Ernie Banks career batting average
.274Career Regular Season
Ernie Banks has a career batting average of .274 over 19 regular seasons.
- Best season on file: .314 in 1953.
- Most recent: .193 in 1971.
Average of 19 regular seasons, 1953 through 1971. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches. | SLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single. | OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory. | ||
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| 1953 |  CHC | 10 | 35 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .314 | .385 | .571 | .956 |
| 1954 | CHC | 154 | 593 | 70 | 163 | 19 | 79 | 6 | .275 | .326 | .427 | .753 |
| 1955 | CHC | 154 | 596 | 98 | 176 | 44 | 117 | 9 | .295 | .345 | .596 | .941 |
| 1956 | CHC | 139 | 538 | 82 | 160 | 28 | 85 | 6 | .297 | .358 | .530 | .887 |
| 1957 | CHC | 156 | 594 | 113 | 169 | 43 | 102 | 8 | .285 | .360 | .579 | .939 |
| 1958 | CHC | 154 | 617 | 119 | 193 | 47 | 129 | 4 | .313 | .366 | .614 | .980 |
| 1959 | CHC | 155 | 589 | 97 | 179 | 45 | 143 | 2 | .304 | .374 | .596 | .970 |
| 1960 | CHC | 156 | 597 | 94 | 162 | 41 | 117 | 1 | .271 | .350 | .554 | .904 |
| 1961 | CHC | 138 | 511 | 75 | 142 | 29 | 80 | 1 | .278 | .346 | .507 | .852 |
| 1962 | CHC | 154 | 610 | 87 | 164 | 37 | 104 | 5 | .269 | .306 | .503 | .809 |
| 1963 | CHC | 130 | 432 | 41 | 98 | 18 | 64 | 0 | .227 | .292 | .403 | .695 |
| 1964 | CHC | 157 | 591 | 67 | 156 | 23 | 95 | 1 | .264 | .307 | .450 | .757 |
| 1965 | CHC | 163 | 612 | 79 | 162 | 28 | 106 | 3 | .265 | .328 | .453 | .781 |
| 1966 | CHC | 141 | 511 | 52 | 139 | 15 | 75 | 0 | .272 | .315 | .432 | .747 |
| 1967 | CHC | 151 | 573 | 68 | 158 | 23 | 95 | 2 | .276 | .310 | .455 | .765 |
| 1968 | CHC | 150 | 552 | 71 | 136 | 32 | 83 | 2 | .246 | .287 | .469 | .756 |
| 1969 | CHC | 155 | 565 | 60 | 143 | 23 | 106 | 0 | .253 | .309 | .416 | .725 |
| 1970 | CHC | 72 | 222 | 25 | 56 | 12 | 44 | 0 | .252 | .313 | .459 | .772 |
| 1971 | CHC | 39 | 83 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .193 | .247 | .325 | .572 |
What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS