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Johnny BenchvsJim Rice

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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LF · VAL group BAT

Jim Rice

1974–1989 · 16 seasons

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At a glance

Johnny Bench and Jim Rice: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Johnny Bench	Stat	Jim Rice
17	Seasons	16
162.9	Career VAL	154.7
19.4 (1972)	Peak-season VAL	21.6 (1978)
Inducted 1989	Hall of Fame	Inducted 2009
2×	MVP Awards	1×
1×	Rookie of the Year	—
10×	Gold Gloves	—
14×	All-Star Selections	8×
—	Silver Sluggers	2×
5

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 Jim Rice have
Johnny Bench	Stat	Jim Rice
Career
2,158	Games	2,089
Batting
2,048	Hits	2,452
389	Home runs	382
1,376	RBI	1,451
1,091	Runs	1,249
68	Stolen bases	58
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	Jim Rice
20	8.8	—
21	12.8	—
22	18.8	10.7
23	6.7	9.1
24	19.4	18
25	10.2	21.6
26	17	18
27	14	8
28	7.9	4.2
29	11.8	11.1
30	8.9	14.6
31	9.4	8.7
32	6.7	10.3
33	3.7	11.3
34	3.4	3.7
35	3.4	5.4
36	—	0