Johnny Bench

C/3B/1B · R/R · MLB · ACTIVE: 1967–1983 BORN: OKLAHOMA CITY, USA

ROY 1968 MVP ×2 All-Star ×14 Gold Glove ×10 Hall of Fame

Career

2048 H · 389 HR · 1376 RBI · 68 SB

.267 AVG · .817 OPS · 2158 G

1983 Season

.255 AVG · 12 HR · 54 RBI · 0 SB

.308 OBP · .432 SLG · .741 OPS

The Game Network

Where History Is Kept. This page is part of a living baseball archive.

About This Archive →

Johnny Bench was a catcher in MLB. Across 2158 career games, with a .267 batting average and 389 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.

Deep Data

Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Batting

← Scroll for more →

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1967	CIN	26	86	7	14	3	1	1	6	0	5	19	.163	.207	.256	.462
1968	CIN	154	564	67	155	40	2	15	82	1	31	96	.275	.311	.433	.743
1969	CIN	148	532	83	156	23	1	26	90	6	49	86	.293	.353	.487	.840
1970	CIN	158	605	97	177	35	4	45	148	5	54	102	.293	.345	.587	.932
1971	CIN	149	562	80	134	19	2	27	61	2	49	83	.238	.299	.423	.722
1972	CIN	147	538	87	145	22	2	40	125	6	100	84	.270	.379	.541	.920
1973	CIN	152	557	83	141	17	3	25	104	4	83	83	.253	.345	.429	.774
1974	CIN	160	621	108	174	38	2	33	129	5	80	90	.280	.363	.507	.870
1975	CIN	142	530	83	150	39	1	28	110	11	65	108	.283	.359	.519	.878
1976	CIN	135	465	62	109	24	1	16	74	13	81	95	.234	.348	.394	.741
1977	CIN	142	494	67	136	34	2	31	109	2	58	95	.275	.348	.540	.889
1978	CIN	120	393	52	102	17	1	23	73	4	50	83	.260	.340	.483	.823
1979	CIN	130	464	73	128	19	0	22	80	4	67	73	.276	.364	.459	.824
1980	CIN	114	360	52	90	12	0	24	68	4	41	64	.250	.327	.483	.810
1981	CIN	52	178	14	55	8	0	8	25	0	17	21	.309	.369	.489	.858
1982	CIN	119	399	44	103	16	0	13	38	1	37	58	.258	.320	.396	.716
1983	CIN	110	310	32	79	15	2	12	54	0	24	38	.255	.308	.432	.741
Career Totals	—	2158	7658	1091	2048	381	24	389	1376	68	891	1278	.267	.342	.476	.817

Awards & Achievements

Babe Ruth Award (1): 1976
Bob Feller Act of Valor Award - HOF Player (1): 2018
Gold Glove (10): 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977
Hutch Award (1): 1981
Lou Gehrig Memorial Award (1): 1975
Most Valuable Player (2): 1970, 1972
Player of the Week (3): 1974, 1976, 1983
Rookie of the Year (1): 1968
TSN All-Star (7): 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975
TSN Major League Player of the Year (1): 1970
TSN Player of the Year (1): 1970
TSN Rookie Player of the Year (1): 1968
World Series MVP (1): 1976

All-Star Selections

1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983

The Game Network

Where History Is Kept. This page is part of a living baseball archive.

About This Archive →

Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.