Bobby Bonds

Right Field

1968—1981

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Player LeveL
Superstar
Top 100 Rank
NR
Right Field RANK
#17

Player Detail

Bobby Lee
GIVEN NAME
Bonds
SURNAME
March 15, 1946, in Riverside, CA
BORN
August 23, 2003, in San Carlos, CA, USA
DIED
1968—1981
Playing Career
Played from 22-35
PLAYING AGE
San Francisco Giants
New York Yankees
California Angels
Cleveland Indians
St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Teams Played For
Right Field
PRIMARY POSITION
San Francisco Giants
PRIMARY TEAM
NONE
World Series titles
NONE
NICKNAME
25
UNIFORM NUMBER
#1 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
6-1 / 190
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Right / Right
BATTED / THREW
June 25, 1968
Major League Debut
October 4, 1981
FINAL GAME
— Top 50 Right Fielder —
— Giants ALL-TIME TEAM —

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WHO IS Bobby Bonds?

Father of Barry, and himself a great combination of power and speed who was unfairly compared to Willie Mays.
Bobby Bonds was the second player to hit 300 career home runs AND steal 300 bases, joining one-time teammate Willie Mays.
  • Bobby Bonds Scouting Report

60

HITTING

70

POWER

80

RUNNING

60

FIELDING

70

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
1849
1886
332
1024
.268
3 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

VS. HALL OF FAMERS

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
48.7
58.5

PLAYER JAWS COMPARED TO HOF PLAYER AT HIS POSITION. JAWS = AVERAGE OF CAREER WAR & WAR7.

VS. HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.824
.748
110.6

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.268
.353
.471

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

Contemporaries

Reggie Smith
George Hendrick
Richie Zisk

HOME BATTING

AVG OBP SLG
.266
.356
.478

TEAMMATE TEAM

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:
Thurman Munson
Willie McCovey
Jerry Remy
Bert Campaneris
Graig Nettles
Gary Matthews
Willie Mays
George Hendrick
Juan Marichal
Fergie Jenkins
Charlie Fox

Bobby Bonds Per Season

PER 600 PLATE APPEARANCES COMPARED TO Contemporaries AT HIS POSITION

AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB TB TRB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Bonds
522
140
93
22
5
25
76
68
130
34
246
212
.268
.353
.471
824
AVG RF
534
143
72
24
4
15
54
83
11
220
201
.268
.337
.411
.748

Bobby Bonds Rankings

AT Right Field BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
17
19
19
21
19
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Right Field BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
21
20
11
25
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Bobby Bonds PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
57.9
39.6
32.0
20.0
5.07
73.7
43.4
30.3
21.5
5.03
BLUE = Bobby Bonds
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME RF

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
302.0
199.3
150.5
96.5
26.4
389.8
205.2
143.3
96.9
26.7
BLUE = Bobby Bonds
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME RF