Ernie Banks
1953–1971 · bats R / throws R · ASW, Chicago Cubs, NLS
2,528G
.274AVG
.330OBP
.500SLG
2,583H
512HR
1,636RBI
49SB
9Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,528 | 10,394 | 9,420 | 1,306 | 2,583 | 407 | 90 | 512 | 1,636 | 763 | 1,235 | 49 | 55 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | Three Triples | 1966-06-11 | 1 in 3,849 games | box score ↗ |
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1955-08-04 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
| 52 | 7 RBI | 1963-05-01 | 1 in 6,468 player-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 | – | – |