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Ernie BanksvsFred McGriff

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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1B · VAL group BAT

Fred McGriff

1986–2004 · 19 seasons

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At a glance

Ernie Banks and Fred McGriff: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Ernie Banks	Stat	Fred McGriff
19	Seasons	19
144.7	Career VAL	174.0
17.1 (1959)	Peak-season VAL	17.5 (1992)
Inducted 1977	Hall of Fame	Inducted 2023
2×	MVP Awards	—
1×	Gold Gloves	—
11×	All-Star Selections	5×
—	Silver Sluggers	3×
4	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
17

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 Fred McGriff have
Ernie Banks	Stat	Fred McGriff
Career
2,528	Games	2,460
Batting
2,583	Hits	2,490
512	Home runs	493
1,636	RBI	1,550
1,305	Runs	1,349
50	Stolen bases	72
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	Fred McGriff
23	4.3	6.4
24	14.5	15.7
25	11.1	16.5
26	15	15.7
27	16.4	14.4
28	17.1	17.5
29	11.4	12.2
30	8	10.5
31	6.1	6.8
32	1.8	9.1
33	6.9	4.8
34	7.9	6.8
35	4	11
36	7.2	7.1
37	7	10.3
38	3.3	7.6
39	2.7	1.6