MLB · Career head-to-head

Vladimir GuerrerovsJohnny Bench

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

RF · VAL group BAT

Vladimir Guerrero

1996–2011 · 16 seasons

Full profile →

C · VAL group BAT

Johnny Bench

1967–1983 · 17 seasons

Full profile →

At a glance

Vladimir Guerrero and Johnny Bench: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Vladimir Guerrero	Stat	Johnny Bench
16	Seasons	17
165.7	Career VAL	162.9
19.5 (2002)	Peak-season VAL	19.4 (1972)
Inducted 2018	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1989
1×	MVP Awards	2×
8×	Silver Sluggers	—
9×	All-Star Selections	14×
—	Rookie of the Year	1×
—	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.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Vladimir Guerrero and Johnny Bench have
Vladimir Guerrero	Stat	Johnny Bench
Career
2,147	Games	2,158
Batting
2,590	Hits	2,048
449	Home runs	389
1,496	RBI	1,376
1,328	Runs	1,091
181	Stolen bases	68
737

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

Compare Vladimir Guerrero with someone else

Share on X Current-form ratings live on the Knox Current board

Related comparisons

Ohtani vs TroutMLB · career head-to-head Ruth vs TroutMLB · career head-to-head Freeman vs GoldschmidtMLB · career head-to-head

Age	Vladimir Guerrero	Johnny Bench
20	—	8.8
21	—	12.8
22	3.2	18.8
23	14.6	6.7
24	12.8	19.4
25	18.7	10.2
26	13.4	17
27	19.5	14
28	12.1	7.9
29	17.5	11.8
30	13.2	8.9
31	10.9	9.4
32	10.3	6.7
33	8.2	3.7
34	2.6	3.4
35	6.7	3.4
36	2	—