How Johnny Bench's Starts as Fielder Compares to Similar Players
Johnny Bench totaled 2,003 career Starts as Fielder, well above the league average of 236.2 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Starts as Fielder season came in 1974, posting 159, well above the league average of 44.8 that year. The lowest point came in 1967 at 26, well below the league average of 46.3 that year. The Starts as Fielder trended upward through the final seasons. The Starts as Fielder total went from 44 in 1981 to 108 in 1982 and 73 in 1983, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts as Fielder profile — ranging from 26 to 159 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Johnny Bench Lifetime Starts as Fielder and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Starts as Fielder for Johnny Bench
| Johnny Bench
Starts as Fielder | Johnny Bench
Games Started % |
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| Career | 2003 | 91.34 |
| Season Avg. | 117.82 | 91.34 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 147.96 | 91.34 |
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Johnny Bench Starts as Fielder Per Season
Johnny Bench's Starts as Fielder 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 Starts as Fielder by Team
Johnny Bench's career Starts as Fielder totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Johnny Bench Cumulative Starts as Fielder — Career Progression
A running total of Johnny Bench's career Starts as Fielder, 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 Starts as Fielder Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Johnny Bench's seasonal Starts as Fielder 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 Starts as Fielder — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Johnny Bench's MLB career with Starts as Fielder 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.
