Ernie Banks

1B/SS/3B · R/R · MLB · ACTIVE: 1953–1971 BORN: DALLAS, USA

MVP ×2 All-Star ×14 Gold Glove 1960 Hall of Fame

Career

2583 H · 512 HR · 1636 RBI · 50 SB

.274 AVG · .830 OPS · 2528 G

1971 Season

.193 AVG · 3 HR · 6 RBI · 0 SB

.247 OBP · .325 SLG · .572 OPS

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Ernie Banks was a first baseman in MLB history. Across 2528 career games, with a .274 batting average and 512 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.

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Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1953	CHC	10	35	3	11	1	1	2	6	0	4	5	.314	.385	.571	.956
1954	CHC	154	593	70	163	19	7	19	79	6	40	50	.275	.326	.427	.753
1955	CHC	154	596	98	176	29	9	44	117	9	45	72	.295	.345	.596	.941
1956	CHC	139	538	82	160	25	8	28	85	6	52	62	.297	.358	.530	.887
1957	CHC	156	594	113	169	34	6	43	102	8	70	85	.285	.360	.579	.939
1958	CHC	154	617	119	193	23	11	47	129	4	52	87	.313	.366	.614	.980
1959	CHC	155	589	97	179	25	6	45	143	2	64	72	.304	.374	.596	.970
1960	CHC	156	597	94	162	32	7	41	117	1	71	69	.271	.350	.554	.904
1961	CHC	138	511	75	142	22	4	29	80	1	54	75	.278	.346	.507	.852
1962	CHC	154	610	87	164	20	6	37	104	5	30	71	.269	.306	.503	.809
1963	CHC	130	432	41	98	20	1	18	64	0	39	73	.227	.292	.403	.695
1964	CHC	157	591	67	156	29	6	23	95	1	36	84	.264	.307	.450	.757
1965	CHC	163	612	79	162	25	3	28	106	3	55	64	.265	.328	.453	.781
1966	CHC	141	511	52	139	23	7	15	75	0	29	59	.272	.315	.432	.747
1967	CHC	151	573	68	158	26	4	23	95	2	27	93	.276	.310	.455	.765
1968	CHC	150	552	71	136	27	0	32	83	2	27	67	.246	.287	.469	.756
1969	CHC	155	565	60	143	19	2	23	106	0	42	101	.253	.309	.416	.725
1970	CHC	72	222	25	56	6	2	12	44	0	20	33	.252	.313	.459	.772
1971	CHC	39	83	4	16	2	0	3	6	0	6	14	.193	.247	.325	.572
Career Totals	—	2528	9421	1305	2583	407	90	512	1636	50	763	1236	.274	.330	.500	.830

Awards & Achievements

Gold Glove (1): 1960
Lou Gehrig Memorial Award (1): 1967
Most Valuable Player (2): 1958, 1959
TSN All-Star (4): 1955, 1958, 1959, 1960
TSN Player of the Year (2): 1958, 1959

All-Star Selections

1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1959, 1960, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1962, 1965, 1967, 1969

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Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.