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Ernie Banks

Positions: First Baseman and Shortstop

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)

Debut: September 17, 1953 (Age 22-229d, 10,996th in major league history)
vs. PHI 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

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

67.8

9421

2583

512

.274

1305

RBI

1636

OBP

.330

SLG

.500

OPS

.830

OPS+

122

Ernie Banks Menu

Year-by-Year Splits: Away

Year-by-Year Splits: Away
Year	G	GS	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	ROE	BAbip	tOPS+	sOPS+
1953	6	6	25	22	1	8	1	1	1	5	0	0	3	1	.364	.440	.636	1.076	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	.350	126	197
1954	77	77	327	296	33	78	9	3	8	42	4	4	22	27	.264	.317	.395	.712	117	9	3	2	4	2	5	.264	89	98
1955	77	77	329	311	42	79	12	5	18	45	6	1	16	41	.254	.289	.498	.787	155	7	0	0	2	3	4	.240	67	120
1956	73	73	312	280	37	83	12	5	12	34	4	5	29	29	.296	.359	.504	.863	141	3	0	0	3	12	5	.293	95	141
1957	78	78	349	314	58	93	22	4	18	49	3	3	28	39	.296	.354	.564	.918	177	4	2	2	3	4	6	.288	96	158
1958	77	77	348	317	50	91	11	8	17	54	1	3	26	50	.287	.339	.533	.872	169	8	1	0	4	7	9	.291	79	144
1959	78	78	343	302	48	87	12	4	21	70	1	3	33	38	.288	.359	.563	.922	170	10	3	0	5	12	6	.266	91	159
1960	77	77	341	298	42	82	10	4	23	60	1	2	39	41	.275	.358	.567	.925	169	4	1	0	3	18	6	.249	105	163
1961	65	63	274	248	30	64	10	2	10	32	0	2	21	39	.258	.314	.435	.749	108	5	1	0	4	7	5	.266	77	109
1962	78	76	332	313	45	87	12	2	18	48	4	1	12	41	.278	.307	.502	.809	157	8	3	0	4	2	10	.267	100	126
1963	65	56	237	213	17	40	7	0	8	32	0	1	15	45	.188	.246	.333	.579	71	4	3	1	5	2	1	.194	67	74
1964	78	74	315	298	33	75	13	3	11	40	0	0	15	52	.252	.290	.426	.716	127	6	1	1	0	5	1	.272	89	109
1965	80	78	335	303	39	73	13	1	14	46	1	3	24	31	.241	.307	.429	.737	130	6	6	0	2	8	4	.227	88	117
1966	68	60	259	243	24	65	10	3	9	34	0	1	10	27	.267	.302	.444	.747	108	7	3	1	2	3	3	.268	99	119
1967	70	66	286	263	27	68	10	3	9	47	1	2	12	44	.259	.295	.422	.717	111	8	3	5	3	3	6	.277	88	119
1968	73	68	287	270	27	59	15	0	11	29	1	0	12	38	.219	.257	.396	.653	107	6	2	3	0	2	5	.217	74	106
1969	74	68	297	266	24	60	10	0	8	43	0	0	21	59	.226	.289	.353	.642	94	8	3	6	1	4	3	.260	78	91
1970	31	22	93	85	6	12	0	0	5	14	0	0	6	18	.141	.194	.318	.511	27	3	0	0	2	1	0	.109	31	45
1971	18	10	47	44	1	8	0	0	1	3	0	0	2	10	.182	.217	.250	.467	11	0	0	1	0	1	1	.212	65	39
Career	1243	1184	5136	4686	584	1212	189	48	222	727	27	31	346	670	.259	.311	.462	.773	2163	106	35	22	47	96	80	.258	87