How Johnny Bench's Putouts Compares to Similar Players

Johnny Bench totaled 10,469 career Putouts, well above the league average of 840.5 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Putouts season came in 1968, posting 942, well above the league average of 143.1 that year. The lowest point came in 1982 at 108, below the league average of 133.8 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Putouts total went from 375 in 1981 to 108 in 1982 and 292 in 1983, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Putouts profile — ranging from 108 to 942 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Johnny Bench Lifetime Putouts

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Johnny Bench
Putouts
Career10469
Season Avg.615.82
162 Game Avg.773.36
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Johnny Bench Putouts Per Season

Johnny Bench's Putouts 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 Putouts per season line chart

Johnny Bench Putouts by Team

Johnny Bench's career Putouts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Johnny Bench career Putouts by team bar chart

Johnny Bench Cumulative Putouts — Career Progression

A running total of Johnny Bench's career Putouts, 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 Putouts year-over-year waterfall chart

Johnny Bench Putouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Johnny Bench's seasonal Putouts 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 Putouts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Johnny Bench Putouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Johnny Bench's MLB career with Putouts 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.
Johnny Bench Putouts season-by-season breakdown table