Johnny Bench vs. Yogi Berra — Career Comparison

Johnny Bench
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueHall of FameCatcherGold GloveMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Yogi Berra
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameCatcherMVPAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Johnny Bench holds a real edge over Yogi Berra in this comparison. Johnny Bench led in home run production (HR/PA+ 269 vs 225), walk rate (BB%+ 122 vs 92), and slugging (SLG+ 138 vs 128). Yogi Berra held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 263 vs 87). The edge belongs to Johnny Bench.

Hitting Stats for Johnny Bench and Yogi Berra

Johnny Bench
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2158
149.36
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2120
152.08
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8669
600
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
8364
600
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7658
530.03
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7555
541.97
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 600 PA
0.827
0.827
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.835
0.835
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 600 PA
2048
141.75
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2150
154.23
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 600 PA
1254
86.79
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1422
102.01
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
381
26.37
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
321
23.03
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 600 PA
24
1.66
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
3.52
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
26.92
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
358
25.68
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
794
54.95
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
728
52.22
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1259.87
87.2
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1247.39
89.48
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3644
252.21
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3643
261.33
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2958
204.73
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2906
208.46
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 600 PA
0.476
0.476
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 600 PA
0.817
0.817
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 600 PA
0.79
0.79
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 600 PA
1091
75.51
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1175
84.29
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 600 PA
1376
95.24
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1430
102.58
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 600 PA
2078
143.82
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2247
161.19
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 600 PA
1241.05
85.9
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1296.76
93.02
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 600 PA
19
1.32
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
3.73
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
891
61.67
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
704
50.5
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
9.34
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
49
3.52
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 600 PA
1278
88.45
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
414
29.7
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 600 PA
6.78
6.78
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.2
20.2
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.7
1.7
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
0.76
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.65
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
6.23
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
44
3.16
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 600 PA
201
13.91
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
10.47
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
4.71
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.15
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
2.98
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
26
1.87
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
7.68
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
56
4.02
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.26
61.26
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
53.57
53.57

Fielding Stats for Johnny Bench and Yogi Berra

Johnny Bench
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2193
1.11
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1962
1.93
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2003
1.02
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1049
1.03
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53143
27
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
27512
27
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17714.1
9
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
9170.2
9
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10469
5.32
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9221
9.05
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1191
0.61
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
0.8
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.08
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.12
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11811
6
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10165
9.98
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11660
5.92
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10040
9.85
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.72
98.72
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.317
5.317
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.117
5.117
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.34
91.34
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.47
53.47
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
0.12
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.18
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.05
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.07
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.07
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.12
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 9 Innings
610
0.31
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
0.2
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
0.24
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
0.2