C Johnny Bench #35
Age: 53 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/06/1969
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C JOHNNY BENCH #35 - AGE: 53 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 2 2 2 5
Gap 4 4 4 6
Power 5 5 5 8
Eye 4 4 4 8
Avoid K's 2 2 2 4
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 1
Errors: - 1 1
Arm: 1 1 1
Turn DP: - 1 -
Ability: 2 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 1 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 7
Baserunning Inst.: 3
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
To call Bench a perfectionist is an understatement.
Birthday:12/07/1915
Born in:Oklahoma City, OK
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:20 Years, 143 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:10 Years, 80 Days
Pro Service:22 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1946 New York - FORT 30 127 489 124 18 0 14 62 63 55 0 1 109 4 2 .254 .328 .376 .705 101 104 3.3
1947 New York - FORT 31 130 494 133 18 2 19 92 89 64 3 5 66 1 1 .269 .353 .429 .783 113 118 4.8
1948 New York - FORT 32 123 462 121 16 1 26 93 65 65 2 8 65 1 2 .262 .350 .470 .820 115 115 3.3
1949 New York - FORT 33 127 468 116 26 0 25 83 65 71 0 5 82 0 1 .248 .344 .464 .807 118 121 3.6
1950 Cleveland - FORT 34 124 450 119 18 0 26 70 68 73 0 1 69 0 0 .264 .366 .478 .844 113 115 3.7
1951 New York - FORT 35 116 451 111 17 0 11 59 56 55 1 3 80 0 0 .246 .327 .357 .684 79 83 1.5
1952 Baltimore - FORT 36 65 238 74 6 1 13 38 41 33 0 3 37 0 0 .311 .391 .508 .899 155 152 2.7
1952 Milwaukee - FORT 36 69 217 51 6 0 7 39 22 25 1 3 35 1 0 .235 .313 .359 .672 91 93 0.9
1952 Total - FORT 36 134 455 125 12 1 20 77 63 58 1 6 72 1 0 .275 .354 .437 .791 125 125 3.6
1953 Kansas City - FORT 37 124 467 84 17 0 20 74 62 58 0 5 93 0 0 .180 .268 .345 .613 67 66 0.6
1954 St. Louis - FORT 38 75 275 65 11 1 7 31 35 26 1 3 53 0 1 .236 .302 .360 .662 80 76 0.9
1954 Arizona - FORT 38 53 185 49 2 0 8 35 27 15 1 4 38 0 0 .265 .317 .405 .722 103 103 1.1
1954 Total - FORT 38 128 460 114 13 1 15 66 62 41 2 7 91 0 1 .248 .308 .378 .686 88 85 1.8
1955 Bronx - FORT 39 16 56 12 1 0 0 2 3 10 0 0 10 0 0 .214 .333 .232 .565 54 66 0.0
1955 St. Louis - FORT 39 7 18 5 0 0 1 4 3 3 0 1 4 0 0 .278 .364 .444 .808 118 117 0.2
1955 Total - FORT 39 23 74 17 1 0 1 6 6 13 0 1 14 0 0 .230 .341 .284 .625 74 81 0.3
1956 Pittsburgh - FORT 40 52 142 31 5 0 7 24 15 15 1 0 31 0 0 .218 .297 .401 .699 85 88 0.4
Total FORT 1208 4412 1095 161 5 184 706 614 568 10 42 772 7 7 .248 .332 .412 .745 101 103 26.9
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1955 Memphis - AAA 39 57 218 64 9 0 20 58 38 19 1 1 84 1 0 .294 .351 .610 .962 160 158 0.0
1957 New Haven - AAA 41 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 3 46 0.0
Total MAAA 60 219 64 9 0 20 60 38 20 1 2 84 1 0 .292 .351 .607 .959 158 157
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1946 New York - FORT 30 7 25 6 0 0 0 3 4 6 0 1 6 0 0 .240 .375 .240 .615 0 0 0.0
1951 New York - FORT 35 5 8 3 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .375 .375 .875 1.250 0 0 0.0
1953 Kansas City - FORT 37 10 31 9 4 0 0 6 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 .290 .312 .419 .732 0 0 0.0
1954 Arizona - FORT 38 16 65 14 2 0 2 8 6 4 0 0 9 0 0 .215 .261 .338 .599 0 0 0.0
Total FORT 38 129 32 7 0 3 19 15 11 0 1 18 0 0 .248 .305 .372 .677 86 87
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1946 New York - MLB C 124 122 566 56 9 633 11 .983 1092.0 5.13 +2.0 .858 6 68 35 51.5
1947 New York - MLB C 124 122 466 70 7 544 8 .985 1081.2 4.46 +5.6 1.017 3 63 35 55.6
1948 New York - MLB C 121 120 461 61 9 537 15 .972 1074.0 4.37 -0.4 .886 5 70 26 37.1
1949 New York - MLB C 121 121 527 58 7 598 13 .978 1082.2 4.86 -0.7 1.038 7 69 22 31.9
1950 Cleveland - MLB C 122 121 516 67 8 587 4 .993 1062.0 4.94 +2.2 1.106 7 56 27 48.2
1951 New York - MLB C 111 110 348 67 7 425 10 .976 1001.2 3.73 +3.6 1.106 7 80 38 47.5
1952 Milwaukee - MLB C 63 53 263 27 2 292 2 .993 496.2 5.26 +1.5 .990 5 20 13 65.0
1952 Baltimore - MLB C 63 61 336 32 6 375 7 .981 569.0 5.82 -1.1 .943 7 34 13 38.2
1953 Kansas City - MLB C 123 122 591 71 6 674 12 .982 1096.2 5.43 +2.6 .890 6 67 35 52.2
1954 St. Louis - MLB C 71 70 318 42 7 365 5 .986 619.1 5.23 +1.4 1.065 1 43 21 48.8
1954 Arizona - MLB C 50 49 197 24 3 225 4 .982 437.0 4.55 -0.9 .973 4 31 10 32.3
1955 Bronx - MLB C 12 12 41 8 2 50 1 .980 105.2 4.17 +0.3 .000 2 11 6 54.5
1955 St. Louis - MLB C 7 5 24 5 1 29 0 1.000 49.2 5.26 +0.3 1.111 0 1 1 100.0
1956 Pittsburgh - MLB C 51 42 158 18 3 180 4 .978 381.0 4.16 -2.1 .890 8 24 7 29.2
TOTAL C 1163 1130 4812 606 77 5514 96 .983 10149.0 4.80 +14.2 .984 68 637 289 45.4
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1946 Drafted in the 1946 inaugural draft by the New York Mets (Round 1, Pick 8, 8th overall pick).
06/17/1946 Was selected to the 1946 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game.
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (7); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 7 (7).
10/15/1947 Wins the 1947 FORT NL Golden Glove Award at C.
10/17/1947 Wins the 1947 FORT NL Silver Slugger Award at C.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 6 (6).
10/15/1948 Wins the 1948 FORT NL Golden Glove Award at C.
10/17/1948 Wins the 1948 FORT NL Silver Slugger Award at C.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 7 (7).
06/17/1949 Was selected to the 1949 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game.
10/16/1949 Wins the 1949 FORT NL Golden Glove Award at C.
10/18/1949 Wins the 1949 FORT NL Silver Slugger Award at C.
11/16/1949 Was traded by the New York Mets to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for C Jason LaRue, CL Jesse Hudson.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 6 (7).
07/20/1950 Injured (Quadriceps soreness), day-to-day for 5 days.
10/15/1950 Wins the 1950 FORT AL Golden Glove Award at C.
10/17/1950 Wins the 1950 FORT AL Silver Slugger Award at C.
01/01/1951 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 8 (9); Eye: 7 (7).
01/26/1951 Drafted in the 1951 inaugural draft by the New York Mets (Round 14, Pick 9, 217th overall pick).
10/05/1951 Was traded by the New York Mets to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for .
01/01/1952 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 8 (9); Eye: 6 (7).
04/14/1952 Wins the FORT AL Player of the Week Award.
05/05/1952 Wins the FORT AL Player of the Week Award.
07/01/1952 Was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for 1B Don Mattingly.
07/13/1952 Was selected to the 1952 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game.
07/15/1952 Earned 1952 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game MVP honors.
10/24/1952 Was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for C John Stearns, $7,500,000.
11/03/1952 Wins the 1952 FORT AL Silver Slugger Award at C.
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 8 (9); Eye: 6 (7).
10/22/1953 Wins the 1953 World Series with the Kansas City Royals.
11/14/1953 Became a free agent.
12/02/1953 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $29,000,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (7).
07/16/1954 Was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Arizona Diamondbacks, along with LF Milt Thompson, RP Dennis Rasmussen, in exchange for SP Johnny Welch.
10/30/1954 Was traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks to the New York Yankees, along with SP Erasmo E Ramirez, in exchange for CF Franchy Cordero, LF Leon Wagner, 1B Chad Tracy.
10/30/1954 Was traded by the New York Yankees to the Houston Astros, along with SP Erasmo E Ramirez, in exchange for $1.
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 5 (7).
04/05/1955 Was traded by the Houston Astros to the Bronx Yankees, along with CF Kenny Lofton, in exchange for RP Dale Mohorcic.
05/01/1955 Released by the Bronx Yankees.
06/03/1955 Signed a minor league contract ($500,000 bonus) with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
07/18/1955 Wins the MAAA SL2 Player of the Week Award.
11/22/1955 Became a free agent.
12/07/1955 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,200,000 with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
01/01/1956 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 7 (8); Eye: 5 (7).
11/17/1956 Became a free agent.
01/01/1957 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (5); Power: 5 (8); Eye: 4 (7).
02/27/1957 Signed a minor league contract with the Houston Astros organization.
09/17/1957 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year K Rank
1946 109 2
1951 80 3
1953 93 7
Year HR Rank
1947 19 9
1948 26 3
1949 25 4
1950 26 8
1952 20 8
Year RBI Rank
1947 92 10
Year IBB Rank
1952 3 4
1954 3 8
Year SF Rank
1948 8 6
Year EBH Rank
1949 51 10
Year SLG Rank
1948 .470 9
1949 .464 4
1952 .437 10
Year ISO Rank
1948 .208 2
1949 .216 1
1950 .213 7
Year WOBA Rank
1949 .370 8
Year WAR Rank
1947 4.9 4
1949 3.6 10
1950 4.0 9
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