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Ernie BanksvsFrankie Frisch

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

1B · VAL group BAT

Ernie Banks

1953–1971 · 19 seasons

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2B · VAL group BAT

Frankie Frisch

1919–1937 · 19 seasons

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At a glance

Ernie Banks and Frankie Frisch: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Ernie Banks	Stat	Frankie Frisch
19	Seasons	19
144.7	Career VAL	144.3
17.1 (1959)	Peak-season VAL	16.6 (1921)
Inducted 1977	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1947
2×	MVP Awards	1×
1×	Gold Gloves	—
11×	All-Star Selections	3×
4	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	—
17	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	—

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Ernie Banks and Frankie Frisch have
Ernie Banks	Stat	Frankie Frisch
Career
2,528	Games	2,311
Batting
2,583	Hits	2,880
512	Home runs	105
1,636	RBI	1,244
1,305	Runs	1,532
50	Stolen bases	419
763

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Age	Ernie Banks	Frankie Frisch
21	—	1.3
22	—	6.9
23	4.3	16.6
24	14.5	10.4
25	11.1	14.1
26	15	10.1
27	16.4	9.3
28	17.1	5.9
29	11.4	15.2
30	8	10.3
31	6.1	11.5
32	1.8	12.2
33	6.9	7.4
34	7.9	2.4
35	4	5.9
36	7.2	4.8
37	7	0
38	3.3	0
39	2.7	—