How many RBI did Johnny Bench have in 1979?

• 9th-best of Johnny Bench's 17 seasons on file; the high is 148 in 1970.
• Up 7 from 73 in 1978.
• 13% of the Cincinnati Reds' RBI that regular season.

Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 21, 2026.

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How many RBI did Johnny Bench have in 1979?, season by season

Season↓	Team↓	GP↓iGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.	AB↓iAB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.	R↓iR: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.	H↓iH: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.	HR↓iHR: Home runs hit.	RBI↓iRBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.	SB↓iSB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.	AVG↓iAVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.	OBP↓iOBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.	SLG↓iSLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single.	OPS↓iOPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
1967	CIN	26	86	7	14	1	6	0	.163	.207	.256	.462
1968	CIN	154	564	67	155	15	82	1	.275	.311	.433	.743
1969	CIN	148	532	83	156	26	90	6	.293	.353	.487	.840
1970	CIN	158	605	97	177	45	148	5	.293	.345	.587	.932
1971	CIN	149	562	80	134	27	61	2	.238	.299	.423	.722
1972	CIN	147	538	87	145	40	125	6	.270	.379	.541	.920
1973	CIN	152	557	83	141	25	104	4	.253	.345	.429	.774
1974	CIN	160	621	108	174	33	129	5	.280	.363	.507	.870
1975	CIN	142	530	83	150	28	110	11	.283	.359	.519	.878
1976	CIN	135	465	62	109	16	74	13	.234	.348	.394	.741
1977	CIN	142	494	67	136	31	109	2	.275	.348	.540	.889
1978	CIN	120	393	52	102	23	73	4	.260	.340	.483	.823
1979	CIN	130	464	73	128	22	80	4	.276	.364	.459	.824
1980	CIN	114	360	52	90	24	68	4	.250	.327	.483	.810
1981	CIN	52	178	14	55	8	25	0	.309	.369	.489	.858
1982	CIN	119	399	44	103	13	38	1	.258	.320	.396	.716
1983	CIN	110	310	32	79	12	54	0	.255	.308	.432	.741

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS