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Johnny Bench vs Thurman Munson Comparison

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Thurman Munson

 

Info

Teams

Johnny Bench Cincinnati Reds (1967-1983)
Thurman Munson New York Yankees (1969-1979)

Position

Johnny Bench Catcher, Third Baseman, First Baseman
Thurman Munson Catcher

Height

Johnny Bench 6'1"
Thurman Munson 5'11"

Weight

Johnny Bench 197
Thurman Munson 190

Bats

Johnny Bench Right
Thurman Munson Right

Throws

Johnny Bench Right
Thurman Munson Right

Drafted/Signed

Johnny Bench By the Reds in the 2nd Round (36th Overall) in the 1965 Draft
Thurman Munson By the Yankees in the 1st Round (4th Overall) in the 1968 Draft

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Johnny Bench 2 (1975-1976) StarStar
Thurman Munson 2 (1977-1978) StarStar

World Series Appearances

Johnny Bench 4 (1970, 1972, 1975-1976) StarStarStarStar
Thurman Munson 3 (1976-1978) StarStarStar

Playoff Appearances

Johnny Bench 6 (1970, 1972-1973, 1975-1976, 1979) StarStarStarStarStarStar
Thurman Munson 3 (1976-1978) StarStarStar

World Series MVP

Johnny Bench 1 (1976) Star
Thurman Munson 0

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Johnny Bench Yes
Thurman Munson No

Number Retired

Johnny Bench Yes Reds #5
Thurman Munson Yes Yankees #15

MVP

Johnny Bench 2 (1970, 1972) StarStar
Thurman Munson 1 (1976) Star

Gold Gloves

Johnny Bench 10 (1968–1977) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Thurman Munson 3 (1973-1975) StarStarStar

Rookie of the Year

Johnny Bench Yes (1968)
Thurman Munson Yes (1970)

All-Star Games

Johnny Bench 14 (1968–1980, 1983) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Thurman Munson 7 (1971, 1973-1978) StarStarStarStarStarStarStar

League Batting Champion

Johnny Bench 0
Thurman Munson 0

League Leader in Home Runs

Johnny Bench 2 (1970, 1972) StarStar
Thurman Munson 0

League Leader in RBIs

Johnny Bench 3 (1970, 1972, 1974) StarStarStar
Thurman Munson 0

League Leader in Hits

Johnny Bench 0
Thurman Munson 0

League Leader in Total Bases

Johnny Bench 1 (1974) Star
Thurman Munson 0

League Leader in Doubles

Johnny Bench 0
Thurman Munson 0

League Leader in Runs

Johnny Bench 0
Thurman Munson 0

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Johnny Bench 0
Thurman Munson 0

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Johnny Bench 0
Thurman Munson 0

Hitting

Games (G)

Johnny Bench 2,158
Thurman Munson 1,423

Plate Appearances (PA)

Johnny Bench 8,674
Thurman Munson 5,905

At Bats (AB)

Johnny Bench 7,658
Thurman Munson 5,344

Batting Average (BA)

Johnny Bench 0.267
Thurman Munson 0.292

Hits (H)

Johnny Bench 2,048
Thurman Munson 1,558

Runs (R)

Johnny Bench 1,091
Thurman Munson 696

Home Runs (HR)

Johnny Bench 389
Thurman Munson 113

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Johnny Bench 1,376
Thurman Munson 701

Doubles (2B)

Johnny Bench 381
Thurman Munson 229

Triples (3B)

Johnny Bench 24
Thurman Munson 32

Walks (BB)

Johnny Bench 891
Thurman Munson 438

Strikeouts (SO)

Johnny Bench 1,278
Thurman Munson 571

Stolen Bases (SB)

Johnny Bench 68
Thurman Munson 48

Caught Stealing (CS)

Johnny Bench 43
Thurman Munson 50

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Johnny Bench 0.342
Thurman Munson 0.346

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Johnny Bench 0.476
Thurman Munson 0.410

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Johnny Bench 0.817
Thurman Munson 0.756

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Johnny Bench 19
Thurman Munson 42

Total Bases (TB)

Johnny Bench 3,644
Thurman Munson 2,190

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Johnny Bench 794
Thurman Munson 374

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Johnny Bench 0.273
Thurman Munson 0.306

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Johnny Bench 0.208
Thurman Munson 0.118

Secondary Average (SECA)

Johnny Bench 0.328
Thurman Munson 0.200

Total Average (TotA)

Johnny Bench 0.782
Thurman Munson 0.668

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Johnny Bench 115.8
Thurman Munson 67.4

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Johnny Bench 10.3%
Thurman Munson 7.4%

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Johnny Bench 14.7%
Thurman Munson 9.7%

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Johnny Bench 70%
Thurman Munson 80%

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Johnny Bench 19.7
Thurman Munson 47.3

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Johnny Bench 74.9
Thurman Munson 46.1

Fielding

Games (G)

Johnny Bench 2,193
Thurman Munson 1,311

Games Started (GS)

Johnny Bench 2,003
Thurman Munson 1,293

Innings (Inn)

Johnny Bench 17,713.2
Thurman Munson 11,367

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Johnny Bench 0.987%
Thurman Munson 0.982%

Errors (E)

Johnny Bench 151
Thurman Munson 130

Chances (CH)

Johnny Bench 11,811
Thurman Munson 7,214

Putouts (PO)

Johnny Bench 10,469
Thurman Munson 6,342

Assists (A)

Johnny Bench 1,191
Thurman Munson 742

Double Play (DP)

Johnny Bench 238
Thurman Munson 85

Passed Balls (PB)

Johnny Bench 94
Thurman Munson 50

Wild Pitches (WP)

Johnny Bench 446
Thurman Munson 192

Stolen Bases (SB)

Johnny Bench 610
Thurman Munson 267

Caught Stealing (CS)

Johnny Bench 469
Thurman Munson 204

Caught Stealing Percentage (CS%)

Johnny Bench 43%
Thurman Munson 43%

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Johnny Bench 5.32
Thurman Munson 5.40

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Johnny Bench 5.93
Thurman Munson 5.61

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Johnny Bench 45
Thurman Munson 30

Plate Appearances (PA)

Johnny Bench 188
Thurman Munson 135

At Bats (AB)

Johnny Bench 169
Thurman Munson 129

Batting Average (BA)

Johnny Bench .266
Thurman Munson .357

Hits (H)

Johnny Bench 45
Thurman Munson 46

Runs (R)

Johnny Bench 27
Thurman Munson 19

Home Runs (HR)

Johnny Bench 10
Thurman Munson 3

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Johnny Bench 20
Thurman Munson 22

Doubles (2B)

Johnny Bench 8
Thurman Munson 9

Triples (3B)

Johnny Bench 3
Thurman Munson 0

Walks (BB)

Johnny Bench 18
Thurman Munson 5

Strikeouts (SO)

Johnny Bench 29
Thurman Munson 19

Stolen Bases (SB)

Johnny Bench 6
Thurman Munson 1

Caught Stealing (CS)

Johnny Bench 1
Thurman Munson 1

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Johnny Bench 0
Thurman Munson 0

Total Bases (TB)

Johnny Bench 89
Thurman Munson 64

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Johnny Bench .335
Thurman Munson .378

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Johnny Bench .527
Thurman Munson .496

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Johnny Bench 0.862
Thurman Munson 0.874

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Johnny Bench .267
Thurman Munson .398

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Johnny Bench 15.4%
Thurman Munson 14.1%

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Johnny Bench 9.6%
Thurman Munson 3.7%

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Johnny Bench .260
Thurman Munson .140

Secondary Average (SECA)

Johnny Bench .396
Thurman Munson .178

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Johnny Bench 21
Thurman Munson 12

Best Hitting

Games (G)

Johnny Bench 160 (1974)
Thurman Munson 157 (1975)

At Bats (AB)

Johnny Bench 621 (1974)
Thurman Munson 617 (1978)

Plate Appearances (PA)

Johnny Bench 708 (1974)
Thurman Munson 667 (1978)

Batting Average (BA)

Johnny Bench 0.309 (1981)
Thurman Munson 0.318 (1975)

Hits (H)

Johnny Bench 177 (1970)
Thurman Munson 190 (1975)

Runs (R)

Johnny Bench 108 (1974)
Thurman Munson 85 (1977)

Home Runs (HR)

Johnny Bench 45 (1970)
Thurman Munson 20 (1973)

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Johnny Bench 148 (1970)
Thurman Munson 105 (1976)

Doubles (2B)

Johnny Bench 40 (1968)
Thurman Munson 29 (1973)

Triples (3B)

Johnny Bench 4 (1970)
Thurman Munson 5 (1977)

Walks (BB)

Johnny Bench 100 (1972)
Thurman Munson 57 (1970)

Strikeouts (SO)

Johnny Bench 19 (1967)
Thurman Munson 10 (1969)

Stolen Bases (SB)

Johnny Bench 13 (1976)
Thurman Munson 14 (1976)

Caught Stealing (CS)

Johnny Bench 0 (1975)
Thurman Munson 0 (1974)

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Johnny Bench 4 (1969)
Thurman Munson 9 (1976)

Total Bases (TB)

Johnny Bench 355 (1970)
Thurman Munson 275 (1977)

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Johnny Bench 0.379 (1972)
Thurman Munson 0.386 (1970)

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Johnny Bench 0.587 (1970)
Thurman Munson 0.487 (1973)

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Johnny Bench 0.932 (1970)
Thurman Munson 0.849 (1973)

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Johnny Bench 8.6 (1972)
Thurman Munson 7.2 (1973)

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Johnny Bench 0.315 (1981)
Thurman Munson 0.332 (1970)

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Johnny Bench 0.294 (1970)
Thurman Munson 0.187 (1973)

Secondary Average (SECA)

Johnny Bench 0.457 (1972)
Thurman Munson 0.276 (1973)

Strikeouts Percentage (KP)

Johnny Bench 10.7% (1981)
Thurman Munson 5.7% (1976)

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Johnny Bench 15.3% (1972)
Thurman Munson 10.8% (1970)

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Johnny Bench 13.4 (1972)
Thurman Munson 25.9 (1973)

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Johnny Bench 84 (1970)
Thurman Munson 53 (1973)

Sacrifice Flies (SF)

Johnny Bench 12 (1972)
Thurman Munson 10 (1978)

Best Fielding

Games (G)

Johnny Bench 178 (1974)
Thurman Munson 142 (1973)

Games Started (GS)

Johnny Bench 159 (1974)
Thurman Munson 142 (1973)

Innings (Inn)

Johnny Bench 1409.1 (1974)
Thurman Munson 1246.0 (1973)

Fielding Percentage (FLDP)

Johnny Bench 0.995% (1967)
Thurman Munson 0.998% (1971)

Errors (E)

Johnny Bench 1 (1967)
Thurman Munson 1 (1971)

Chances (CH)

Johnny Bench 1053 (1968)
Thurman Munson 843 (1975)

Putouts (PO)

Johnny Bench 942 (1968)
Thurman Munson 743 (1974)

Assists (A)

Johnny Bench 159 (1982)
Thurman Munson 95 (1975)

Double Play (DP)

Johnny Bench 35 (1981)
Thurman Munson 15 (1975)

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Johnny Bench 8.96 (1981)
Thurman Munson 6.07 (1975)

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Johnny Bench 9.49 (1981)
Thurman Munson 6.31 (1975)

Seasons

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Info

Teams

Johnny Bench Cincinnati Reds (1967-1983)
Thurman Munson New York Yankees (1969-1979)

Position

Johnny Bench Catcher, Third Baseman, First Baseman
Thurman Munson Catcher

Height

Johnny Bench 6'1"
Thurman Munson 5'11"

Weight

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Bats

Johnny Bench Right
Thurman Munson Right

Throws

Johnny Bench Right
Thurman Munson Right

Drafted/Signed

Johnny Bench By the Reds in the 2nd Round (36th Overall) in the 1965 Draft
Thurman Munson By the Yankees in the 1st Round (4th Overall) in the 1968 Draft

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Johnny Bench 2 (1975-1976)
Thurman Munson 2 (1977-1978)

World Series Appearances

Johnny Bench 4 (1970, 1972, 1975-1976)
Thurman Munson 3 (1976-1978)

Playoff Appearances

Johnny Bench 6 (1970, 1972-1973, 1975-1976, 1979)
Thurman Munson 3 (1976-1978)

World Series MVP

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Johnny Bench Yes
Thurman Munson No

Number Retired

Johnny Bench Yes Reds #5
Thurman Munson Yes Yankees #15

MVP

Johnny Bench 2 (1970, 1972)
Thurman Munson 1 (1976)

Gold Gloves

Johnny Bench 10 (1968–1977)
Thurman Munson 3 (1973-1975)

Rookie of the Year

Johnny Bench Yes (1968)
Thurman Munson Yes (1970)

All-Star Games

Johnny Bench 14 (1968–1980, 1983)
Thurman Munson 7 (1971, 1973-1978)

League Batting Champion

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

League Leader in Home Runs

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

League Leader in RBIs

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

League Leader in Hits

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

League Leader in Total Bases

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

League Leader in Doubles

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

League Leader in Runs

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Hitting

Games (G)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Plate Appearances (PA)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

At Bats (AB)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Batting Average (BA)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Hits (H)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Runs (R)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Home Runs (HR)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Doubles (2B)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Triples (3B)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Walks (BB)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Strikeouts (SO)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Stolen Bases (SB)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Caught Stealing (CS)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Total Bases (TB)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Secondary Average (SECA)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Total Average (TotA)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Fielding

Games (G)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Games Started (GS)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Innings (Inn)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Errors (E)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Chances (CH)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Putouts (PO)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Assists (A)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Double Play (DP)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Passed Balls (PB)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Wild Pitches (WP)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Stolen Bases (SB)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Caught Stealing (CS)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Caught Stealing Percentage (CS%)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Plate Appearances (PA)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

At Bats (AB)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Batting Average (BA)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Hits (H)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Runs (R)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Home Runs (HR)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Doubles (2B)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Triples (3B)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Walks (BB)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Strikeouts (SO)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Stolen Bases (SB)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Caught Stealing (CS)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Total Bases (TB)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Secondary Average (SECA)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Johnny Bench Thurman Munson

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