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.

1968 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1968 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 13	CIN	@	ATL	L,1-2	GF	17	3.1	2	0	0	2	0	C
2	5	Apr 16	CIN	@	CHC	W,9-8	GF	11	3.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
3	6	Apr 17	CIN		STL	W,4-3	CG	49	12.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
4	7	Apr 18	CIN		STL	W,4-3	CG	49	12.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
5	8	Apr 19	CIN		ATL	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
6	9	Apr 20	CIN		ATL	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
7	10	Apr 21	CIN		ATL	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	9	3	0	12	0	C
8	11	Apr 23	CIN	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	37	9.1	5	1	0	6	1	C
9	12	Apr 24	CIN	@	STL	L,0-7	CG	38	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
10	13	Apr 26	CIN		NYM	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
11	14	Apr 27	CIN		NYM	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
12	15	Apr 28	CIN		NYM	L,5-6	CG	44	9.0	6	2	0	8	1	C
13	16	Apr 29	CIN	@	HOU	W,17-2	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
14	17	Apr 30	CIN	@	HOU	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	8	2	0	10	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	18	May 1	CIN	@	SFG	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
16	19	May 2	CIN	@	SFG	W,6-2	CG	39	11.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
17	20	May 3	CIN	@	LAD	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
18	21	May 4	CIN	@	LAD	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
19	22	May 5	CIN	@	LAD	W,3-2	CG	63	16.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
20	23	May 6	CIN		PHI	W,10-1	CG	43	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
21	24	May 7	CIN		PHI	L,2-5	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
22	25	May 8	CIN		PHI	L,2-6	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
23	26	May 9	CIN		PHI	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	10	0	1	11	0	C
24	27	May 10	CIN		SFG	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
25	28	May 11	CIN		SFG	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	5	3	0	8	0	C
26	29	May 12	CIN		SFG	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
27	30	May 14	CIN	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
28	31	May 15	CIN	@	NYM	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	C
29	32	May 16	CIN	@	NYM	L,1-2	CG	35	8.2	9	1	0	10	0	C
30	33	May 17	CIN	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
31	34	May 18	CIN	@	PIT	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	10	1	2	13	0	C
32	35	May 19	CIN	@	PIT	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
33	36	May 20	CIN		HOU	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	C
34	37	May 21	CIN		HOU	L,2-8	CG	45	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
35	38	May 22	CIN		HOU	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
36	39	May 24	CIN		PIT	L,5-8	GS	23	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
37	40	May 25	CIN		PIT	L,4-5	CG	51	12.0	7	2	0	9	0	C
38	41	May 26	CIN		PIT	T,8-8	CG	38	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
39	42	May 28	CIN		LAD	W,7-0	CG	31	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
40	43	May 29	CIN		LAD	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	8	3	0	11	0	C
41	44	May 30	CIN		LAD	L,3-5	CG	47	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	C
42	45	May 31	CIN	@	PHI	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	46	Jun 1	CIN	@	PHI	L,0-12	CG	47	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
44	47	Jun 2	CIN	@	PHI	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
45	48	Jun 3	CIN		ATL	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
46	49	Jun 4	CIN		ATL	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
47	50	Jun 5	CIN		ATL	W,10-0	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
48	51	Jun 7	CIN		STL	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
49	52	Jun 8	CIN		STL	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
50	53	Jun 9 (1)	CIN		STL	L,8-10	CG	45	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
51	54	Jun 9 (2)	CIN		STL	W,7-6	CG	53	12.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
52	55	Jun 10	CIN	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
53	56	Jun 11	CIN	@	CHC	W,9-7	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
54	57	Jun 12	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-4	CG	31	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
55	58	Jun 13	CIN	@	CHC	L,4-8	CG	38	8.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
56	59	Jun 14	CIN	@	STL	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
57	60	Jun 15	CIN	@	STL	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	C
58	61	Jun 16	CIN	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
59	62	Jun 17	CIN	@	ATL	L,2-3	CG	38	8.2	5	1	0	6	0	C
60	63	Jun 18	CIN	@	ATL	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
61	64	Jun 19	CIN	@	ATL	L,1-3	CG	39	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
62	65	Jun 20	CIN	@	ATL	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
63	66	Jun 21	CIN		CHC	L,2-3	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
64	67	Jun 22	CIN		CHC	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
65	68	Jun 23 (1)	CIN		CHC	W,9-8	CG	47	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
66	69	Jun 23 (2)	CIN		CHC	W,4-3	CG	44	11.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
67	70	Jun 24	CIN		NYM	W,6-5	CG	50	11.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
68	71	Jun 25	CIN		NYM	L,0-4	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
69	72	Jun 26	CIN		NYM	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
70	73	Jun 28	CIN	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
71	74	Jun 29	CIN	@	SFG	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
72	75	Jun 30	CIN	@	SFG	W,5-3	CG	42	9.0	9	0	1	10	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
73	76	Jul 1	CIN	@	HOU	W,3-2	CG	45	11.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
74	77	Jul 2	CIN	@	HOU	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
75	78	Jul 3	CIN	@	HOU	W,9-7	CG	44	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
76	79	Jul 4	CIN	@	HOU	W,7-4	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
77	80	Jul 5	CIN	@	LAD	W,2-0	CG	45	12.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
78	81	Jul 6	CIN	@	LAD	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	7	4	0	11	2	C
79	82	Jul 7	CIN	@	LAD	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
80	83	Jul 11	CIN		SFG	L,1-7	CG	43	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
81	84	Jul 12	CIN		SFG	L,4-11	CG	47	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
82	85	Jul 13	CIN		SFG	L,1-8	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
83	86	Jul 14 (1)	CIN		HOU	L,4-5	CG	46	10.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
84	87	Jul 14 (2)	CIN		HOU	L,1-6	GF	12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
85	88	Jul 16	CIN		LAD	L,2-9	CG	42	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
86	89	Jul 17	CIN		LAD	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	10	0	1	11	0	C
87	90	Jul 19	CIN		PHI	W,9-2	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
88	91	Jul 20	CIN		PHI	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
89	92	Jul 21	CIN		PHI	W,12-6	GS	32	7.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
90	93	Jul 23	CIN	@	PIT	W,7-6	CG	50	12.0	13	1	0	14	0	C
91	94	Jul 25	CIN	@	PIT	W,2-0	CG	40	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
92	95	Jul 26	CIN	@	NYM	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
93	96	Jul 27	CIN	@	NYM	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	10	0	1	11	0	C
94	98 (1)	Jul 29 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
95	100 (1)	Jul 30	CIN	@	PHI	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
96	101	Jul 31 (1)	CIN		PIT	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
97	102	Jul 31 (2)	CIN		PIT	L,1-10	GF	13	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
98	103	Aug 1	CIN		PIT	L,1-6	CG	41	9.0	7	1	1	9	1	C
99	104	Aug 3 (1)	CIN	@	ATL	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
100	105	Aug 3 (2)	CIN	@	ATL	W,5-3	GF	15	4.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
101	106	Aug 4	CIN	@	ATL	W,6-4	CG	54	12.0	12	0	1	13	0	C
102	107	Aug 5	CIN	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
103	108	Aug 6	CIN	@	STL	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
104	109	Aug 7	CIN	@	STL	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
105	110	Aug 8	CIN	@	STL	L,0-1	CG	39	10.1	3	1	0	4	0	C
106	111	Aug 9	CIN		CHC	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
107	112	Aug 10	CIN		CHC	L,5-8	CG	46	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
108	113	Aug 11	CIN		CHC	L,5-8	GF	31	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	PH C
109	114	Aug 12	CIN		ATL	L,2-9	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
110	115	Aug 13	CIN		ATL	W,9-8	CG	49	10.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
111	117 (1)	Aug 16	CIN	@	CHC	W,11-7	GF	10	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
112	119 (1)	Aug 18 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	W,2-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
113	120	Aug 18 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
114	122 (1)	Aug 20	CIN		PIT	L,3-8	GF	5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	C
115	123	Aug 21	CIN		PIT	L,1-19	GF	16	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
116	124	Aug 22	CIN		PIT	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
117	125	Aug 23	CIN		NYM	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
118	126	Aug 24	CIN		NYM	W,10-7	CG	46	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
119	127	Aug 25	CIN		NYM	L,1-7	CG	39	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
120	128	Aug 26	CIN		PHI	W,6-5	CG	34	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
121	129	Aug 27	CIN		PHI	W,10-0	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
122	131 (1)	Aug 28 (2)	CIN	@	NYM	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
123	132	Aug 29	CIN	@	NYM	L,0-2	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
124	133	Aug 30	CIN	@	PHI	L,4-7	CG	36	8.0	9	5	0	14	1	C
125	134	Aug 31	CIN	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	32	8.1	4	0	0	4	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
126	135	Sep 1	CIN	@	PHI	L,3-4	GF	12	2.2	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
127	136	Sep 2	CIN		STL	L,0-1	CG	38	10.0	11	1	0	12	0	C
128	137	Sep 3	CIN		STL	L,3-5	CG	50	11.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
129	138	Sep 4	CIN		STL	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
130	139	Sep 6 (1)	CIN		LAD	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
131	140	Sep 6 (2)	CIN		LAD	L,6-8	GF	19	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH C
132	141	Sep 7	CIN		LAD	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
133	142	Sep 8	CIN		LAD	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
134	143	Sep 10 (1)	CIN		HOU	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	C
135	144	Sep 10 (2)	CIN		HOU	W,4-3	GF	10	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
136	145	Sep 11 (1)	CIN		HOU	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
137	146	Sep 11 (2)	CIN		HOU	W,11-6	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
138	147	Sep 13	CIN	@	SFG	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
139	148	Sep 14	CIN	@	SFG	L,1-9	CG	36	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
140	149	Sep 15	CIN	@	SFG	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
141	150	Sep 16	CIN	@	SFG	L,4-8	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
142	151	Sep 17	CIN	@	LAD	L,5-7	CG	41	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
143	152	Sep 18	CIN	@	LAD	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
144	153	Sep 19	CIN	@	LAD	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
145	154	Sep 20	CIN	@	HOU	L,6-7	CG	40	8.2	10	0	0	10	0	C
146	155	Sep 21	CIN	@	HOU	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
147	156	Sep 22	CIN	@	HOU	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	10	2	0	12	0	C
148	157	Sep 23 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	W,9-6	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
149	158	Sep 23 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	40	9.1	7	0	0	7	0	C
150	159	Sep 24	CIN	@	PIT	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
151	160	Sep 25	CIN	@	PIT	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	C
152	161	Sep 27	CIN		SFG	L,2-3	CG	61	15.0	5	2	0	7	1	C
153	162	Sep 28	CIN		SFG	L,4-10	CG	46	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	C
154	163	Sep 29	CIN		SFG	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
							154gm		1301.0	942	102	9	1053	10