How Ernie Banks's Played Outs Compares to Similar Players

Ernie Banks totaled 64,280 career Played Outs, well above the league average of 6,890.3 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Played Outs season came in 1965, posting 4,307, well above the league average of 1,223.8 that year. The lowest point came in 1953 at 0, near the league average of 0.0 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Played Outs total went from 3,905 in 1969 to 1,512 in 1970 and 483 in 1971, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Played Outs profile — ranging from 0 to 4,307 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Ernie Banks Lifetime Played Outs

Stats similar to Played Outs for Ernie Banks
Ernie Banks
Played Outs
Career64280
Season Avg.3383.16
162 Game Avg.4205.72
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Ernie Banks Played Outs Per Season

Ernie Banks's Played Outs 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 Played Outs per season line chart

Ernie Banks Played Outs by Team

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

Ernie Banks Cumulative Played Outs — Career Progression

A running total of Ernie Banks's career Played Outs, 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 Played Outs year-over-year waterfall chart

Ernie Banks Played Outs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ernie Banks's seasonal Played Outs 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 Played Outs distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ernie Banks Played Outs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ernie Banks's MLB career with Played Outs 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 Played Outs season-by-season breakdown table