Ernie Banks
1953–1971 · bats R / throws R · ASW, Chicago Cubs, NLS
2,528G
.274AVG
.330OBP
.500SLG
More career statistics
2,583H
512HR
1,636RBI
50SB
10Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 9,421 | 9,420 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 53 | 55 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 1,236 | 1,235 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 10,395 | 10,394 |
| Batting · Runs | 1,305 | 1,306 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 50 | 49 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,528 | 10,395 | 9,421 | 1,305 | 2,583 | 407 | 90 | 512 | 1,636 | 763 | 1,236 | 50 | 53 | 70 | 96 | 4,706 | .274 | .330 | .500 | .830 |
Streaks
15longest hitting streak · 1962-08-29 to 1962-09-14
30longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89 | Three Sacrifice Flies | 1961-06-02 | 1 in 13,977 games | box score ↗ |
| 78 | Three Triples | 1966-06-11 | 1 in 3,855 games | box score ↗ |
| 56 | Four Extra-Base Hits | 1962-05-29 | 1 in 450 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1285 | 5258 | 1372 | 290 | 909 | 417 | 564 | .290 | .340 | .537 |
| Away | 1243 | 5136 | 1211 | 222 | 727 | 346 | 671 | .258 | .303 | .461 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 253 | 1067 | 256 | 46 | 160 | 78 | 121 | .266 | .313 | .468 |
| May | 460 | 1905 | 463 | 96 | 305 | 139 | 234 | .269 | .316 | .497 |
| June | 464 | 1926 | 494 | 102 | 326 | 144 | 239 | .284 | .331 | .525 |
| July | 479 | 1924 | 498 | 91 | 297 | 130 | 248 | .283 | .326 | .499 |
| August | 444 | 1829 | 450 | 100 | 286 | 138 | 188 | .272 | .321 | .520 |
| September | 414 | 1685 | 413 | 76 | 254 | 128 | 195 | .269 | .321 | .476 |
| October | 14 | 58 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 10 | .176 | .259 | .392 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-phillies | 325 | 1349 | 358 | 82 | 245 | 111 | 161 | .296 | .348 | .569 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 324 | 1340 | 326 | 64 | 218 | 137 | 150 | .277 | .346 | .498 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 323 | 1315 | 344 | 57 | 187 | 85 | 135 | .285 | .326 | .488 |
| cincinnati-reds | 311 | 1302 | 312 | 61 | 203 | 82 | 137 | .263 | .303 | .483 |
| milwaukee-braves | 235 | 970 | 253 | 60 | 160 | 69 | 110 | .284 | .332 | .547 |
| san-francisco-giants | 229 | 928 | 227 | 49 | 157 | 83 | 113 | .275 | .334 | .508 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 224 | 937 | 223 | 41 | 116 | 67 | 129 | .261 | .309 | .445 |
| new-york-mets | 147 | 572 | 139 | 23 | 86 | 31 | 82 | .266 | .297 | .453 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 |  Chicago Cubs | 10 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 6 | – | .314 | – | – |
| 1954 | Chicago Cubs | 154 | 593 | 163 | 19 | 79 | 6 | .275 | – | – |
| 1955 | Chicago Cubs | 154 | 596 | 176 | 44 | 117 | 8 | .295 | – | – |
| 1956 | Chicago Cubs | 139 | 538 | 160 | 28 | 85 | 6 | .297 | – | – |
| 1957 | Chicago Cubs | 156 | 594 | 169 | 43 | 102 | 8 | .285 | – | – |
| 1958 | Chicago Cubs | 154 | 617 | 193 | 47 | 129 | 4 | .313 | – | – |
| 1959 | Chicago Cubs | 155 | 589 | 179 | 45 | 143 | 2 | .304 | – | – |
| 1960 | Chicago Cubs | 156 | 597 | 162 | 41 | 117 | 1 | .271 | – | – |
| 1961 | Chicago Cubs | 138 | 511 | 142 | 29 | 80 | 1 | .278 | – | – |
| 1962 | Chicago Cubs | 154 | 610 | 164 | 37 | 104 | 5 | .269 | – | – |
| 1963 | Chicago Cubs | 130 | 432 | 98 | 18 | 64 | – | .227 | – | – |
| 1964 | Chicago Cubs | 157 | 590 | 156 | 23 | 95 | 1 | .264 | – | – |
| 1965 | Chicago Cubs | 163 | 612 | 162 | 28 | 106 | 3 | .265 | – | – |
| 1966 | Chicago Cubs | 141 | 511 | 139 | 15 | 75 | – | .272 | – | – |
| 1967 | Chicago Cubs | 151 | 573 | 158 | 23 | 95 | 2 | .276 | – | – |
| 1968 | Chicago Cubs | 150 | 552 | 136 | 32 | 83 | 2 | .246 | – | – |
| 1969 | Chicago Cubs | 155 | 565 | 143 | 23 | 106 | – | .253 | – | – |
| 1970 | Chicago Cubs | 72 | 222 | 56 | 12 | 44 | – | .252 | – | – |
| 1971 | Chicago Cubs | 39 | 83 | 16 | 3 | 6 | – | .193 | – | – |