How Johnny Bench's Runs Compares to Similar Players
Johnny Bench totaled 1,091 career Runs, well above the league average of 234.1 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Runs season came in 1974, posting 108, well above the league average of 25.1 that year. The lowest point came in 1967 at 7, well below the league average of 22.1 that year. The Runs trended upward through the final seasons. The Runs total went from 14 in 1981 to 44 in 1982 and 32 in 1983, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Runs profile — ranging from 7 to 108 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Johnny Bench Lifetime Runs and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Runs for Johnny Bench
| Johnny Bench Runs | Johnny Bench Base Runs | Johnny Bench Runs Produced | Johnny Bench Runs Created |
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| Career | 1091 | 1259.87 | 2078 | 1241.05 |
| Season Avg. | 64.18 | 74.11 | 122.24 | 73 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 81.9 | 94.58 | 155.99 | 93.16 |
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Johnny Bench Runs Per Season
Johnny Bench's Runs 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 Runs by Team
Johnny Bench's career Runs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Johnny Bench Cumulative Runs — Career Progression
A running total of Johnny Bench's career Runs, 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 Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Johnny Bench's seasonal Runs 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 Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Johnny Bench's MLB career with Runs 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.