Dale Murphy vs Johnny Bench

Dale Murphy Johnny Bench

Dale Murphy and Johnny Bench compared on their MLB careers: Dale Murphy played 18 seasons, 1976 to 1993, Johnny Bench 17 seasons, 1967 to 1983. Dale Murphy has .265 batting average to Johnny Bench's .267. Johnny Bench won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Dale Murphy and Johnny Bench career totals

2,180	GP	2,158
7,960	AB	7,658
1,197	R	1,091
2,111	H	2,048
398	HR	389
1,266	RBI	1,376
161	SB	68
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.5	SLG	0.5
0.8	OPS	0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Dale Murphy and Johnny Bench postseason

3	GP	45
11	AB	169
1	R	27
3	H	45
0	HR	10
0	RBI	20
1	SB	6
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.3	SLG	0.5
0.5	OPS	0.9

Where each stands all time

Dale Murphy and Johnny Bench all-time places

61st (398)	Home runs	68th (389)
229th (2,111)	Hits	266th (2,048)
117th (1,266)	RBI	73rd (1,376)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Dale Murphy: 0 championships; NL Gold Glove ×5, NL MVP ×2, NL Silver Slugger ×4
Johnny Bench: 2 championships; NL Rookie of the Year, NL Gold Glove ×10, NL MVP ×2, World Series MVP

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Dale Murphy and Johnny Bench season by season

1st	1976	.262	0	9	1967	.163	1	6
2nd	1977	.316	2	14	1968	.275	15	82
3rd	1978	.226	23	79	1969	.293	26	90
4th	1979	.276	21	57	1970	.293	45	148
5th	1980	.281	33	89	1971	.238	27	61
6th	1981	.247	13	50	1972	.270	40	125
7th	1982	.281	36	109	1973	.253	25	104
8th	1983	.302	36	121	1974	.280	33	129
9th	1984	.290	36	100	1975	.283	28	110
10th	1985	.300	37	111	1976	.234	16	74
11th	1986	.265	29	83	1977	.275	31	109
12th	1987	.295	44	105	1978	.260	23	73
13th	1988	.226	24	77	1979	.276	22	80
14th	1989	.228	20	84	1980	.250	24	68
15th	1990	.245	24	83	1981	.309	8	25
16th	1991	.252	18	81	1982	.258	13	38
17th	1992	.161	2	7	1983	.255	12	54
18th	1993	.143	0	7	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


3	GP	45
11	AB	169
1	R	27
3	H	45
0	HR	10
0	RBI	20
1	SB	6
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.3	SLG	0.5
0.5	OPS	0.9


3	GP	45
11	AB	169
1	R	27
3	H	45
0	HR	10
0	RBI	20
1	SB	6
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.3	SLG	0.5
0.5	OPS	0.9


3	GP	45
11	AB	169
1	R	27
3	H	45
0	HR	10
0	RBI	20
1	SB	6
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.3	SLG	0.5
0.5	OPS	0.9