Full Name: Barry Lamar Bonds	Primary Position: OF,LF
Height/Weight: 6'2"/240	First Game: May 30, 1986
Birthdate: July 24, 1964	MLB Experience: 22 years
Birthplace: Riverside, California
Bat/Throw: Left/Left

Biography[]

Barry Bonds (Barry Lamar Bonds) was born on July 24, 1964 in Riverside, California. He made his Major League debut on May 30, 1986 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1986, his rookie year, he hit .223 with 16 home runs and 48 RBI. Bonds played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants over the course of his 21 year career.

Despite the numerous steroid accusations, Bonds has still put together one of the great careers in recent baseball history.He holds the all-time record with 7 MVP awards, including 4 in a row from 2001-2004. No one else has more than 3 consecutive MVPs. In 2001 Bonds hit 73 homers and slugged .863, both records. He also has career marks for walks and intentional walks. Broke the most prestigious record in MLB, when he smacked his 756 home run on 8/7/2007 off Washington Nationals pitcher, Mike Bascik to surpass Hank Aaron (755) as the home run King.

Perjury Indictment[]

On November 15, 2007, Bonds was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice, in conjunction with a four-year investigation into BALCO and whether he took performance enhancing drugs. The charge is that he lied to the grand jury under oath about whether his trainer Greg Anderson ever injected him with steroids, and whether he ever knowingly took steroids and not flaxseed oil, as he claimed. The indictment came as a bit of a surprise to most, since the investigation had gone on for so long. It is unknown at this time what prompted the indictment on that particular date.

Bonds entered a plea of "not guilty" on December 6, 2007, and posted this statement on his website:

I want to thank my family, friends and fans for their unwavering support. It means everything to me. Despite the charges that have been filed against me, I still have confidence in the judicial system and especially in the judgment of the citizens who will decide this case. And I know that when all of this is over, I will be vindicated because I am innocent.

Mitchell Report[]

Bonds' name was mentioned in the Mitchell Report about being implicated in the BALCO scandal:

"Peter Magowan said in an interview that during a phone conversation he once asked Barry Bonds if he took steroids. Bonds replied that he used a substance for sleeping problems and arthritis, which he only later found out was steroids. Magowan says Bonds claimed he did not try to hide his use of the substance from the rest of his team."

Scouting Report[]

Steroids or no, Bonds is one of the best hitters in baseball history. It all starts with his preternatural understanding of the strike zone: as one of the most patient hitters ever (and that's not counting his insane intentional walk totals), Bonds knows that all he has to do to be successful is to wait for the pitcher to throw him the right pitch. And once the right pitch is served up, watch out... Even at age 42, Bonds has scary power, especially when pulling the ball to right field. Bonds owns two of the quickest hands in MLB history, and the bat speed that they generate allows him to leverage his short, compact stroke into pure power. Bonds also has good hand-eye coordination and bat control for a power hitter, which allows him to hit for a solid average. If there's a weakness to Bonds' offensive game, it's that his speed and baserunning abilities are completely shot at this point.

Defensively, Bonds is a shell of the man who once won 8 gold gloves in 9 years from 1990-1998. He can't throw anymore, and his total lack of speed makes him a liability out in left.

Statistics[]

Batting Stats[]

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1986	PIT	N	113	413	72	92	16	48	.223	.330	.416	26	3	65	102	2	2	36	2	4
1987	PIT	N	150	551	99	144	25	59	.261	.329	.492	34	9	54	88	3	0	32	3	4
1988	PIT	N	144	538	97	152	24	58	.283	.368	.491	30	5	72	82	2	0	17	14	3
1989	PIT	N	159	580	96	144	19	58	.248	.351	.426	34	6	93	93	1	1	32	22	9
1990	PIT	N	151	519	104	156	33	114	.301	.406	.565	32	3	93	83	3	0	52	15	8
1991	PIT	N	153	510	95	149	25	116	.292	.410	.514	28	5	107	73	4	0	43	25	8
1992	PIT	N	140	473	109	147	34	103	.311	.456	.624	36	5	127	69	5	0	39	32	9
1993	SFG	N	159	539	129	181	46	123	.336	.458	.677	38	4	126	79	2	0	29	43	11
1994	SFG	N	112	391	89	122	37	81	.312	.426	.647	18	1	74	43	6	0	29	18	3
1995	SFG	N	144	506	109	149	33	104	.294	.431	.577	30	7	120	83	5	0	31	22	12
1996	SFG	N	158	517	122	159	42	129	.308	.461	.615	27	3	151	76	1	0	40	30	11
1997	SFG	N	159	532	123	155	40	101	.291	.446	.585	26	5	145	87	8	0	37	34	13
1998	SFG	N	156	552	120	167	37	122	.303	.438	.609	44	7	130	92	8	1	28	29	15
1999	SFG	N	102	355	91	93	34	83	.262	.389	.617	20	2	73	62	3	0	15	9	6
2000	SFG	N	143	480	129	147	49	106	.306	.440	.688	28	4	117	77	3	0	11	22	6
2001	SFG	N	153	476	129	156	73	137	.328	.515	.863	32	2	177	93	9	0	13	35	5
2002	SFG	N	143	403	117	149	46	110	.370	.582	.799	31	2	198	47	9	0	9	68	4
2003	SFG	N	130	390	111	133	45	90	.341	.529	.749	22	1	148	58	10	0	7	61	7
2004	SFG	N	147	373	129	135	45	101	.362	.609	.812	27	3	232	41	9	0	6	120	5
2005	SFG	N	14	42	8	12	5	10	.286	.404	.667	1	0	9	6	0	0	0	3	0
2006	SFG	N	130	367	74	99	26	77	.270	.454	.545	23	0	115	51	10	0	3	38	9
2007	SFG	N	126	340	75	94	28	66	.276	.480	.565	14	0	132	54	3	0	5	43	13
Total			2986	9847	2227	2935	762	1996	.298	.444	.607	601	77	2558	1539	106	4	514	688	165

Fielding Stats[]

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1986	PIT	N	CF	110	108	945.1	282	10	5	2	.983
1986	PIT	N	OF	110	108	945.1	280	9	5	2	.983
1987	PIT	N	CF	46	43	379	117	2	3	0	.975
1987	PIT	N	OF	145	126	1155.2	330	15	5	3	.986
1987	PIT	N	RF	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	.000
1987	PIT	N	LF	101	83	773.2	218	10	2	3	.991
1988	PIT	N	OF	136	129	1138	292	5	6	0	.980
1988	PIT	N	LF	135	129	1134	288	5	6	0	.980
1988	PIT	N	CF	3	0	4	0	0	0	0	.000
1989	PIT	N	OF	156	146	1338	365	14	6	1	.984
1989	PIT	N	LF	156	146	1338	366	14	6	1	.984
1990	PIT	N	LF	149	144	1274	331	14	6	1	.983
1990	PIT	N	CF	2	1	12	3	0	0	0	1.000
1990	PIT	N	OF	150	145	1286	338	14	6	2	.983
1991	PIT	N	LF	150	146	1295.2	313	13	3	1	.991
1991	PIT	N	CF	4	1	11	7	0	0	0	1.000
1991	PIT	N	OF	150	147	1306.2	321	13	3	1	.991
1992	PIT	N	LF	139	138	1240.2	310	4	3	0	.991
1992	PIT	N	OF	139	138	1240.2	310	4	3	0	.991
1993	SFG	N	OF	157	156	1371	310	7	5	0	.984
1993	SFG	N	LF	157	156	1371	310	7	5	0	.984
1994	SFG	N	OF	112	110	959.1	198	10	3	2	.986
1994	SFG	N	LF	112	110	959.1	197	10	3	2	.986
1995	SFG	N	LF	143	143	1257	281	12	6	2	.980
1995	SFG	N	OF	143	143	1257	279	12	6	2	.980
1996	SFG	N	CF	6	3	36	5	0	0	0	1.000
1996	SFG	N	OF	152	151	1311.1	286	10	6	1	.980
1996	SFG	N	LF	149	148	1275.1	284	11	6	1	.980
1997	SFG	N	OF	159	158	1372.1	290	10	5	0	.984
1997	SFG	N	LF	159	158	1372.1	290	9	5	0	.984
1998	SFG	N	OF	155	154	1336.1	301	2	5	0	.984
1998	SFG	N	LF	155	154	1336.1	302	2	5	0	.984
1999	SFG	N	LF	96	95	795.1	178	4	3	2	.984
1999	SFG	N	DH	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1999	SFG	N	OF	96	95	795.1	177	4	3	2	.984
2000	SFG	N	LF	141	138	1152.2	255	8	3	4	.989
2000	SFG	N	OF	141	138	1152.2	255	7	3	4	.989
2001	SFG	N	LF	143	141	1231.2	246	8	6	1	.977
2001	SFG	N	DH	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2001	SFG	N	OF	143	141	1231.2	246	9	6	1	.977
2002	SFG	N	LF	135	133	1115	239	4	8	2	.968
2002	SFG	N	DH	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2002	SFG	N	OF	135	133	1115	239	4	8	2	.968
2003	SFG	N	LF	123	122	1044	236	5	2	2	.992
2003	SFG	N	DH	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2003	SFG	N	OF	123	122	1044	236	5	2	2	.992
2004	SFG	N	LF	133	132	1130.2	214	11	4	0	.983
2004	SFG	N	DH	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2004	SFG	N	OF	133	132	1130.2	214	11	4	0	.983
2005	SFG	N	LF	13	13	95	18	0	0	0	1.000
2005	SFG	N	OF	13	13	95	18	0	0	0	1.000
2006	SFG	N	DH	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2006	SFG	N	OF	116	115	875	188	6	3	0	.985
2006	SFG	N	LF	116	115	875	188	6	3	0	.985
2007	SFG	N	OF	110	110	842	162	2	4	0	.976
2007	SFG	N	LF	110	110	842	162	2	4	0	.976
2007	SFG	N	DH	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			LF	2715	2654	22908.2	5226	159	89	22	.984
Total			CF	171	156	1387.1	414	12	8	2	.982
Total			OF	2874	2810	24299	5635	173	97	25	.984
Total			DH	39	38	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			RF	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	.000

Transactions[]

Selected by the San Francisco Giants in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft - did not sign June 7, 1982.
Selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1st round (6th pick overall) of the free-agent draft on June 3, 1985 - signed on June 5, 1985.
Granted free agency on October 26, 1992.
Signed by the San Francisco Giants on December 8, 1992.
Granted free agency on October 30, 2006.
Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants (February 15, 2007).
Granted free agency on October 29, 2007.

Accomplishments & Awards[]

Major League Records[]

762 Home Runs
2,558 walks
688 intentional walks
73 home runs in a single season, 2001
8 home runs in a single post-season, 2002
449 different pitcher surrendering a home run to one batter
74 home runs since turning 40 years old
28 home runs in the year he turned 43 years old
13 consecutive seasons with 30 or more home runs (13), 1992–2004
.863 slugging percentage in a single season, 2001
1.294 slugging percentage in a World Series, 2002
8 consecutive seasons with .600 slugging percentage or higher, 1998–2005
.609 on-base percentage in a single season, 2004
232 walks in a single season, 2004
120 intentional walks in a single season, 2004
18 consecutive games with a walk
7 MVP awards, 1990, 1992–93, 2001–04 (the closest competitors trail with 3)
4 consecutive MVP awards, 2001–04
13 National League Player of the Month selections (the next highest in either league is 8 by Frank Thomas, and the next highest in the N.L. is 6 by George Foster, Pete Rose, and Dale Murphy)
The oldest player to win the National League batting title (.370) for the first time (38), 2002
Tied National League high with 4 home runs in the 2002 World Series, one short of major league record of 5, by Reggie Jackson of the 1977 New York Yankees.
Shares the most consecutive plate appearances with a walk (7)
Shares the most consecutive plate appearances reaching base (15)
He tied his father, Bobby, for the most seasons with 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases (5), and are the only father-son members of the 30-30 club.

Records (Active Only)[]

1,996 RBI (1st)
.444 on-base percentage (1st)
2,227 runs scored (1st)
2,986 games (1st)
1,440 extra-base hits (1st)
12.92 at-bats per home run (1st)
5,976 total bases (1st)
2,935 hits (1st)
601 doubles (1st)
.607 slugging percentage (2nd)
514 stolen bases (2nd)
9,847 at-bats (2nd)
77 triples (6th)
91 sacrifice flies (8th)
1,539 strikeouts (9th)

Bonds is the lone member of the 500–500 club, which means he has hit at least 500 home runs (762) and stolen 500 bases (514). He is also one of only four baseball players all-time to be in the 40–40 club (1996), which means he hit 40 home runs (42) and stole 40 bases (40) in the same season.

5-time San Francisco Giants Player of the Year (1998, 2001–04)
7-time Baseball America NL All-Star (1993, 1998, 2000–04)
3-Time Major League Player of the Year (1990, 2001, 2004)
3-Time Baseball America MLB Player of the Year (2001, 2003–04)
8-Time Gold Glove winner for NL Outfielder (1990–94, 1996–98)
12-Time Silver Slugger winner for NL Outfielder (1990–94, 1996–97, 2000–04)
14-time All-Star (1990, 1992–98, 2000–04, 2007)
3-Time NL Hank Aaron Award winner (2001–02, 2004)
Listed at #6 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, the highest-ranked active player, in 2005.
Named a finalist to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team in 1999, but not elected to the team in the fan balloting.
Rating of 352 on Baseball-Reference.com's Hall of Fame monitor (100 is a good HOF candidate);[85] 9th among all hitters, highest among hitters not in HOF yet.
The second player to twice have a single-season slugging percentage over .800, with his record .863 in 2001 and .812 in 2004. Babe Ruth was the other, with .847 in 1920 and .846 in 1921.
Became the first player in history with more times on base (376) than official times at bats (373) in 2004. This was due to the record number of walks, which count as a time on base but not a time at-bat. He had 135 hits, 232 walks, and 9 hit-by-pitches for the 376 number.
With his father Bobby (332, 461), leads all father-son combinations in combined home runs (1,094) and stolen bases (975), respectively through September 26, 2007.
Played minor league baseball in both Alaska and Hawaii. In 1983, he played for the Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks in the Alaska Baseball League,[7] and in 1986, he played for the Hawaii Islanders in the Pacific Coast League.

Trivia[]

He is the son of Bobby Bonds and the cousin of Reggie Jackson.
Bonds' son, Nikolai, is a batboy for the Giants, and always sits next to his dad in the dugout during games.

Barry Bonds

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