | 11 | 134 | .993 | 1.783 | 1.497 |
1962 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 3B | 3 | 2 | 18.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.500 | 1.667 |
1963 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 125 | 117 | 1054.0 | 1178 | 78 | 9 | 97 | .993 | 1.725 | 1.048 |
1964 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 157 | 153 | 1344.0 | 1565 | 132 | 10 | 122 | .994 | 11.364 | 1.809 |
1965 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 162 | 161 | 1435.7 | 1682 | 93 | 15 | 143 | .992 | 11.127 | 1.957 |
1966 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 130 | 127 | 1111.3 | 1178 | 81 | 10 | 88 | .992 | 1.196 | 9.685 |
1966 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 3B | 8 | 5 | 49.0 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | .842 | 2.939 | 2.000 |
1967 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 147 | 146 | 1282.7 | 1383 | 91 | 10 | 111 | .993 | 1.343 | 1.027 |
1968 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 147 | 145 | 1232.0 | 1379 | 88 | 6 | 118 | .996 | 1.717 | 9.980 |
1969 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 153 | 147 | 1301.7 | 1419 | 87 | 4 | 116 | .997 | 1.413 | 9.843 |
1970 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 62 | 57 | 504.0 | 528 | 35 | 4 | 53 | .993 | 1.054 | 9.081 |
1971 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 20 | 18 | 161.0 | 167 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 1.000 | 1.006 | 8.950 |
Totals | 2476 | 2425 | 21426.7 | 14206 | 4355 | 261 | 1742 | .986 | 7.796 | 7.496 |
Awards
1958 - NL Most Valuable Player
1958 - NL TSN Player of the Year
1959 - NL Most Valuable Player
1959 - NL TSN Player of the Year
1960 - NL Gold Glove SS
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