Ernie Banks vs Sammy Sosa

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Ernie Banks and Sammy Sosa compared on their MLB careers: Ernie Banks played 19 seasons, 1953 to 1971, Sammy Sosa 18 seasons, 1989 to 2007. Ernie Banks has .274 batting average to Sammy Sosa's .273.

Who has the better career numbers?

Sammy Sosa leads in 7 of the 9 lines, Ernie Banks in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Ernie Banks and Sammy Sosa career totals

2,528	GP	2,354
9,421	AB	8,813
1,305	R	1,475, better
2,583, better	H	2,408
512	HR	609, better
1,636	RBI	1,667, better
50	SB	234, better
0.3, better	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.3, better
0.5	SLG	0.5, better
0.8	OPS	0.9, better

Where each stands all time

Ernie Banks and Sammy Sosa all-time places

23rd (512)	Home runs	9th (609), better
89th (2,583), better	Hits	124th (2,408)
30th (1,636)	RBI	28th (1,667), better
—	Stolen bases	268th (234), 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 Sammy Sosa titles and awards

—	Championships	—
2, better	NL MVP	1
1, better	NL Gold Glove	—
—	NL Silver Slugger	6, better
—	Hank Aaron Award	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.

Ernie Banks and Sammy Sosa season by season

1st	1953	.314, better	2	6	1989	.257	4, better	13, better
2nd	1954	.275, better	19, better	79, better	1990	.233	15	70
3rd	1955	.295, better	44, better	117, better	1991	.203	10	33
4th	1956	.297, better	28, better	85, better	1992	.260	8	25
5th	1957	.285, better	43, better	102, better	1993	.261	33	93
6th	1958	.313, better	47, better	129, better	1994	.300	25	70
7th	1959	.304, better	45, better	143, better	1995	.268	36	119
8th	1960	.271	41, better	117, better	1996	.273, better	40	100
9th	1961	.278, better	29	80	1997	.251	36, better	119, better
10th	1962	.269	37	104	1998	.308, better	66, better	158, better
11th	1963	.227	18	64	1999	.288, better	63, better	141, better
12th	1964	.264	23	95	2000	.320, better	50, better	138, better
13th	1965	.265	28	106	2001	.328, better	64, better	160, better
14th	1966	.272	15	75	2002	.288, better	49, better	108, better
15th	1967	.276	23	95	2003	.279, better	40, better	103, better
16th	1968	.246	32	83, better	2004	.253, better	35, better	80
17th	1969	.253, better	23, better	106, better	2005	.221	14	45
18th	1970	.252	12	44	2007	.252	21, better	92, better
19th	1971	.193	3	6	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI