Ernie Banks vs. Eddie Murray — Career Comparison

Ernie Banks
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Eddie Murray
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Eddie Murray holds a real edge over Ernie Banks in this comparison. Eddie Murray led in walk rate (BB%+ 146 vs 103), on-base percentage (OBP+ 120 vs 107), and batting average (AVG+ 118 vs 110). Ernie Banks held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 252 vs 216). The edge belongs to Eddie Murray.

Hitting Stats for Ernie Banks and Eddie Murray

Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
19
19
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2528
145.92
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3026
141.66
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
10395
600
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12817
600
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9421
543.78
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11336
530.67
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.834
0.834
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.847
0.847
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
2583
149.09
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3255
152.38
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
1574
90.85
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2156
100.93
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
407
23.49
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
26.22
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
5.19
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
35
1.64
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
512
29.55
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
504
23.59
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1009
58.24
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1099
51.45
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
1537.63
88.75
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1943.19
90.97
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4706
271.63
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5397
252.65
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
3416
197.17
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4606
215.62
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.476
0.476
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
0.83
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.836
0.836
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.785
0.785
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.813
0.813
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
1305
75.32
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1627
76.16
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1636
94.43
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1917
89.74
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
2429
140.2
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3040
142.31
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
1525.68
88.06
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1958.86
91.7
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
4.04
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
18
0.84
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
763
44.04
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1333
62.4
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
198
11.43
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
222
10.39
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1236
71.34
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1516
70.97
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
8.41
8.41
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.45
8.45
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
0.88
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
2.6
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.09
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
96
5.54
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
5.99
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229
13.22
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
315
14.75
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
50
2.89
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
5.15
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
3.06
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
43
2.01
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
103
5.95
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
7.16
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
48.54
48.54
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.9
71.9

Fielding Stats for Ernie Banks and Eddie Murray

Ernie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2476
1.04
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2422
1.03
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2425
1.02
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2410
1.02
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64280
27
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
63605
27
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21426.2
9
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
21201.2
9
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
14206
5.97
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21265
9.03
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4355
1.83
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1871
0.79
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
0.11
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
0.07
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
18822
7.91
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23304
9.89
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
18561
7.8
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23136
9.82
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.61
98.61
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.28
99.28
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.496
7.496
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.552
9.552
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.94
97.94
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.5
99.5
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1742
0.73
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2034
0.86
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0