How Johnny Bench's Double Plays Compares to Similar Players
Johnny Bench totaled 238 career Double Plays, well above the league average of 71.1 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Double Plays season came in 1981, posting 35, well above the league average of 8.3 that year. The lowest point came in 1967 at 0, well below the league average of 12.0 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Double Plays total went from 35 in 1981 to 17 in 1982 and 26 in 1983, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Double Plays profile — ranging from 0 to 35 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Johnny Bench Lifetime Double Plays
Stats similar to Double Plays for Johnny Bench
| Johnny Bench
Double Plays |
|---|
| Career | 238 |
| Season Avg. | 14 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 17.58 |
| More Info | See More |
Johnny Bench Double Plays Per Season
Johnny Bench's Double Plays 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 Double Plays by Team
Johnny Bench's career Double Plays totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Johnny Bench Cumulative Double Plays — Career Progression
A running total of Johnny Bench's career Double Plays, 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 Double Plays Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Johnny Bench's seasonal Double Plays 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 Double Plays — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Johnny Bench's MLB career with Double Plays 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.
