Autographs of Johnny Bench
Johnny Lee Bench (born December 7, 1947) is an American former professional baseball player. He played his entire Major League Baseball career, which lasted from 1967 to 1983, with the Cincinnati Reds, primarily as a catcher. Bench was the leader of the Reds team known as the Big Red Machine that dominated the National League in the mid-1970s, winning six division titles, four National League pennants and two World Series championships.
A fourteen-time All-Star and a two-time National League Most Valuable Player, Bench excelled on offense as well as on defense, twice leading the National League in home runs and three times in runs batted in. At the time of his retirement in 1983, he held the major league record for most home runs hit by a catcher. He was also the first catcher in history to lead the league in home runs. He hit 45 home runs in 1970, which was a single-season record for catchers until Salvador Perez hit 48 in 2021. His 389 home runs and 1,376 runs batted in remain the most in Cincinnati Reds history.
On defense, Bench was a ten-time Gold Glove Award winner who skillfully handled pitching staffs and possessed a strong, accurate throwing arm. He caught 100 or more games for 13 consecutive seasons. In 1986, Bench was inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989 in his first year of eligibility. ESPN has called him the greatest catcher in baseball history.
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Current items with a signature of Johnny Bench
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Traded items with a signature of Johnny Bench
The most expensive item with a signature of Johnny Bench (JOHNNY BENCH Autographed Baseball CATCHER’s MITT Glove COA Vtg Rare Reds HOF) was sold in December 2022 for £614.00 while the cheapest item (Topps Bunt 2020 Johnny Bench Tribute Purple Signature (Digital Card)) found a new owner for £0.35 in June 2020. The month with the most items sold (72) was April 2025 with an average selling price of £206.99 for an autographed item of Johnny Bench. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2025 with £206.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.35 was June 2020. In average, an autographed item from Johnny Bench is worth £69.24.
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