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Johnny BenchvsFred Lynn

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

C · VAL group BAT

Johnny Bench

1967–1983 · 17 seasons

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CF · VAL group BAT

Fred Lynn

1974–1990 · 17 seasons

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At a glance

Johnny Bench and Fred Lynn: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Johnny Bench	Stat	Fred Lynn
17	Seasons	17
162.9	Career VAL	136.7
19.4 (1972)	Peak-season VAL	20.2 (1979)
Inducted 1989	Hall of Fame	—
2×	MVP Awards	1×
1×	Rookie of the Year	1×
10×	Gold Gloves	4×
14×	All-Star Selections	9×
5	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
10

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 Johnny Bench and Fred Lynn have
Johnny Bench	Stat	Fred Lynn
Career
2,158	Games	1,969
Batting
2,048	Hits	1,960
389	Home runs	306
1,376	RBI	1,111
1,091	Runs	1,063
68	Stolen bases	72
891

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	Johnny Bench	Fred Lynn
20	8.8	—
21	12.8	—
22	18.8	—
23	6.7	16.7
24	19.4	10.2
25	10.2	5.7
26	17	13.2
27	14	20.2
28	7.9	8.6
29	11.8	0
30	8.9	10.8
31	9.4	8.5
32	6.7	10.4
33	3.7	7.3
34	3.4	8.5
35	3.4	5.6
36	—	6.6
37	—	3.5
38	—	0.9