Ernie Banks vs. Ted Strong — Career Comparison

Ernie Banks
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Ted Strong
Greatest GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueRight FielderAll-Star

On the career numbers, Ted Strong posted the stronger offensive profile against Ernie Banks. Ted Strong posted stronger numbers in OPS (.920 vs .842) and on-base percentage (.425 vs .343). Ernie Banks had the advantage in home run production (512 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Ted Strong had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ernie Banks and Ted Strong

Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2528
145.92
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
281
149.2
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10395
600
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1130
600
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9421
543.78
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
947
502.83
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Ted Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.834
0.834
Ted Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.939
0.939
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2583
149.09
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
304
161.42
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1574
90.85
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
110.97
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
407
23.49
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
27.61
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
5.19
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
8.5
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
512
29.55
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
27
14.34
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1009
58.24
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
95
50.44
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1537.63
88.75
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
218.57
116.05
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4706
271.63
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
469
249.03
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3416
197.17
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
476
252.74
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Ted Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.495
0.495
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
0.83
Ted Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.919
0.919
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Ted Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.785
0.785
Ted Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.04
1.04
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Ted Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1305
75.32
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
206
109.38
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1636
94.43
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
200
106.19
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2429
140.2
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
379
201.24
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1525.68
88.06
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
222.88
118.34
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
4.04
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
12.74
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
763
44.04
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
78.58
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
11.43
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.53
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
1236
71.34
Ted Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.59
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
8.41
8.41
Ted Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
376.67
376.67
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Ted Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.33
49.33
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
2.6
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.25
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
5.54
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.59
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
229
13.22
Ted Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
2.89
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
15.93
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
3.06
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.06
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
5.95
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.99
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
48.54
48.54
Ted Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93.75
93.75

Fielding Stats for Ernie Banks and Ted Strong

Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ted Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2476
1.04
Ted Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.12
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2425
1.02
Ted Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.08
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64280
27
Ted Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6796
27
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21426.2
9
Ted Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2265.1
9
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14206
5.97
Ted Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
617
2.45
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4355
1.83
Ted Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
1.11
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
0.11
Ted Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.18
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18822
7.91
Ted Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
942
3.74
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18561
7.8
Ted Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
896
3.56
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.61
98.61
Ted Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.12
95.12
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.496
7.496
Ted Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.189
3.189
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.94
97.94
Ted Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.15
97.15
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1742
0.73
Ted Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0