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Mike TroutvsJohnny Bench

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

CF · VAL group BAT

Mike Trout

2011–2026 · 16 seasons

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C · VAL group BAT

Johnny Bench

1967–1983 · 17 seasons

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At a glance

Mike Trout and Johnny Bench: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Mike Trout	Stat	Johnny Bench
16	Seasons	17
174.9	Career VAL	162.9
18.6 (2018)	Peak-season VAL	19.4 (1972)
—	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1989
2×	MVP Awards	2×
1×	Rookie of the Year	1×
5×	Silver Sluggers	—
8×	All-Star Selections	14×
—	Gold Gloves	10×
4

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 Mike Trout and Johnny Bench have
Mike Trout	Stat	Johnny Bench
Career
1,790	Games	2,158
Batting
1,878	Hits	2,048
426	Home runs	389
1,072	RBI	1,376
1,282	Runs	1,091
225	Stolen bases	68
1,174

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	Mike Trout	Johnny Bench
19	0.5	—
20	15	8.8
21	16.8	12.8
22	15.3	18.8
23	15.3	6.7
24	16	19.4
25	15	10.2
26	18.6	17
27	17.7	14
28	4.5	7.9
29	4.3	11.8
30	13.1	8.9
31	5.4	9.4
32	2.6	6.7
33	7.1	3.7
34	7.7	3.4
35	—	3.4