Bonds vs. McGwire
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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
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