Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Mike Piazza | Stat | Johnny Bench |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Seasons | 17 |
| 167.7 | Career VAL | 162.9 |
| 20.1 (1997) | Peak-season VAL | 19.4 (1972) |
| Inducted 2016 | Hall of Fame | Inducted 1989 |
| 1× | Rookie of the Year | 1× |
| 10× | Silver Sluggers | — |
| 12× | All-Star Selections | 14× |
| — | MVP Awards | 2× |
| — | Gold Gloves | 10× |
| 0 |
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.
| Mike Piazza | Stat | Johnny Bench |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 1,912 | Games | 2,158 |
| Batting | ||
| 2,127 | Hits | 2,048 |
| 427 | Home runs | 389 |
| 1,335 | RBI | 1,376 |
| 1,048 | Runs | 1,091 |
| 17 | Stolen bases | 68 |
| 759 | ||
| Black ink (league-leading seasons) |
|---|
| 5 |
| 3 | Gray ink (top-10 finishes) | 10 |
|---|
| Walks |
|---|
| 891 |
| .308 | Batting avg | .267 |
|---|
| .377 | On-base % | .342 |
|---|
| .545 | Slugging % | .476 |
|---|
| 146 | OPS+ | 135 |
|---|
| Age | Mike Piazza | Johnny Bench |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | — | 8.8 |
| 21 | — | 12.8 |
| 22 | — | 18.8 |
| 23 | — | 6.7 |
| 24 | 14.2 | 19.4 |
| 25 | 8.3 | 10.2 |
| 26 | 13.8 | 17 |
| 27 | 17.5 | 14 |
| 28 | 20.1 | 7.9 |
| 29 | 16 | 11.8 |
| 30 | 12.6 | 8.9 |
| 31 | 15.4 | 9.4 |
| 32 | 14.1 | 6.7 |
| 33 | 11.5 | 3.7 |
| 34 | 4.8 | 3.4 |
| 35 | 7.4 | 3.4 |
| 36 | 4.7 | — |
| 37 | 5.6 | — |
| 38 | 1.7 | — |