Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Johnny Bench | Stat | Mike Piazza |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Seasons | 16 |
| 162.9 | Career VAL | 167.7 |
| 19.4 (1972) | Peak-season VAL | 20.1 (1997) |
| Inducted 1989 | Hall of Fame | Inducted 2016 |
| 2× | MVP Awards | — |
| 1× | Rookie of the Year | 1× |
| 10× | Gold Gloves | — |
| 14× | All-Star Selections | 12× |
| — | Silver Sluggers | 10× |
| 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.
| Johnny Bench | Stat | Mike Piazza |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 2,158 | Games | 1,912 |
| Batting | ||
| 2,048 | Hits | 2,127 |
| 389 | Home runs | 427 |
| 1,376 | RBI | 1,335 |
| 1,091 | Runs | 1,048 |
| 68 | Stolen bases | 17 |
| 891 | ||
| Black ink (league-leading seasons) |
|---|
| 0 |
| 10 | Gray ink (top-10 finishes) | 3 |
|---|
| Walks |
|---|
| 759 |
| .267 | Batting avg | .308 |
|---|
| .342 | On-base % | .377 |
|---|
| .476 | Slugging % | .545 |
|---|
| 135 | OPS+ | 146 |
|---|
| Age | Johnny Bench | Mike Piazza |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | 8.8 | — |
| 21 | 12.8 | — |
| 22 | 18.8 | — |
| 23 | 6.7 | — |
| 24 | 19.4 | 14.2 |
| 25 | 10.2 | 8.3 |
| 26 | 17 | 13.8 |
| 27 | 14 | 17.5 |
| 28 | 7.9 | 20.1 |
| 29 | 11.8 | 16 |
| 30 | 8.9 | 12.6 |
| 31 | 9.4 | 15.4 |
| 32 | 6.7 | 14.1 |
| 33 | 3.7 | 11.5 |
| 34 | 3.4 | 4.8 |
| 35 | 3.4 | 7.4 |
| 36 | — | 4.7 |
| 37 | — | 5.6 |
| 38 | — | 1.7 |