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Jim RicevsJohnny Bench

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

LF · VAL group BAT

Jim Rice

1974–1989 · 16 seasons

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C · VAL group BAT

Johnny Bench

1967–1983 · 17 seasons

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At a glance

Jim Rice and Johnny Bench: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Jim Rice	Stat	Johnny Bench
16	Seasons	17
154.7	Career VAL	162.9
21.6 (1978)	Peak-season VAL	19.4 (1972)
Inducted 2009	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1989
1×	MVP Awards	2×
2×	Silver Sluggers	—
8×	All-Star Selections	14×
—	Rookie of the Year	1×
—	Gold Gloves	10×
3

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Jim Rice and Johnny Bench have
Jim Rice	Stat	Johnny Bench
Career
2,089	Games	2,158
Batting
2,452	Hits	2,048
382	Home runs	389
1,451	RBI	1,376
1,249	Runs	1,091
58	Stolen bases	68
670

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Age	Jim Rice	Johnny Bench
20	—	8.8
21	—	12.8
22	10.7	18.8
23	9.1	6.7
24	18	19.4
25	21.6	10.2
26	18	17
27	8	14
28	4.2	7.9
29	11.1	11.8
30	14.6	8.9
31	8.7	9.4
32	10.3	6.7
33	11.3	3.7
34	3.7	3.4
35	5.4	3.4
36	0	—