Ernie Banks
Born: January 31, 1931, Dallas, TX Died: January 23, 2015, Chicago, ILHeight: 6'1" Weight: 180 Bats: Right Throws: Right
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Batting Statistics Hide partial season data Year Team Lg Age G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF SB CS UW IW HP SO DP BA SLG OBP 1953 Chicago NL 22 10 35 3 11 20 1 1 2 6 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 5 0 .385 .500 .571 1954 Chicago NL 23 154 593 70 163 253 19 7 19 79 5 4 6 10 36 4 7 50 11 .275 .427 .326 1955 Chicago NL 24 154 596 98 176 355 29 9 44 117 0 3 9 3 39 6 2 72 16 .295 .596 .345 1956 Chicago NL 25 139 538 82 160 285 25 8 28 85 0 3 6 9 34 18 0 62 7 .297 .530 .358 1957 Chicago NL 26 156 594 113 169 344 34 6 43 102 2 5 8 4 59 11 3 85 12 .285 .579 .360 1958 Chicago NL 27 154 617 119 193 379 23 11 47 129 1 8 4 4 40 12 4 87 14 .313 .614 .366 1959 Chicago NL 28 155 589 97 179 351 25 6 45 143 2 9 2 4 44 20 7 72 18 .304 .596 .374 1960 Chicago NL 29 156 597 94 162 331 32 7 41 117 0 6 1 3 43 28 4 69 14 .271 .554 .350 1961 Chicago NL 30 138 511 75 142 259 22 4 29 80 0 6 1 2 33 21 2 75 11 .278 .507 .346 1962 Chicago NL 31 154 610 87 164 307 20 6 37 104 0 10 5 1 27 3 7 71 19 .269 .503 .306 1963 Chicago NL 32 130 432 41 98 174 20 1 18 64 1 8 0 3 23 16 4 73 7 .227 .403 .292 1964 Chicago NL 33 157 591 67 156 266 29 6 23 95 1 6 1 2 25 11 3 84 16 .264 .450 .307 1965 Chicago NL 34 163 612 79 162 277 25 3 28 106 0 7 3 5 36 19 6 64 16 .265 .453 .328 1966 Chicago NL 35 141 511 52 139 221 23 7 15 75 4 5 0 1 19 10 5 59 15 .272 .432 .315 1967 Chicago NL 36 151 573 68 158 261 26 4 23 95 8 4 2 2 19 8 3 93 20 .276 .455 .310 1968 Chicago NL 37 150 552 71 136 259 27 0 32 83 9 2 2 0 23 4 5 67 12 .246 .469 .287 1969 Chicago NL 38 155 565 60 143 235 19 2 23 106 8 7 0 0 35 7 7 101 15 .253 .416 .309 1970 Chicago NL 39 72 222 25 56 102 6 2 12 44 1 3 0 0 17 3 1 33 5 .252 .459 .313 1971 Chicago NL 40 39 83 4 16 27 2 0 3 6 3 0 0 0 5 1 0 14 1 .193 .325 .247 TOTALS 2528 9421 1305 2583 4706 407 90 512 1636 45 96 50 53 561 202 70 1236 229 .274 .500 .330
| Batter data: G: Games played; AB: At bats; R: Runs scored; H: Hits; TB: Total bases; 2B: Doubles; 3B: Triples; HR: Home runs; RBI: Runs batted in; SH: Sacrifice hits; SF: Sacrifice flies; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught stealing; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit by pitch; SO: Strikeouts; DP: Double plays grounded into; BA: Batting average; SLG: Slugging percentage; OBP: On base percentage |
Defensive Statistics Year Team Lg POS INN GS DR+ DR- G PO A E DP FP RF9 SB CS PB PkO 1953 Chicago NL SS 89.2 10 0 0 10 19 33 1 9 .981 5.22 1954 Chicago NL SS 1373.1 154 0 1 154 312 475 34 105 .959 5.16 1955 Chicago NL SS 1376.1 154 0 1 154 290 482 22 102 .972 5.05 1956 Chicago NL SS 1228.0 139 0 0 139 279 357 25 92 .962 4.66 1957 Chicago NL SS 894.1 98 2 0 100 168 261 11 59 .975 4.32 1957 Chicago NL 3B 504.0 58 0 4 58 73 87 3 12 .982 2.86 1958 Chicago NL SS 1361.0 154 0 0 154 292 468 32 100 .960 5.03 1959 Chicago NL SS 1371.1 154 0 2 154 271 519 12 95 .985 5.18 1960 Chicago NL SS 1375.2 156 0 8 156 283 488 18 94 .977 5.04 1961 Chicago NL SS 883.1 102 2 8 104 173 358 19 68 .965 5.41 1961 Chicago NL LF 199.2 23 0 7 23 33 2 1 0 .972 1.58 1961 Chicago NL 1B 61.0 7 0 0 7 68 6 1 8 .987 10.92 1962 Chicago NL 1B 1305.1 148 1 3 149 1458 106 11 134 .993 10.78 1962 Chicago NL 3B 18.0 2 1 0 3 4 1 0 1 1.000 2.50 1963 Chicago NL 1B 1054.0 117 8 5 125 1178 78 9 97 .993 10.72 1964 Chicago NL 1B 1344.0 153 4 7 157 1565 132 10 122 .994 11.36 1965 Chicago NL 1B 1435.2 161 1 5 162 1682 93 15 143 .992 11.13 1966 Chicago NL 1B 1110.1 127 3 18 130 1178 81 10 88 .992 10.21 1966 Chicago NL 3B 49.0 5 3 1 8 5 11 3 0 .842 2.94 1967 Chicago NL 1B 1282.2 146 1 9 147 1383 91 10 111 .993 10.34 1968 Chicago NL 1B 1232.0 145 2 37 147 1379 88 6 118 .996 10.72 1969 Chicago NL 1B 1301.2 147 6 8 153 1419 87 4 116 .997 10.41 1970 Chicago NL 1B 504.1 57 5 11 62 528 35 4 53 .993 10.05 1971 Chicago NL 1B 160.2 18 2 3 20 167 12 0 15 1.000 10.03
| Fielding data: INN: Innings played; GS: Games started; DR+: Games as defensive replacement; DR-: Games replaced on defense; G: Games played; PO: Putouts; A: Assists; E: Errors; DP: Double plays; FP: Fielding percentage; RF9: Plays made per 9 innings; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught Stealing; PB: Passed balls |
Transactions
- Signed as a free agent by Chicago Cubs (September 8, 1953).
- Placed on disabled list by Chicago Cubs (July 24, 1970)
- Activated by Chicago Cubs (August 22, 1970)
- Placed on disabled list by Chicago Cubs (April 5, 1971)
- Activated by Chicago Cubs (April 23, 1971)
- Released by Chicago Cubs (December 1, 1971).
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