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Ernie BanksvsJoey Votto

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

Joey Votto

2007–2023 · 17 seasons

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At a glance

Ernie Banks and Joey Votto: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Ernie Banks	Stat	Joey Votto
19	Seasons	17
144.7	Career VAL	139.0
17.1 (1959)	Peak-season VAL	16.0 (2017)
Inducted 1977	Hall of Fame	—
2×	MVP Awards	1×
1×	Gold Gloves	1×
11×	All-Star Selections	6×
4	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
17	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	4

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 Joey Votto have
Ernie Banks	Stat	Joey Votto
Career
2,528	Games	2,056
Batting
2,583	Hits	2,135
512	Home runs	356
1,636	RBI	1,144
1,305	Runs	1,171
50	Stolen bases	80
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	Joey Votto
23	4.3	—
24	14.5	7
25	11.1	9.4
26	15	14.9
27	16.4	12.6
28	17.1	11.4
29	11.4	12.2
30	8	3.1
31	6.1	14.2
32	1.8	13.5
33	6.9	16
34	7.9	6.3
35	4	3.8
36	7.2	1.3
37	7	10.3
38	3.3	1.1
39	2.7	1.9