#82 Johnny "Little general" Bench, Catcher, 21 yrs, New York (N) Mets Saturday, 10/21/1969 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Johnny Bench Little general 12/7/1947 21 USA,OK,OKLAHOMA CITY 6"1 208
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| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Prospect rating :
| Minimal Minimal Some ability 0 / 6 (Unknown) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Normal Normal 4.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 150,000 1969 (Automatic) 1 Year(s), 7 Days (179 total Days) 172 Day(s) 1 Year(s), 7 Days (179 total Days) 2 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
Versus RHP | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
Talent | 6 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 2 1 1 3 1 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 | | |
9/20 | @ATL | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/22 | SD | L 4-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/24 | @CHN | W 6-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/25 | @MON | W 3-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #6 | | |
9/29 | PHI | L 2-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #9 | | |
10/1 | @MON | W 8-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/4 | @LAN | W 14-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
10/5 | SF | W 9-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
10/6 | @HOU | W 4-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
10/7 | CHN | L 6-13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 86 | 165 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 12 | 25 | .236 | .287 | .364 | .650 | .541 | .127 |
Projected | 86 | 165 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 12 | 25 | .236 | .287 | .364 | .650 | .541 | .127 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 37 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 60 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 15.9 | 3.2 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 35 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .171 | .250 | .286 | .536 |
vs. RHP | 130 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .254 | .295 | .385 | .680 |
Close/Late | 28 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .333 | .357 | .690 |
Scoring Position | 42 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 |
Pinch Hitting | 41 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .295 | .390 | .686 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 41 | 81 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 11 | .284 | .333 | .420 | .753 |
Road | 45 | 84 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 14 | .190 | .233 | .310 | .543 |
March/April | 15 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | .250 | .278 | .344 | .622 |
May | 16 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .296 | .367 | .444 | .811 |
June | 10 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .200 | .200 | .320 | .520 |
July | 11 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .235 | .316 | .353 | .669 |
August | 15 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .269 | .345 | .308 | .653 |
Sept/Oct | 19 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 5 | .184 | .220 | .395 | .614 |
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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 |
Total | 90 | 177 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | .232 | .283 | .356 | .639 | |
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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 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Catcher | 42 | 37 | 213 | 7 | 0 | 220 | 0 | 1.000 | 329.1 | 6.01 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 41.7 |
Second Base | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
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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)...
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