Johnny Bench vs Reggie Jackson

Johnny Bench Reggie Jackson

Johnny Bench and Reggie Jackson compared on their MLB careers: Johnny Bench played 17 seasons, 1967 to 1983, Reggie Jackson 21 seasons, 1967 to 1987. Johnny Bench has .267 batting average to Reggie Jackson's .262. Johnny Bench won 2 titles, Reggie Jackson won 5 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Johnny Bench and Reggie Jackson career totals

2,158	GP	2,820
7,658	AB	9,864
1,091	R	1,551
2,048	H	2,584
389	HR	563
1,376	RBI	1,702
68	SB	228
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.4
0.5	SLG	0.5
0.8	OPS	0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Johnny Bench and Reggie Jackson postseason

45	GP	77
169	AB	281
27	R	41
45	H	78
10	HR	18
20	RBI	48
6	SB	5
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.4
0.5	SLG	0.5
0.9	OPS	0.9

Where each stands all time

Johnny Bench and Reggie Jackson all-time places

68th (389)	Home runs	14th (563)
265th (2,048)	Hits	88th (2,584)
73rd (1,376)	RBI	24th (1,702)
—	Stolen bases	284th (228)

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

Johnny Bench: 2 championships; NL Rookie of the Year, NL Gold Glove ×10, NL MVP ×2, World Series MVP
Reggie Jackson: 5 championships; AL MVP, World Series MVP ×2, AL Silver Slugger ×2

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.

Johnny Bench and Reggie Jackson season by season

1st	1967	.163	1	6	1967	.178	1	6
2nd	1968	.275	15	82	1968	.250	29	74
3rd	1969	.293	26	90	1969	.275	47	118
4th	1970	.293	45	148	1970	.237	23	66
5th	1971	.238	27	61	1971	.277	32	80
6th	1972	.270	40	125	1972	.265	25	75
7th	1973	.253	25	104	1973	.293	32	117
8th	1974	.280	33	129	1974	.289	29	93
9th	1975	.283	28	110	1975	.253	36	104
10th	1976	.234	16	74	1976	.277	27	91
11th	1977	.275	31	109	1977	.286	32	110
12th	1978	.260	23	73	1978	.274	27	97
13th	1979	.276	22	80	1979	.297	29	89
14th	1980	.250	24	68	1980	.300	41	111
15th	1981	.309	8	25	1981	.237	15	54
16th	1982	.258	13	38	1982	.275	39	101
17th	1983	.255	12	54	1983	.194	14	49
18th	—	—	—	—	1984	.223	25	81
19th	—	—	—	—	1985	.252	27	85
20th	—	—	—	—	1986	.241	18	58
21st	—	—	—	—	1987	.220	15	43

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


45	GP	77
169	AB	281
27	R	41
45	H	78
10	HR	18
20	RBI	48
6	SB	5
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.4
0.5	SLG	0.5
0.9	OPS	0.9


45	GP	77
169	AB	281
27	R	41
45	H	78
10	HR	18
20	RBI	48
6	SB	5
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.4
0.5	SLG	0.5
0.9	OPS	0.9


45	GP	77
169	AB	281
27	R	41
45	H	78
10	HR	18
20	RBI	48
6	SB	5
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.4
0.5	SLG	0.5
0.9	OPS	0.9