Player Report for #14 Ernie Banks

10-13-1961

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SS Ernie Banks #14

MLB Pittsburgh Pirates

Age: 30

Bats: R

Throws: R

Morale: Very Good


	68-86, .442, 13.0 GB

G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	SB
146	588	138	22	2	29	80	51	126	.235	.299	.427	3

	Overall	Potential
Contact
Gap
Power
Eye
Avoid K's

Batting Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Contact	6	6	6	7
Gap	5	6	5	5
Power	8	9	8	8
Eye	5	5	5	5
Avoid K's	5	5	5	5

Fielding Ratings
	Catcher	Infield	Outfield
Range:	-	10	-
Errors:	-	9	-
Arm:	-	10	-
Turn DP:	-	10	-
Ability:	-	-	-

Position Ratings
Pitcher:	-	Shortstop:	10
Catcher:	-	Left Field:	-
1st Base:	10	Center Field:	-
2nd Base:	-	Right Field:	-
3rd Base:	7

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	5
Stealing Ability:	6
Baserunning Inst.:	6
Sacrifice Bunt:	2
Bunt for Hit:	2

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	AB	R	H	BI	HR	BB	K	SB
08-16-1962	@ NYM	Loss, 0-0	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
08-18-1962	@ MIL	Loss, 0-0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
08-13-1962	@ PHI	Loss, 0-0	3	0	1	0	0	1	2	1
08-12-1962	@ PHI	Loss, 0-0	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	0
08-14-1962	@ SFG	Loss, 0-0	5	0	0	1	0	1	2	0
08-10-1962	CIN	Loss, 0-0	3	1	1	2	0	1	0	0
08-09-1962	CIN	Loss, 0-0	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
08-11-1962	@ NYM	Loss, 0-0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
08-10-1962	@ STL	Loss, 0-0	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
08-09-1962	@ HOU	Loss, 0-0	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0

Personality Ratings
Leader Ability:	10
Loyalty:	10
Desire for Winning:	5
Greed:	3
Intelligence:	10
Work Ethic:	10

Ernie Banks
Birthday:	01-31-1931
Born in:	Dallas (Texas)
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 0"
Weight:	178 lbs
Local Popularity:	Extremely Popular
National Pop.:	Extremely Popular

Status
Contract:	Major League Contract
Salary:	$174,640
Signed Through:	1964 Season
Major Service:	7 Years, 169 Days
Service This Yr:	169 Days
40-Man Service:	8 Years, 169 Days
Pro Service:	11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	2 option years left
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	1951, 1st Pick in Round 1

VaV 2 1961 Batting Stats

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO	VORP
Overall	146	588	138	22	2	29	80	87	51	126	.235	.299	.427	.726	.657	.192	24.8
Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	146	645	4	3	0	20	0	2	251	53	3	0	100.0	71.5	4.09
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Versus Left		150	47	8	1	12	26	23	18	34	0	0	0	.313	.387	.620	1.007
Versus Right		459	99	16	1	18	60	68	36	93	2	0	4	.216	.277	.373	.650
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
April		123	29	6	1	6	17	18	8	23	0	0	3	.236	.299	.447	.746
May		123	26	4	0	4	17	16	10	27	2	0	1	.211	.272	.341	.614
June		133	29	6	0	5	15	20	11	28	0	0	0	.218	.278	.376	.654
July		139	38	2	1	12	24	25	15	33	0	0	0	.273	.344	.561	.905
August		70	16	4	0	2	7	8	7	15	0	0	0	.229	.299	.371	.670
September		21	8	2	0	1	6	4	3	1	0	0	0	.381	.458	.619	1.077
Spring Training		43	13	1	0	2	6	4	4	9	0	0	1	.302	.375	.465	.840
Last Year		621	160	23	5	32	102	71	34	113	4	0	8	.258	.303	.465	.768
2 Years Ago		618	196	19	3	59	145	123	42	95	5	0	1	.317	.359	.644	1.003
Career		4544	1289	200	27	302	898	698	309	815	33	1	40	.284	.333	.539	.871
Home		83	21	3	1	5	15	13	6	15	1	0	1	.253	.308	.494	.802
Road		48	8	1	0	2	5	7	5	4	0	0	0	.167	.245	.313	.558
Grass		609	146	24	2	30	86	91	54	127	2	0	4	.240	.305	.433	.738
Day		184	47	8	0	11	36	33	11	33	1	0	2	.255	.303	.478	.781
Night		425	99	16	2	19	50	58	43	94	1	0	2	.233	.306	.414	.720
Close/Late		111	25	3	0	6	19	15	18	25	0	0	1	.225	.338	.414	.753
Inning 1-3		224	57	10	1	12	42	37	17	44	2	0	1	.254	.307	.469	.776
Inning 4-6		212	49	7	1	10	22	29	14	41	0	0	1	.231	.282	.415	.697
Inning 7-9		157	37	6	0	7	18	23	21	40	0	0	2	.236	.333	.408	.741
Extra Innings		16	3	1	0	1	4	2	2	2	0	0	0	.188	.278	.438	.715
0 Outs		202	47	6	1	7	17	39	17	31	1	0	2	.233	.297	.376	.674
1 Outs		202	47	12	0	10	35	32	23	49	1	0	2	.233	.316	.441	.756
2 Outs		205	52	6	1	13	34	20	14	47	0	0	0	.254	.301	.483	.784
Scoring Position		148	39	9	1	10	57	25	17	32	2	0	0	.264	.335	.541	.876
Bases Empty		298	69	12	1	13	13	50	24	56	0	0	4	.232	.298	.409	.707
Runner on 1st		163	38	3	0	7	16	16	13	39	0	0	0	.233	.290	.380	.670
Runner on 2nd		35	11	1	1	4	12	7	5	6	0	0	0	.314	.400	.743	1.143
Runner on 3rd		13	5	0	0	1	7	1	1	2	0	0	0	.385	.429	.615	1.044
Runner on 1st & 2nd		60	14	4	0	3	15	11	9	12	0	0	0	.233	.333	.450	.783
Runner on 1st & 3rd		21	7	4	0	2	14	6	0	5	0	0	0	.333	.333	.810	1.143
Runner on 2nd & 3rd		8	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Bases Loaded		11	2	0	0	0	8	0	2	3	2	0	0	.182	.267	.182	.448
Two Strikes		281	47	10	2	6	21	28	26	127	0	0	3	.167	.245	.281	.526
First Pitch		79	22	7	0	4	12	14	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.278	.519	.797
Count 0-1		58	23	1	0	6	13	10	0	0	0	0	1	.397	.407	.724	1.131
Count 0-2		44	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	22	0	0	2	.068	.109	.068	.177
Count 1-0		62	14	1	0	0	5	6	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.226	.242	.468
Count 1-1		51	20	3	0	6	18	13	0	0	1	0	0	.392	.385	.804	1.189
Count 1-2		78	14	4	1	1	4	5	0	39	0	0	0	.179	.179	.295	.474
Count 2-0		26	10	1	0	4	10	6	0	0	0	0	0	.385	.385	.885	1.269
Count 2-1		35	6	1	0	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.171	.371	.543
Count 2-2		103	18	5	1	2	7	9	0	44	0	0	0	.175	.175	.301	.476
Count 3-0		1	1	0	0	1	1	3	12	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	4.000	5.000
Count 3-1		16	3	0	0	1	3	9	16	0	1	0	0	.188	.576	.375	.951
Full Count		56	12	1	0	3	9	13	26	22	0	0	1	.214	.470	.393	.863
Behind in Count		180	40	5	1	7	18	16	0	61	0	0	3	.222	.235	.378	.613
Ahead in Count		140	34	3	0	8	22	26	28	0	1	0	0	.243	.367	.436	.803

Career Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	VORP
1954 Pittsburgh - MLB	23	69	292	73	13	5	9	54	41	23	2	1	51	1	1	.250	.308	.421	.729	12.4
1955 Pittsburgh - MLB	24	149	613	189	32	4	37	123	91	49	8	4	95	11	5	.308	.365	.555	.920	61.7
1956 Pittsburgh - MLB	25	132	555	159	31	3	43	131	83	38	5	5	87	5	3	.286	.335	.586	.921	51.1
1957 Pittsburgh - MLB	26	148	615	189	34	2	45	141	100	39	7	7	109	5	2	.307	.352	.589	.940	66.7
1958 Pittsburgh - MLB	27	149	642	185	26	3	48	122	102	33	5	5	139	5	2	.288	.326	.562	.888	52.2
1959 Pittsburgh - MLB	28	149	618	196	19	3	59	145	123	42	1	5	95	6	5	.317	.359	.644	1.003	79.7
1960 Pittsburgh - MLB	29	150	621	160	23	5	32	102	71	34	8	4	113	4	5	.258	.303	.465	.768	28.6
1961 Pittsburgh - MLB	30	146	588	138	22	2	29	80	87	51	4	2	126	3	0	.235	.299	.427	.726	24.8
Total MLB		1092	4544	1289	200	27	302	898	698	309	40	33	815	40	23	.284	.333	.539	.871	377.1

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	VORP
1951 Tulsa - A	20	104	382	127	10	4	20	67	60	35	0	9	29	2	4	.332	.380	.537	.917	40.8
1952 Indianapolis - AAA	21	104	362	109	13	5	4	32	35	30	2	2	31	6	10	.301	.356	.398	.754	19.7
1953 Indianapolis - AAA	22	24	83	28	4	1	3	10	10	12	0	2	4	1	1	.337	.412	.518	.930	11.2
Total AAA		128	445	137	17	6	7	42	45	42	2	4	35	7	11	.308	.367	.420	.787	30.9
Total A		104	382	127	10	4	20	67	60	35	0	9	29	2	4	.332	.380	.537	.917	40.8

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	VORP
1954 Pittsburgh - MLB	23	12	56	20	2	1	3	12	9	0	0	0	4	1	0	.357	.357	.589	.946	0.0
1955 Pittsburgh - MLB	24	10	46	20	4	1	8	17	16	2	0	0	6	0	0	.435	.458	1.087	1.545	0.0
1956 Pittsburgh - MLB	25	10	46	16	1	0	2	6	5	1	0	1	3	0	0	.348	.354	.500	.854	0.0
1959 Pittsburgh - MLB	28	13	53	19	1	0	5	14	9	3	0	2	7	0	1	.358	.379	.660	1.040	0.0
Total MLB		45	201	75	8	2	18	49	39	6	0	3	20	1	1	.373	.386	.701	1.087	0.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1954 Pittsburgh - ML	1B	1	0	3	0	0	3	0	1.000	1.0	27.00
1954 Pittsburgh - ML	SS	69	69	103	213	34	320	4	.988	616.1	4.61
1955 Pittsburgh - ML	3B	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	1.000	1.0	18.00
1955 Pittsburgh - ML	SS	149	149	274	428	72	723	21	.971	1329.2	4.75
1956 Pittsburgh - ML	SS	132	132	233	367	68	618	18	.971	1176.0	4.59
1957 Pittsburgh - ML	SS	147	147	234	341	79	596	21	.965	1338.1	3.87
1957 Pittsburgh - ML	CF	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	2.0	4.50
1958 Pittsburgh - ML	SS	149	149	247	430	96	695	18	.974	1338.2	4.55
1959 Pittsburgh - ML	SS	149	149	305	426	102	758	27	.964	1327.1	4.96
1960 Pittsburgh - ML	1B	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	2.1	3.86
1960 Pittsburgh - ML	SS	150	150	268	425	93	711	18	.975	1333.1	4.68
1961 Pittsburgh - ML	1B	2	0	3	0	0	3	0	1.000	2.0	13.50
1961 Pittsburgh - ML	SS	146	146	255	437	94	709	17	.976	1306.1	4.77

Player History
03-01-1951	Drafted in the 1951 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall Pick) by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
04-05-1951	Named the #4 prospect in the ML
07-08-1951	Was selected to the 1951 ML Single A All-Star Game.
01-01-1952	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (8); Power: 6 (10); Eye: 4 (4).
04-03-1952	Named the #3 prospect in the MLB
07-06-1952	Injured (shoulder tendinitis), out for 5 weeks.
07-13-1952	Was selected to the 1952 Triple A All-Star Game.
08-26-1952	Injured (torn ankle ligaments), out for 4 weeks.
09-19-1952	Wins the 1952 AAA AMA Glove Wizard Award at SS.
01-01-1953	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 5 (9); Eye: 4 (4).
04-02-1953	Named the #1 prospect in the MLB
05-05-1953	Injured (torn labrum (Shoulder)), out for 7 months.
07-12-1953	Was selected to the 1953 Triple A All-Star Game.
01-01-1954	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 5 (9); Eye: 4 (4).
03-06-1954	Injured (partially torn labrum), out for 4 months.
04-01-1954	Named the #7 prospect in the MLB
07-19-1954	Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
08-01-1954	Wins the MLB NL Rookie of the Month Award.
10-09-1954	Won the 1954 VaV 2 World Series with the Pittsburgh Pirates!
11-03-1954	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $10,000 through automatic renewal.
01-01-1955	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 6 (9); Eye: 4 (4).
04-18-1955	Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
05-04-1955	Goes 5-5 against the Philadelphia Phillies, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI and 2 R.
05-09-1955	Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
07-06-1955	Was selected to the 1955 VaV 2 All-Star Game.
08-15-1955	Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
10-14-1955	Won the 1955 VaV 2 World Series with the Pittsburgh Pirates!
10-15-1955	Wins the 1955 MLB NL Most Valuable Player Award.
10-15-1955	Wins the 1955 MLB NL Gold Glove Award at SS.
11-08-1955	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $10,000 through automatic renewal.
01-01-1956	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 8 (9); Eye: 4 (4).
04-16-1956	Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
07-04-1956	Was selected to the 1956 VaV 2 All-Star Game.
07-09-1956	Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
08-15-1956	Injured (sprained elbow), out for 3 weeks.
10-31-1956	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $85,000 through arbitration.
01-01-1957	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 4 (4).
06-01-1957	Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award.
06-10-1957	Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
07-03-1957	Was selected to the 1957 VaV 2 All-Star Game.
07-29-1957	Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
08-03-1957	Goes 5-7 against the Chicago Cubs, with 2 RBI and 0 R.
10-11-1957	Wins the 1957 MLB NL Most Valuable Player Award.
11-01-1957	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $90,000 through arbitration.
01-01-1958	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 4 (4).
04-21-1958	Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
06-23-1958	Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
06-30-1958	Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
07-03-1958	Was selected to the 1958 VaV 2 All-Star Game.
08-11-1958	Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
11-02-1958	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $95,000 through arbitration.
01-01-1959	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 4 (4).
04-21-1959	Injured (hand soreness), day-to-day for one week.
05-18-1959	Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
06-01-1959	Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award.
07-01-1959	Was selected to the 1959 VaV 2 All-Star Game.
08-24-1959	Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
09-07-1959	Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
09-14-1959	Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
10-11-1959	Won the 1959 VaV 2 World Series with the Pittsburgh Pirates!
10-15-1959	Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $919,170 with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
10-21-1959	Wins the 1959 MLB NL Most Valuable Player Award.
01-01-1960	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 4 (4).
04-25-1960	Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
05-23-1960	Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
06-30-1960	Was selected to the 1960 VaV 2 All-Star Game.
01-01-1961	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 4 (4).
09-01-1961	Hits his 300th career VaV 2 home run!

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	PA	Rank
1955	674	9
1957	669	8
1958	685	5

Year	AB	Rank
1955	613	9
1957	615	9
1958	642	1
1959	618	7
1960	621	6
1961	588	10

Year	H	Rank
1955	189	4
1957	189	5
1958	185	7
1959	196	4

Year	K	Rank
1955	95	9
1957	109	9
1958	139	4
1960	113	4
1961	126	3

Year	TB	Rank
1955	340	1
1956	325	3
1957	362	2
1958	361	2
1959	398	1
1960	289	7

Year	2B	Rank
1955	32	4
1956	31	5
1957	34	4

Year	HR	Rank
1955	37	3
1956	43	1
1957	45	1
1958	48	1
1959	59	1
1960	32	3
1961	29	8

Year	RBI	Rank
1955	123	2
1956	131	1
1957	141	1
1958	122	4
1959	145	1
1960	102	4

Year	R	Rank
1955	91	9
1957	100	7
1958	102	3
1959	123	1

Year	IBB	Rank
1956	9	5
1959	7	8

Year	HP	Rank
1955	8	6
1957	7	4
1958	5	7
1960	8	4
1961	4	9

Year	SF	Rank
1957	7	6

Year	EBH	Rank
1955	73	1
1956	77	1
1957	81	1
1958	77	2
1959	81	1
1960	60	7
1961	53	9

Year	AVG	Rank
1955	.308	5
1957	.307	8
1959	.317	5

Year	SLG	Rank
1955	.555	2
1956	.586	2
1957	.589	2
1958	.562	2
1959	.644	1

Year	RC	Rank
1955	117.87	3
1956	104.02	9
1957	121.26	1
1958	111.77	4
1959	135.01	1

Year	RC/27	Rank
1955	7.04	6
1957	7.20	3
1959	8.14	3

Year	ISO	Rank
1955	.246	4
1956	.299	2
1957	.281	2
1958	.274	2
1959	.327	1
1960	.208	6
1961	.192	9

Year	TAVG	Rank
1955	.900	5
1956	.896	6
1957	.917	2
1958	.845	9
1959	.998	3

Year	OPS	Rank
1955	.920	3
1956	.921	4
1957	.940	2
1958	.888	7
1959	1.003	1

Year	VORP	Rank
1955	61.7	1
1956	51.1	4
1957	66.7	1
1958	52.2	4
1959	79.7	1