Johnny Bench

Positions: Catcher, Third Baseman and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 197lb (185cm, 89kg)

Born: December 7, 1947 in Oklahoma City, OK us

Draft: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2nd round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from Binger HS (Binger, OK).

High School: Binger HS (Binger, OK)

Last Game: September 29, 1983 (Age 35-296d)
vs. SFG 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1989. (Voted by BBWAA on 431/447 ballots)
View Johnny Bench's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1968 season

Full Name: Johnny Lee Bench

Nicknames: Little General

Twitter: @JohnnyBench_5

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

75.1

7658

2048

389

.267

1091

RBI

1376

OBP

.342

SLG

.476

OPS

.817

OPS+

126

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1965	17	-4.0	Tampa	FLOR	A	CIN	68	248	214	29	53	13	1	2	35	2	1	27	32	.248	.327	.346	.672	74		0	3	4
1965	17	-3.8	Reds	FLIL	WRk	CIN	42	146	135	12	33	6	0	1	15	0	2	10	16	.244	.301	.311	.613	42		1	0	0
1966	18		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AAA	CIN	99	393	350	59	103	16	0	22	68	0	1	36	69	.294	.357	.529	.886	185		1	1	5
1966	18	-7.5	Buffalo	IL	AAA	CIN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0
1966	18	-4.8	Peninsula	CARL	A	CIN	98	393	350	59	103	16	0	22	68	0	1	36	69	.294	.357	.529	.886	185		1	1	5
1966	18	-3.4	Astros/Reds	FLIL	WRk	CIN	22	82	76	6	15	1	0	1	9	0	1	5	8	.197	.247	.250	.497	19		0	1	0
1967	19	-6.5	Buffalo	IL	AAA	CIN	98	370	344	39	89	17	2	23	68	2	1	21	68	.259	.297	.520	.818	179		0	0	5
1967	19	-8.5	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	26	93	86	7	14	3	1	1	6	0	1	5	19	.163	.207	.256	.462	22	4	0	1	1	0
1968	20	-7.9	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	154	607	564	67	155	40	2	15	82	1	5	31	96	.275	.311	.433	.743	244	14	2	2	8	8
1969	21	-6.5	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	148	592	532	83	156	23	1	26	90	6	6	49	86	.293	.353	.487	.840	259	7	4	0	7	7
1970	22	-5.6	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	158	671	605	97	177	35	4	45	148	5	2	54	102	.293	.345	.587	.932	355	12	0	1	11	9
1971	23	-4.5	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	149	613	562	80	134	19	2	27	61	2	1	49	83	.238	.299	.424	.722	238	20	0	0	2	7
1972	24	-3.2	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	147	652	538	87	145	22	2	40	125	6	6	100	84	.270	.379	.541	.920	291	18	2	0	12	23
1973	25	-2.3	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	152	651	557	83	141	17	3	25	104	4	1	83	83	.253	.345	.429	.774	239	22	0	1	10	14
1974	26	-1.1	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	160	708	621	108	174	38	2	33	129	5	4	80	90	.280	.363	.507	.870	315	13	3	0	4	15
1975	27	-0.2	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	142	605	530	83	150	39	1	28	110	11	0	65	108	.283	.359	.519	.878	275	12	2	0	8	12
1976	28	0.4	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	135	552	465	62	109	24	1	16	74	13	2	81	95	.234	.348	.394	.741	183	9	2	0	4	6
1977	29	1.6	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	142	560	494	67	136	34	2	31	109	2	4	58	95	.275	.348	.541	.889	267	10	1	0	7	8
1978	30	2.2	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	120	451	393	52	102	17	1	23	73	4	2	50	83	.260	.340	.484	.824	190	9	1	1	6	10
1979	31	2.7	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	130	538	464	73	128	19	0	22	80	4	2	67	73	.276	.365	.459	.824	213	11	0	3	4	8
1980	32	3.5	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	114	407	360	52	90	12	0	24	68	4	2	41	64	.250	.327	.483	.810	174	9	2	0	4	2
1981	33	4.6	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	52	196	178	14	55	8	0	8	25	0	2	17	21	.309	.369	.489	.858	87	4	0	1	0	3
1982	34	5.5	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	119	439	399	44	103	16	0	13	38	1	2	37	58	.258	.320	.396	.716	158	14	0	1	2	2
1983	35	6.5	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	110	334	310	32	79	15	2	12	54	0	1	24	38	.255	.308	.432	.741	134	13	0	0	0	1
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (17 seasons)					Majors		2158	8669	7658	1091	2048	381	24	389	1376	68	43	891	1278	.267	.342	.476	.817	3644	201	19	11	90	135
Minors (3 seasons)					Minors		265	1011	908	127	245	46	3	47	171	4	3	84	169	.270	.328	.482	.810	438		1	4	14
Other (2 seasons)					Other		64	228	211	18	48	7	0	2	24	0	3	15	24	.228	.282	.289	.571	61		1	1	0
All Levels (19 Seasons)							2487	9908	8777	1236	2341	434	27	438	1571	72	49	990	1471	.267	.339	.472	.811	4143	201	21	16	104	135

AAA (2 seasons)					Minors		99	370	344	39	89	17	2	23	68	2	1	21	68	.259	.297	.520	.818	179		0	0	5
A (2 seasons)					Minors		166	641	564	88	156	29	1	24	103	2	2	63	101	.277	.345	.459	.805	259		1	4	9