Cal Ripken vs Ernie Banks

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Cal Ripken and Ernie Banks compared on their MLB careers: Cal Ripken played 21 seasons, 1981 to 2001, Ernie Banks 19 seasons, 1953 to 1971. Cal Ripken has .276 batting average to Ernie Banks's .274. Cal Ripken won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Cal Ripken leads in 5 of the 9 lines, Ernie Banks in 4. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Cal Ripken and Ernie Banks career totals

3,001	GP	2,528
11,551	AB	9,421
1,647, better	R	1,305
3,184, better	H	2,583
431	HR	512, better
1,695, better	RBI	1,636
36	SB	50, better
0.3, better	AVG	0.3
0.3, better	OBP	0.3
0.4	SLG	0.5, better
0.8	OPS	0.8, better

Where each stands all time

Cal Ripken and Ernie Banks all-time places

50th (431)	Home runs	23rd (512), better
15th (3,184), better	Hits	89th (2,583)
26th (1,695), better	RBI	30th (1,636)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Cal Ripken and Ernie Banks titles and awards

1, better	Championships	—
—	NL MVP	2, better
—	NL Gold Glove	1, better

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Cal Ripken and Ernie Banks season by season

1st	1981	.128	0	0	1953	.314, better	2, better	6, better
2nd	1982	.264	28, better	93, better	1954	.275, better	19	79
3rd	1983	.318, better	27	102	1955	.295	44, better	117, better
4th	1984	.304, better	27	86, better	1956	.297	28, better	85
5th	1985	.282	26	110, better	1957	.285, better	43, better	102
6th	1986	.282	25	81	1958	.313, better	47, better	129, better
7th	1987	.252	27	98	1959	.304, better	45, better	143, better
8th	1988	.264	23	81	1960	.271, better	41, better	117, better
9th	1989	.257	21	93, better	1961	.278, better	29, better	80
10th	1990	.250	21	84	1962	.269, better	37, better	104, better
11th	1991	.323, better	34, better	114, better	1963	.227	18	64
12th	1992	.251	14	72	1964	.264, better	23, better	95, better
13th	1993	.257	24	90	1965	.265, better	28, better	106, better
14th	1994	.315, better	13	75	1966	.272	15, better	75
15th	1995	.262	17	88	1967	.276, better	23, better	95, better
16th	1996	.278, better	26	102, better	1968	.246	32, better	83
17th	1997	.270, better	17	84	1969	.253	23, better	106, better
18th	1998	.271, better	14, better	61, better	1970	.252	12	44
19th	1999	.340, better	18, better	57, better	1971	.193	3	6
20th	2000	.256	15	56	—	—	—	—
21st	2001	.239	14	68	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI