![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() That was the same number as Juan Pierre, who hit 285 fewer home runs than Bonds during that span. Since that data became available in 1988, Wade Boggs and Joey Votto are the only other players who've done it so much as twice.ĭouble plays Bonds grounded into from 1999 to 2004. 400 on-base percentage in two-strike counts. So much more that if a Hall of Fame plaque isn't going to do it, well, then, we'll just have to dive into the Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants legend's statistical mastery on our own. Nevertheless, Bonds' statistical achievements shall live on.Īnyone with even a passing interesting in Major League Baseball might be familiar with the big ones, such as his single-season ( 73 ) and career ( 762 ) home run records and his exclusive membership in the 500 home run, 500 stolen base club.Īnd there's more. At some point, the case for his enshrinement will pass to the era committees. It wasn't unexpected that when the 2022 voting results were announced Tuesday, he fell short of the requisite 75 percent for the 10th time. It's certainly the less-than-natural means through which Bonds came about some of his numbers that was the sticking point for Baseball Writers' Association of America voters. Barry Bonds is not headed to Cooperstown, New York, and the Hall of Fame is worse for it. ![]()
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