How Ernie Banks's Chances Accepted Compares to Similar Players

Ernie Banks totaled 18,561 career Chances Accepted, well above the league average of 1,169.9 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Chances Accepted season came in 1965, posting 1,775, well above the league average of 193.3 that year. The lowest point came in 1953 at 52, well below the league average of 246.1 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Chances Accepted total went from 1,506 in 1969 to 563 in 1970 and 179 in 1971, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Chances Accepted profile — ranging from 52 to 1,775 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Ernie Banks Lifetime Chances Accepted

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Ernie Banks
Chances Accepted
Career18561
Season Avg.976.89
162 Game Avg.1214.41
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Ernie Banks Chances Accepted Per Season

Ernie Banks's Chances Accepted for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, 1B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Ernie Banks Chances Accepted per season line chart

Ernie Banks Chances Accepted by Team

Ernie Banks's career Chances Accepted totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Ernie Banks career Chances Accepted by team bar chart

Ernie Banks Cumulative Chances Accepted — Career Progression

A running total of Ernie Banks's career Chances Accepted, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Ernie Banks Chances Accepted year-over-year waterfall chart

Ernie Banks Chances Accepted Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ernie Banks's seasonal Chances Accepted alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Ernie Banks Chances Accepted distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ernie Banks Chances Accepted — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ernie Banks's MLB career with Chances Accepted alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Ernie Banks Chances Accepted season-by-season breakdown table