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.

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	CIN		LAD	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
2	2	Apr 16	CIN		LAD	W,10-1	CG	29	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
3	3	Apr 18	CIN		HOU	L,4-8	CG	43	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
4	4	Apr 19	CIN		HOU	L,5-7	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
5	5	Apr 21	CIN	@	ATL	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
6	6	Apr 22	CIN	@	ATL	L,7-11	CG	42	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
7	7	Apr 23	CIN	@	ATL	L,3-4	CG	46	10.2	9	0	0	9	0	C
8	8	Apr 25	CIN	@	PIT	L,2-5	CG	52	12.2	11	1	0	12	0	C
9	9	Apr 26	CIN	@	PIT	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
10	10	Apr 27	CIN	@	PIT	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
11	11	Apr 28	CIN	@	CHC	L,8-10	CG	42	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
12	12	Apr 29	CIN	@	CHC	W,3-2	GS	31	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	14 (1)	May 2	CIN	@	STL	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
14	15	May 3	CIN	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
15	16	May 4	CIN	@	STL	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
16	17	May 5	CIN		PIT	W,5-4	CG	39	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
17	18	May 6	CIN		PIT	L,1-8	CG	45	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
18	19	May 7	CIN		PIT	L,6-9	CG	42	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
19	20	May 9	CIN		CHC	L,1-7	CG	45	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
20	21	May 10	CIN		CHC	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
21	22	May 12	CIN		STL	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
22	23	May 13	CIN		STL	W,11-2	GS	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
23	24	May 14 (1)	CIN		STL	W,4-3	CG	32	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
24	25	May 14 (2)	CIN		STL	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	C
25	26	May 16 (1)	CIN	@	SFG	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
26	28 (1)	May 17	CIN	@	SFG	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
27	29	May 18	CIN	@	SFG	W,8-5	CG	37	9.0	6	0	1	7	1	C
28	30	May 19	CIN	@	SDP	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	C
29	31	May 20	CIN	@	SDP	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
30	32	May 21 (1)	CIN	@	SDP	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
31	33	May 21 (2)	CIN	@	SDP	L,0-7	CG	39	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
32	34	May 23	CIN		ATL	L,1-2	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
33	35	May 24	CIN		ATL	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
34	36	May 26	CIN		SDP	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
35	37	May 27	CIN		SDP	W,9-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
36	38	May 28	CIN		SDP	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
37	39	May 29	CIN	@	HOU	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	C
38	40	May 30	CIN	@	HOU	W,9-5	CG	36	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	C
39	41	May 31	CIN	@	HOU	W,12-4	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	42	Jun 1	CIN	@	HOU	W,10-3	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
41	43	Jun 2	CIN	@	PHI	W,6-3	CG	73	17.0	11	1	1	13	0	C
42	44	Jun 3	CIN	@	PHI	W,6-5	CG	41	10.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
43	45	Jun 4	CIN	@	PHI	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
44	46	Jun 6	CIN	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
45	47	Jun 7	CIN	@	NYM	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
46	48	Jun 8	CIN	@	NYM	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
47	49	Jun 9	CIN	@	MON	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
48	50	Jun 11	CIN	@	MON	W,11-1	GS	32	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	C 1B
49	51	Jun 13 (1)	CIN		PHI	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
50	52	Jun 13 (2)	CIN		PHI	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
51	53	Jun 14	CIN		PHI	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
52	54	Jun 16	CIN		NYM	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	C
53	55	Jun 17	CIN		NYM	W,8-2	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
54	56	Jun 18	CIN		NYM	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
55	57	Jun 19	CIN		MON	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
56	58	Jun 20	CIN		MON	L,2-7	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	C
57	59	Jun 21	CIN		MON	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
58	60	Jun 22	CIN		HOU	L,5-9	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
59	61	Jun 23	CIN		HOU	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
60	62	Jun 24	CIN		HOU	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
61	63	Jun 25	CIN		HOU	W,5-4	CG	39	10.0	7	2	0	9	0	C
62	64	Jun 26	CIN	@	LAD	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
63	65	Jun 27	CIN	@	LAD	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
64	66	Jun 28	CIN	@	SFG	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
65	67	Jun 29	CIN	@	SFG	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	7	2	1	10	0	C
66	68	Jun 30	CIN	@	SDP	L,3-4	CG	50	12.1	16	1	1	18	1	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
67	69	Jul 1	CIN	@	SDP	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
68	70	Jul 2	CIN	@	SDP	W,12-2	GS	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C 1B
69	71	Jul 3	CIN		STL	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
70	72	Jul 4	CIN		STL	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
71	73	Jul 7	CIN		CHC	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
72	74	Jul 8	CIN		CHC	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
73	75	Jul 9 (1)	CIN		CHC	L,0-5	CG	41	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	C
74	77 (1)	Jul 11	CIN		PIT	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
75	78	Jul 12	CIN		PIT	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
76	79	Jul 13	CIN		PIT	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
77	80	Jul 14	CIN	@	STL	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
78	81	Jul 15	CIN	@	STL	W,12-2	GS	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C 1B
79	82	Jul 16	CIN	@	STL	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
80	83	Jul 17	CIN	@	CHC	W,7-2	CG	41	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
81	84	Jul 18	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
82	85	Jul 19	CIN	@	CHC	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	6	2	0	8	1	C
83	86	Jul 21	CIN	@	PIT	W,11-5	CG	42	9.0	7	0	1	8	0	C
84	87	Jul 22	CIN	@	PIT	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
85	88	Jul 23	CIN	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
86	89	Jul 27	CIN		SDP	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
87	90	Jul 28	CIN		SDP	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
88	91	Jul 29	CIN		SDP	L,3-4	CG	61	17.0	7	3	0	10	1	C
89	92	Jul 30 (1)	CIN		SFG	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
90	93	Jul 30 (2)	CIN		SFG	L,1-6	CG	47	10.0	12	0	0	12	0	C
91	94	Jul 31	CIN		SFG	L,2-7	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
92	95	Aug 1	CIN	@	HOU	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
93	96	Aug 2	CIN	@	HOU	L,1-10	CG	43	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
94	97	Aug 4 (1)	CIN		ATL	W,6-5	CG	45	11.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
95	99 (1)	Aug 5	CIN		ATL	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
96	100	Aug 6	CIN		ATL	L,3-4	CG	40	10.0	12	0	0	12	0	C
97	101	Aug 7	CIN		ATL	W,9-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
98	102	Aug 8	CIN		LAD	W,2-1	CG	68	19.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
99	103	Aug 9	CIN		LAD	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
100	104	Aug 10	CIN		LAD	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
101	105	Aug 11	CIN	@	ATL	L,5-7	CG	43	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
102	106	Aug 12	CIN	@	ATL	L,2-7	CG	34	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	C
103	107	Aug 13	CIN	@	ATL	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
104	108	Aug 14	CIN	@	ATL	W,12-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
105	109	Aug 15	CIN	@	PHI	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
106	110	Aug 16	CIN	@	PHI	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
107	111	Aug 17	CIN	@	PHI	L,4-9	CG	39	8.0	8	0	1	9	1	1B
108	112	Aug 18	CIN	@	NYM	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
109	113	Aug 19	CIN	@	NYM	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
110	116 (2)	Aug 22	CIN	@	MON	W,5-3	GS	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	1	RF 1B
111	117	Aug 23	CIN	@	MON	L,0-11	CG	44	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
112	118	Aug 24	CIN	@	MON	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
113	119	Aug 25	CIN		PHI	W,6-1	GS	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF 1B
114	120	Aug 26	CIN		PHI	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
115	121	Aug 27	CIN		PHI	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
116	122	Aug 28	CIN		NYM	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
117	123	Aug 29	CIN		NYM	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
118	124	Aug 30	CIN		NYM	W,4-2	GS	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF 1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
119	125	Sep 1	CIN		MON	W,1-0	CG	42	12.0	1	0	0	1	0
120	126	Sep 2	CIN		MON	L,2-7	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	C
121	127	Sep 3	CIN		MON	W,4-3	GS	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF C
122	128	Sep 4 (1)	CIN	@	LAD	L,5-6	GS	38	8.2	2	2	0	4	0	3B C
123	129	Sep 4 (2)	CIN	@	LAD	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
124	130	Sep 5	CIN	@	LAD	L,4-9	CG	39	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
125	131	Sep 6	CIN	@	LAD	W,6-3	GS	36	9.0	2	1	1	4	0	3B C
126	132	Sep 7 (1)	CIN	@	SDP	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
127	133	Sep 7 (2)	CIN	@	SDP	L,1-5	CG	32	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
128	134	Sep 9	CIN	@	SFG	L,1-2	CG	33	8.1	8	2	0	10	1	C
129	135	Sep 10 (1)	CIN	@	SFG	W,8-7	CG	44	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
130	136	Sep 10 (2)	CIN	@	SFG	L,2-8	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
131	137	Sep 12	CIN	@	ATL	W,7-5	GS	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF C
132	138	Sep 13	CIN	@	ATL	W,8-6	GS	45	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF C
133	139	Sep 15	CIN		SDP	L,0-1	CG	37	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	C
134	140	Sep 16	CIN		SDP	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
135	141	Sep 17	CIN		SDP	L,7-10	CG	42	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
136	142	Sep 18	CIN		SFG	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
137	143	Sep 19	CIN		SFG	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
138	144	Sep 20	CIN		SFG	W,8-6	CG	36	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
139	145	Sep 22	CIN	@	HOU	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
140	147 (1)	Sep 24	CIN	@	HOU	W,10-2	GS	18	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
141	148	Sep 26	CIN		ATL	L,9-10	CG	44	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
142	149	Sep 27	CIN		ATL	L,5-8	GS	39	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
143	150	Sep 29	CIN		LAD	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
144	151	Sep 30	CIN		LAD	L,2-4	CG	37	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
145	152	Oct 1	CIN		LAD	W,1-0	GS	26	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
146	153	Oct 3	CIN		HOU	W,6-1	GS	25	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
147	154	Oct 4	CIN		HOU	W,4-2	GS	25	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
							157gm		1338.2	791	63	10	864	10