Johnny Bench vs Buster Posey Comparison
Seasons
Info
Johnny Bench | Cincinnati Reds (1967-1983) |
Buster Posey | San Francisco Giants (2009-2019, 2021) |
Johnny Bench | Catcher, Third Baseman, First Baseman |
Buster Posey | Catcher, First Baseman |
Johnny Bench | 6'1" |
Buster Posey | 6'1" |
Johnny Bench | 197 |
Buster Posey | 215 |
Johnny Bench | Right |
Buster Posey | Right |
Johnny Bench | Right |
Buster Posey | Right |
Johnny Bench | By the Reds in the 2nd Round (36th Overall) in the 1965 Draft |
Buster Posey | By the Giants in the 1st Round (5th Overall) in the 2008 Draft |
World Series And Playoff Appearances
Johnny Bench | 2 (1975-1976) | ![]() ![]() |
Buster Posey | 3 (2010,2012,2014) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Johnny Bench | 4 (1970, 1972, 1975-1976) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Buster Posey | 3 (2010,2012,2014) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Johnny Bench | 6 (1970, 1972-1973, 1975-1976, 1979) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Buster Posey | 5 (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2021) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Johnny Bench | 1 (1976) | ![]() |
Buster Posey | 0 |
Awards And Honors
Johnny Bench | Yes |
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Buster Posey | No |
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Johnny Bench | Yes |
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Buster Posey | No |
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Johnny Bench | 2 (1970, 1972) | ![]() ![]() |
Buster Posey | 1 (2012) | ![]() |
Johnny Bench | 10 (1968–1977) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Buster Posey | 1 (2016) | ![]() |
Johnny Bench | Yes (1968) |
Buster Posey | Yes (2010) |
Johnny Bench | 14 (1968–1980, 1983) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Buster Posey | 7 (2012-2013, 2015-2018, 2021) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Johnny Bench | 0 | |
Buster Posey | 1 (2012) | ![]() |
Johnny Bench | 2 (1970, 1972) | ![]() ![]() |
Buster Posey | 0 |
Johnny Bench | 3 (1970, 1972, 1974) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Buster Posey | 0 |
Johnny Bench | 0 |
Buster Posey | 0 |
Johnny Bench | 1 (1974) | ![]() |
Buster Posey | 0 |
Johnny Bench | 0 |
Buster Posey | 0 |
Johnny Bench | 0 |
Buster Posey | 0 |
Johnny Bench | 0 |
Buster Posey | 0 |
Johnny Bench | 0 |
Buster Posey | 0 |
Johnny Bench | 0 |
Buster Posey | 0 |
Hitting
Johnny Bench | 2,158 |
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Buster Posey | 1,371 |
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Johnny Bench | 8,674 |
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Buster Posey | 5,607 |
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Johnny Bench | 7,658 |
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Buster Posey | 4,970 |
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Johnny Bench | 0.267 |
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Buster Posey | 0.302 |
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Johnny Bench | 2,048 |
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Buster Posey | 1,500 |
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Johnny Bench | 1,091 |
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Buster Posey | 663 |
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Johnny Bench | 389 |
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Buster Posey | 158 |
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Johnny Bench | 1,376 |
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Buster Posey | 729 |
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Johnny Bench | 381 |
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Buster Posey | 293 |
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Johnny Bench | 24 |
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Buster Posey | 9 |
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Johnny Bench | 891 |
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Buster Posey | 540 |
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Johnny Bench | 1,278 |
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Buster Posey | 721 |
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Johnny Bench | 68 |
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Buster Posey | 23 |
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Johnny Bench | 43 |
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Buster Posey | 9 |
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Johnny Bench | 0.342 |
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Buster Posey | 0.372 |
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Johnny Bench | 0.476 |
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Buster Posey | 0.460 |
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Johnny Bench | 0.817 |
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Buster Posey | 0.831 |
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Johnny Bench | 19 |
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Buster Posey | 43 |
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Johnny Bench | 3,644 |
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Buster Posey | 2,285 |
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Johnny Bench | 794 |
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Buster Posey | 460 |
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Johnny Bench | 0.273 |
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Buster Posey | 0.324 |
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Johnny Bench | 0.208 |
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Buster Posey | 0.158 |
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Johnny Bench | 0.328 |
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Buster Posey | 0.269 |
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Johnny Bench | 0.782 |
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Buster Posey | 0.791 |
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Johnny Bench | 115.8 |
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Buster Posey | 40.2 |
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Johnny Bench | 10.3% |
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Buster Posey | 9.6% |
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Johnny Bench | 14.7% |
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Buster Posey | 12.9% |
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Johnny Bench | 70% |
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Buster Posey | 74% |
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Johnny Bench | 19.7 |
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Buster Posey | 31.5 |
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Johnny Bench | 74.9 |
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Buster Posey | 41.5 |
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Johnny Bench | 1,239 |
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Buster Posey | 767 |
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Fielding
Johnny Bench | 2,193 |
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Buster Posey | 1,322 |
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Johnny Bench | 2,003 |
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Buster Posey | 1,264 |
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Johnny Bench | 17,713.2 |
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Buster Posey | 10,985 |
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Johnny Bench | 0.987% |
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Buster Posey | 0.995% |
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Johnny Bench | 151 |
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Buster Posey | 53 |
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Johnny Bench | 11,811 |
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Buster Posey | 10,626 |
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Johnny Bench | 10,469 |
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Buster Posey | 9,919 |
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Johnny Bench | 1,191 |
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Buster Posey | 654 |
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Johnny Bench | 238 |
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Buster Posey | 187 |
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Johnny Bench | 94 |
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Buster Posey | 2 |
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Johnny Bench | 446 |
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Buster Posey | 20 |
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Johnny Bench | 610 |
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Buster Posey | 32 |
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Johnny Bench | 469 |
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Buster Posey | 15 |
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Johnny Bench | 43% |
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Buster Posey | 32% |
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Johnny Bench | 5.32 |
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Buster Posey | 8.00 |
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Johnny Bench | 5.93 |
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Buster Posey | 8.67 |
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Playoff Hitting
Johnny Bench | 45 |
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Buster Posey | 58 |
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Johnny Bench | 188 |
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Buster Posey | 252 |
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Johnny Bench | 169 |
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Buster Posey | 226 |
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Johnny Bench | .266 |
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Buster Posey | .252 |
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Johnny Bench | 45 |
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Buster Posey | 57 |
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Johnny Bench | 27 |
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Buster Posey | 18 |
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Johnny Bench | 10 |
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Buster Posey | 5 |
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Johnny Bench | 20 |
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Buster Posey | 25 |
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Johnny Bench | 8 |
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Buster Posey | 6 |
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Johnny Bench | 3 |
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Buster Posey | 0 |
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Johnny Bench | 18 |
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Buster Posey | 23 |
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Johnny Bench | 29 |
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Buster Posey | 47 |
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Johnny Bench | 6 |
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Buster Posey | 1 |
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Johnny Bench | 1 |
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Buster Posey | 1 |
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Johnny Bench | 0 |
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Buster Posey | 1 |
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Johnny Bench | 89 |
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Buster Posey | 78 |
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Johnny Bench | .335 |
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Buster Posey | .321 |
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Johnny Bench | .527 |
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Buster Posey | .345 |
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Johnny Bench | 0.862 |
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Buster Posey | 0.667 |
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Johnny Bench | .267 |
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Buster Posey | .295 |
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Johnny Bench | 15.4% |
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Buster Posey | 18.7% |
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Johnny Bench | 9.6% |
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Buster Posey | 9.1% |
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Johnny Bench | .260 |
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Buster Posey | .093 |
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Johnny Bench | .396 |
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Buster Posey | .195 |
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Johnny Bench | 21 |
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Buster Posey | 11 |
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Best Hitting
Johnny Bench | 160 (1974) |
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Buster Posey | 150 (2015) |
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Johnny Bench | 621 (1974) |
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Buster Posey | 557 (2015) |
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Johnny Bench | 708 (1974) |
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Buster Posey | 623 (2015) |
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Johnny Bench | 0.309 (1981) |
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Buster Posey | 0.336 (2012) |
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Johnny Bench | 177 (1970) |
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Buster Posey | 178 (2012) |
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Johnny Bench | 108 (1974) |
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Buster Posey | 82 (2016) |
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Johnny Bench | 45 (1970) |
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Buster Posey | 24 (2012) |
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Johnny Bench | 148 (1970) |
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Buster Posey | 103 (2012) |
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Johnny Bench | 40 (1968) |
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Buster Posey | 39 (2012) |
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Johnny Bench | 4 (1970) |
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Buster Posey | 2 (2016) |
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Johnny Bench | 100 (1972) |
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Buster Posey | 69 (2012) |
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Johnny Bench | 19 (1967) |
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Buster Posey | 4 (2009) |
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Johnny Bench | 13 (1976) |
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Buster Posey | 6 (2017) |
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Johnny Bench | 0 (1975) |
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Buster Posey | 0 (2021) |
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Johnny Bench | 4 (1969) |
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Buster Posey | 8 (2017) |
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Johnny Bench | 355 (1970) |
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Buster Posey | 291 (2012) |
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Johnny Bench | 0.379 (1972) |
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Buster Posey | 0.408 (2012) |
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Johnny Bench | 0.587 (1970) |
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Buster Posey | 0.549 (2012) |
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Johnny Bench | 0.932 (1970) |
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Buster Posey | 0.957 (2012) |
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Johnny Bench | 8.6 (1972) |
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Buster Posey | 7.6 (2012) |
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Johnny Bench | 121 (1970) |
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Buster Posey | 117 (2012) |
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Johnny Bench | 0.315 (1981) |
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Buster Posey | 0.368 (2012) |
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Johnny Bench | 0.294 (1970) |
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Buster Posey | 0.213 (2012) |
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Johnny Bench | 0.457 (1972) |
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Buster Posey | 0.343 (2012) |
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Johnny Bench | 10.7% (1981) |
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Buster Posey | 8.3% (2015) |
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Johnny Bench | 15.3% (1972) |
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Buster Posey | 12.3% (2021) |
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Johnny Bench | 13.4 (1972) |
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Buster Posey | 0.0 (2009) |
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Johnny Bench | 84 (1970) |
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Buster Posey | 64 (2012) |
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Johnny Bench | 12 (1972) |
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Buster Posey | 9 (2012) |
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Best Fielding
Johnny Bench | 178 (1974) |
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Buster Posey | 148 (2015) |
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Johnny Bench | 159 (1974) |
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Buster Posey | 140 (2015) |
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Johnny Bench | 1409.1 (1974) |
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Buster Posey | 1224.40 (2015) |
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Johnny Bench | 0.995% (1967) |
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Buster Posey | 1.000% (2009) |
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Johnny Bench | 1 (1967) |
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Buster Posey | 0 (2009) |
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Johnny Bench | 1053 (1968) |
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Buster Posey | 1193 (2015) |
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Johnny Bench | 942 (1968) |
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Buster Posey | 1105 (2015) |
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Johnny Bench | 159 (1982) |
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Buster Posey | 86 (2015) |
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Johnny Bench | 35 (1981) |
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Buster Posey | 39 (2015) |
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Johnny Bench | 8.96 (1981) |
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Buster Posey | 8.72 (2011) |
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Johnny Bench | 9.49 (1981) |
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Buster Posey | 9.03 (2016) |
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Seasons
Info
Johnny Bench | Cincinnati Reds (1967-1983) |
Buster Posey | San Francisco Giants (2009-2019, 2021) |
Johnny Bench | Catcher, Third Baseman, First Baseman |
Buster Posey | Catcher, First Baseman |
Johnny Bench | 6'1" |
Buster Posey | 6'1" |
Weight
Johnny Bench | Right |
Buster Posey | Right |
Johnny Bench | Right |
Buster Posey | Right |
Johnny Bench | By the Reds in the 2nd Round (36th Overall) in the 1965 Draft |
Buster Posey | By the Giants in the 1st Round (5th Overall) in the 2008 Draft |
World Series And Playoff Appearances
Johnny Bench | 2 (1975-1976) |
Buster Posey | 3 (2010,2012,2014) |
Johnny Bench | 4 (1970, 1972, 1975-1976) |
Buster Posey | 3 (2010,2012,2014) |
Johnny Bench | 6 (1970, 1972-1973, 1975-1976, 1979) |
Buster Posey | 5 (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2021) |
World Series MVP
Awards And Honors
Johnny Bench | Yes | |
Buster Posey | No |
Johnny Bench | Yes | |
Buster Posey | No |
Johnny Bench | 2 (1970, 1972) |
Buster Posey | 1 (2012) |
Johnny Bench | 10 (1968–1977) |
Buster Posey | 1 (2016) |
Johnny Bench | Yes (1968) |
Buster Posey | Yes (2010) |
Johnny Bench | 14 (1968–1980, 1983) |
Buster Posey | 7 (2012-2013, 2015-2018, 2021) |
League Batting Champion
League Leader in Home Runs
League Leader in RBIs
League Leader in Hits
League Leader in Total Bases
League Leader in Doubles
League Leader in Triples
League Leader in Runs
League Leader in On-Base Percentage
League Leader in Slugging Percentage
Hitting
Games (G)
Plate Appearances (PA)
At Bats (AB)
Batting Average (BA)
Hits (H)
Runs (R)
Home Runs (HR)
Runs Batted In (RBI)
Doubles (2B)
Triples (3B)
Walks (BB)
Strikeouts (SO)
Stolen Bases (SB)
Caught Stealing (CS)
On Base Percentage (OBP)
Slugging Percentage (SLG)
On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)
Hit by Pitch (HBP)
Total Bases (TB)
Extra Base Hit (XBH)
Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)
Isolated Power (ISOP)
Secondary Average (SECA)
Total Average (TotA)
Power-Speed (PwrSpd)
Walk Percentage (BB%)
Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)
Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)
At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)
Wins Above Replacement (WAR)
Runs Created (RC)
Fielding
Games (G)
Games Started (GS)
Innings (Inn)
Fielding Percentage (FLD%)
Errors (E)
Chances (CH)
Putouts (PO)
Assists (A)
Double Play (DP)
Passed Balls (PB)
Wild Pitches (WP)
Stolen Bases (SB)
Caught Stealing (CS)
Caught Stealing Percentage (CS%)
Range Factor per Game (RF/G)
Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)
Playoff Hitting
Games (G)
Plate Appearances (PA)
At Bats (AB)
Batting Average (BA)
Hits (H)
Runs (R)
Home Runs (HR)
Runs Batted In (RBI)
Doubles (2B)
Triples (3B)
Walks (BB)
Strikeouts (SO)
Stolen Bases (SB)
Caught Stealing (CS)
Hit by Pitch (HBP)
Total Bases (TB)
On Base Percentage (OBP)
Slugging Percentage (SLG)
On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)
Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)
Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)
Walk Percentage (BBP)
Isolated Power (ISOP)
Secondary Average (SECA)
Extra Base Hit (XBH)
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