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)

Debut: August 28, 1967 (Age 19-264d, 12,612th in major league history)
vs. PHI 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 8	CIN		HOU	W,11-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
2	2	Apr 10	CIN		HOU	W,13-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
3	3	Apr 11	CIN		HOU	W,9-3	GS	33	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
4	4	Apr 13	CIN	@	ATL	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
5	5	Apr 15	CIN	@	ATL	L,5-10	CG	42	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
6	6	Apr 16	CIN		SFG	L,7-14	CG	50	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
7	7	Apr 17	CIN		SFG	W,11-0	CG	30	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
8	9 (1)	Apr 20	CIN		SDP	L,5-7	GF	11	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
9	11 (1)	Apr 23	CIN	@	MON	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
10	12	Apr 24	CIN	@	MON	W,6-4	CG	41	11.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
11	13	Apr 25	CIN	@	MON	W,7-0	GS	31	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
12	14	Apr 26	CIN	@	PHI	L,9-10	CG	42	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
13	15	Apr 27	CIN	@	PHI	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
14	16	Apr 28	CIN	@	PHI	L,6-7	CG	38	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
15	17	Apr 30	CIN		MON	W,7-2	CG	31	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	18	May 1	CIN		MON	W,6-1	GS	29	8.0	8	2	0	10	0	C
17	19	May 2	CIN		MON	L,4-8	GS	42	10.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
18	20	May 4	CIN	@	NYM	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
19	21	May 5	CIN	@	NYM	W,2-0	CG	40	11.0	5	3	0	8	0	C
20	22	May 6	CIN	@	NYM	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
21	23	May 7	CIN	@	CHC	W,3-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
22	28 (4)	May 14	CIN		NYM	W,5-1	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
23	29	May 15	CIN		NYM	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
24	30	May 16 (1)	CIN		NYM	L,5-7	CG	42	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
25	32 (1)	May 17	CIN	@	LAD	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
26	33	May 18	CIN	@	LAD	L,0-5	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
27	34	May 19	CIN	@	SFG	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
28	35	May 20	CIN	@	SFG	L,5-6	CG	42	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
29	36	May 21	CIN	@	SDP	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
30	37	May 22	CIN	@	SDP	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
31	38	May 23	CIN	@	SDP	W,11-0	GS	18	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
32	39	May 25	CIN		ATL	W,10-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
33	40	May 26	CIN		ATL	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
34	41	May 28	CIN		LAD	W,9-0	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
35	42	May 29	CIN		LAD	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
36	43	May 30 (1)	CIN		LAD	L,5-6	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
37	45 (1)	May 31	CIN	@	HOU	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	46	Jun 1	CIN	@	HOU	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
39	47	Jun 2	CIN	@	HOU	W,8-7	CG	47	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
40	53 (5)	Jun 8	CIN	@	PIT	W,10-5	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	C
41	54	Jun 9	CIN	@	PIT	W,6-1	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
42	55	Jun 10	CIN	@	PIT	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
43	56	Jun 11	CIN		STL	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
44	57	Jun 12	CIN		STL	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	C
45	58	Jun 13 (1)	CIN		STL	W,4-0	CG	38	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	C
46	60 (1)	Jun 14	CIN		CHC	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
47	61	Jun 15	CIN		CHC	W,6-4	GS	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
48	63 (1)	Jun 18	CIN	@	PHI	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
49	64	Jun 19	CIN	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
50	65	Jun 20	CIN	@	PHI	L,1-6	CG	44	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
51	66	Jun 21	CIN		LAD	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	C
52	67	Jun 22	CIN		LAD	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
53	68	Jun 23	CIN		PHI	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
54	69	Jun 24	CIN		PHI	L,4-5	CG	35	9.0	10	3	0	13	0	C
55	70	Jun 25	CIN	@	HOU	W,8-6	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
56	71	Jun 26	CIN	@	HOU	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
57	72	Jun 27	CIN	@	HOU	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
58	73	Jun 28	CIN	@	SDP	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	C
59	74	Jun 29	CIN	@	SDP	W,12-5	GS	54	13.0	7	2	0	9	0	C
60	75	Jun 30	CIN	@	SDP	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
61	76	Jul 2 (1)	CIN		HOU	L,8-10	CG	72	14.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
62	78 (1)	Jul 3	CIN		HOU	W,9-8	CG	44	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
63	79	Jul 4	CIN		HOU	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
64	80	Jul 5	CIN	@	MON	W,11-2	GS	22	6.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
65	82 (1)	Jul 7	CIN	@	MON	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
66	83	Jul 9 (1)	CIN		PIT	W,12-11	CG	46	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
67	85 (1)	Jul 10	CIN		PIT	L,1-7	GS	36	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
68	86	Jul 11	CIN		PIT	L,5-8	CG	44	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
69	88 (1)	Jul 16	CIN		MON	W,4-3	GS	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
70	89	Jul 17	CIN		MON	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	C
71	90	Jul 18	CIN	@	PIT	W,9-8	CG	44	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
72	91	Jul 19	CIN	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
73	92	Jul 20	CIN		NYM	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
74	93	Jul 21	CIN		NYM	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
75	94	Jul 23	CIN	@	ATL	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
76	95	Jul 24 (1)	CIN	@	ATL	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
77	97 (1)	Jul 25	CIN	@	ATL	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	C
78	101 (3)	Jul 29	CIN		SDP	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
79	102	Jul 30 (1)	CIN		SDP	W,13-8	GS	40	8.0	2	1	1	4	1	C LF
80	103	Jul 30 (2)	CIN		SDP	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
81	104	Jul 31	CIN		SDP	W,12-1	CG	30	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
82	105	Aug 1	CIN		SDP	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
83	106	Aug 2	CIN	@	SFG	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	C
84	107	Aug 3	CIN	@	SFG	W,9-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
85	108	Aug 4	CIN	@	SFG	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
86	109	Aug 5	CIN	@	LAD	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
87	110	Aug 6	CIN	@	LAD	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
88	111	Aug 7	CIN	@	LAD	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
89	113 (1)	Aug 10	CIN	@	CHC	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	5	2	0	7	1	C
90	114	Aug 11	CIN	@	CHC	W,13-10	GS	47	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
91	115	Aug 12	CIN	@	CHC	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	C
92	116	Aug 13	CIN	@	NYM	W,7-3	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
93	117	Aug 14	CIN	@	NYM	L,1-2	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
94	118	Aug 15	CIN	@	NYM	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
95	120 (1)	Aug 17	CIN		ATL	L,2-3	GF	5	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
96	121	Aug 18	CIN		ATL	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
97	122	Aug 19	CIN		ATL	W,3-2	CG	43	11.0	10	1	0	11	1	C
98	123	Aug 20	CIN		CHC	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	C
99	124	Aug 21	CIN		CHC	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	12	2	0	14	0	C
100	125	Aug 22	CIN		CHC	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
101	126	Aug 23	CIN		STL	L,5-9	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
102	127	Aug 24	CIN		STL	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
103	128	Aug 26	CIN		PHI	L,4-5	CG	52	13.0	7	0	1	8	0	C
104	129	Aug 27	CIN		PHI	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
105	130	Aug 28	CIN		PHI	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
106	131	Aug 29	CIN		PHI	W,6-5	CG	59	15.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
107	132	Aug 30	CIN	@	STL	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
108	133	Aug 31	CIN	@	STL	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
109	134	Sep 1	CIN	@	STL	L,0-1	GF	9	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
110	135	Sep 3	CIN	@	ATL	W,10-5	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
111	136	Sep 4	CIN	@	ATL	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
112	137	Sep 5	CIN	@	ATL	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
113	138	Sep 6	CIN		HOU	W,9-8	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
114	139	Sep 7	CIN		HOU	L,5-10	CG	44	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
115	140	Sep 8	CIN	@	HOU	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
116	141	Sep 9	CIN	@	HOU	W,4-3	CG	47	11.0	6	2	0	8	1	C
117	142	Sep 10	CIN	@	SFG	W,4-1	GS	36	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	LF C
118	143	Sep 11	CIN	@	SFG	W,8-5	GS	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF C
119	144	Sep 12 (1)	CIN	@	SFG	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
120	146 (1)	Sep 14	CIN		LAD	L,0-9	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
121	147	Sep 15	CIN		LAD	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
122	148	Sep 16	CIN		LAD	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
123	149	Sep 17	CIN		SFG	L,2-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1B
124	152 (2)	Sep 21	CIN		SDP	W,9-1	GS	29	7.0	6	2	0	8	1	C
125	153	Sep 22	CIN		SDP	W,4-3	GS	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
126	154	Sep 24	CIN	@	LAD	L,6-7	GF	5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
127	155	Sep 25	CIN	@	LAD	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
128	158 (2)	Sep 28	CIN	@	SDP	W,5-4	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
129	160 (1)	Oct 1	CIN		ATL	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
130	161	Oct 2	CIN		ATL	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	5	3	0	8	1	C
131	162	Oct 3	CIN		ATL	W,11-1	GS	29	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
							134gm		1100.0	655	60	4	719	11