#82 Johnny "Little general" Bench, Catcher, 28 yrs, New York (N) Mets
Sunday, 3/5/1976 |
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| Johnny Bench
Little general
12/7/1947
28
USA,OK,OKLAHOMA CITY
6"1
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Catcher
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3.0 Stars
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$ 5,000,000
1977
7 Year(s), 7 Days (1211 total Days)
0 Day(s)
7 Year(s), 7 Days (1211 total Days)
9 Year(s)
3 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Versus LHP | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Versus RHP | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Talent | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
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Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
C : 4 (Range), .995 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 7
Infield Arm : 7
Outfield Arm : 1
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Projected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| vs. RHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Close/Late | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Scoring Position | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1968 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .231 | .250 | .481 | NYM |
| 1969 | 86 | 165 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | .236 | .287 | .364 | .650 | NYM |
| 1970 | 103 | 288 | 67 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 40 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 0 | .233 | .275 | .403 | .678 | NYM |
| 1971 | 138 | 502 | 127 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 49 | 48 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 122 | 0 | 0 | .253 | .291 | .351 | .641 | NYM |
| 1972 | 133 | 491 | 128 | 32 | 6 | 15 | 75 | 56 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 108 | 1 | 0 | .261 | .304 | .442 | .746 | NYM |
| 1973 | 138 | 551 | 133 | 32 | 4 | 18 | 58 | 71 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 149 | 0 | 3 | .241 | .280 | .412 | .692 | NYM |
| 1974 | 138 | 493 | 125 | 30 | 1 | 13 | 69 | 56 | 40 | 1 | 3 | 114 | 1 | 3 | .254 | .309 | .398 | .707 | NYM |
| 1975 | 142 | 509 | 145 | 29 | 3 | 14 | 71 | 63 | 42 | 1 | 6 | 108 | 0 | 1 | .285 | .337 | .436 | .773 | NYM |
| Total | 882 | 3011 | 766 | 176 | 19 | 79 | 388 | 339 | 196 | 7 | 15 | 687 | 2 | 7 | .254 | .300 | .404 | .704 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1967, A | 80 | 260 | 70 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 51 | 38 | 36 | 38 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .355 | .408 | .762 |
| 1967, AA | 14 | 49 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .163 | .189 | .367 | .556 |
| 1968, A | 133 | 441 | 125 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 77 | 57 | 54 | 48 | 1 | 0 | .283 | .354 | .442 | .797 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1974 | 11 | 43 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .372 | .438 | .442 | .879 |
| Total | 11 | 43 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .372 | .438 | .442 | .879 |
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Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by New York (N) in 1967...
Injured on 4/23/1967 with a Torn Thigh Muscle, out for 5 weeks...
Injured on 7/19/1968 with a Sprained Wrist, out for one week...
Had first career hit on 10/3/1968, off Juan Pizarro (PHI)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/16/1969, off Chuck Dobson (HOU)...
Hit 3 homeruns against Chicago (N), driving in 5 runs on 7/22/1973...
Won Gold Glove Award at Catcher in 1973...
Won World Championship with New York (N) in 1974...
11/1/1974: Signed a contract extension with New York (N), $5,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Philadelphia (N) on 5/28/1975...
Won Gold Glove Award at Catcher in 1975...
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