Derek Jeter vs Ernie Banks

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Derek Jeter and Ernie Banks compared on their MLB careers: Derek Jeter played 20 seasons, 1995 to 2014, Ernie Banks 19 seasons, 1953 to 1971. Derek Jeter has .310 batting average to Ernie Banks's .274. Derek Jeter won 5 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Derek Jeter 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.

Derek Jeter and Ernie Banks career totals

2,747	GP	2,528
11,195	AB	9,421
1,923, better	R	1,305
3,465, better	H	2,583
260	HR	512, better
1,311	RBI	1,636, better
358, better	SB	50
0.3, better	AVG	0.3
0.4, better	OBP	0.3
0.4	SLG	0.5, better
0.8	OPS	0.8, better

Where each stands all time

Derek Jeter and Ernie Banks all-time places

235th (260)	Home runs	23rd (512), better
6th (3,465), better	Hits	89th (2,583)
94th (1,311)	RBI	30th (1,636), better
105th (358), better	Stolen bases	—

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

Derek Jeter and Ernie Banks titles and awards

5, better	Championships	—
—	NL MVP	2, better
—	NL Gold Glove	1, better
1, better	AL Rookie of the Year	—
1, better	World Series MVP	—
5, better	AL Gold Glove	—
2, better	Hank Aaron Award	—
5, better	AL Silver Slugger	—

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.

Derek Jeter and Ernie Banks season by season

1st	1995	.250	0	7, better	1953	.314, better	2, better	6
2nd	1996	.314, better	10	78	1954	.275	19, better	79, better
3rd	1997	.291	10	70	1955	.295, better	44, better	117, better
4th	1998	.324, better	19	84	1956	.297	28, better	85, better
5th	1999	.349, better	24	102	1957	.285	43, better	102
6th	2000	.339, better	15	73	1958	.313	47, better	129, better
7th	2001	.311, better	21	74	1959	.304	45, better	143, better
8th	2002	.297, better	18	75	1960	.271	41, better	117, better
9th	2003	.324, better	10	52	1961	.278	29, better	80, better
10th	2004	.292, better	23	78	1962	.269	37, better	104, better
11th	2005	.309, better	19, better	70, better	1963	.227	18	64
12th	2006	.343, better	14	97, better	1964	.264	23, better	95
13th	2007	.322, better	12	73	1965	.265	28, better	106, better
14th	2008	.300, better	11	69	1966	.272	15, better	75, better
15th	2009	.334, better	18	66	1967	.276	23, better	95, better
16th	2010	.270, better	10	67	1968	.246	32, better	83, better
17th	2011	.297, better	6	61	1969	.253	23, better	106, better
18th	2012	.316, better	15, better	58, better	1970	.252	12	44
19th	2013	.190	1	7, better	1971	.193, better	3, better	6
20th	2014	.256	4	50	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI