Johnny Bench
Johnny Bench  3B
Full NameJohnny Lee Bench
Birth DateDecember 7, 1947
Birth PlaceOklahoma City, OK
Age61
Weight197 lbs.
Height6-1
BatsRight
ThrowsRight
Experience17 years
StatsRelated
Batting Statistics
Career: Batting
SEASON TEAM G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS
1967 Cin 26 86 7 14 3 1 1 6 5 19 0 1 .163 .207 .256 .463
1968 Cin 154 564 67 155 40 2 15 82 31 96 1 5 .275 .311 .433 .744
1969 Cin 148 532 83 156 23 1 26 90 49 86 6 6 .293 .353 .487 .840
1970 Cin 158 605 97 177 35 4 45 148 54 102 5 2 .293 .345 .587 .932
1971 Cin 149 562 80 134 19 2 27 61 49 83 2 1 .238 .299 .423 .722
1972 Cin 147 538 87 145 22 2 40 125 100 84 6 6 .270 .379 .541 .920
1973 Cin 152 557 83 141 17 3 25 104 83 83 4 1 .253 .345 .429 .774
1974 Cin 160 621 108 174 38 2 33 129 80 90 5 4 .280 .363 .507 .870
1975 Cin 142 530 83 150 39 1 28 110 65 108 11 0 .283 .359 .519 .878
1976 Cin 135 465 62 109 24 1 16 74 81 95 13 2 .234 .348 .394 .742
1977 Cin 142 494 67 136 34 2 31 109 58 95 2 4 .275 .348 .540 .888
1978 Cin 120 393 52 102 17 1 23 73 50 83 4 2 .260 .340 .483 .823
1979 Cin 130 464 73 128 19 0 22 80 67 73 4 2 .276 .364 .459 .823
1980 Cin 114 360 52 90 12 0 24 68 41 64 4 2 .250 .327 .483 .810
1981 Cin 52 178 14 55 8 0 8 25 17 21 0 2 .309 .369 .489 .858
1982 Cin 119 399 44 103 16 0 13 38 37 58 1 2 .258 .320 .396 .716
1983 Cin 110 310 32 79 15 2 12 54 24 38 0 1 .255 .308 .432 .740
Total -- 2158 7658 1091 2048 381 24 389 1376 891 1278 68 43 .267 .342 .476 .818
Seasonal Averages (per 162 games played)
YEARS G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS
13.32 162 575 82 154 29 2 29 103 67 96 5 3 .267 .342 .476 .818
Postseason Batting Statistics
SEASON G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS
1970 8 28 5 6 0 0 2 4 4 3 0 0 .214 .313 .429 .741
1972 12 41 7 12 2 1 2 3 6 8 4 0 .293 .383 .537 .920
1973 5 19 1 5 2 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 .263 .333 .526 .860
1975 10 42 6 7 2 0 1 4 3 10 1 0 .167 .222 .286 .508
1976 7 27 7 12 2 1 3 7 1 3 1 0 .444 .464 .926 1.390
1979 3 12 1 3 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 .250 .357 .667 1.024
Total 45 169 27 45 8 3 10 20 18 28 6 0 .266 .337 .527 .864
All-Star Batting Statistics*
SEASON TEAM AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS
*All-Star data prior to 1993 is unavailable.
Miscellaneous Batting
SEASON TEAM TPA #PIT #P/PA TB SF SH HBP IBB GIDP GB FB G/F
1967 Cin 93 0 .00 22 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 --
1968 Cin 607 0 .00 244 8 2 2 8 0 0 0 --
1969 Cin 592 0 .00 259 7 0 4 7 0 0 0 --
1970 Cin 671 0 .00 355 11 1 0 9 0 0 0 --
1971 Cin 613 0 .00 238 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 --
1972 Cin 652 0 .00 291 12 0 2 23 0 0 0 --
1973 Cin 651 0 .00 239 10 1 0 14 0 0 0 --
1974 Cin 708 0 .00 315 4 0 3 15 0 0 0 --
1975 Cin 605 0 .00 275 8 0 2 12 0 0 0 --
1976 Cin 552 0 .00 183 4 0 2 6 0 0 0 --
1977 Cin 560 0 .00 267 7 0 1 8 0 0 0 --
1978 Cin 451 0 .00 190 6 1 1 10 0 0 0 --
1979 Cin 538 0 .00 213 4 3 0 8 0 0 0 --
1980 Cin 407 0 .00 174 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 --
1981 Cin 196 0 .00 87 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 --
1982 Cin 439 0 .00 158 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 --
1983 Cin 334 0 .00 134 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 --
Total -- 8669 0 .00 3644 90 11 19 135 0 0 0 --
Miscellaneous Batting
SEASON TEAM SB CS SB% XBH AB/HR BB/PA BB/SO IsoP SecA PSN
1967 Cin 0 1 0.00 5 86.0 .054 0.26 .093 .140 0.00
1968 Cin 1 5 0.17 57 37.6 .051 0.32 .158 .206 1.88
1969 Cin 6 6 0.50 50 20.5 .083 0.57 .194 .286 9.75
1970 Cin 5 2 0.71 84 13.4 .081 0.53 .294 .388 9.00
1971 Cin 2 1 0.67 48 20.8 .080 0.59 .185 .274 3.72
1972 Cin 6 6 0.50 64 13.5 .153 1.19 .271 .457 10.44
1973 Cin 4 1 0.80 45 22.3 .128 1.00 .176 .330 6.90
1974 Cin 5 4 0.56 73 18.8 .113 0.89 .227 .357 8.68
1975 Cin 11 0 1.00 68 18.9 .107 0.60 .236 .379 15.80
1976 Cin 13 2 0.87 41 29.1 .147 0.85 .159 .357 14.35
1977 Cin 2 4 0.33 67 15.9 .104 0.61 .265 .379 3.76
1978 Cin 4 2 0.67 41 17.1 .111 0.60 .224 .356 6.82
1979 Cin 4 2 0.67 41 21.1 .125 0.92 .183 .332 6.77
1980 Cin 4 2 0.67 36 15.0 .101 0.64 .233 .353 6.86
1981 Cin 0 2 0.00 16 22.3 .087 0.81 .180 .264 0.00
1982 Cin 1 2 0.33 29 30.7 .084 0.64 .138 .228 1.86
1983 Cin 0 1 0.00 29 25.8 .072 0.63 .177 .252 0.00
Total -- 68 43 0.61 794 19.7 .103 0.70 .208 .328 115.76
Awards
• 1968: National League Gold Glove at C • 1968: National League Rookie of the Year
• 1969: National League Gold Glove at C • 1970: National League Gold Glove at C
• 1970: National League Most Valuable Player• 1971: National League Gold Glove at C
• 1972: National League Gold Glove at C • 1972: National League Most Valuable Player
• 1973: National League Gold Glove at C • 1974: National League Gold Glove at C
• 1975: National League Gold Glove at C • 1976: National League Gold Glove at C
• 1976: World Series Most Valuable Player• 1977: National League Gold Glove at C
• 1999: Named to All-Century Team (C)