Ernie Banks vs. Jason Bay — Career Comparison

Ernie Banks
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Jason Bay
Gen XCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueLeft FielderSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Ernie Banks holds a real edge over Jason Bay in this comparison. Ernie Banks led in home run production (HR/PA+ 252 vs 176), contact rate (K%+ 104 vs 73), and slugging (SLG+ 141 vs 125). Jason Bay held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 143 vs 103). The edge belongs to Ernie Banks.

Hitting Stats for Ernie Banks and Jason Bay

Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2528
145.92
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
1278
145.83
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10395
600
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
5258
600
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9421
543.78
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
4505
514.07
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.834
0.834
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2583
149.09
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
1200
136.93
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1574
90.85
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
708
80.79
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
407
23.49
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
240
27.39
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
5.19
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
3.42
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
512
29.55
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
222
25.33
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1009
58.24
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
492
56.14
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1537.63
88.75
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
822.09
93.81
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4706
271.63
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
2166
247.17
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3416
197.17
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1892
215.9
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.481
0.481
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
0.83
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.841
0.841
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.785
0.785
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.867
0.867
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1305
75.32
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
737
84.1
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1636
94.43
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
754
86.04
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2429
140.2
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1269
144.81
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1525.68
88.06
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
810.26
92.46
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
4.04
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
6.39
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
763
44.04
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
636
72.58
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
11.43
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
38
4.34
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1236
71.34
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1216
138.76
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.41
8.41
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
4.32
4.32
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
2.6
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.8
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
5.54
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
6.16
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
229
13.22
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
9.59
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
50
2.89
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
10.84
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
3.06
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.94
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
103
5.95
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
12.78
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
48.54
48.54
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84.82
84.82

Fielding Stats for Ernie Banks and Jason Bay

Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2476
1.04
Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1254
1.06
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2425
1.02
Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1217
1.03
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64280
27
Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Innings
31973
27
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21426.2
9
Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Innings
10657.2
9
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14206
5.97
Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2303
1.94
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4355
1.83
Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.06
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
0.11
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.02
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18822
7.91
Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2398
2.03
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18561
7.8
Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2371
2
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.61
98.61
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.87
98.87
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.496
7.496
Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.891
1.891
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.94
97.94
Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.05
97.05
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1742
0.73
Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.01
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0