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Johnny Bench
Johnny Lee Bench (Little General)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 208 lb.

Debut August 28, 1967
  vs. PHI 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 29, 1983
Born December 7, 1947 in Oklahoma City, OK

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1989.

Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2nd round of the 1965 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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        Considered by many to be the greatest catcher of all time - not only for his power hitting but also for his excellent defense. Won an amazing 10 consecutive Gold Gloves from 1968 to 1977. A member of the great Big Red Machine teams of the '70s.

Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1967 19 CIN NL  26   86    7   14   3  1   1    6   0  1   5  19  .163  .207  .256   26   22   1   1   0   0   4
 1968 20 CIN NL 154  564   67  155  40  2  15   82   1  5  31  96  .275  .311  .433  117  244   2   8   8   2  14 MVP-16,RoY-1,AS
 1969 21 CIN NL 148  532   83  156  23  1  26   90   6  6  49  86  .293  .353  .487  129  259   0   7   7   4   7 MVP-13,AS
 1970 22 CIN NL 158  605   97  177  35  4  45  148   5  2  54 102  .293  .345  .587  141  355   1  11   9   0  12 MVP-1,AS
 1971 23 CIN NL 149  562   80  134  19  2  27   61   2  1  49  83  .238  .299  .423  107  238   0   2   7   0  20 AS
 1972 24 CIN NL 147  538   87  145  22  2  40  125   6  6 100  84  .270  .379  .541  166  291   0  12  23   2  18 MVP-1,AS
 1973 25 CIN NL 152  557   83  141  17  3  25  104   4  1  83  83  .253  .345  .429  119  239   1  10  14   0  22 MVP-10,AS
 1974 26 CIN NL 160  621  108  174  38  2  33  129   5  4  80  90  .280  .363  .507  143  315   0   4  15   3  13 MVP-4,AS
 1975 27 CIN NL 142  530   83  150  39  1  28  110  11  0  65 108  .283  .359  .519  140  275   0   8  12   2  12 MVP-4,AS
 1976 28 CIN NL 135  465   62  109  24  1  16   74  13  2  81  95  .234  .348  .394  109  183   0   4   6   2   9 AS
 1977 29 CIN NL 142  494   67  136  34  2  31  109   2  4  58  95  .275  .348  .540  133  267   0   7   8   1  10 MVP-21,AS
 1978 30 CIN NL 120  393   52  102  17  1  23   73   4  2  50  83  .260  .340  .483  129  190   1   6  10   1   9 AS
 1979 31 CIN NL 130  464   73  128  19  0  22   80   4  2  67  73  .276  .364  .459  123  213   3   4   8   0  11 MVP-23,AS
 1980 32 CIN NL 114  360   52   90  12  0  24   68   4  2  41  64  .250  .327  .483  123  174   0   4   2   2   9 MVP-17,AS
 1981 33 CIN NL  52  178   14   55   8  0   8   25   0  2  17  21  .309  .369  .489  141   87   1   0   3   0   4
 1982 34 CIN NL 119  399   44  103  16  0  13   38   1  2  37  58  .258  .320  .396   98  158   1   2   2   0  14
 1983 35 CIN NL 110  310   32   79  15  2  12   54   0  1  24  38  .255  .308  .432  101  134   0   0   1   0  13 AS
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 17 Seasons         7658      2048     24     1376     43    1278  .267  .342  .476  126       11  90 135  19 201
               2158      1091      381    389       68    891                            3644
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        575   82  154  29  2  29  103   5  3  67  96  .267  .342  .476  126  274   1   7  10   1  15
 Career High    160  621  108  177  40  4  45  148  13  6 100 108  .309  .379  .587  166  355   3  12  23   4  22
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP
Special Batting  Glossary 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1967 19 CIN NL   93   79    4   1.4   100| .163  .271| .207  .335| .256  .398| .463  .733|  26  .125  -8.9  -1.0   0%
 1968 20 CIN NL  607  438   71   4.4    86| .275  .259| .311  .318| .433  .364| .744  .682| 117  .592  11.3   1.3  16%
 1969 21 CIN NL  592  396   92   6.2    99| .293  .265| .353  .336| .487  .393| .840  .729| 129  .676  20.3   2.1  50%
 1970 22 CIN NL  671  454  121   7.2   107| .293  .272| .345  .345| .587  .415| .932  .760| 141  .688  33.0   3.2  71%
 1971 23 CIN NL  613  451   66   4.0    88| .238  .254| .299  .319| .423  .372| .722  .691| 107  .485   3.2   0.3  66%
 1972 24 CIN NL  652  429  110   6.9    87| .270  .250| .379  .317| .541  .369| .920  .685| 166  .726  49.7   5.1  50%
 1973 25 CIN NL  651  450   82   4.9    92| .253  .257| .345  .325| .429  .382| .774  .706| 119  .562  15.7   1.6  80%
 1974 26 CIN NL  708  468  114   6.6    94| .280  .261| .363  .333| .507  .378| .870  .711| 143  .688  35.6   3.6  55%
 1975 27 CIN NL  605  400  101   6.8    98| .283  .268| .359  .339| .519  .387| .878  .725| 140  .697  29.0   2.9 100%
 1976 28 CIN NL  552  371   69   5.0    93| .234  .265| .348  .332| .394  .378| .742  .709| 109  .592   8.1   0.8  86%
 1977 29 CIN NL  560  379   92   6.6   105| .275  .272| .348  .340| .540  .414| .888  .754| 133  .654  23.0   2.2  33%
 1978 30 CIN NL  451  309   65   5.6    95| .260  .262| .340  .330| .483  .385| .823  .715| 129  .633  14.8   1.5  66%
 1979 31 CIN NL  538  356   79   6.0   100| .276  .270| .364  .336| .459  .401| .823  .737| 123  .635  15.9   1.6  66%
 1980 32 CIN NL  407  285   57   5.4    96| .250  .268| .327  .330| .483  .389| .810  .719| 123  .609  10.2   1.0  66%
 1981 33 CIN NL  196  130   31   6.5    93| .309  .265| .369  .330| .489  .379| .858  .710| 141  .695   9.0   0.9   0%
 1982 34 CIN NL  439  315   48   4.1    96| .258  .268| .320  .331| .396  .389| .716  .720|  98  .488  -1.7  -0.2  33%
 1983 35 CIN NL  334  245   37   4.1    99| .255  .267| .308  .336| .432  .395| .740  .731| 101  .480  -1.0  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 17 Seasons     8669 5955 1239   5.6    95| .267  .263| .342  .331| .476  .387| .818  .718| 126  .627 267.2  26.8  61%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1967 19 CIN NL   C   26    175   16    1    0  .995  .990  7.35  5.85  7.38  6.89   26  233.0   2  12    5   5
 1968 20 CIN NL   C  154    942  102    9   10  .991  .990  6.78  6.12  7.22  6.87  139 1301.0  18  55   49  44 GG,AS
 1969 21 CIN NL   C  147    793   76    7   10  .992  .989  5.91  6.25  6.26  7.06  135 1249.0  14  63   30  40 GG,AS
 1970 22 CIN NL   C  139    755   73   12   12  .986  .987  5.96  5.94  6.44  6.85  130 1158.0   9  32   32  30 GG,AS
                 OF   24     24    1    2    0  .926  .977  1.04  1.78  1.49  2.07   17  151.0                  AS
                 LF   15     14    1    1    0  .938  .974  1.00  1.38  1.73  1.75    8   78.0                  AS
                 1B   12     74    4    1    7  .987  .992  6.50  8.37 13.00  9.68    5   54.0                  AS
                 RF    7      8    0    1    0  .889  .976  1.14  1.69  1.24  2.00    7   58.0                  AS
                 CF    2      3    0    0    0 1.000  .968  1.50  2.05  1.80  2.34    2   15.0                  AS
                 3B    1      1    0    0    0 1.000  .909  1.00  2.60  9.00  2.70    0    1.0                  AS
 1971 23 CIN NL   C  141    687   59    9    9  .988  .988  5.29  5.63  5.74  6.34  133 1169.7   6  29   37  26 GG,AS
                 1B   12     34    1    1    7  .972  .992  2.92  8.58  9.55  9.87    1   33.0                  AS
                 OF   12     12    1    0    0 1.000  .977  1.08  1.92  1.48  2.19   10   79.0                  AS
                 LF   10      9    1    0    0 1.000  .971  1.00  1.53  1.43  1.87    8   63.0                  AS
                 3B    3      2    6    0    0 1.000  .952  2.67  2.33  3.79  2.79    3   19.0                  AS
                 RF    3      2    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  0.67  1.80  1.12  2.08    2   16.0                  AS
 1972 24 CIN NL   C  129    735   56    6    9  .992  .987  6.13  5.87  6.25  6.61  124 1139.7   2  33   24  31 GG,AS
                 RF   17     30    0    2    0  .938  .980  1.76  1.74  1.96  2.03   17  138.0                  AS
                 1B    7     24    0    1    1  .960  .992  3.43  8.41  7.71  9.74    2   28.0                  AS
                 3B    4      2    7    1    0  .900  .947  2.25  2.55  2.45  2.86    4   33.0                  AS
 1973 25 CIN NL   C  134    693   61    4    7  .995  .987  5.63  5.58  6.09  6.34  124 1115.0   8  23   28  27 GG,AS
                 RF   23     33    0    2    0  .943  .973  1.43  1.77  1.64  2.01   22  181.0                  AS
                 1B    4     29    0    0    3 1.000  .993  7.25  8.40 10.04  9.83    3   26.0                  AS
                 3B    1      0    2    0    0 1.000  .952  2.00  2.50  2.57  2.83    1    7.0                  AS
 1974 26 CIN NL   C  137    757   68    6   16  .993  .985  6.02  5.37  6.55  6.12  129 1133.3   3  40   37  35 GG,AS
                 3B   36     22   55    3    2  .963  .948  2.14  2.64  2.63  3.04   30  263.0                  AS
                 1B    5     15    0    0    0 1.000  .993  3.00  8.34 10.38  9.97    0   13.0                  AS
 1975 27 CIN NL   C  121    568   51    7    9  .989  .985  5.12  5.24  5.56  6.03  115 1002.7   0  29   32  27 GG,AS
                 OF   19     33    1    0    0 1.000  .977  1.79  2.01  2.00  2.29   18  153.0                  AS
                 LF   16     28    0    0    0 1.000  .972  1.75  1.71  1.95  2.10   15  129.0                  AS
                 1B    9     45    0    1    2  .978  .989  5.00  8.52 10.86  9.97    3   37.3                  AS
                 RF    3      5    1    0    0 1.000  .968  2.00  1.73  2.25  2.06    3   24.0                  AS
 1976 28 CIN NL   C  128    651   60    2   11  .997  .986  5.55  5.16  5.97  5.96  120 1071.0   5  27   57  42 GG,AS
                 LF    5      4    0    2    0  .667  .976  0.80  1.60  1.29  2.02    3   28.0                  AS
                 1B    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  8.60  0.00  9.90    0    1.0                  AS
 1977 29 CIN NL   C  135    705   66   10   10  .987  .985  5.71  5.54  6.51  6.49  125 1065.7   3  39   64  42 GG,AS
                 OF    8      9    0    0    0 1.000  .978  1.12  1.93  1.56  2.27    7   52.0                  AS
                 LF    7      9    0    0    0 1.000  .968  1.29  1.51  1.84  1.92    6   44.0                  AS
                 1B    4     21    2    1    3  .958  .991  5.75  8.30  9.86  9.90    2   21.0                  AS
                 3B    1      0    1    1    0  .500 1.000  1.00  2.50  1.80  3.06    0    5.0                  AS
                 RF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.80  0.00  2.14    1    8.0                  AS
 1978 30 CIN NL   C  107    605   48    7    6  .989  .985  6.10  5.11  7.03  6.17   96  836.0  12  20   49  35 AS
                 1B   11     75    5    2    7  .976  .993  7.27  8.32  9.60  9.98    9   75.0                  AS
                 OF    2      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.95  0.00  2.29    2   15.7                  AS
                 LF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.60  0.00  2.02    1   10.7                  AS
                 RF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.80  0.00  2.16    1    5.0                  AS
 1979 31 CIN NL   C  126    619   68   10   11  .986  .985  5.45  5.27  5.71  6.13  123 1083.3   5  21   70  45 AS
                 1B    2     13    1    0    1 1.000  .993  7.00  8.60  9.00  9.90    2   14.0                  AS
 1980 32 CIN NL   C  105    505   39    5    7  .991  .983  5.18  5.23  5.78  6.09   98  847.0   6  21   83  34 AS
 1981 33 CIN NL  1B   38    334   23    6   35  .983  .992  9.39  8.68  9.98 10.22   37  322.0                 
                  C    7     41    5    1    0  .979  .983  6.57  5.07  6.90  5.92    7   60.0   1   1    9   4
 1982 34 CIN NL  3B  107     54  155   19   10  .917  .951  1.95  2.43  2.19  2.77  103  858.7                 
                 1B    8     53    4    0    7 1.000  .991  7.12  8.89 11.23 10.22    5   45.7                 
                  C    1      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  5.50  9.00  6.30    0    1.0   0   0    0   0
 1983 35 CIN NL  3B   42     26   58    6    5  .933  .949  2.00  2.29  2.37  2.70   41  319.3                  AS
                 1B   32    249   14    3   21  .989  .992  8.22  8.39  9.43  9.96   29  251.0                  AS
                  C    5     17    2    1    0  .950  .984  3.80  5.56  7.43  6.57    3   23.0   0   1    4   2 AS
                 LF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.60  0.00  2.57    0    0.7                  AS

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1970 22 CIN NL  1B   12     74    4    1    7  .987  .992  6.50  8.37 13.00  9.68    5   54.0                 
 1971 23 CIN NL  1B   12     34    1    1    7  .972  .992  2.92  8.58  9.55  9.87    1   33.0                 
 1972 24 CIN NL  1B    7     24    0    1    1  .960  .992  3.43  8.41  7.71  9.74    2   28.0                 
 1973 25 CIN NL  1B    4     29    0    0    3 1.000  .993  7.25  8.40 10.04  9.83    3   26.0                 
 1974 26 CIN NL  1B    5     15    0    0    0 1.000  .993  3.00  8.34 10.38  9.97    0   13.0                 
 1975 27 CIN NL  1B    9     45    0    1    2  .978  .989  5.00  8.52 10.86  9.97    3   37.3                 
 1976 28 CIN NL  1B    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  8.60  0.00  9.90    0    1.0                 
 1977 29 CIN NL  1B    4     21    2    1    3  .958  .991  5.75  8.30  9.86  9.90    2   21.0                 
 1978 30 CIN NL  1B   11     75    5    2    7  .976  .993  7.27  8.32  9.60  9.98    9   75.0                 
 1979 31 CIN NL  1B    2     13    1    0    1 1.000  .993  7.00  8.60  9.00  9.90    2   14.0                 
 1981 33 CIN NL  1B   38    334   23    6   35  .983  .992  9.39  8.68  9.98 10.22   37  322.0                 
 1982 34 CIN NL  1B    8     53    4    0    7 1.000  .991  7.12  8.89 11.23 10.22    5   45.7                 
 1983 35 CIN NL  1B   32    249   14    3   21  .989  .992  8.22  8.39  9.43  9.96   29  251.0                 

 1970 22 CIN NL  3B    1      1    0    0    0 1.000  .909  1.00  2.60  9.00  2.70    0    1.0                 
 1971 23 CIN NL  3B    3      2    6    0    0 1.000  .952  2.67  2.33  3.79  2.79    3   19.0                 
 1972 24 CIN NL  3B    4      2    7    1    0  .900  .947  2.25  2.55  2.45  2.86    4   33.0                 
 1973 25 CIN NL  3B    1      0    2    0    0 1.000  .952  2.00  2.50  2.57  2.83    1    7.0                 
 1974 26 CIN NL  3B   36     22   55    3    2  .963  .948  2.14  2.64  2.63  3.04   30  263.0                 
 1977 29 CIN NL  3B    1      0    1    1    0  .500 1.000  1.00  2.50  1.80  3.06    0    5.0                 
 1982 34 CIN NL  3B  107     54  155   19   10  .917  .951  1.95  2.43  2.19  2.77  103  858.7                 
 1983 35 CIN NL  3B   42     26   58    6    5  .933  .949  2.00  2.29  2.37  2.70   41  319.3                 

 1967 19 CIN NL   C   26    175   16    1    0  .995  .990  7.35  5.85  7.38  6.89   26  233.0   2  12    5   5
 1968 20 CIN NL   C  154    942  102    9   10  .991  .990  6.78  6.12  7.22  6.87  139 1301.0  18  55   49  44
 1969 21 CIN NL   C  147    793   76    7   10  .992  .989  5.91  6.25  6.26  7.06  135 1249.0  14  63   30  40
 1970 22 CIN NL   C  139    755   73   12   12  .986  .987  5.96  5.94  6.44  6.85  130 1158.0   9  32   32  30
 1971 23 CIN NL   C  141    687   59    9    9  .988  .988  5.29  5.63  5.74  6.34  133 1169.7   6  29   37  26
 1972 24 CIN NL   C  129    735   56    6    9  .992  .987  6.13  5.87  6.25  6.61  124 1139.7   2  33   24  31
 1973 25 CIN NL   C  134    693   61    4    7  .995  .987  5.63  5.58  6.09  6.34  124 1115.0   8  23   28  27
 1974 26 CIN NL   C  137    757   68    6   16  .993  .985  6.02  5.37  6.55  6.12  129 1133.3   3  40   37  35
 1975 27 CIN NL   C  121    568   51    7    9  .989  .985  5.12  5.24  5.56  6.03  115 1002.7   0  29   32  27
 1976 28 CIN NL   C  128    651   60    2   11  .997  .986  5.55  5.16  5.97  5.96  120 1071.0   5  27   57  42
 1977 29 CIN NL   C  135    705   66   10   10  .987  .985  5.71  5.54  6.51  6.49  125 1065.7   3  39   64  42
 1978 30 CIN NL   C  107    605   48    7    6  .989  .985  6.10  5.11  7.03  6.17   96  836.0  12  20   49  35
 1979 31 CIN NL   C  126    619   68   10   11  .986  .985  5.45  5.27  5.71  6.13  123 1083.3   5  21   70  45
 1980 32 CIN NL   C  105    505   39    5    7  .991  .983  5.18  5.23  5.78  6.09   98  847.0   6  21   83  34
 1981 33 CIN NL   C    7     41    5    1    0  .979  .983  6.57  5.07  6.90  5.92    7   60.0   1   1    9   4
 1982 34 CIN NL   C    1      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  5.50  9.00  6.30    0    1.0   0   0    0   0
 1983 35 CIN NL   C    5     17    2    1    0  .950  .984  3.80  5.56  7.43  6.57    3   23.0   0   1    4   2

 1970 22 CIN NL  CF    2      3    0    0    0 1.000  .968  1.50  2.05  1.80  2.34    2   15.0                 

 1970 22 CIN NL  LF   15     14    1    1    0  .938  .974  1.00  1.38  1.73  1.75    8   78.0                 
 1971 23 CIN NL  LF   10      9    1    0    0 1.000  .971  1.00  1.53  1.43  1.87    8   63.0                 
 1975 27 CIN NL  LF   16     28    0    0    0 1.000  .972  1.75  1.71  1.95  2.10   15  129.0                 
 1976 28 CIN NL  LF    5      4    0    2    0  .667  .976  0.80  1.60  1.29  2.02    3   28.0                 
 1977 29 CIN NL  LF    7      9    0    0    0 1.000  .968  1.29  1.51  1.84  1.92    6   44.0                 
 1978 30 CIN NL  LF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.60  0.00  2.02    1   10.7                 
 1983 35 CIN NL  LF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.60  0.00  2.57    0    0.7                 

 1970 22 CIN NL  OF   24     24    1    2    0  .926  .977  1.04  1.78  1.49  2.07   17  151.0                 
 1971 23 CIN NL  OF   12     12    1    0    0 1.000  .977  1.08  1.92  1.48  2.19   10   79.0                 
 1972 24 CIN NL  OF   17     30    0    2    0  .938  .977  1.76  1.96  1.96  2.18   17  138.0                 
 1973 25 CIN NL  OF   23     35    0    2    0  .946  .978  1.52  1.96  1.74  2.23   22  181.0                 
 1975 27 CIN NL  OF   19     33    1    0    0 1.000  .977  1.79  2.01  2.00  2.29   18  153.0                 
 1976 28 CIN NL  OF    5      4    0    2    0  .667  .976  0.80  2.02  1.29  2.35    3   28.0                 
 1977 29 CIN NL  OF    8      9    0    0    0 1.000  .978  1.12  1.93  1.56  2.27    7   52.0                 
 1978 30 CIN NL  OF    2      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.95  0.00  2.29    2   15.7                 
 1983 35 CIN NL  OF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.90  0.00  2.57    0    0.7                 

 1970 22 CIN NL  RF    7      8    0    1    0  .889  .976  1.14  1.69  1.24  2.00    7   58.0                 
 1971 23 CIN NL  RF    3      2    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  0.67  1.80  1.12  2.08    2   16.0                 
 1972 24 CIN NL  RF   17     30    0    2    0  .938  .980  1.76  1.74  1.96  2.03   17  138.0                 
 1973 25 CIN NL  RF   23     33    0    2    0  .943  .973  1.43  1.77  1.64  2.01   22  181.0                 
 1975 27 CIN NL  RF    3      5    1    0    0 1.000  .968  2.00  1.73  2.25  2.06    3   24.0                 
 1977 29 CIN NL  RF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.80  0.00  2.14    1    8.0                 
 1978 30 CIN NL  RF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.80  0.00  2.16    1    5.0                 

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
 Position Total   C*1742   9249  850   97  127  .990  .987  5.80  5.59  6.27  6.42 1627 14488.3  94 446  610 469
                 3B* 195    107  284   30   17  .929  .950  2.01  2.44  2.34  2.81  182 1506.0                 
                 1B* 145    966   54   16   94  .985  .992  7.03  8.51  9.97 10.03   98  921.0                 
                 OF* 111    147    3    8    0  .949  .977  1.35  1.92  1.69  2.21   96  798.3                    55    2   55#
                 RF*  55     78    1    5    0  .940  .977  1.44  1.75  1.65  2.02   53  430.0                 
                 LF*  55     64    2    3    0  .957  .972  1.20  1.55  1.68  1.95   41  353.3                 
                 CF*   2      3    0    0    0 1.000  .968  1.50  2.05  1.80  2.34    2   15.0                 
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
 Overall Total      2193  10469 1191  151  238  .987  .986  5.32  5.32  5.92  6.11 2003  17714
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1970   NLCS  CIN PIT     W   3   9   2   2  0  0  1   1   3   1  .222  .417  .556   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    CIN BAL     L   5  19   3   4  0  0  1   3   1   2  .211  .250  .368   0  0   0   0   0 
 1972   NLCS  CIN PIT     W   5  18   3   6  1  1  1   2   1   3  .333  .350  .667   2  0   0   1   0 
        WS    CIN OAK     L   7  23   4   6  1  0  1   1   5   5  .261  .393  .435   2  0   0   0   0 
 1973   NLCS  CIN NYM     L   5  19   1   5  2  0  1   1   2   3  .263  .333  .526   0  0   0   0   0 
 1975   NLCS  CIN PIT     W   3  13   1   1  0  0  0   0   1   6  .077  .143  .077   1  0   0   0   0 
        WS    CIN BOS     W   7  29   5   6  2  0  1   4   2   4  .207  .258  .379   0  0   0   0   0 
 1976   NLCS  CIN PHI     W   3  12   3   4  1  0  1   1   1   2  .333  .385  .667   1  0   0   0   0 
        WS    CIN NYY     W   4  15   4   8  1  1  2   6   0   1  .533  .533 1.133   0  0   0   0   0 
 1979   NLCS  CIN PIT     L   3  12   1   3  0  1  1   1   2   2  .250  .357  .667   0  1   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  6 Lg Champ Series     4-2  22  83  11  21  4  2  5   6  10  17  .253  .330  .530   4  1   0   1   0 
  4 World Series        2-2  23  86  16  24  4  1  5  14   8  12  .279  .340  .523   2  0   0   0   0 
 10 Postseason Series   6-4  45 169  27  45  8  3 10  20  18  29  .266  .335  .527   6  1   0   1   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1968   CIN NL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1969   CIN NL   *   3   2   2  0  0  1   2   1   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting C 
 1970   CIN NL   *   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   3   0  0   0   0   0 Starting C 
 1971   CIN NL   *   4   1   2  0  0  1   2   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting C 
 1972   CIN NL   *   2   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting C 
 1973   CIN NL   *   3   1   1  0  0  1   1   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting C 
 1974   CIN NL   *   3   1   2  0  0  0   0   1   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting C 
 1975   CIN NL   *   4   0   1  0  0  0   1   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting C 
 1976   CIN NL   *   2   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting C 
 1977   CIN NL   *   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting C 
 1978   CIN NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1979   CIN NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1980   CIN NL   *   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting C 
 1983   CIN NL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 12/14   10  28   5  10  0  0  3   6   2   6   0  0   0   0   0  .357  .400  .679 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1968 *
1969 (C)
1970 (C)
1971 (C)
1972 (C)
1973 (C)
1974 (C)
1975 (C)
1976 (C)
1977 (C)
1978
1979
1980 (C)
1983 *

Awards
1968-NL-ROY
1970-ML-Major League Player of the Year
1970-NL-MVP
1972-NL-MVP
1975-ML-Lou Gehrig Memorial Award
1976-NL-Babe Ruth Award
1976-ML-WS MVP
1981-ML-Hutch Award

Gold Gloves
1968-NL--C
1969-NL--C
1970-NL--C
1971-NL--C
1972-NL--C
1973-NL--C
1974-NL--C
1975-NL--C
1976-NL--C
1977-NL--C
All Multiple Winners

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1968-NL-16-0.04
1969-NL-13-0.04
1970-NL-1-0.97
1972-NL-1-0.78
1973-NL-10-0.12
1974-NL-4-0.42
1975-NL-4-0.35
1977-NL-21-0.01
1979-NL-23-0.02
1980-NL-17-0.02
Car-40-2.77 shares

On-base %
1972 NL-.379-10

Slugging %
1970 NL-.587-3
1972 NL-.541-3
1974 NL-.507-4
1975 NL-.519-4
1977 NL-.540-5

OPS
1970 NL-.932-9
1972 NL-.920-4
1974 NL-.870-7
1975 NL-.878-9
1977 NL-.889-8

Games
1970 NL-158-8
1974 NL-160-5

At Bats
1970 NL-605-10
1974 NL-621-7

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1972 NL-652-10
1974 NL-708-6

Runs
1972 NL-87-10
1974 NL-108-2

Total Bases
1970 NL-355-2
1972 NL-291-3
1974 NL-315-1
1975 NL-275-8

Doubles
1968 NL-40-3
1970 NL-35-6
1974 NL-38-2
1975 NL-39-3

Home Runs
1970 NL-45-1
1971 NL-27-9
1972 NL-40-1
1974 NL-33-2
1975 NL-28-4
1977 NL-31-7
1980 NL-24-10
Car-389-51

RBI
1968 NL-82-9
1970 NL-148-1
1972 NL-125-1
1973 NL-104-3
1974 NL-129-1
1975 NL-110-2
1977 NL-109-7
Car-1376-72

Bases on Balls
1972 NL-100-3
1976 NL-81-8

Strikeouts
1975 NL-108-8
1976 NL-95-10

Adjusted OPS+
1970 NL-141-10
1972 NL-166-2
1974 NL-143-7
1975 NL-140-9

Runs Created
1970 NL-121-7
1972 NL-110-4
1974 NL-114-4
1975 NL-101-8

Adjusted Batting Runs
1972 NL-50-2
1974 NL-36-6

Batting Wins
1972 NL-5.1-2
1974 NL-3.6-6

Extra-Base Hits
1968 NL-57-7
1970 NL-84-1
1972 NL-64-4
1974 NL-73-1
1975 NL-68-4
1977 NL-67-5
Car-794-97

Times on Base
1972 NL-247-5
1974 NL-257-7

Offensive Win%
1972 NL-.726-9
1974 NL-.688-8
1975 NL-.697-7

Sac. Flies
1968 NL-8-2
1969 NL-7-6
1970 NL-11-1
1972 NL-12-1
1973 NL-10-1
1975 NL-8-6
Car-90-53

Intentional Walks
1972 NL-23-1
1973 NL-14-8
1974 NL-15-4
1975 NL-12-8
Car-135-56

Grounded into Double Plays
1971 NL-20-5
1972 NL-18-3
1973 NL-22-5
Car-201-82

Power/Speed Number
1975 NL-15.8-5

At Bats per Home Run
1970 NL-13.4-2
1971 NL-20.8-9
1972 NL-13.5-2
1974 NL-18.8-4
1975 NL-18.9-4
1977 NL-15.9-6
1978 NL-**17.1-6
1980 NL-**15.0-5
Car-19.7-100

Outs
1974 NL-468-9

Youngest Player
1967 NL-19-2
1968 NL-20-9

          
A ** by the stat's value indicates the player had fewer than the required number of at bats or plate appearances for the BA, OBP, SLG or OPS title that year. In order to rank the player, the necessary number of hitless at bats were added to the player's season total. The value printed here is their actual value and not the value used to rank them, therefore some numbers may appear out of order. Requirements to qualify for rate stats.

Black Ink: Batting - 20 (105) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 93 (248) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 38.9 (157) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 214.0 (35) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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  7. Cal Ripken (920) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  9. Cal Ripken (920) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Cal Ripken (910) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Cal Ripken (899) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  13. Ron Santo (870)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Gary Carter (883) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Dale Murphy (883)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  16. Ernie Banks (877) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

June 8, 1965: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2nd round of the 1965 amateur draft.

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