Ernie Banks

Positions: First Baseman, Shortstop and Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: January 31, 1931 in Dallas, TX us

Died: January 23, 2015 in Chicago, IL

Buried: Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, IL

High School: Booker T. Washington HS (Dallas, TX)

School: University of Chicago (Chicago, IL)

Last Game: September 26, 1971 (Age 40-238d)
vs. PHI 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1977. (Voted by BBWAA on 321/383 ballots)
View Ernie Banks's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1954 season

Full Name: Ernest Banks

Nicknames: Mr. Cub

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Relatives: Uncle of Bob Johnson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

67.7

9421

2583

512

.274

1305

RBI

1636

OBP

.330

SLG

.500

OPS

.830

OPS+

122

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1953	22	-6.1	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	10	39	35	3	11	1	1	2	6	0	0	4	5	.314	.385	.571	.956	20	0	0	0		0
1954	23	-4.9	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	154	649	593	70	163	19	7	19	79	6	10	40	50	.275	.326	.427	.753	253	11	7	5	4	4
1955	24	-4.1	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	154	646	596	98	176	29	9	44	117	9	3	45	72	.295	.345	.596	.941	355	16	2	0	3	6
1956	25	-3.2	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	139	593	538	82	160	25	8	28	85	6	9	52	62	.297	.358	.530	.887	285	7	0	0	3	18
1957	26	-2.3	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	156	674	594	113	169	34	6	43	102	8	4	70	85	.285	.360	.579	.939	344	12	3	2	5	11
1958	27	-1.2	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	154	682	617	119	193	23	11	47	129	4	4	52	87	.313	.366	.614	.980	379	14	4	1	8	12
1959	28	-0.3	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	155	671	589	97	179	25	6	45	143	2	4	64	72	.304	.374	.596	.970	351	18	7	2	9	20
1960	29	1.1	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	156	678	597	94	162	32	7	41	117	1	3	71	69	.271	.350	.554	.904	331	14	4	0	6	28
1961	30	2.4	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	138	573	511	75	142	22	4	29	80	1	2	54	75	.278	.346	.507	.852	259	11	2	0	6	21
1962	31	3.0	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	154	657	610	87	164	20	6	37	104	5	1	30	71	.269	.306	.503	.809	307	19	7	0	10	3
1963	32	4.5	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	130	484	432	41	98	20	1	18	64	0	3	39	73	.227	.292	.403	.695	174	7	4	1	8	16
1964	33	5.7	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	157	637	591	67	156	29	6	23	95	1	2	36	84	.264	.307	.450	.757	266	16	3	1	6	11
1965	34	6.6	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	163	680	612	79	162	25	3	28	106	3	5	55	64	.265	.328	.453	.781	277	16	6	0	7	19
1966	35	7.7	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	141	554	511	52	139	23	7	15	75	0	1	29	59	.272	.315	.433	.747	221	15	5	4	5	10
1967	36	8.5	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	151	615	573	68	158	26	4	23	95	2	2	27	93	.276	.310	.456	.765	261	20	3	8	4	8
1968	37	9.1	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	150	595	552	71	136	27	0	32	83	2	0	27	67	.246	.287	.469	.756	259	12	5	9	2	4
1969	38	10.5	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	155	629	565	60	143	19	2	23	106	0	0	42	101	.253	.309	.416	.725	235	15	7	8	7	7
1970	39	11.4	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	72	247	222	25	56	6	2	12	44	0	0	20	33	.252	.313	.460	.773	102	5	1	1	3	3
1971	40	12.5	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	39	92	83	4	16	2	0	3	6	0	0	6	14	.193	.247	.325	.573	27	1	0	3	0	1
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
All Levels (19 Seasons)							2528	10395	9421	1305	2583	407	90	512	1636	50	53	763	1236	.274	.330	.500	.830	4706	229	70	45	96	202