Ernie Banks Ernest Banks Bats Right Throws Right Height 6'1 Weight 180 Born January 31, 1931 Dallas, TX Died January 23, 2015 Chicago, IL

Batting  

 Year Ag Tm     G   AB    H  2B  3B  HR    R  RBI   BB    K HBP  IW  SB  CS    BA  lgBA   SLG lgSLG   TB 
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1953 22 FRE   52   36    7   0   1   2    5    8    2    5   0   0   0   0  .194  .281  .417  .427   15 
 1954 23 FRE  154  636  160  17   7  12   77   71   43   64   5   1   1   6  .252  .262  .357  .390  227 
 1955 24 FRE  154  648  163  14   6  58  121  113   39   56   4   0   4   1  .252  .264  .560  .442  363 
 1956 25 FRE  148  577  159  35   6  16   76   85   39   84   0   3   5   5  .276  .263  .440  .413  254 
 1957 26 FRE  154  614  172  34   7  33  103   99   67   81   2   1   1   2  .280  .256  .520  .404  319 

 1958 27 FRE  154  628  182  16   8  38   95  100   31  101   2   2   7   5  .290  .255  .522  .393  328 
 1959 28 FRE  154  619  170  25   5  39  115   95   48   73   7   1   1   1  .275  .254  .520  .390  322 
 1960 29 FRE  154  612  164  36   1  42   99  142   53   56   5   3   2   0  .268  .261  .536  .405  328 
 1961 30 FRE  157  652  158  21   1  31   99   87   53  113   2   1   0   0  .242  .259  .420  .409  274 
 1962 31 EMP  151  594  143  17   6  32   78   82   37   78   9  12   1   1  .241  .260  .451  .421  268 
 1964 33 EMP                                                                                             
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons  1432 5615 1478 215  48 303  868  882  412  751  36  24  22  21  .263  .260  .480  .408 2698 
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
  9 Yrs. FRE 1281 5021 1335 198  42 271  790  800  375  673  27  12  21  20  .266  .260  .484  .407 2430 
  1 Yrs. EMP  151  594  143  17   6  32   78   82   37   78   9  12   1   1  .241  .260  .451  .421  268 
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 154 Gm  Avg  154  604  159  23   5  33   93   95   44   81   4   3   2   2  .263  ----  .480  ----  290
 Career High  157  652  182  36   7  58  121  142   67  101   9  12   7   5  .290  ----  .560  ----  363 
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 Year Ag Tm     G   AB    H  2B  3B  HR    R  RBI   BB    K HBP  IW  SB  CS    BA  lgBA   SLG lgSLG   TB 

Shaded Text indicates partial season results.

Postseason Batting

 Year Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB    H  2B  3B  HR    R  RBI   BB    K HBP  IW  SB  CS    BA   SLG   TB 
+------------------+--+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+----+
 1958 FRE MON   L    5   20    6   2   0   1    2    3    0    2   0   0   0   0  .300  .550   11
 1959 FRE MON   L    6   21    6   1   0   1    4    1    4    4   0   0   0   0  .286  .476   10
 1960 FRE STL   W    5   19    6   1   0   1    3    2    2    1   0   0   0   0  .316  .526   10
+------------------+--+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+----+
               1-2  16   60   18   4   0   3    9    6    6    7   0   0   0   0  .300  .517   31
+------------------+--+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+----+


WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards  

Stats are Year-Value-Rank

All-Star 1958

Home Runs 1955-58-1 1957-33-7 1958-38-4 1959-39-2 1960-42-6

RBI 1955-113-10 1957-99-9 1958-100-10 1959-95-8 1960-142-2

Doubles 1956-35-5 1957-34-6 1960-36-5

Runs 1955-121-5 1958-95-8 1959-115-1

Hits 1958-182-8

At Bats 1954-636-7 1957-614-9 1958-628-8 1959-619-6

Transactions January 1, 1953: Drafted 1st round (2nd overall) by Fremont. March 4, 1962: Traded by Fremont with Fremont's 3rd round pick in 1964 and first round pick in 1965 to Empire for Dean Chance.

Biography Banks played in 741 consecutive games from June 29, 1956 to May 23, 1961