Ernie Banks vs. Jerry Willard — Career Comparison

Ernie Banks
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Jerry Willard
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Ernie Banks posted the stronger offensive profile against Jerry Willard. Ernie Banks posted stronger numbers in OPS (.842 vs .706) and on-base percentage (.343 vs .322). By the career numbers, Ernie Banks 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 Jerry Willard

Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2528
145.92
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
346
234.58
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10395
600
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
885
600
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9421
543.78
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
783
530.85
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.834
0.834
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2583
149.09
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
195
132.2
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1574
90.85
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
94.92
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
407
23.49
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
29
19.66
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
5.19
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
512
29.55
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
25
16.95
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1009
58.24
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
55
37.29
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1537.63
88.75
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
98.64
66.87
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4706
271.63
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
301
204.07
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3416
197.17
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
281
190.51
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.705
0.705
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.785
0.785
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1305
75.32
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
82
55.59
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1636
94.43
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
114
77.29
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2429
140.2
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
171
115.93
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1525.68
88.06
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
102.65
69.59
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
4.04
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.03
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
763
44.04
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
56.27
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
11.43
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.36
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1236
71.34
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
109.15
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.41
8.41
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
5.5
5.5
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
2.6
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.42
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
5.54
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
8
5.42
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
229
13.22
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.2
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
2.89
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
3.06
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
5.95
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.36
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
48.54
48.54
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50

Fielding Stats for Ernie Banks and Jerry Willard

Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2476
1.04
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.25
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2425
1.02
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
1
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64280
27
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5466
27
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21426.2
9
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1822
9
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14206
5.97
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1085
5.36
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4355
1.83
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.5
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
0.11
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18822
7.91
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1202
5.94
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18561
7.8
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1187
5.86
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.61
98.61
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.75
98.75
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.496
7.496
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.673
4.673
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.94
97.94
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.53
79.53
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1742
0.73
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.09
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.77
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.31