Bobby Bonds vs Ryne Sandberg

Bobby Bonds Ryne Sandberg

Bobby Bonds and Ryne Sandberg compared on their MLB careers: Bobby Bonds played 14 seasons, 1968 to 1981, Ryne Sandberg 16 seasons, 1981 to 1997. Bobby Bonds has .268 batting average to Ryne Sandberg's .285.

Who has the better career numbers?

Bobby Bonds and Ryne Sandberg career totals

1,849	GP	2,164
7,043	AB	8,385
1,258	R	1,318
1,886	H	2,386
332	HR	282
1,024	RBI	1,061
461	SB	344
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.5	SLG	0.5
0.8	OPS	0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Bobby Bonds and Ryne Sandberg postseason

3	GP	10
8	AB	39
0	R	9
2	H	15
0	HR	1
0	RBI	6
0	SB	3
0.3	AVG	0.4
0.4	OBP	0.5
0.3	SLG	0.6
0.7	OPS	1.1

Where each stands all time

Bobby Bonds and Ryne Sandberg all-time places

122nd (332)	Home runs	198th (282)
247th (1,024)	RBI	226th (1,061)
50th (461)	Stolen bases	116th (344)
—	Hits	128th (2,386)

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

Bobby Bonds: 0 championships; NL Gold Glove ×3
Ryne Sandberg: 0 championships; NL Gold Glove ×9, NL MVP, NL Silver Slugger ×7

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.

Bobby Bonds and Ryne Sandberg season by season

1st	1968	.254	9	35	1981	.167	0	0
2nd	1969	.259	32	90	1982	.271	7	54
3rd	1970	.302	26	78	1983	.261	8	48
4th	1971	.288	33	102	1984	.314	19	84
5th	1972	.259	26	80	1985	.305	26	83
6th	1973	.283	39	96	1986	.284	14	76
7th	1974	.256	21	71	1987	.294	16	59
8th	1975	.270	32	85	1988	.264	19	69
9th	1976	.265	10	54	1989	.290	30	76
10th	1977	.264	37	115	1990	.306	40	100
11th	1978	.267	31	90	1991	.291	26	100
12th	1979	.275	25	85	1992	.304	26	87
13th	1980	.203	5	24	1993	.309	9	45
14th	1981	.215	6	19	1994	.238	5	24
15th	—	—	—	—	1996	.244	25	92
16th	—	—	—	—	1997	.264	12	64

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


3	GP	10
8	AB	39
0	R	9
2	H	15
0	HR	1
0	RBI	6
0	SB	3
0.3	AVG	0.4
0.4	OBP	0.5
0.3	SLG	0.6
0.7	OPS	1.1


3	GP	10
8	AB	39
0	R	9
2	H	15
0	HR	1
0	RBI	6
0	SB	3
0.3	AVG	0.4
0.4	OBP	0.5
0.3	SLG	0.6
0.7	OPS	1.1


3	GP	10
8	AB	39
0	R	9
2	H	15
0	HR	1
0	RBI	6
0	SB	3
0.3	AVG	0.4
0.4	OBP	0.5
0.3	SLG	0.6
0.7	OPS	1.1