Ernie Banks vs Ryne Sandberg

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Ernie Banks and Ryne Sandberg compared on their MLB careers: Ernie Banks played 19 seasons, 1953 to 1971, Ryne Sandberg 16 seasons, 1981 to 1997. Ernie Banks has .274 batting average to Ryne Sandberg's .285.

Who has the better career numbers?

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

Ernie Banks and Ryne Sandberg career totals

2,528	GP	2,164
9,421	AB	8,385
1,305	R	1,318, better
2,583, better	H	2,386
512, better	HR	282
1,636, better	RBI	1,061
50	SB	344, better
0.3	AVG	0.3, better
0.3	OBP	0.3, better
0.5, better	SLG	0.5
0.8, better	OPS	0.8

Where each stands all time

Ernie Banks and Ryne Sandberg all-time places

23rd (512), better	Home runs	198th (282)
89th (2,583), better	Hits	128th (2,386)
30th (1,636), better	RBI	226th (1,061)
—	Stolen bases	116th (344), better

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

Ernie Banks and Ryne Sandberg titles and awards

—	Championships	—
2, better	NL MVP	1
1	NL Gold Glove	9, better
—	NL Silver Slugger	7, 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.

Ernie Banks and Ryne Sandberg season by season

1st	1953	.314, better	2, better	6, better	1981	.167	0	0
2nd	1954	.275, better	19, better	79, better	1982	.271	7	54
3rd	1955	.295, better	44, better	117, better	1983	.261	8	48
4th	1956	.297	28, better	85, better	1984	.314, better	19	84
5th	1957	.285	43, better	102, better	1985	.305, better	26	83
6th	1958	.313, better	47, better	129, better	1986	.284	14	76
7th	1959	.304, better	45, better	143, better	1987	.294	16	59
8th	1960	.271, better	41, better	117, better	1988	.264	19	69
9th	1961	.278	29	80, better	1989	.290, better	30, better	76
10th	1962	.269	37	104, better	1990	.306, better	40, better	100
11th	1963	.227	18	64	1991	.291, better	26, better	100, better
12th	1964	.264	23	95, better	1992	.304, better	26, better	87
13th	1965	.265	28, better	106, better	1993	.309, better	9	45
14th	1966	.272, better	15, better	75, better	1994	.238	5	24
15th	1967	.276, better	23	95, better	1996	.244	25, better	92
16th	1968	.246	32, better	83, better	1997	.264, better	12	64
17th	1969	.253	23	106	—	—	—	—
18th	1970	.252	12	44	—	—	—	—
19th	1971	.193	3	6	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI