Bonds vs. McGwire

OVER A SEASON

Projecting Barry Bonds’ 2001 statistics over a full season and comparing them with Mark McGwire’s statistics in 1998:

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Bonds in 2001 McGwire in 1998 (Projected) Games 148 155 At-Bats 477 509 Runs 128 130 Hits 155 147 Singles 43 61 Doubles 27 21 Triples 0 0 Home Runs 86 70 At-Bats Per Home Runs 5.55 7.27 RBIs 153 152 Walks 148 162 Strikeouts 110 155 Batting Avg. .325 .299 Slugging Pct. .920 .752 On-Base Pct. .489 .470

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CAREER AVERAGES

The 162-game average statistics in the careers of Bonds and McGwire:

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Bonds McGwire At-Bats 562 536 Runs 120 102 Hits 163 143 Singles 85 70 Doubles 34 23 Triples 5 0 Home Runs 39 50 RBIs 108 123 Walks 116 114 Strikeouts 91 135 Batting Avg. .290 .266 Slugging Pct. .577 .591 On-Base Pct. .414 .397 AB per HR 14.41 10.72

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CAREER TOTALS

Bonds (2,209 games) and McGwire (1,805) are both in their 16th season. Other totals:

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Bonds McGwire At-Bats 7,668 5,969 Runs 1,641 1,131 Hits 2,226 1,588 Singles 1,162 771 Doubles 463 251 Triples 69 6 Home Runs 532 560 RBIs 1,473 1,364 Walks 1,613 1,271 Strikeouts 1,238 1,507 Batting Avg. .290 .266 Slugging Pct. .577 .591 Stolen Bases 477 12 Times on DL 2 10

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PLACE IN HISTORY

Where Bonds and McGwire rank in home runs for a career and season:

CAREER

1. Hank Aaron 755

2. Babe Ruth 714

3. Willie Mays 660

4. Frank Robinson 586

5. Harmon Killebrew 573

6. Reggie Jackson 563

7. Mark McGwire 560

8. Mike Schmidt 548

9. Mickey Mantle 536

10. Jimmie Foxx 534

11. Barry Bonds 532

12. Willie McCovey 521

12. Ted Williams 521

14. Ernie Banks 512

15. Eddie Mathews 512

16. Mel Ott 511

17. Eddie Murray 504

18. Lou Gehrig 493

19. Stan Musial 475

20. Willie Stargell 475

21. Dave Winfield 465

22. Carl Yastrzemski 452

23. Jose Canseco 446

24. Dave Kingman 442

25. Ken Griffey Jr. 439

26. Andre Dawson 438

27. Fred McGriff 431

28. Billy Williams 426

29. Cal Ripken Jr. 421

30. Rafael Palmeiro 418

31. Darrell Evans 414

32. Sammy Sosa 409

33. Duke Snider 407

34. Al Kaline 399

35. Dale Murphy 398

36. Joe Carter 396

37. Graig Nettles 390

38. Johnny Bench 389

39. Dwight Evans 385

40. Harold Baines 384

41. Frank Howard 382

42. Jim Rice 382

43. Albert Belle 381

44. Orlando Cepeda 379

44. Tony Perez 379

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SEASON

1. Mark McGwire, 1998 70

2. Sammy Sosa, 1998 66

3. Mark McGwire, 1999 65

4. Sammy Sosa, 1999 63

5. Roger Maris, 1961 61

6. Babe Ruth, 1927 60

7. Babe Ruth, 1921 59

8. Jimmie Foxx, 1932 58

8. Hank Greenberg, 1938 58

8. Mark McGwire, 1997 58

11. Hack Wilson, 1930 56

11. Ken Griffey Jr., 1998 56

11. Ken Griffey Jr., 1997 56

14. Babe Ruth, 1920 54

14. Babe Ruth, 1928 54

14. Ralph Kiner, 1949 54

14. Mickey Mantle, 1961 54

18. Mickey Mantle, 1956 52

18. Willie Mays, 1965 52

18. George Foster, 1977 52

18. Mark McGwire, 1996 52

22. Ralph Kiner, 1947 51

22. Johnny Mize, 1947 51

22. Willie Mays, 1955 51

22. Cecil Fielder, 1990 51

26. Jimmie Foxx, 1938 50

26. Albert Belle, 1995 50

26. Brady Anderson, 1996 50

26. Greg Vaughn, 1998 50

26. Sammy Sosa, 2000 50

31. Babe Ruth, 1930 49

31. Lou Gehrig, 1934 49

31. Lou Gehrig, 1936 49

31. Ted Kluszewski, 1954 49

31. Willie Mays, 1962 49

31. Harmon Killebrew, 1964 49

31. Frank Robinson, 1966 49

31. Harmon Killebrew, 1969 49

31. Andre Dawson, 1987 49

31. Mark McGwire, 1987 49

31. Ken Griffey Jr., 1996 49

31. Larry Walker, 1997 49

31. Albert Belle, 1998 49

31. Barry Bonds, 2000 49

SEASON BY SEASON

Home runs by Bonds and McGwire in each season:

Bonds

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1986 Pittsburgh 16 1987 Pittsburgh 25 1988 Pittsburgh 24 1989 Pittsburgh 19 1990 Pittsburgh 33 1991 Pittsburgh 25 1992 Pittsburgh 34 1993 San Francisco 46 1994 San Francisco 37 1995 San Francisco 33 1996 San Francisco 42 1997 San Francisco 40 1998 San Francisco 37 1999 San Francisco 34 2000 San Francisco 49 2001 San Francisco 38

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McGwire

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1986 Oakland 3 1987 Oakland 49 1988 Oakland 32 1989 Oakland 33 1990 Oakland 39 1991 Oakland 22 1992 Oakland 42 1993 Oakland 9 1994 Oakland 9 1995 Oakland 39 1996 Oakland 52 1997 Oakland-St. Louis 58 1998 St. Louis 70 1999 St. Louis 65 2000 St. Louis 32 2001 St. Louis 6

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PLATE APPEARANCES

Category breakdown of Bonds in 2001 and McGwire in 1998:

BONDS IN 2001

Sacrifice Flies 0.7%

Hit by Pitch 1.4%

GIDP 0.4%

Doubles 4.3%

Intentional Walks 5.3%

Singles 6.7%

Groundouts 9.5%

Home Runs 13.4%

Fly Outs 17.8%

Strikeouts 17.3%

Walks 23.2%

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McGWIRE IN 1998

Sacrifice Flies 0.6%

Hit by Pitch 0.9%

GIDP 1.2%

Doubles 3.1%

Intentional Walks 4.1%

Singles 9.0%

Groundouts 10.1%

Home Runs 10.3%

Fly Outs 19.5%

Strikeouts 22.8%

Walks 23.8%

Research: Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times