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Johnny Bench

1967–1983 · bats R / throws R · Cincinnati Reds, NLS

2,158G

.267AVG

.342OBP

.476SLG

2,048H

389HR

1,376RBI

68SB

5Rare feats

Career batting

G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	HBP	SF	TB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2,158	8,674	7,658	1,091	2,048	381	24	389	1,376	891	1,278	68	43	19	90	3,644	.267	.342	.476	.818

Streaks

18longest hitting streak · 1979-08-15 to 1979-09-06

31longest on-base streak

The three rarest things in this career

Rarity	What	Date	Rate	Game
71	5 walks	1979-07-22	1 in 36,651 player-games	box score ↗
53	Three-Homer Game	1970-07-26	1 in 321 games	box score ↗
52	7 RBI	1974-08-31	1 in 6,468 player-games	box score ↗

Splits

Regular season only.

Home and away

	G	PA	H	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Home	1098	4329	1035	195	714	457	641	.272	.345	.486
Away	1060	4345	1013	194	662	434	637	.263	.333	.466

By month

	G	PA	H	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
April	281	1185	253	49	173	142	173	.246	.333	.448
May	391	1627	401	75	254	144	260	.274	.335	.491
June	359	1472	369	68	239	154	179	.285	.355	.499
July	339	1352	322	62	230	145	215	.272	.345	.483
August	387	1509	357	68	245	146	242	.266	.333	.481
September	382	1465	343	66	228	151	198	.265	.337	.460
October	19	64	3	1	7	9	11	.058	.188	.115

Most-faced opponents

	G	PA	H	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
los-angeles-dodgers	250	983	221	31	131	102	137	.255	.329	.408
atlanta-braves	241	981	211	52	173	100	134	.243	.317	.468
san-francisco-giants	235	944	222	35	146	99	137	.265	.340	.447
houston-astros	234	958	224	34	144	109	155	.268	.348	.460
san-diego-padres	221	865	209	47	155	105	119	.280	.363	.526
philadelphia-phillies	178	738	198	41	131	87	96	.309	.386	.577
pittsburgh-pirates	166	660	169	30	96	53	92	.285	.336	.496
st-louis-cardinals	162	651	145	24	85	55	101	.247	.307	.427

Season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	H	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	IP	K
1967	Cincinnati Reds	26	86	14	1	6	–	.163	–	–
1968	Cincinnati Reds	154	564	155	15	82	1	.275	–	–
1969	Cincinnati Reds	148	532	156	26	90	6	.293	–	–
1970	Cincinnati Reds	158	605	177	45	148	5	.293	–	–
1971	Cincinnati Reds	149	562	134	27	61	2	.238	–	–
1972	Cincinnati Reds	147	538	145	40	125	6	.270	–	–
1973	Cincinnati Reds	152	557	141	25	104	4	.253	–	–
1974	Cincinnati Reds	160	621	174	33	129	5	.280	–	–
1975	Cincinnati Reds	142	530	150	28	110	11	.283	–	–
1976	Cincinnati Reds	135	465	109	16	74	13	.234	–	–
1977	Cincinnati Reds	142	494	136	31	109	2	.275	–	–
1978	Cincinnati Reds	120	393	102	23	73	4	.260	–	–
1979	Cincinnati Reds	130	464	128	22	80	4	.276	–	–
1980	Cincinnati Reds	114	360	90	24	68	4	.250	–	–
1981	Cincinnati Reds	52	178	55	8	25	–	.309	–	–
1982	Cincinnati Reds	119	399	103	13	38	1	.258	–	–
1983	Cincinnati Reds	110	310	79	12	54	–	.255	–	–