C Johnny Bench #5
Age: 33 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/14/1981
 OA: 39 POT: 39
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C JOHNNY BENCH #5 - AGE: 33 - 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 35 35 35 35
Gap 40 40 40 40
Power 55 55 55 55
Eye 35 35 35 35
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 25 20
Errors: - 25 20
Arm: 65 35 20
Turn DP: - 25 -
Ability: 65 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 70 Left Field: -
1st Base: 20 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Ability: 80
Baserunning Inst.: 45
Sacrifice Bunt: 30
Bunt for Hit: 40
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Few players enjoy the game more.
Personality Class: Sparkplug
High: Adaptability, Work Ethic
Birthday:12/07/1947
Born in:Oklahoma City, OK
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:10 Years, 43 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:12 Years, 1 Day
Pro Service:17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1964, 5th Pick in Round 1
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
1970 Cincinnati - MLB 22 106 350 93 11 0 27 93 53 32 0 9 36 0 0 .266 .320 .529 .848 132 129 3.4
1971 Cincinnati - MLB 23 98 324 71 17 0 4 48 30 19 1 2 37 1 0 .219 .263 .309 .572 65 62 0.4
1972 Cincinnati - MLB 24 31 103 12 2 0 5 12 8 9 0 1 16 0 0 .117 .186 .282 .467 32 25 -0.5
1973 Cincinnati - MLB 25 97 221 49 6 1 4 24 17 20 0 2 27 2 0 .222 .284 .312 .596 63 58 0.2
1974 Cincinnati - MLB 26 83 264 65 13 1 9 31 26 17 1 3 25 0 1 .246 .291 .405 .697 96 93 1.4
1975 Cincinnati - MLB 27 117 314 69 11 0 11 49 33 21 2 6 39 0 0 .220 .268 .360 .628 77 72 0.7
1976 Cincinnati - MLB 28 110 328 70 9 0 13 54 31 19 3 6 41 1 0 .213 .258 .360 .618 80 78 1.1
1977 San Francisco - MLB 29 67 95 20 4 0 3 11 11 4 0 2 15 0 0 .211 .238 .347 .585 66 48 -0.1
1978 San Francisco - MLB 30 66 134 30 5 1 8 16 15 9 1 1 18 1 0 .224 .276 .455 .731 106 103 0.9
1979 San Francisco - MLB 31 45 110 19 2 0 2 13 9 8 2 2 17 0 0 .173 .238 .245 .483 39 28 -0.2
1980 San Francisco - MLB 32 18 20 8 0 0 2 5 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 .400 .400 .700 1.100 211 230 0.4
Total MLB 838 2263 506 80 3 88 356 236 158 10 34 274 5 1 .224 .273 .378 .652 84 79 7.5
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
1964 Lexington - A 16 23 85 23 5 0 3 11 10 10 0 0 20 0 0 .271 .347 .435 .783 133 126 0.7
1964 Peninsula - A 16 75 290 83 18 0 11 59 59 41 0 0 55 2 0 .286 .375 .462 .837 140 139 2.8
1964 Total - A 16 98 375 106 23 0 14 70 69 51 0 0 75 2 0 .283 .369 .456 .825 138 136 3.5
1965 Team - AAA 17 127 468 131 31 1 12 71 70 36 2 3 91 7 2 .280 .332 .427 .759 117 122 3.1
1966 Buffalo - AAA 18 119 462 103 15 1 18 57 45 22 0 2 79 1 1 .223 .257 .377 .634 82 84 0.8
1967 Knoxville - AA 19 50 202 37 5 0 9 24 25 13 0 2 26 2 2 .183 .230 .342 .572 80 85 0.4
1967 Buffalo - AAA 19 29 103 32 3 0 3 17 13 10 0 2 11 0 0 .311 .365 .427 .792 142 145 1.1
1968 Asheville - AA 20 57 222 70 16 0 14 50 37 17 0 0 24 2 0 .315 .364 .577 .941 189 187 3.4
1968 Indianapolis - AAA 20 64 247 61 12 1 5 36 29 24 0 6 32 0 0 .247 .307 .364 .671 99 102 1.3
1969 Perth - WL 21 27 95 26 6 0 5 23 15 11 0 0 15 1 0 .274 .349 .495 .844 126 120 0.6
1969 Indianapolis - AAA 21 116 458 111 17 0 21 66 51 31 0 3 55 1 0 .242 .289 .417 .706 109 107 2.3
1970 Perth - WL 22 28 112 32 1 0 2 17 12 13 1 0 17 1 1 .286 .365 .348 .713 108 110 0.4
1970 Indianapolis - AAA 22 14 51 9 1 0 2 7 5 8 0 1 8 1 0 .176 .283 .314 .597 83 89 0.2
1972 Indianapolis - AAA 24 82 304 73 5 0 16 64 49 26 1 2 40 1 0 .240 .300 .414 .715 106 102 1.1
Total IL 148 565 135 18 1 21 74 58 32 0 4 90 1 1 .239 .278 .386 .664 94 96
Total PCL 191 715 192 43 2 17 107 99 60 2 9 123 7 2 .269 .323 .406 .729 111 115
Total AA 212 813 193 23 0 39 137 105 65 1 6 103 3 0 .237 .293 .410 .702 106 104
Total CARL 75 290 83 18 0 11 59 59 41 0 0 55 2 0 .286 .375 .462 .837 140 139
Total WCRS 23 85 23 5 0 3 11 10 10 0 0 20 0 0 .271 .347 .435 .783 133 126
Total SOUL 107 424 107 21 0 23 74 62 30 0 2 50 4 2 .252 .300 .465 .765 137 138
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
1970 Cincinnati - MLB 22 18 67 12 4 0 1 8 7 1 0 0 14 0 0 .179 .191 .284 .475 31 31 0.4
1975 Cincinnati - MLB 27 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -117 0.7
Total MLB 19 68 12 4 0 1 8 7 1 0 0 14 0 0 .176 .188 .279 .468 29 28
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1970 Cincinnati - MLB C 94 91 544 62 5 613 7 .989 818.2 6.66 +0.6 1.046 11 69 28 40.6
1971 Cincinnati - MLB C 88 83 476 57 6 543 10 .982 757.1 6.33 +0.9 .928 7 64 26 40.6
1972 Cincinnati - MLB C 30 28 155 19 2 177 3 .983 258.2 6.05 -0.1 .904 4 16 7 43.8
1973 Cincinnati - MLB C 74 48 289 39 4 328 0 1.000 455.1 6.48 +3.1 1.176 1 35 17 48.6
1973 Cincinnati - MLB 1B 8 6 53 3 1 58 2 .966 55.0 9.16 -1.3 .801
1974 Cincinnati - MLB C 71 68 436 51 7 494 7 .986 604.0 7.26 +1.5 .974 5 51 24 47.1
1974 Cincinnati - MLB 1B 3 2 12 1 1 13 0 1.000 19.0 6.16 +0.0 1.033
1975 Cincinnati - MLB C 102 80 463 49 6 518 6 .988 738.2 6.24 +2.0 1.053 6 52 23 44.2
1975 Cincinnati - MLB 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 -0.5 .000
1975 Cincinnati - MLB SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 +0.0 .988
1976 Cincinnati - MLB C 89 79 431 63 11 500 6 .988 718.0 6.19 +2.3 1.137 3 71 27 38.0
1976 Cincinnati - MLB 1B 7 4 29 2 2 35 4 .886 39.2 7.03 -1.7 .798
1977 San Francisco - MLB C 17 10 69 11 2 80 0 1.000 110.2 6.51 +0.7 1.065 1 14 7 50.0
1977 San Francisco - MLB 1B 2 0 4 0 0 5 1 .800 4.0 9.00 -0.5 .000
1978 San Francisco - MLB C 29 26 130 18 1 153 5 .967 237.1 5.61 +0.3 1.079 2 36 13 36.1
1979 San Francisco - MLB C 28 27 103 22 2 127 2 .984 240.0 4.69 +1.7 2.188 1 31 15 48.4
1979 San Francisco - MLB 1B 3 0 6 0 1 7 1 .857 5.0 10.80 -0.5 .000
1980 San Francisco - MLB C 4 0 5 1 0 6 0 1.000 12.2 4.26 +0.1 .000 0 2 1 50.0
1980 San Francisco - MLB 1B 4 0 8 2 1 10 0 1.000 6.0 15.00 +0.2 1.029
TOTAL C 626 540 3101 392 46 3539 46 .987 4951.1 6.35 +13.2 1.045 41 441 188 42.6
TOTAL 1B 28 12 114 8 6 130 8 .938 132.2 8.28 -4.2 .791
TOTAL SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 +0.0 .988
PLAYER HISTORY
05/11/1964 Drafted in the 1964 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 5, 5th overall pick) by the San Francisco Giants.
06/08/1964 Was traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Cincinnati Reds, along with CF Wallace Cockrell, CL Leroy Fonceca, SS Tony LaRussa, a 1st draft pick, in exchange for SP Bob Purkey, 3B Jim Wynn, 1B Lee May, SP Jim Maloney, a 3rd draft pick, a 5th draft pick.
07/09/1964 Named the #7 prospect in the MLB
08/31/1964 Goes 0-4 against the Rocky Mount Senators, ending his hitting streak at 20 games.
09/21/1964 Wins the 1964 Southern League Round 1 with the Macon Peaches!
11/01/1964 Named the #8 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 50 (65); Eye: 45 (45).
04/12/1965 Named the #29 prospect in the MLB
07/08/1965 Named the #92 prospect in the MLB
10/07/1965 Wins the 1965 PCL PCL Great Glove Award at C.
10/09/1965 Wins the 1965 PCL PCL Platinum Stick Award at C.
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (45); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 45 (45).
04/11/1966 Named the #86 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (40); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 35 (40).
09/13/1967 Wins the 1967 International League Round 1 with the Buffalo Bisons!
09/20/1967 Wins the 1967 Southern League Round 1 with the Knoxville Smokies!
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (40); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 40 (40).
05/27/1968 Wins the SOUL SOUL Player of the Week Award.
06/10/1968 Wins the SOUL SOUL Player of the Week Award.
06/24/1968 Wins the SOUL SOUL Player of the Week Award.
10/26/1968 Named the #96 prospect in the MLB
11/09/1968 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $16,800 through automatic renewal.
12/07/1968 Named the #100 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 40 (40).
09/12/1969 Hits three home runs against the Iowa Oaks, going 3-3 with 4 RBI and 3 runs scored!
09/16/1969 Wins the 1969 Round 1 MVP Award.
09/26/1969 Wins the 1969 AA AA Great Glove Award at C.
09/28/1969 Wins the 1969 AA AA Platinum Stick Award at C.
11/11/1969 Named to the 1969 MLBe Fall League for the Perth Western Dingos.
11/21/1969 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $17,760 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 35 (40).
07/06/1970 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
07/20/1970 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
11/09/1970 Finished 2nd in 1970 MLB NL Rookie of the Year Award voting.
11/10/1970 Named to the 1970 MLBe Fall League for the Perth Western Dingos.
11/21/1970 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $18,720 through automatic renewal.
12/26/1970 Wins the 1970 Championship with the Perth Western Dingos.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 45 (45).
11/20/1971 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $19,840 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 40 (40).
06/01/1972 Goes 5-6 against the Tulsa Oilers, with 1 HR, 2 RBI and 2 R.
09/13/1972 Wins the 1972 American Association Round 1 with the Indianapolis Indians!
11/23/1972 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $21,120.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 40 (40).
11/02/1973 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $39,600 with the Cincinnati Reds organization.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 55 (65); Eye: 40 (40).
11/02/1974 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $59,000 with the Cincinnati Reds organization.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 40 (40).
10/31/1975 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $80,000 with the Cincinnati Reds organization.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 40 (40).
09/12/1976 Injured (food poisoning),out for 2 days.
11/26/1976 Became a free agent.
12/28/1976 Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $700,000 with the San Francisco Giants organization.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 40 (40).
01/01/1978 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 35 (35).
01/01/1979 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 40 (40).
10/31/1979 Executed his contract year option.
01/01/1980 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (35); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 40 (40).
11/26/1980 Released by the San Francisco Giants.
01/01/1981 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (35); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 35 (35).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1969 26 7
Year TB Rank
1969 47 10
Year 2B Rank
1969 6 8
Year HR Rank
1969 5 2
1970 27 9
Year RBI Rank
1969 23 1
Year SF Rank
1970 9 3
Year EBH Rank
1969 11 4
Year AVG Rank
1970 .286 8
Year SLG Rank
1969 .495 5
Year ISO Rank
1969 .221 1
Year OPS Rank
1969 .844 9
Year WAR Rank
1969 0.9 9
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