Who is better, Banks or Chance?
Ernie Banks leads with a GOAT score of 86.5 against 86.5 for Frank Chance — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Banks vs Chance
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Ernie Banks and Frank Chance level at 86.5. Ernie Banks leads on Peak, Longevity. Frank Chance leads on Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
BanksWinner
86.5Banks wins: Peak, Longevity
Chance
86.5Chance wins: Honours
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Time range
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Ernie Banks
86.5
Banks leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Ernie Banks
2. Frank Chance
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Form index per season1. 🇺🇸 Ernie Banks5 seasons played · career day 1,825329 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Frank Chance5 seasons played · career day 2,5551.5 home runs
-99.5% vs Banks at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Banks | 0 | 0 | 50 | 108 | 329 | 692 |
| 🇺🇸 Chance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.857 | 2.422 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BanksRetired | ChanceRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Career home runs | 512 | — |
| MVP awards | 2 | — |
| All-Star selections | 14 | — |
| Career RBIs | 1,636 | — |
| Gold Gloves | 1 | — |
| World Series titles | — | 2 |
| Pennants as manager | — | 4 |
| Career batting average | — | 0.296 |
| Career stolen bases | — | 401 |
| Wins as manager | — | 946 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 90 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Banks86.5
Chance86.5
FAQ
Where does Chance beat Banks?
Chance scores higher on honours. Banks leads on peak, longevity.
How is the Banks vs Chance score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Banks: 86.5, Chance: 86.5.
What do you think?
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