MVP awards
2
Gold Gloves
10
World Series titles
2
World Series MVP
1
Home runs
389
All-Star selections
14
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 15 | |
| 1969 | 26 | |
| 1970 | 45 | |
| 1971 | 27 | |
| 1972 | 40 | |
| 1973 | 25 | |
| 1974 | 33 | |
| 1975 | 28 | |
| 1976 | 16 | |
| 1977 | 31 | |
| 1978 | 23 | |
| 1979 | 22 | |
| 1980 | 24 | |
| 1981 | 8 | |
| 1982 | 13 | |
| 1983 | 12 |
Data sources
- MLB
- Baseball Reference
- Olympics.com
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Johnny Bench ranks #133 in Baseball
Johnny Bench ranks #133 in Baseball and #2553 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 87.1/100.
The verified career covers 1967–1983 and 16 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Peak the strongest category at 90/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: MVP awards 2, Gold Gloves 10, World Series titles 2, World Series MVP 1.
Nearest context: ahead Wade Boggs (87.2); behind Frank Thomas (87.1). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Johnny Bench GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Bench comparisons
Johnny Bench — frequently asked
- Is Johnny Bench the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Johnny Bench ranks #133 in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 87.1/100, behind Babe Ruth (94.6).
- What is Johnny Bench's GOAT Score?
- 87.1/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Johnny Bench rank all time?
- #2553 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #133 in Baseball.
- Johnny Bench vs Wade Boggs: who ranks higher?
- Wade Boggs ranks higher at 87.2 versus Johnny Bench at 87.1, a margin of 0.1 points.