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Johnny Bench

Johnny Bench

#1 RANKED AT POSITION
1967—1983
Catcher
BORN
December 7, 1947, in Oklahoma City, OK
BATS / THROWS
Right / Right
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
6-1 / 197
PRIMARY TEAM
Big Red Machine
.267
BATTING AVERAGE
2158
GAMES
75.2
WAR
.342
ON-BASE PCT
1091
RUNS
47.2
WAR7
.476
SLUGGING
2048
HITS
23.8
WAR3
.817
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
389
HOME RUNS
5.6
WAR PER SEASON
The cleanup man for the Big Red Machine, the greatest catcher ever.
Hall of Fame
14-TIME
ALL-STAR
Reds
ALL-TIME TEAM
1975-76
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Compared to Hall of Fame Catchers

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Bench
CAREER
75.2
LONG PEAK
47.2
PRIME
32.7
SHORT PEAK
23.8
JAWS
61.2
WAR PER
5.6
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
CAREER
53.5
LONG PEAK
35.0
PRIME
25.5
SHORT PEAK
17.5
JAWS
44.3
WAR PER
4.4

Where Does Johnny Bench Rank Among Catchers?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
1
CAREER
1
LONG PEAK
3
PRIME
3
SHORT PEAK
2
JAWS
2
RANKING
EGG RANKING
CAREER
WAR
LONG PEAK
WAR7
PRIME
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
SHORT PEAK
WAR3
JAWS
JAWS

Hall of Fame Catchers Wins Above Replacement Comparison

Bench
Average HOF Catcher
80.080.060.060.040.040.020.020.00.00.075.247.232.723.861.25.653.53525.517.544.34.4Career WARCareer WARWAR7WAR7WAR5CWAR5CWAR3WAR3JAWSJAWSWAR PER SNWAR PER SN
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