How Johnny Bench's Walks Compares to Similar Players
Johnny Bench totaled 891 career Walks, well above the league average of 164.7 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Walks season came in 1972, posting 100, well above the league average of 18.7 that year. The lowest point came in 1967 at 5, well below the league average of 16.4 that year. The Walks trended upward through the final seasons. The Walks total went from 17 in 1981 to 37 in 1982 and 24 in 1983, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Walks profile — ranging from 5 to 100 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Johnny Bench Lifetime Walks and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Walks for Johnny Bench
| Johnny Bench
Walks | Johnny Bench
Intentional Walks | Johnny Bench
Walks Per Strikeout |
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| Career | 891 | 135 | 0.7 |
| Season Avg. | 52.41 | 7.94 | 0.7 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 66.89 | 10.13 | 0.7 |
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Johnny Bench Walks Per Season
Johnny Bench's Walks 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 Walks by Team
Johnny Bench's career Walks totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Johnny Bench Cumulative Walks — Career Progression
A running total of Johnny Bench's career Walks, 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 Walks Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Johnny Bench's seasonal Walks 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 Walks — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Johnny Bench's MLB career with Walks 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.
