Johnny Bench stats

Last played for the Cincinnati Reds, 1983

Third Baseman

Age 78 · 6' 1"

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Johnny Bench played 17 MLB seasons, 1967 to 1983.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
2,158
AB
7,658
R
1,091
H
2,048
HR
389
RBI
1,376
SB
68
AVG
.267

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1967CIN2686714160.163
1968CIN1545646715515821.275
1969CIN1485328315626906.293
1970CIN15860597177451485.293
1971CIN1495628013427612.238
1972CIN14753887145401256.270
1973CIN15255783141251044.253
1974CIN160621108174331295.280
1975CIN142530831502811011.283
1976CIN13546562109167413.234
1977CIN14249467136311092.275
1978CIN1203935210223734.260
1979CIN1304647312822804.276
1980CIN114360529024684.250
1981CIN5217814558250.309
1982CIN1193994410313381.258
1983CIN110310327912540.255

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

Career Postseason

GP
45
AB
169
R
27
H
45
HR
10
RBI
20
SB
6
AVG
.266

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
8,669
TB
3,644
XBH
794
HBP
19
IBB
135
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1967CIN932250000
1968CIN607244572800
1969CIN592259504700
1970CIN671355840900
1971CIN613238480700
1972CIN6522916422300
1973CIN6512394501400
1974CIN7083157331500
1975CIN6052756821200
1976CIN552183412600
1977CIN560267671800
1978CIN4511904111000
1979CIN538213410800
1980CIN407174362200
1981CIN19687160300
1982CIN439158290200
1983CIN334134290100

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
72.3
RC
1,302.4
RC/27
6.10
ISOP
.208
SECA
.328
BB/K
0.70
AB/HR
19.7
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1967CIN-0.53.61.3.0930.10.3860
1968CIN4.9774.9.1580.20.337.60
1969CIN6.093.16.5.1940.30.620.50
1970CIN7.1123.67.6.2940.40.513.40
1971CIN3.774.54.7.1850.30.620.80
1972CIN8.5115.27.6.2710.51.213.50
1973CIN4.590.45.7.1760.3122.30
1974CIN7.7117.57.2270.40.918.80
1975CIN6.4103.97.2.2360.40.618.90
1976CIN4.572.85.4.1590.40.929.10
1977CIN4.894.36.9.2650.40.615.90
1978CIN4.368.16.1.2240.40.617.10
1979CIN5.382.46.4.1830.30.921.10
1980CIN3.259.85.9.2330.40.6150
1981CIN1.131.76.8.1800.30.822.30
1982CIN-0.252.84.7.1380.20.630.70
1983CIN1.042.44.9.1770.30.625.80

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
78 yearsDec 7, 1947
Height
6' 1"
Debut
1967
Birthplace
Oklahoma City, OK
NL MVP
2x
NL Rookie of the Year
1968
World Series MVP
1976
All awards (4)
  • 2x NL MVP
  • 1x NL Rookie of the Year
  • 1x World Series MVP
  • 10x NL Gold Glove

What were Johnny Bench's career stats?

Johnny Bench played 17 seasons for the Reds. He was a career .267 hitter with 2,048 hits, 389 home runs and 1,376 RBI. His best season was 1981: a .309 batting average, 8 home runs and 25 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

17 seasons, 6 postseasons, 1967 to 1983

Johnny Bench led MLB in home runs (1970, 1972) and RBI (1970, 1972, 1974); finished top 10 in a stat 10 times.

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Awards

All-time career rank

  • 68th in home runs (389)
  • 266th in hits (2,048)
  • 73rd in rbi (1,376)

Among the 10,544 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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