Johnny Bench
- Position(s):
- C, 1B, 3B, CF, LF, OF, RF
- Nicknames:
- Little General
- Born:
- December 7, 1947
- Bats:
- Right
- Throws:
- Right
- Height:
- 6' 1"
- Weight:
- 197 lbs
- Major League Debut:
- 8-28-1967 with CIN
- Allstar Selections:
- 1968 GG, 1968 ROOK, 1969 GG, 1970 GG, 1970 ML, 1970 MVP, 1971 GG, 1972 GG, 1972 MVP, 1973 GG, 1974 GG, 1975 GG, 1975 LG, 1976 BR, 1976 GG, 1976 WsMVP, 1977 GG, 1981 HA
- Hall of Fame:
- 1989
| Yr | TM | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | CIN | 26 | 86 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 19 | .163 | .221 | .256 | .477 |
| 1968 | CIN | 154 | 564 | 67 | 155 | 40 | 2 | 15 | 82 | 31 | 96 | .275 | .333 | .433 | .766 |
| 1969 | CIN | 148 | 532 | 83 | 156 | 23 | 1 | 26 | 90 | 49 | 86 | .293 | .393 | .487 | .880 |
| 1970 | CIN | 158 | 605 | 97 | 177 | 35 | 4 | 45 | 148 | 54 | 102 | .293 | .382 | .587 | .969 |
| 1971 | CIN | 149 | 562 | 80 | 134 | 19 | 2 | 27 | 61 | 49 | 83 | .238 | .326 | .423 | .749 |
| 1972 | CIN | 147 | 538 | 87 | 145 | 22 | 2 | 40 | 125 | 100 | 84 | .270 | .459 | .541 | 1.00 |
| 1973 | CIN | 152 | 557 | 83 | 141 | 17 | 3 | 25 | 104 | 83 | 83 | .253 | .402 | .429 | .831 |
| 1974 | CIN | 160 | 621 | 108 | 174 | 38 | 2 | 33 | 129 | 80 | 90 | .280 | .414 | .507 | .921 |
| 1975 | CIN | 142 | 530 | 83 | 150 | 39 | 1 | 28 | 110 | 65 | 108 | .283 | .409 | .519 | .928 |
| 1976 | CIN | 135 | 465 | 62 | 109 | 24 | 1 | 16 | 74 | 81 | 95 | .234 | .413 | .394 | .806 |
| 1977 | CIN | 142 | 494 | 67 | 136 | 34 | 2 | 31 | 109 | 58 | 95 | .275 | .395 | .540 | .935 |
| 1978 | CIN | 120 | 393 | 52 | 102 | 17 | 1 | 23 | 73 | 50 | 83 | .260 | .389 | .483 | .873 |
| 1979 | CIN | 130 | 464 | 73 | 128 | 19 | 0 | 22 | 80 | 67 | 73 | .276 | .420 | .459 | .879 |
| 1980 | CIN | 114 | 360 | 52 | 90 | 12 | 0 | 24 | 68 | 41 | 64 | .250 | .369 | .483 | .853 |
| 1981 | CIN | 52 | 178 | 14 | 55 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 17 | 21 | .309 | .404 | .489 | .893 |
| 1982 | CIN | 119 | 399 | 44 | 103 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 38 | 37 | 58 | .258 | .351 | .396 | .747 |
| 1983 | CIN | 110 | 310 | 32 | 79 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 54 | 24 | 38 | .255 | .332 | .432 | .765 |
| Yr | TM | G | PA | SF | SH | TB | HBP | IBB | GIDP | SB | CS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | CIN | 26 | 93 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 1968 | CIN | 154 | 607 | 8 | 2 | 244 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 5 |
| 1969 | CIN | 148 | 592 | 7 | 0 | 259 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| 1970 | CIN | 158 | 671 | 11 | 1 | 355 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| 1971 | CIN | 149 | 613 | 2 | 0 | 238 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 2 | 1 |
| 1972 | CIN | 147 | 652 | 12 | 0 | 291 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 6 | 6 |
| 1973 | CIN | 152 | 651 | 10 | 1 | 239 | 0 | 14 | 22 | 4 | 1 |
| 1974 | CIN | 160 | 708 | 4 | 0 | 315 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 4 |
| 1975 | CIN | 142 | 605 | 8 | 0 | 275 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 0 |
| 1976 | CIN | 135 | 552 | 4 | 0 | 183 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 2 |
| 1977 | CIN | 142 | 560 | 7 | 0 | 267 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 |
| 1978 | CIN | 120 | 451 | 6 | 1 | 190 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 1979 | CIN | 130 | 538 | 4 | 3 | 213 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 2 |
| 1980 | CIN | 114 | 407 | 4 | 0 | 174 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 1981 | CIN | 52 | 196 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 1982 | CIN | 119 | 439 | 2 | 1 | 158 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 2 |
| 1983 | CIN | 110 | 334 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| G | AB | R | H | RBI | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | HBP | SB | CS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2158 | 7658 | 1091 | 2048 | 1376 | 381 | 24 | 389 | 1278 | 891 | 19 | 68 | 43 |
| TM | G | AB | R | H | RBI | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | CS | SO | BB | HBP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 2158 | 7658 | 1091 | 2048 | 1376 | 381 | 24 | 389 | 68 | 43 | 1278 | 891 | 19 |
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