Ernie Banks vs. Jim Bottomley — Career Comparison

Ernie Banks
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Jim Bottomley
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanMVP

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Jim Bottomley holds a real edge over Ernie Banks in this comparison. Jim Bottomley led in walk rate (BB%+ 114 vs 103), on-base percentage (OBP+ 115 vs 107), and batting average (AVG+ 117 vs 110). Ernie Banks held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 252 vs 226). The edge belongs to Jim Bottomley.

Hitting Stats for Ernie Banks and Jim Bottomley

Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2528
145.92
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
1991
142.98
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10395
600
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
8355
600
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9421
543.78
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
7471
536.52
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.834
0.834
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.876
0.876
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2583
149.09
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2313
166.1
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1574
90.85
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1478
106.14
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
407
23.49
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
465
33.39
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
90
5.19
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
10.84
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
512
29.55
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
219
15.73
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1009
58.24
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
835
59.96
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1537.63
88.75
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1362.84
97.87
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4706
271.63
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
3737
268.37
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3416
197.17
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3020
216.88
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
0.83
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.785
0.785
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.865
0.865
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1305
75.32
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1177
84.52
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1636
94.43
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1422
102.12
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2429
140.2
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2380
170.92
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1525.68
88.06
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1442.16
103.57
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
4.04
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
43
3.09
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
763
44.04
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
664
47.68
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
11.43
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
1236
71.34
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
591
42.44
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
8.41
8.41
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.14
14.14
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
45
2.6
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
12.71
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
5.54
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
229
13.22
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
2.37
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
50
2.89
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
4.17
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
3.06
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.08
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
5.95
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
73
5.24
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
48.54
48.54
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.45
79.45

Fielding Stats for Ernie Banks and Jim Bottomley

Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2476
1.04
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1886
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2425
1.02
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64280
27
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21426.2
9
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14206
5.97
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18337
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4355
1.83
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
815
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
0.11
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18822
7.91
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19375
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18561
7.8
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19152
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.61
98.61
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.85
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.496
7.496
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10.155
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.94
97.94
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1742
0.73
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1562
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0