Johnny Bench Career Stats & Summary

Johnny Bench made their MLB debut in 1967 and appeared in 2,158 games over 17 seasons. They posted a batting average of 0.267, OPS of 0.818, hit 389 HRs, and recorded 75.3 WAR. They rank 65th all-time in HRs and 51th in WAR.

Johnny Bench Year-by-Year Stat Trends

This chart visualizes Johnny Bench's seasonal trends in HR, H, and BA.

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    📊 Career Summary

    Johnny Bench made their MLB debut in 1967 and played in 2,158 games over 17 seasons.
    Below are key cumulative stats along with their respective all-time MLB ranks.

    G2,158 (MLB Rank: 167)
    AB7,658 (MLB Rank: 188)
    H2,048 (MLB Rank: 270)
    BA0.267 (MLB Rank: 3,750)
    2B381 (MLB Rank: 241)
    3B24 (MLB Rank: 1,792)
    HR389 (MLB Rank: 65)
    RBI1376 (MLB Rank: 85)
    R1091 (MLB Rank: 272)
    BB891 (MLB Rank: )
    OBP0.342 (MLB Rank: 3,032)
    SLG0.476 (MLB Rank: 1,016)
    OPS0.818 (MLB Rank: 1,271)
    SB68 (MLB Rank: 1,302)
    SO1,278 (MLB Rank: 176)
    GIDP201 (MLB Rank: 108)
    CS43 (MLB Rank: 775)
    Rbat+130 (MLB Rank: 1,135)
    WAR75.3 (MLB Rank: 51)

    📊 Last Season Summary (1983)

    In 1983, Johnny Bench played in 110 games and posted the following stats:

    G110
    AB310
    H79
    BA0.255
    2B15
    3B2
    HR12
    RBI54
    R32
    BB24
    OBP0.308
    SLG0.432
    OPS0.741
    SB0
    SO38
    GIDP13
    CS1
    Rbat+113
    WAR1.1

    📈 Peak Seasons

    Here are Johnny Bench's best seasons by category:

    • Most HR in a season: 1970, 45 HR
    • Most H in a season: 1970, 177 H
    • Most RBI in a season: 1970, 148 RBI
    • Most SB in a season: 1976, 13 SB
    • Best BA in a season: 1981, 0.309 BA
    • Best OBP in a season: 1972, 0.379 OBP
    • Best SLG in a season: 1970, 0.587 SLG
    • Best OPS in a season: 1970, 0.932 OPS
    • Best WAR in a season: 1972, 8.6 WAR

    🎯 Postseason Stats

    Johnny Bench appeared in 45 postseason games. In those games, they recorded a batting average of 0.266, OBP of 0.335, SLG of 0.527, and OPS of 0.862. They also tallied 10 HR, 45 H, 20 RBI, and 6 SB.

    Johnny Bench Career Stat Summary

    seasonHHRRBIBAROPSWAROBPSLGPABBSO2B3BTBrOBARbat+OPS+GGIDPHBPIBBSBCSSFSHAB
    1967
    14
    1
    6
    0.163
    7
    0.462
    -0.5
    0.207
    0.256
    93
    5
    19
    3
    1
    22
    0.227
    19
    26
    26
    4
    0
    0
    0
    1
    1
    1
    86
    1968
    155
    15
    82
    0.275
    67
    0.743
    5
    0.311
    0.433
    607
    31
    96
    40
    2
    244
    0.347
    122
    117
    154
    14
    2
    8
    1
    5
    8
    2
    564
    1969
    156
    26
    90
    0.293
    83
    0.84
    6.2
    0.353
    0.487
    592
    49
    86
    23
    1
    259
    0.394
    138
    129
    148
    7
    4
    7
    6
    6
    7
    0
    532
    1970
    177
    45
    148
    0.293
    97
    0.932
    7.4
    0.345
    0.587
    671
    54
    102
    35
    4
    355
    0.408
    140
    141
    158
    12
    0
    9
    5
    2
    11
    1
    605
    1971
    134
    27
    61
    0.238
    80
    0.722
    4
    0.299
    0.423
    613
    49
    83
    19
    2
    238
    0.338
    110
    107
    149
    20
    0
    7
    2
    1
    2
    0
    562
    1972
    145
    40
    125
    0.27
    87
    0.92
    8.6
    0.379
    0.541
    653
    100
    84
    22
    2
    291
    0.405
    165
    166
    147
    18
    2
    23
    6
    6
    12
    0
    538
    1973
    141
    25
    104
    0.253
    83
    0.774
    4.7
    0.345
    0.429
    651
    83
    83
    17
    3
    239
    0.349
    114
    119
    152
    22
    0
    14
    4
    1
    10
    1
    557
    1974
    174
    33
    129
    0.28
    108
    0.87
    7.9
    0.363
    0.507
    708
    80
    90
    38
    2
    315
    0.404
    148
    143
    160
    13
    3
    15
    5
    4
    4
    0
    621
    1975
    150
    28
    110
    0.283
    83
    0.878
    6.6
    0.359
    0.519
    606
    65
    108
    39
    1
    275
    0.406
    141
    140
    142
    12
    2
    12
    11
    0
    8
    0
    530
    1976
    109
    16
    74
    0.234
    62
    0.741
    4.6
    0.348
    0.394
    552
    81
    95
    24
    1
    183
    0.362
    114
    109
    135
    9
    2
    6
    13
    2
    4
    0
    465
    1977
    136
    31
    109
    0.275
    67
    0.889
    5
    0.348
    0.54
    563
    58
    95
    34
    2
    267
    0.394
    137
    133
    142
    10
    1
    8
    2
    4
    7
    0
    494
    1978
    102
    23
    73
    0.26
    52
    0.823
    4.5
    0.34
    0.483
    451
    50
    83
    17
    1
    190
    0.389
    141
    129
    120
    9
    1
    10
    4
    2
    6
    1
    393
    1979
    128
    22
    80
    0.276
    73
    0.824
    5.6
    0.364
    0.459
    538
    67
    73
    19
    0
    213
    0.382
    130
    123
    130
    11
    0
    8
    4
    2
    4
    3
    464
    1980
    90
    24
    68
    0.25
    52
    0.81
    3.4
    0.327
    0.483
    407
    41
    64
    12
    0
    174
    0.377
    131
    123
    114
    9
    2
    2
    4
    2
    4
    0
    360
    1981
    55
    8
    25
    0.309
    14
    0.858
    1.2
    0.369
    0.489
    196
    17
    21
    8
    0
    87
    0.382
    138
    141
    52
    4
    0
    3
    0
    2
    0
    1
    178
    1982
    103
    13
    38
    0.258
    44
    0.716
    0
    0.32
    0.396
    439
    37
    58
    16
    0
    158
    0.342
    106
    98
    119
    14
    0
    2
    1
    2
    2
    1
    399
    1983
    79
    12
    54
    0.255
    32
    0.741
    1.1
    0.308
    0.432
    334
    24
    38
    15
    2
    134
    0.356
    113
    101
    110
    13
    0
    1
    0
    1
    0
    0
    310