Alex Rodriguez vs Barry Bonds

Alex RodriguezBarry Bonds

Alex Rodriguez and Barry Bonds compared on their MLB careers: Alex Rodriguez played 22 seasons, 1994 to 2016, Barry Bonds 22 seasons, 1986 to 2007. Alex Rodriguez has .295 batting average to Barry Bonds's .298. Alex Rodriguez won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Alex Rodriguez and Barry Bonds career totals
2,784GP2,986
10,566AB9,847
2,021R2,227
3,115H2,935
696HR762
2,086RBI1,996
329SB514
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.6SLG0.6
0.9OPS1.1

How do they compare in the postseason?

Alex Rodriguez and Barry Bonds postseason
76GP48
278AB151
43R33
72H37
13HR9
41RBI24
8SB9
0.3AVG0.2
0.4OBP0.4
0.5SLG0.5
0.8OPS0.9

Where each stands all time

Alex Rodriguez and Barry Bonds all-time places
5th (696)Home runs1st (762)
22nd (3,115)Hits36th (2,935)
3rd (2,086)RBI4th (1,996)
131st (329)Stolen bases33rd (514)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Alex Rodriguez: 1 championship; AL Silver Slugger ×10, Hank Aaron Award ×4, AL Gold Glove ×2, AL MVP ×3
  • Barry Bonds: 0 championships; NL Gold Glove ×8, NL Silver Slugger ×12, NL MVP ×7, Hank Aaron Award ×3

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Alex Rodriguez and Barry Bonds season by season
AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
1st1994.204021986.2231648
2nd1995.2325191987.2612559
3rd1996.358361231988.2832458
4th1997.30023841989.2481958
5th1998.310421241990.30133114
6th1999.285421111991.29225116
7th2000.316411321992.31134103
8th2001.318521351993.33646123
9th2002.300571421994.3123781
10th2003.298471181995.29433104
11th2004.286361061996.30842129
12th2005.321481301997.29140101
13th2006.290351211998.30337122
14th2007.314541561999.2623483
15th2008.302351032000.30649106
16th2009.286301002001.32873137
17th2010.270301252002.37046110
18th2011.27616622003.3414590
19th2012.27218572004.36245101
20th2013.2447192005.286510
21st2015.25033862006.2702677
22nd2016.2009312007.2762866

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI