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Ernie Banks Stats

Ernie Banks was born on Saturday, January 31, 1931, in Dallas, Texas. Banks was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 17, 1953, with the Chicago Cubs. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Ernie Banks baseball stats page.

"It's a shame that a lot of GREAT ball players never even got a chance to play in the World Series. Players like Ernie Banks. I heard him say once that he'll always have an open feeling in his heart because of not playing in a World Series." - Pitcher Rich Gossage

Ernie Banks

Ernie Banks Autograph on a 1988 Pacific (#36)

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Birth Name:	Ernest Banks
Nickname:	Mr. Cub
Born On:	01-31-1931
Born In:	Dallas, Texas
Zodiac:	Aquarius
Died On:	Still Living
Died In:	Still Living
Cemetery:	n/a

College:	None Attended
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right
Height:	6-01
Weight:	180
First Game:	09-17-1953 (Age 22)
Last Game:	09-26-1971
Draft:	Not Applicable

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Ernie Banks Ernie Banks Hitting Stats
Yr	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	GS	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SH	SF	HBP	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG
1953	Cubs	10	35	3	11	1	1	2	0	6	4	-	5	0	-	0	0	.314	.385	.571
1954	Cubs	154	593	70	163	19	7	19	0	79	40	-	50	5	4	7	11	.275	.326	.427
1955	Cubs	154	596	98	176	29	9	44	5	117	45	6	72	0	3	2	16	.295	.345	.596
1956	Cubs	139	538	82	160	25	8	28	0	85	52	18	62	0	3	0	7	.297	.358	.530
1957	Cubs	156	594	113	169	34	6	43	0	102	70	11	85	2	5	3	12	.285	.360	.579
1958	Cubs	154	617	119	193	23	11	47	0	129	52	12	87	1	8	4	14	.313	.366	.614
1959	Cubs	155	589	97	179	25	6	45	2	143	64	20	72	2	9	7	18	.304	.374	.596
1960	Cubs	156	597	94	162	32	7	41	1	117	71	28	69	0	6	4	14	.271	.350	.554
1961	Cubs	138	511	75	142	22	4	29	1	80	54	21	75	0	6	2	11	.278	.346	.507
1962	Cubs	154	610	87	164	20	6	37	0	104	30	3	71	0	10	7	19	.269	.306	.503
1963	Cubs	130	432	41	98	20	1	18	0	64	39	16	73	1	8	4	7	.227	.292	.403
1964	Cubs	157	591	67	156	29	6	23	1	95	36	11	84	1	6	3	16	.264	.307	.450
1965	Cubs	163	612	79	162	25	3	28	0	106	55	19	64	0	7	6	16	.265	.328	.453
1966	Cubs	141	511	52	139	23	7	15	0	75	29	10	59	4	5	5	15	.272	.315	.432
1967	Cubs	151	573	68	158	26	4	23	0	95	27	8	93	8	4	3	20	.276	.310	.455
1968	Cubs	150	552	71	136	27	0	32	1	83	27	4	67	9	2	5	12	.246	.287	.469
1969	Cubs	155	565	60	143	19	2	23	1	106	42	7	101	8	7	7	15	.253	.309	.416
1970	Cubs	72	222	25	56	6	2	12	0	44	20	3	33	1	3	1	5	.252	.313	.459
1971	Cubs	39	83	4	16	2	0	3	0	6	6	1	14	3	0	0	1	.193	.247	.325
Career		G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	GS	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SH	SF	HBP	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG
19 Years		2,528	9,421	1,305	2,583	407	90	512	12	1,636	763	198	1,236	45	96	70	229	.274	.330	.500

Ernie Banks Ernie Banks Fielding Stats
Team	POS	G	GS	OUTS	TC	TC/G	CH	PO	A	E	DP	PB	CASB	CACS	FLD%	RF	ZR
1953 Cubs	SS	10	-	-	53	5.3	52	19	33	1	9	n/a	n/a	n/a	.981	0.00	-
1954 Cubs	SS	154	-	-	821	5.3	787	312	475	34	105	n/a	n/a	n/a	.959	0.00	-
1955 Cubs	SS	154	-	-	794	5.2	772	290	482	22	102	n/a	n/a	n/a	.972	0.00	-
1956 Cubs	SS	139	-	-	661	4.8	636	279	357	25	92	n/a	n/a	n/a	.962	0.00	-
1957 Cubs	3B	58	-	-	163	2.8	160	73	87	3	12	n/a	n/a	n/a	.982	0.00	-
1957 Cubs	SS	100	-	-	440	4.4	429	168	261	11	59	n/a	n/a	n/a	.975	0.00	-
1958 Cubs	SS	154	-	-	792	5.1	760	292	468	32	100	n/a	n/a	n/a	.960	0.00	-
1959 Cubs	SS	154	-	-	802	5.2	790	271	519	12	95	n/a	n/a	n/a	.985	0.00	-
1960 Cubs	SS	156	-	-	789	5.1	771	283	488	18	94	n/a	n/a	n/a	.977	0.00	-
1961 Cubs	1B	7	-	-	75	10.7	74	68	6	1	8	n/a	n/a	n/a	.987	0.00	-
1961 Cubs	LF	23	-	-	39	1.7	38	32	6	1	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.974	0.00	-
1961 Cubs	SS	104	-	-	550	5.3	531	173	358	19	68	n/a	n/a	n/a	.965	0.00	-
1962 Cubs	1B	149	-	-	1,575	10.6	1,564	1,458	106	11	134	n/a	n/a	n/a	.993	0.00	-
1962 Cubs	3B	3	-	-	5	1.7	5	4	1	0	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	0.00	-
1963 Cubs	1B	125	-	-	1,265	10.1	1,256	1,178	78	9	97	n/a	n/a	n/a	.993	0.00	-
1964 Cubs	1B	157	-	-	1,707	10.9	1,697	1,565	132	10	122	n/a	n/a	n/a	.994	0.00	-
1965 Cubs	1B	162	-	-	1,790	11.0	1,775	1,682	93	15	143	n/a	n/a	n/a	.992	0.00	-
1966 Cubs	1B	130	-	-	1,269	9.8	1,259	1,178	81	10	88	n/a	n/a	n/a	.992	0.00	-
1966 Cubs	3B	8	-	-	19	2.4	16	5	11	3	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.842	0.00	-
1967 Cubs	1B	147	-	-	1,484	10.1	1,474	1,383	91	10	111	n/a	n/a	n/a	.993	0.00	-
1968 Cubs	1B	147	-	-	1,473	10.0	1,467	1,379	88	6	118	n/a	n/a	n/a	.996	0.00	-
1969 Cubs	1B	153	-	-	1,510	9.9	1,506	1,419	87	4	116	n/a	n/a	n/a	.997	0.00	-
1970 Cubs	1B	62	-	-	567	9.1	563	528	35	4	53	n/a	n/a	n/a	.993	0.00	-
1971 Cubs	1B	20	-	-	179	9.0	179	167	12	0	15	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	0.00	-
Career	POS	G	GS	OUTS	TC	TC/G	CH	PO	A	E	DP	PB	CASB	CACS	FLD%	RF	ZR
1B Totals		1,259	0	0	12,894	10.2	12,814	12,005	809	80	1,005	n/a	n/a	n/a	.994	0.00	--
SS Totals		1,125	0	0	5,702	5.1	5,528	2,087	3,441	174	724	n/a	n/a	n/a	.969	0.00	--
3B Totals		69	0	0	187	2.7	181	82	99	6	13	n/a	n/a	n/a	.968	0.00	--
LF Totals		23	0	0	39	1.7	38	32	6	1	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.974	0.00	--
19 Years		2,476	-	-	18,822	7.6	18,561	14,206	4,355	261	1,742	n/a	n/a	n/a	.986	0.00	--

Ernie Banks Ernie Banks Miscellaneous Stats
Baserunning Statistics				Other Positions			Common Hitting Ratios			Common Pitching Ratios
Team	SB	CS	SB%	PH	PR	DH	AB/HR	AB/K	AB/RBI	K/BB	K/9	BB/9
1953 Cubs	0	0	.000	-	-	n/a	17.5	7.0	5.8	-	-	-
1954 Cubs	6	10	.375	-	-	n/a	31.2	11.9	7.5	-	-	-
1955 Cubs	9	3	.750	-	-	n/a	13.5	8.3	5.1	-	-	-
1956 Cubs	6	9	.400	-	-	n/a	19.2	8.7	6.3	-	-	-
1957 Cubs	8	4	.667	-	-	n/a	13.8	7.0	5.8	-	-	-
1958 Cubs	4	4	.500	-	-	n/a	13.1	7.1	4.8	-	-	-
1959 Cubs	2	4	.333	-	-	n/a	13.1	8.2	4.1	-	-	-
1960 Cubs	1	3	.250	-	-	n/a	14.6	8.7	5.1	-	-	-
1961 Cubs	1	2	.333	-	-	n/a	17.6	6.8	6.4	-	-	-
1962 Cubs	5	1	.833	-	-	n/a	16.5	8.6	5.9	-	-	-
1963 Cubs	0	3	.000	-	-	n/a	24.0	5.9	6.8	-	-	-
1964 Cubs	1	2	.333	-	-	n/a	25.7	7.0	6.2	-	-	-
1965 Cubs	3	5	.375	-	-	n/a	21.9	9.6	5.8	-	-	-
1966 Cubs	0	1	.000	-	-	n/a	34.1	8.7	6.8	-	-	-
1967 Cubs	2	2	.500	-	-	n/a	24.9	6.2	6.0	-	-	-
1968 Cubs	2	0	1.000	-	-	n/a	17.3	8.2	6.7	-	-	-
1969 Cubs	0	0	.000	-	-	n/a	24.6	5.6	5.3	-	-	-
1970 Cubs	0	0	.000	-	-	n/a	18.5	6.7	5.0	-	-	-
1971 Cubs	0	0	.000	-	-	n/a	27.7	5.9	13.8	-	-	-
Career	SB	CS	SB%	PH	PR	DH	AB/HR	AB/K	AB/RBI	K/BB	K/9	BB/9
19 Years	50	53	.485	-	-	n/a	18.4	7.6	5.8	-	-	-

Ernie Banks Ernie Banks Miscellaneous Items of Interest
Team [Click for Roster]	Uniform Numbers	Salary	All-Star	World Series
1953 Chicago Cubs	14	Undetermined	-	-
1954 Chicago Cubs	14	Undetermined	-	-
1955 Chicago Cubs	14	Undetermined	Stats	-
1956 Chicago Cubs	14	Undetermined	Stats	-
1957 Chicago Cubs	14	Undetermined	Stats	-
1958 Chicago Cubs	14	Undetermined	Stats	-
1959 Chicago Cubs	14	Undetermined	Stats	-
1960 Chicago Cubs	14	Undetermined	Stats	-
1961 Chicago Cubs	14	Undetermined	Stats	-
1962 Chicago Cubs	14	Undetermined	Stats	-
1963 Chicago Cubs	14	Undetermined	-	-
1964 Chicago Cubs	14	Undetermined	-	-
1965 Chicago Cubs	14	Undetermined	Stats	-
1966 Chicago Cubs	14	Undetermined	-	-
1967 Chicago Cubs	14	Undetermined	Stats	-
1968 Chicago Cubs	14	Undetermined	-	-
1969 Chicago Cubs	14	$85,000.00	Stats	-
1970 Chicago Cubs	14	Undetermined	-	-
1971 Chicago Cubs	14	Undetermined	-	-
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