Ernie Banks
Ernest Banks
(Mr. Cub)
 
Born: January 31, 1931 in Dallas, TX
82 years old
Bats: R Throws: R Ht: 6'1" Wt: 180
(legend)
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Notes:
- Inducted into the Hall of Fame as a Player in 1977
- Signed by the Chicago Cubs as a Free Agent in 1953
- Played in the Negro Leagues
- Served in the Army during The Korean War
- High School: Booker T. Washington (Dallas, TX)

Overall

Multi-Team Years
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr
Tm
Lg
CHN
NL
22.4
SS
39
-
 
0.5
0.4
0.2
0.0
0.1
2.0
1.5
0.5
0.0
1.0
0.9
0.1
0.0
CHN
NL
23.4
SS
649
-
 
2.4
2.7
0.7
0.0
1.0
15.1
9.9
5.3
0.0
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
CHN
NL
24.4
SS
646
-
 
8.2
7.0
2.2
0.0
1.0
31.7
24.1
7.6
0.0
16.8
14.5
2.3
0.0
CHN
NL
25.4
SS
593
-
 
5.3
5.5
0.8
0.0
1.1
21.3
17.2
4.1
0.0
7.7
8.2
-0.5
0.0
CHN
NL
26.4
SS
674
-
 
6.4
7.4
-0.2
0.0
0.8
27.3
23.3
4.1
0.0
12.7
13.2
-0.5
0.0
CHN
NL
27.4
SS
682
-
 
9.5
8.6
1.9
0.0
1.1
31.4
26.0
5.4
0.0
16.0
15.8
0.3
0.0
CHN
NL
28.4
SS
671
-
 
10.2
7.8
3.5
0.0
1.0
33.2
24.4
8.8
0.0
17.9
14.2
3.7
0.0
CHN
NL
29.4
SS
678
-
 
7.8
6.9
2.0
0.0
1.0
28.6
22.8
5.8
0.0
13.4
12.5
0.8
0.0
CHN
NL
30.4
SS
573
-
 
4.6
3.9
1.2
0.0
0.5
19.0
13.7
5.3
0.0
6.8
5.2
1.6
0.0
CHN
NL
31.4
1B
657
-
 
2.8
2.5
-0.6
0.0
-0.9
13.6
11.2
2.4
0.0
2.0
1.2
0.8
0.0
CHN
NL
32.4
1B
484
-
 
0.3
0.2
-0.7
0.0
-0.8
9.3
7.4
1.9
0.0
0.6
-0.0
0.6
0.0
CHN
NL
33.4
1B
637
-
 
3.1
1.4
0.7
0.0
-1.0
14.6
12.0
2.6
0.0
3.2
2.2
1.0
0.0
CHN
NL
34.4
1B
680
-
 
1.9
2.2
-1.3
0.0
-1.0
18.4
16.3
2.1
0.0
6.3
6.0
0.3
0.0
CHN
NL
35.4
1B
554
-
 
0.3
0.7
-1.2
0.0
-0.9
11.2
9.2
1.9
0.0
1.3
0.8
0.5
0.0
CHN
NL
36.4
1B
615
-
 
2.4
2.4
-1.0
0.0
-1.0
17.3
15.3
1.9
0.0
6.1
5.8
0.3
0.0
CHN
NL
37.4
1B
595
-
 
3.5
3.2
-0.8
0.0
-1.1
18.5
16.4
2.1
0.0
7.7
7.1
0.6
0.0
CHN
NL
38.4
1B
629
-
 
-0.7
-0.1
-1.6
0.0
-1.0
14.0
10.8
3.2
0.0
2.9
1.3
1.6
0.0
CHN
NL
39.4
1B
247
-
 
-0.2
-0.1
-0.5
0.0
-0.4
4.4
3.7
0.7
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
CHN
NL
40.4
1B
92
-
 
-0.6
-0.5
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
0.5
0.1
0.3
0.0
-1.1
-1.3
0.2
0.0
19
1
SS
10395
-
  
67.6
62.0
4.9
0.0
-0.7
331.4
265.3
66.1
0.0
121.4
107.6
13.8
0.0
162 Game Average
666
-
  
4.3
4.0
0.3
0.0
-0.0
  
21.2
17.0
4.2
0.0
  
7.8
6.9
0.9
0.0
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James