Johnny Bench vs. Oscar Taveras — Career Comparison

Johnny Bench
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueHall of FameCatcherGold GloveMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Oscar Taveras
MillenialD.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRight Fielder

On the career numbers, Johnny Bench posted the stronger offensive profile against Oscar Taveras. Johnny Bench posted stronger numbers in OPS (.828 vs .590) and on-base percentage (.352 vs .278). By the career numbers, Johnny Bench had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Johnny Bench and Oscar Taveras

Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2158
149.36
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
193.55
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8669
600
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
248
600
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7658
530.03
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PAverified
234
566.13
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.827
0.827
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2048
141.75
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
56
135.48
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1254
86.79
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
108.87
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
381
26.37
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
8
19.35
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
1.66
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
26.92
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.26
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
794
54.95
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
11
26.61
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1259.87
87.2
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
18.11
43.81
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3644
252.21
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
73
176.61
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2958
204.73
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
69
166.94
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.817
0.817
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1091
75.51
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
18
43.55
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1376
95.24
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
22
53.23
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2078
143.82
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
37
89.52
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1241.05
85.9
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
19.04
46.07
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
1.32
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.42
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
891
61.67
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
12
29.03
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
9.34
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1278
88.45
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
89.52
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.78
6.78
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
6.7
6.7
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
0.76
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
6.23
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.42
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 600 PAverified
201
13.91
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
24.19
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
4.71
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
2.98
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.42
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
7.68
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.42
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.26
61.26
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Johnny Bench and Oscar Taveras

Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2193
1.11
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.13
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2003
1.02
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.1
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53143
27
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
1500
27
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17714.1
9
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
500
9
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10469
5.32
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
1.93
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1191
0.61
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
0.08
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11811
6
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
2
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11660
5.92
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
1.98
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.72
98.72
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.1
99.1
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.317
5.317
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.746
1.746
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.34
91.34
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.83
96.83
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
0.12
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.05
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.07
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 9 Innings
610
0.31
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
0.24
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0