How Johnny Bench's Assists Compares to Similar Players
Johnny Bench totaled 1,191 career Assists, well above the league average of 329.5 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Assists season came in 1982, posting 159, well above the league average of 55.3 that year. The lowest point came in 1967 at 16, well below the league average of 55.5 that year. The Assists trended upward through the final seasons. The Assists total went from 28 in 1981 to 159 in 1982 and 74 in 1983, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Assists profile — ranging from 16 to 159 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Johnny Bench Lifetime Assists
Stats similar to Assists for Johnny Bench
| Johnny Bench
Assists |
|---|
| Career | 1191 |
| Season Avg. | 70.06 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 87.98 |
| More Info | See More |
Johnny Bench Assists Per Season
Johnny Bench's Assists for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, C, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Johnny Bench Assists by Team
Johnny Bench's career Assists totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Johnny Bench Cumulative Assists — Career Progression
A running total of Johnny Bench's career Assists, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Johnny Bench Assists Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Johnny Bench's seasonal Assists alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Johnny Bench Assists — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Johnny Bench's MLB career with Assists alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
