Ernie Banks
1B · 19 seasons · 1953 – 1971 · B/T: R/R
Ernie Banks ranks 1st of 0 hitters by career roto value, one of the highest totals the site records. The peak came in 1958, +18.8, 3rd that season and 343rd of 111,420 player-seasons on record. The value came from home runs (+60.0), RBI (+49.7) and runs (+34.8), with no category working against him.
Hitting
Best Season
18.78
1958 · #343 all-time
Career Z
173.7
summed
Avg / Season
9.14
longevity-neutral
Seasons
19
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | CHC | 10 | -1.52 | #210 | #42,209 |
| 1954 | CHC | 154 | 8.26 | #40 | #7,273 |
| 1955 | CHC | 154 | 17.00 | #5 | #632 |
| 1956 | CHC | 139 | 11.36 | #18 | #3,535 |
| 1957 | CHC | 156 | 15.76 | #5 | #924 |
| 1958★ | CHC | 154 | 18.78 | #3 | #343 |
| 1959 | CHC | 155 | 16.25 | #8 | #799 |
| 1960 | CHC | 156 | 13.10 | #13 | #2,193 |
| 1961 | CHC | 138 | 7.84 | #42 | #8,008 |
| 1962 | CHC | 154 | 10.63 | #24 | #4,255 |
| 1963 | CHC | 130 | 3.34 | #123 | #18,012 |
| 1964 | CHC | 157 | 7.91 | #49 | #7,896 |
| 1965 | CHC | 163 | 10.48 | #30 | #4,410 |
| 1966 | CHC | 141 | 6.12 | #75 | #11,162 |
| 1967 | CHC | 151 | 10.41 | #29 | #4,471 |
| 1968 | CHC | 150 | 10.82 | #30 | #4,062 |
| 1969 | CHC | 155 | 7.44 | #67 | #8,699 |
| 1970 | CHC | 72 | 1.70 | #174 | #23,160 |
| 1971 | CHC | 39 | -1.95 | #383 | #49,987 |
★ Best season by Z