How Ernie Banks's Total Bases Compares to Similar Players

Ernie Banks totaled 4,706 career Total Bases, well above the league average of 699.2 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Total Bases season came in 1958, posting 379, well above the league average of 77.9 that year. The lowest point came in 1953 at 20, well below the league average of 85.0 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Total Bases total went from 235 in 1969 to 102 in 1970 and 27 in 1971, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Total Bases profile — ranging from 20 to 379 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Ernie Banks Lifetime Total Bases

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Ernie Banks Total Bases Per Season

Ernie Banks's Total Bases 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 Total Bases per season line chart

Ernie Banks Total Bases by Team

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

Ernie Banks Cumulative Total Bases — Career Progression

A running total of Ernie Banks's career Total Bases, 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 Total Bases year-over-year waterfall chart

Ernie Banks Total Bases Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ernie Banks's seasonal Total Bases 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 Total Bases distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ernie Banks Total Bases — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ernie Banks's MLB career with Total Bases 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 Total Bases season-by-season breakdown table