Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1968
- NL Gold Glove
- 3x
Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1968
- NL Gold Glove
- 3x
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,849
- AB
- 7,043
- R
- 1,258
- H
- 1,886
- HR
- 332
- RBI
- 1,024
- SB
- 461
- AVG
- .268
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | SF | 81 | 307 | 55 | 78 | 9 | 35 | 16 | .254 |
| 1969 | SF | 158 | 622 | 120 | 161 | 32 | 90 | 45 | .259 |
| 1970 | SF | 157 | 663 | 134 | 200 | 26 | 78 | 48 | .302 |
| 1971 | SF | 155 | 619 | 110 | 178 | 33 | 102 | 26 | .288 |
| 1972 | SF | 153 | 626 | 118 | 162 | 26 | 80 | 44 | .259 |
| 1973 | SF | 160 | 643 | 131 | 182 | 39 | 96 | 43 | .283 |
| 1974 | SF | 150 | 567 | 97 | 145 | 21 | 71 | 41 | .256 |
| 1975 | NYY | 145 | 529 | 93 | 143 | 32 | 85 | 30 | .270 |
| 1976 | LAA | 99 | 378 | 48 | 100 | 10 | 54 | 30 | .265 |
| 1977 | LAA | 158 | 592 | 103 | 156 | 37 | 115 | 41 | .264 |
| 1978 |  CHW/TEX | 156 | 565 | 93 | 151 | 31 | 90 | 43 | .267 |
| 1979 | CLE | 146 | 538 | 93 | 148 | 25 | 85 | 34 | .275 |
| 1980 | STL | 86 | 231 | 37 | 47 | 5 | 24 | 15 | .203 |
| 1981 | CHC | 45 | 163 | 26 | 35 | 6 | 19 | 5 | .215 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 3
- AB
- 8
- R
- 0
- H
- 2
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 0
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .250
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 8,090
- TB
- 3,316
- XBH
- 700
- HBP
- 53
- IBB
- 75
- GIDP
- 0
- P/PA
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | SF | 349 | 125 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | SF | 720 | 294 | 63 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | SF | 745 | 334 | 72 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | SF | 691 | 317 | 69 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | SF | 697 | 279 | 60 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | SF | 738 | 341 | 77 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | SF | 670 | 246 | 51 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | NYY | 626 | 271 | 61 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | LAA | 427 | 146 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | LAA | 679 | 308 | 69 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | CHW/TEX | 657 | 271 | 54 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | CLE | 631 | 249 | 50 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | STL | 270 | 73 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | CHC | 190 | 62 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 55.7
- RC
- 1254.9
- RC/27
- 6.30
- ISOP
- .203
- SECA
- .374
- BB/K
- 0.52
- AB/HR
- 21.2
- GO/FO
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | SF | 2.8 | 45.3 | 5.1 | .153 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 34.1 | 0 |
| 1969 | SF | 6.3 | 115.7 | 6.6 | .214 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 19.4 | 0 |
| 1970 | SF | 5.1 | 132.1 | 7.5 | .202 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 25.5 | 0 |
| 1971 | SF | 6.4 | 116.4 | 6.9 | .225 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 18.8 | 0 |
| 1972 | SF | 5.0 | 101.5 | 5.8 | .187 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 24.1 | 0 |
| 1973 | SF | 7.7 | 130.5 | 7.3 | .247 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 16.5 | 0 |
| 1974 | SF | 4.2 | 101.1 | 6.2 | .178 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 27 | 0 |
| 1975 | NYY | 4.8 | 105.5 | 7 | .242 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 16.5 | 0 |
| 1976 | LAA | 1.9 | 53.3 | 4.8 | .122 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 37.8 | 0 |
| 1977 | LAA | 4.7 | 110.7 | 6.4 | .257 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 16 | 0 |
| 1978 | CHW/TEX | 4.1 | 101.5 | 6.1 | .212 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 18.2 | 0 |
| 1979 | CLE | 3.3 | 95 | 6 | .188 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 21.5 | 0 |
| 1980 | STL | -0.6 | 26 | 3.6 | .113 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 46.2 | 0 |
| 1981 | CHC | 0.0 | 20.6 | 4.1 | .166 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 27.2 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Bobby Bonds's career stats?
Bobby Bonds played 14 seasons for the Giants, the Yankees, the Angels, the Guardians, the Cardinals and the Cubs. He was a career .268 hitter with 1,886 hits, 332 home runs and 1,024 RBI. His best season was 1970: a .302 batting average, 26 home runs and 78 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
14 seasons, 1 postseason, 1968 to 1981
Bobby Bonds finished top 10 in a stat 14 times.
Awards
- NL Gold Glove ×3: 1971, 1973, 1974
All-time career rank
- 122nd in home runs (332)
- 247th in rbi (1,024)
- 50th in stolen bases (461)
Among the 10,340 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Home Runs: 1971 (5th), 1973 (5th), 1975 (7th), 1977 (6th), 1978 (8th)
- RBI: 1971 (5th), 1977 (4th)
- Hits: 1970 (8th)
- Stolen Bases: 1969 (5th), 1970 (3rd), 1972 (6th), 1973 (6th), 1974 (7th), 1978 (9th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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