Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Ernie Banks
Nickname:
Mr. CubBirthdate:
Jan. 31, 1931 (108 y, 7 m, 5 d)Born In:
Dallas, TX, USANationality:
American
Position:
1BBats/Throws:
R/RHeight/Weight:
6'0"/180
Player Awards
None
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score |
|---|---|
| Black Ink | 26 |
| Grey Ink | 170 |
Similar Players (1B)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Fred McGriff | 893 |
| Willie McCovey | 881 |
| Jose Aguilar | 864 |
| Tony Perez | 860 |
| Freddie Freeman | 854 |
| Billy Williams | 850 |
| Paul Konerko | 849 |
| Willie Stargell | 847 |
| Andre Dawson | 839 |
| Julio Rodriguez | 838 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | PA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 674 | 9 |
| 1958 | 682 | 3 |
| 1959 | 671 | 8 |
| 1960 | 678 | 2 |
| Year | AB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 593 | 10 |
| 1955 | 596 | 8 |
| 1957 | 594 | 7 |
| 1958 | 617 | 1 |
| 1959 | 589 | 10 |
| 1960 | 597 | 3 |
| Year | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 176 | 10 |
| 1957 | 169 | 10 |
| 1958 | 193 | 4 |
| 1959 | 179 | 7 |
| 1960 | 162 | 10 |
| Year | K | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 72 | 7 |
| 1957 | 85 | 9 |
| 1958 | 87 | 5 |
| Year | TB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 355 | 3 |
| 1956 | 285 | 10 |
| 1957 | 344 | 3 |
| 1958 | 379 | 1 |
| 1959 | 351 | 3 |
| 1960 | 331 | 2 |
| 1962 | 307 | 6 |
| 1968 | 259 | 10 |
| Year | 2B | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 29 | 9 |
| 1957 | 34 | 4 |
| 1960 | 32 | 5 |
| Year | 3B | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 9 | 5 |
| 1956 | 8 | 8 |
| 1958 | 11 | 2 |
| 1966 | 7 | 10 |
| Year | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 44 | 3 |
| 1957 | 43 | 2 |
| 1958 | 47 | 1 |
| 1959 | 45 | 2 |
| 1960 | 41 | 1 |
| 1961 | 29 | 8 |
| 1962 | 37 | 4 |
| 1967 | 23 | 9 |
| 1968 | 32 | 3 |
| Year | SB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 9 | 10 |
| Year | RBI | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 117 | 4 |
| 1957 | 102 | 3 |
| 1958 | 129 | 1 |
| 1959 | 143 | 1 |
| 1960 | 117 | 3 |
| 1962 | 104 | 8 |
| 1964 | 95 | 10 |
| 1965 | 106 | 6 |
| 1967 | 95 | 8 |
| 1968 | 83 | 8 |
| 1969 | 106 | 5 |
| Year | R | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 98 | 10 |
| 1957 | 113 | 2 |
| 1958 | 119 | 2 |
| 1959 | 97 | 8 |
| 1960 | 94 | 10 |
| Year | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 70 | 10 |
| 1960 | 71 | 7 |
| Year | IBB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 18 | 4 |
| 1957 | 11 | 6 |
| 1958 | 12 | 4 |
| 1959 | 20 | 1 |
| 1960 | 28 | 1 |
| 1961 | 21 | 2 |
| 1963 | 16 | 3 |
| 1964 | 11 | 9 |
| 1965 | 19 | 2 |
| Year | HBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 7 | 2 |
| 1959 | 7 | 2 |
| 1960 | 4 | 9 |
| 1962 | 7 | 7 |
| 1968 | 5 | 10 |
| Year | SH | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 8 | 10 |
| Year | SF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 8 | 2 |
| 1959 | 9 | 2 |
| 1962 | 10 | 2 |
| 1963 | 8 | 3 |
| 1964 | 6 | 7 |
| 1965 | 7 | 6 |
| 1966 | 5 | 10 |
| 1969 | 7 | 6 |
| Year | XBH | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 82 | 1 |
| 1957 | 83 | 1 |
| 1958 | 81 | 1 |
| 1959 | 76 | 3 |
| 1960 | 80 | 1 |
| 1962 | 63 | 4 |
| 1968 | 59 | 4 |
| Year | Avg | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 0.313 | 6 |
| 1959 | 0.304 | 10 |
| Year | OBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 0.366 | 9 |
| Year | SLG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 0.596 | 4 |
| 1956 | 0.530 | 7 |
| 1957 | 0.579 | 5 |
| 1958 | 0.614 | 1 |
| 1959 | 0.596 | 2 |
| 1960 | 0.554 | 5 |
| 1968 | 0.469 | 8 |
| Year | ISO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 0.300 | 4 |
| 1956 | 0.232 | 9 |
| 1957 | 0.295 | 2 |
| 1958 | 0.302 | 1 |
| 1959 | 0.292 | 1 |
| 1960 | 0.283 | 2 |
| 1961 | 0.229 | 7 |
| 1962 | 0.234 | 5 |
| 1968 | 0.223 | 3 |
| Year | OPS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 0.941 | 8 |
| 1956 | 0.887 | 9 |
| 1957 | 0.939 | 5 |
| 1958 | 0.980 | 2 |
| 1959 | 0.970 | 4 |
| 1960 | 0.904 | 6 |
| Year | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 154 | 1 |
| 1955 | 154 | 1 |
| 1957 | 156 | 1 |
| 1958 | 154 | 1 |
| 1959 | 155 | 1 |
| 1960 | 156 | 1 |
| 1965 | 163 | 3 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 6.5 | 3 |
| 1957 | 6.8 | 4 |
| 1958 | 7.4 | 2 |
| 1959 | 6.7 | 4 |
| 1960 | 5.4 | 5 |