(Newton Center, October 25, 2002) Been a while, but Barry Bonds remains (by far and away) the best player in baseball. In 2001, at the age of 37, he set the all-time homerun record with 73. His on-base and slugging stats have been off the scale the last coupla years. Ruthian fer sure. He's cracked 600 taters and at 38 seems to entering his prime. Go figure... Now the Series, and they won't pitch to this guy - I mean they WON'T pitch to this guy. Like no one I've seen in 35 years.

(St. Petersburg, September 14, 2000) Not sure I can say anything that hasn't been said, but Bonds and his Giants have really come alive this September, and he is perhaps in line for MVP #4, although Mike Piazza and Jim Edmonds are still in the running. He's slugging .719 and his OBP is .454, and he's amongst the leaders with a career high 47 taters. 8 more gives him 500. Can you say Hall of Fame?

(St. Petersburg, June 23, 2000) Bonds, at the ripe old age of 36, appears to be taking his game up a notch, if that is indeed possible. He's putting up some triple crown numbers (.332/26/52), getting on base (.455) and slugging a Bambino-like .785. Perhaps the most telling statistic is this: he has more intentional base on balls than anyone in history. The Giants are in the mix, playing around .500 ball in what is shaping up as a tough division.

(Boston, August 3, 1999) The Sporting News just named him Player of the Decade. With folks like Griffey, McGwire, Maddux, and Clemens cleating the diamond, this is no empty honor. Barry Bonds is the ultimate all-around player. A three-time MVP and future Hall of Famer, he is chairman of the 400-400 club (homeruns-steals, one member). And downright dazzling with the "D" - he is the finest (and most aggressive) leftfielder in the game, and goes into the gap as well as anyone in history. And his dad was pretty close. Bobby Bonds was a multi-tool player as well (the first 39-40 player), and a great one - one of the most potent lead-off hitters the game has known. Genetics don't hurt none...

Barry Bonds

CAREER:
Season	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1986	Pit	113	413	72	92	26	3	16	48	65	102	36	7	.223	.330	.416	.746
1987	Pit	150	551	99	144	34	9	25	59	54	88	32	10	.261	.329	.492	.821
1988	Pit	144	538	97	152	30	5	24	58	72	82	17	11	.283	.368	.491	.859
1989	Pit	159	580	96	144	34	6	19	58	93	93	32	10	.248	.351	.426	.777
1990	Pit	151	519	104	156	32	3	33	114	93	83	52	13	.301	.406	.565	.971
1991	Pit	153	510	95	149	28	5	25	116	107	73	43	13	.292	.410	.514	.924
1992	Pit	140	473	109	147	36	5	34	103	127	69	39	8	.311	.456	.624	1.080
1993	SF	159	539	129	181	38	4	46	123	126	79	29	12	.336	.458	.677	1.135
1994	SF	112	391	89	122	18	1	37	81	74	43	29	9	.312	.426	.647	1.073
1995	SF	144	506	109	149	30	7	33	104	120	83	31	10	.294	.431	.577	1.008
1996	SF	158	517	122	159	27	3	42	129	151	76	40	7	.308	.461	.615	1.076
1997	SF	159	532	123	155	26	5	40	101	145	87	37	8	.291	.446	.585	1.031
1998	SF	156	552	120	167	44	7	37	122	130	92	28	12	.303	.438	.609	1.047
1999	SF	102	355	91	93	20	2	34	83	73	62	15	2	.262	.389	.617	1.006
2000	SF	143	480	129	147	28	4	49	106	117	77	11	3	.306	.440	.688	1.128
2001	SF	153	476	129	156	32	2	73	137	177	93	13	3	.328	.515	.863	1.378
2002	SF	143	403	117	149	31	2	46	110	198	47	9	2	.370	.582	.799	1.381
2003	SF	130	390	111	133	22	1	45	90	148	58	7	0	.341	.529	.749	1.278
2004	SF	23	53	21	25	5	0	10	22	39	6	2	0	.472	.696	1.132	1.828
Total	--	2592	8778	1962	2620	541	74	668	1764	2109	1393	502	140	.298	.435	.605	1.040

SEASONAL AVERAGES (per 162 games played)
Years	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
16	162	549	123	164	34	5	42	110	132	87	31	9	.298	.435	.605	1.040

MISCELLANEOUS BATTING
Season	TM	TPA	#PIT	#P/PA	TB	SF	SH	HBP	IBB	GIDP	GB	FB	G/F
1986	Pit	484	0	.00	172	2	2	2	2	4	0	0	--
1987	Pit	611	2178	3.56	271	3	0	3	3	4	181	160	1.13
1988	Pit	614	2287	3.72	264	2	0	2	14	3	170	199	0.85
1989	Pit	679	2528	3.72	247	4	1