Player

Johnny Bench HOF 1989

Player Info
Full Name
Johnny Lee
Born
December 7, 1947
Oklahoma City, OK, USA
Size
6'1" / 197 lbs
B/T
R / R
Debut
August 28, 1967
Final Game
September 29, 1983
Career
17 years
Teams
Honors
14 x All-Star
2018 - Bob Feller Act of Valor Award - HOF Player (ML)
1983 - Player of the Week (NL)
1981 - Hutch Award (ML)
1977 - Gold Glove (NL)
1976 - World Series MVP (ML)
1976 - Player of the Week (NL)
1976 - Gold Glove (NL)
1976 - Babe Ruth Award (NL)
1975 - Sporting News All-Star (NL)
1975 - Lou Gehrig Memorial Award (ML)
... and 21 more
Career Batting
2,158
G
.267
AVG
2,048
H
389
HR
1,376
RBI
.820
OPS
134
OPS vs Lg
Qualified for career rate leaderboards · about these stats
Batting Season by Season
Season-by-season batting statistics for Johnny Bench
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1983 Cincinnati Reds 110 310 79 15 2 12 32 .255
1982 Cincinnati Reds 119 399 103 16 0 13 44 .258
1981 Cincinnati Reds 52 178 55 8 0 8 14 .309
1980 Cincinnati Reds 114 360 90 12 0 24 52 .250
1979 Cincinnati Reds 130 464 128 19 0 22 73 .276
1978 Cincinnati Reds 120 393 102 17 1 23 52 .260
1977 Cincinnati Reds 142 494 136 34 2 31 67 .275
1976 Cincinnati Reds 135 465 109 24 1 16 62 .234
1975 Cincinnati Reds 142 530 150 39 1 28 83 .283
1974 Cincinnati Reds 160 621 174 38 2 33 108 .280
1973 Cincinnati Reds 152 557 141 17 3 25 83 .253
1972 Cincinnati Reds 147 538 145 22 2 40 87 .270
1971 Cincinnati Reds 149 562 134 19 2 27 80 .238
1970 Cincinnati Reds 158 605 177 35 4 45 97 .293
1969 Cincinnati Reds 148 532 156 23 1 26 83 .293
1968 Cincinnati Reds 154 564 155 40 2 15 67 .275
1967 Cincinnati Reds 26 86 14 3 1 1 7 .163
Advanced Batting About these stats
Season-by-season advanced batting statistics for Johnny Bench
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1983 NL 334 .177 .258 7.2 11.4 110 12.0
1982 NL 439 .138 .273 8.4 13.2 106 13.0
1981 NL 196 .180 .315 8.7 10.7 149 12.0
1980 NL 407 .233 .239 10.1 15.7 131 23.9
1979 NL 538 .183 .284 12.5 13.6 131 22.1
1978 NL 451 .224 .270 11.1 18.4 136 23.1
1977 NL 560 .265 .280 10.4 17.0 142 31.0
1976 NL 552 .159 .260 14.7 17.2 117 16.0
1975 NL 605 .236 .304 10.7 17.9 150 28.0
1974 NL 708 .227 .281 11.3 12.7 149 32.8
1973 NL 651 .176 .253 12.7 12.7 120 25.0
1972 NL 652 .271 .247 15.3 12.9 168 42.1
1971 NL 613 .185 .236 8.0 13.5 110 27.0
1970 NL 671 .294 .281 8.0 15.2 154 45.0
1969 NL 592 .194 .304 8.3 14.5 142 25.8
1968 NL 607 .158 .304 5.1 15.8 131 14.9
1967 NL 93 .093 .194 5.4 20.4 37 1.0
Career Fielding by Position
Career fielding totals by position for Johnny Bench
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
C 1,742 9,249 850 97 127 .990
3B 195 107 284 30 17 .929
1B 145 966 54 16 94 .985
OF 111 147 3 8 0 .949
Fielding Season by Season
Season-by-season fielding statistics for Johnny Bench
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1983 Cincinnati Reds 1B 32 249 14 3 21 .989
1983 Cincinnati Reds 3B 42 26 58 6 5 .933
1983 Cincinnati Reds C 5 17 2 1 0 .950
1983 Cincinnati Reds OF 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1982 Cincinnati Reds 1B 8 53 4 0 7 1.000
1982 Cincinnati Reds 3B 107 54 155 19 10 .917
1982 Cincinnati Reds C 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
1981 Cincinnati Reds 1B 38 334 23 6 35 .983
1981 Cincinnati Reds C 7 41 5 1 0 .979
1980 Cincinnati Reds C 105 505 39 5 7 .991
1979 Cincinnati Reds 1B 2 13 1 0 1 1.000
1979 Cincinnati Reds C 126 619 68 10 11 .986
1978 Cincinnati Reds 1B 11 75 5 2 7 .976
1978 Cincinnati Reds C 107 605 48 7 6 .989
1978 Cincinnati Reds OF 2 0 0 0 0 .000
1977 Cincinnati Reds 1B 4 21 2 1 3 .958
1977 Cincinnati Reds 3B 1 0 1 1 0 .500
1977 Cincinnati Reds C 135 705 66 10 10 .987
1977 Cincinnati Reds OF 8 9 0 0 0 1.000
1976 Cincinnati Reds 1B 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1976 Cincinnati Reds C 128 651 60 2 11 .997
1976 Cincinnati Reds OF 5 4 0 2 0 .667
1975 Cincinnati Reds 1B 9 45 0 1 2 .978
1975 Cincinnati Reds C 121 568 51 7 9 .989
1975 Cincinnati Reds OF 19 33 1 0 0 1.000
1974 Cincinnati Reds 1B 5 15 0 0 0 1.000
1974 Cincinnati Reds 3B 36 22 55 3 2 .963
1974 Cincinnati Reds C 137 757 68 6 16 .993
1973 Cincinnati Reds 1B 4 29 0 0 3 1.000
1973 Cincinnati Reds 3B 1 0 2 0 0 1.000
1973 Cincinnati Reds C 134 693 61 4 7 .995
1973 Cincinnati Reds OF 23 35 0 2 0 .946
1972 Cincinnati Reds 1B 7 24 0 1 1 .960
1972 Cincinnati Reds 3B 4 2 7 1 0 .900
1972 Cincinnati Reds C 129 735 56 6 9 .992
1972 Cincinnati Reds OF 17 30 0 2 0 .938
1971 Cincinnati Reds 1B 12 34 1 1 7 .972
1971 Cincinnati Reds 3B 3 2 6 0 0 1.000
1971 Cincinnati Reds C 141 687 59 9 9 .988
1971 Cincinnati Reds OF 12 12 1 0 0 1.000
1970 Cincinnati Reds 1B 12 74 4 1 7 .987
1970 Cincinnati Reds 3B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
1970 Cincinnati Reds C 139 755 73 12 12 .986
1970 Cincinnati Reds OF 24 24 1 2 0 .926
1969 Cincinnati Reds C 147 793 76 7 10 .992
1968 Cincinnati Reds C 154 942 102 9 10 .991
1967 Cincinnati Reds C 26 175 16 1 0 .995
Postseason Batting
Postseason batting statistics for Johnny Bench
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 45 169 45 10 20 .266
1979 NL Championship Series Cincinnati Reds 3 12 3 1 1 .250
1976 NL Championship Series Cincinnati Reds 3 12 4 1 1 .333
1976 World Series Cincinnati Reds 4 15 8 2 6 .533
1975 NL Championship Series Cincinnati Reds 3 13 1 0 0 .077
1975 World Series Cincinnati Reds 7 29 6 1 4 .207
1973 NL Championship Series Cincinnati Reds 5 19 5 1 1 .263
1972 NL Championship Series Cincinnati Reds 5 18 6 1 2 .333
1972 World Series Cincinnati Reds 7 23 6 1 1 .261
1970 NL Championship Series Cincinnati Reds 3 9 2 1 1 .222
1970 World Series Cincinnati Reds 5 19 4 1 3 .211