| Ernie BanksErnest Banks (Mr. Cub) Positions: First Baseman and Shortstop
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Born: January 31, 1931 in Dallas, TX
High School: Booker T. Washington (Dallas, TX)
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1953.
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Debut: September 17, 1953
Team: Cubs 1953-1971
Final Game: September 26, 1971
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1977 (321/383 ballots).
Relatives: Uncle of Bob Johnson
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| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||
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| 1953 | 22 | CHC | NL | 10 | 39 | 35 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .314 | .385 | .571 | .956 | 143 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 1954 | 23 | CHC | NL | 154 | 649 | 593 | 70 | 163 | 19 | 7 | 19 | 79 | 6 | 10 | 40 | 50 | .275 | .326 | .427 | .753 | 94 | 253 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 | *6 | MVP-16,RoY-2 | |
| 1955 | 24 | CHC | NL | 154 | 646 | 596 | 98 | 176 | 29 | 9 | 44 | 117 | 9 | 3 | 45 | 72 | .295 | .345 | .596 | .941 | 144 | 355 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | *6 | AS,MVP-3 |
| 1956 | 25 | CHC | NL | 139 | 593 | 538 | 82 | 160 | 25 | 8 | 28 | 85 | 6 | 9 | 52 | 62 | .297 | .358 | .530 | .887 | 136 | 285 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | *6 | AS,MVP-28 |
| 1957 | 26 | CHC | NL | 156 | 674 | 594 | 113 | 169 | 34 | 6 | 43 | 102 | 8 | 4 | 70 | 85 | .285 | .360 | .579 | .939 | 149 | 344 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 65 | AS,MVP-6 |
| 1958 | 27 | CHC | NL | 154 | 682 | 617 | 119 | 193 | 23 | 11 | 47 | 129 | 4 | 4 | 52 | 87 | .313 | .366 | .614 | .980 | 156 | 379 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 12 | *6 | AS,MVP-1 |
| 1959 | 28 | CHC | NL | 155 | 671 | 589 | 97 | 179 | 25 | 6 | 45 | 143 | 2 | 4 | 64 | 72 | .304 | .374 | .596 | .970 | 155 | 351 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 20 | *6 | AS,MVP-1 |
| 1960 | 29 | CHC | NL | 156 | 678 | 597 | 94 | 162 | 32 | 7 | 41 | 117 | 1 | 3 | 71 | 69 | .271 | .350 | .554 | .904 | 144 | 331 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 28 | *6 | AS,MVP-4,GG |
| 1961 | 30 | CHC | NL | 138 | 573 | 511 | 75 | 142 | 22 | 4 | 29 | 80 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 75 | .278 | .346 | .507 | .852 | 122 | 259 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 21 | *67/3 | AS |
| 1962 | 31 | CHC | NL | 154 | 657 | 610 | 87 | 164 | 20 | 6 | 37 | 104 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 71 | .269 | .306 | .503 | .809 | 110 | 307 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 3 | *3/5 | AS,MVP-18 |
| 1963 | 32 | CHC | NL | 130 | 484 | 432 | 41 | 98 | 20 | 1 | 18 | 64 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 73 | .227 | .292 | .403 | .695 | 94 | 174 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 16 | *3 | |
| 1964 | 33 | CHC | NL | 157 | 637 | 591 | 67 | 156 | 29 | 6 | 23 | 95 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 84 | .264 | .307 | .450 | .757 | 107 | 266 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | *3 | |
| 1965 | 34 | CHC | NL | 163 | 680 | 612 | 79 | 162 | 25 | 3 | 28 | 106 | 3 | 5 | 55 | 64 | .265 | .328 | .453 | .781 | 116 | 277 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 19 | *3 | AS |
| 1966 | 35 | CHC | NL | 141 | 554 | 511 | 52 | 139 | 23 | 7 | 15 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 59 | .272 | .315 | .432 | .747 | 105 | 221 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | *3/5 | |
| 1967 | 36 | CHC | NL | 151 | 615 | 573 | 68 | 158 | 26 | 4 | 23 | 95 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 93 | .276 | .310 | .455 | .765 | 112 | 261 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 8 | *3 | AS,MVP-14 |
| 1968 | 37 | CHC | NL | 150 | 595 | 552 | 71 | 136 | 27 | 0 | 32 | 83 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 67 | .246 | .287 | .469 | .756 | 118 | 259 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 4 | *3 | MVP-13 |
| 1969 | 38 | CHC | NL | 155 | 629 | 565 | 60 | 143 | 19 | 2 | 23 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 101 | .253 | .309 | .416 | .725 | 92 | 235 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | *3 | AS,MVP-12 |
| 1970 | 39 | CHC | NL | 72 | 247 | 222 | 25 | 56 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 33 | .252 | .313 | .459 | .772 | 96 | 102 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1971 | 40 | CHC | NL | 39 | 92 | 83 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | .193 | .247 | .325 | .572 | 53 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 19 Seasons | 2528 | 10395 | 9421 | 1305 | 2583 | 407 | 90 | 512 | 1636 | 50 | 53 | 763 | 1236 | .274 | .330 | .500 | .830 | 122 | 4706 | 229 | 70 | 45 | 96 | 198 | |||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 666 | 604 | 84 | 166 | 26 | 6 | 33 | 105 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 79 | .274 | .330 | .500 | .830 | 122 | 302 | 15 | 4 | 3 | |||||||
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | PA | Rbat | Rbaser | Rroe | Rdp | Rfield | Rpos | Rrep | RAR | WAR | Pos | Awards | |
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| 1953 | 22 | CHC | NL | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.5 | 6 | ||
| 1954 | 23 | CHC | NL | 649 | -3 | -3 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 10 | 22 | 25 | 2.5 | *6 | MVP-16,RoY-2 | |
| 1955 | 24 | CHC | NL | 646 | 32 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 80 | 8.1 | *6 | AS,MVP-3 | |
| 1956 | 25 | CHC | NL | 593 | 24 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 55 | 5.7 | *6 | AS,MVP-28 | |
| 1957 | 26 | CHC | NL | 674 | 39 | 2 | -1 | 2 | -7 | 7 | 22 | 64 | 6.7 | 65 | AS,MVP-6 | |
| 1958 | 27 | CHC | NL | 682 | 46 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 94 | 9.7 | *6 | AS,MVP-1 | |
| 1959 | 28 | CHC | NL | 671 | 41 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 23 | 10 | 22 | 98 | 10.0 | *6 | AS,MVP-1 | |
| 1960 | 29 | CHC | NL | 678 | 36 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 79 | 8.2 | *6 | AS,MVP-4,GG | |
| 1961 | 30 | CHC | NL | 573 | 10 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 42 | 4.3 | *67/3 | AS | |
| 1962 | 31 | CHC | NL | 657 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 2 | -10 | 22 | 17 | 1.7 | *3/5 | AS,MVP-18 | |
| 1963 | 32 | CHC | NL | 484 | -7 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | -8 | 17 | 3 | 0.2 | *3 | ||
| 1964 | 33 | CHC | NL | 637 | -3 | 0 | -1 | -2 | 14 | -10 | 22 | 20 | 1.9 | *3 | ||
| 1965 | 34 | CHC | NL | 680 | 12 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -11 | 23 | 17 | 1.8 | *3 | AS | |
| 1966 | 35 | CHC | NL | 554 | -2 | -3 | -1 | -2 | -5 | -8 | 19 | -2 | -0.3 | $55,000 | *3/5 | |
| 1967 | 36 | CHC | NL | 615 | 10 | 1 | 4 | -3 | -2 | -10 | 21 | 21 | 2.3 | $65,000 | *3 | AS,MVP-14 |
| 1968 | 37 | CHC | NL | 595 | 9 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | -9 | 21 | 23 | 2.5 | $65,000 | *3 | MVP-13 |
| 1969 | 38 | CHC | NL | 629 | -4 | -1 | 1 | -3 | -7 | -10 | 22 | -2 | -0.3 | *3 | AS,MVP-12 | |
| 1970 | 39 | CHC | NL | 247 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -4 | 7 | -4 | -0.4 | 3 | ||
| 1971 | 40 | CHC | NL | 92 | -5 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -1 | 3 | -6 | -0.7 | 3 | ||
| 19 Seasons | 10395 | 238 | -5 | 21 | -19 | 54 | -9 | 349 | 629 | 64.4 | $185,000 | |||||
| PA | Rbat | Rbaser | Rroe | Rdp | Rfield | Rpos | Rrep | RAR | WAR | Pos | Awards | |||||
| Year | Tm | Lg | Age | Pos | G | GS | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Rtot | Rtot/yr | RF/9 | RF/G | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | Awards |
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| 1953 | CHC | NL | 22 | SS | 10 | 53 | 19 | 33 | 1 | 9 | .981 | 1 | 5.20 | .957 | 4.94 | ||||||
| 1954 | CHC | NL | 23 | SS | 154 | 154 | 1373.1 | 821 | 312 | 475 | 34 | 105 | .959 | -2 | -1 | 5.16 | 5.11 | .959 | 5.15 | 5.12 | MVP-16,RoY-2 |
| 1955 | CHC | NL | 24 | SS | 154 | 154 | 1376.1 | 794 | 290 | 482 | 22 | 102 | .972 | 14 | 12 | 5.05 | 5.01 | .964 | 5.02 | 4.98 | AS,MVP-3 |
| 1956 | CHC | NL | 25 | SS | 139 | 139 | 1228.0 | 661 | 279 | 357 | 25 | 92 | .962 | 2 | 2 | 4.66 | 4.58 | .962 | 4.94 | 4.89 | AS,MVP-28 |
| 1957 | CHC | NL | 26 | SS | 100 | 98 | 894.1 | 440 | 168 | 261 | 11 | 59 | .975 | -4 | -6 | 4.32 | 4.29 | .957 | 4.82 | 4.85 | AS,MVP-6 |
| 1957 | CHC | NL | 26 | 3B | 58 | 58 | 504.0 | 163 | 73 | 87 | 3 | 12 | .982 | -3 | -7 | 2.86 | 2.76 | .950 | 2.96 | 2.98 | AS,MVP-6 |
| 1958 | CHC | NL | 27 | SS | 154 | 154 | 1361.0 | 792 | 292 | 468 | 32 | 100 | .960 | 10 | 8 | 5.03 | 4.94 | .964 | 5.11 | 5.08 | AS,MVP-1 |
| 1959 | CHC | NL | 28 | SS | 154 | 154 | 1371.1 | 802 | 271 | 519 | 12 | 95 | .985 | 23 | 20 | 5.18 | 5.13 | .965 | 5.11 | 5.06 | AS,MVP-1 |
| 1960 | CHC | NL | 29 | SS | 156 | 156 | 1375.2 | 789 | 283 | 488 | 18 | 94 | .977 | 9 | 8 | 5.04 | 4.94 | .959 | 4.81 | 4.80 | AS,MVP-4,GG |
| 1961 | CHC | NL | 30 | SS | 104 | 102 | 883.1 | 550 | 173 | 358 | 19 | 68 | .965 | 9 | 12 | 5.41 | 5.11 | .959 | 4.92 | 4.87 | AS |
| 1961 | CHC | NL | 30 | LF | 23 | 23 | 199.2 | 36 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .972 | -2 | -15 | 1.58 | 1.52 | .972 | 1.88 | 1.86 | AS |
| 1961 | CHC | NL | 30 | OF | 23 | 23 | 199.2 | 39 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .974 | -2 | -15 | 1.71 | 1.65 | .977 | 2.16 | 2.14 | AS |
| 1961 | CHC | NL | 30 | 1B | 7 | 7 | 61.0 | 75 | 68 | 6 | 1 | 8 | .987 | 1 | 18 | 10.92 | 10.57 | .991 | 9.83 | 9.71 | AS |
| 1962 | CHC | NL | 31 | 1B | 149 | 148 | 1305.1 | 1575 | 1458 | 106 | 11 | 134 | .993 | 3 | 3 | 10.78 | 10.50 | .990 | 6.89 | 6.71 | AS,MVP-18 |
| 1962 | CHC | NL | 31 | 3B | 3 | 2 | 18.0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | -1 | -67 | 2.50 | 1.67 | .940 | 2.95 | 2.93 | AS,MVP-18 |
| 1963 | CHC | NL | 32 | 1B | 125 | 117 | 1054.0 | 1265 | 1178 | 78 | 9 | 97 | .993 | 0 | 1 | 10.72 | 10.05 | .989 | 8.54 | 8.00 | |
| 1964 | CHC | NL | 33 | 1B | 157 | 153 | 1344.0 | 1707 | 1565 | 132 | 10 | 122 | .994 | 14 | 12 | 11.36 | 10.81 | .990 | 6.70 | 6.37 | |
| 1965 | CHC | NL | 34 | 1B | 162 | 161 | 1435.2 | 1790 | 1682 | 93 | 15 | 143 | .992 | -2 | -1 | 11.13 | 10.96 | .990 | 6.27 | 6.17 | AS |
| 1966 | CHC | NL | 35 | 1B | 130 | 127 | 1111.1 | 1269 | 1178 | 81 | 10 | 88 | .992 | -2 | -2 | 10.20 | 9.68 | .989 | 8.10 | 7.69 | |
| 1966 | CHC | NL | 35 | 3B | 8 | 5 | 49.0 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | .842 | -3 | -64 | 2.94 | 2.00 | .958 | 3.05 | 3.04 | |
| 1967 | CHC | NL | 36 | 1B | 147 | 146 | 1282.2 | 1484 | 1383 | 91 | 10 | 111 | .993 | -2 | -1 | 10.34 | 10.03 | .991 | 7.02 | 6.80 | AS,MVP-14 |
| 1968 | CHC | NL | 37 | 1B | 147 | 145 | 1232.0 | 1473 | 1379 | 88 | 6 | 118 | .996 | 0 | 0 | 10.72 | 9.98 | .992 | 7.30 | 6.80 | MVP-13 |
| 1969 | CHC | NL | 38 | 1B | 153 | 147 | 1301.2 | 1510 | 1419 | 87 | 4 | 116 | .997 | -7 | -6 | 10.41 | 9.84 | .992 | 6.91 | 6.54 | AS,MVP-12 |
| 1970 | CHC | NL | 39 | 1B | 62 | 57 | 504.1 | 567 | 528 | 35 | 4 | 53 | .993 | -2 | -5 | 10.05 | 9.08 | .992 | 9.68 | 9.64 | |
| 1971 | CHC | NL | 40 | 1B | 20 | 18 | 160.2 | 179 | 167 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 1.000 | -2 | -11 | 10.03 | 8.95 | .992 | 9.88 | 9.87 | |
| 11 Seasons | 1B | 1259 | 1226 | 10792.2 | 12894 | 12005 | 809 | 80 | 1005 | .994 | 2 | 0 | 10.69 | 10.18 | .990 | 7.33 | 7.04 | ||||
| 9 Seasons | SS | 1125 | 1111 | 9863.1 | 5702 | 2087 | 3441 | 174 | 724 | .969 | 62 | 7 | 5.00 | 4.91 | .961 | 5.00 | 4.97 | ||||
| 3 Seasons | 3B | 69 | 65 | 571.0 | 187 | 82 | 99 | 6 | 13 | .968 | -6 | -13 | 2.85 | 2.62 | .951 | 2.97 | 2.98 | ||||
| 1 Season | LF | 23 | 23 | 199.2 | 36 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .972 | -2 | -15 | 1.58 | 1.52 | .972 | 1.88 | 1.86 | ||||
| 1 Season | OF | 23 | 23 | 199.2 | 39 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .974 | -2 | -15 | 1.71 | 1.65 | .977 | 2.16 | 2.14 | ||||
| 19 Seasons | TOT | 2476 | 2425 | 21426.2 | 18822 | 14206 | 4355 | 261 | 1742 | .986 | 55 | 3 | 7.77 | 7.50 | .981 | 6.09 | 5.94 | ||||
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| Black Ink | Batting - 26 (70), Average HOFer ≈ 27 |
| Gray Ink | Batting - 167 (64), Average HOFer ≈ 144 |
| Hall of Fame Monitor | Batting - 170 (62), Likely HOFer ≈ 100 |
| Hall of Fame Standards | Batting - 46 (105), Average HOFer ≈ 50 |
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September 8, 1953: Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent.
December 1, 1971: Released by the Chicago Cubs.
| Year | Age | Team | Salary | Sources | Notes |
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| 1966 | 35 | Chicago Cubs | $55,000 | 2/18/67 TSN | |
| 1967 | 36 | Chicago Cubs | $65,000 | 2/18/67 TSN | |
| 1968 | 37 | Chicago Cubs | $65,000 | 2/18/67 TSN | |
| Career to date (may be incomplete) | $185,000 | ||||
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