Bobby Bonds stats

Last played for the Chicago Cubs, 1981

Center Fielder

1946–2003 · 6' 1"

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Bobby Bonds played 14 MLB seasons, 1968 to 1981.

Stats

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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.

Standard by season
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.
1968SF81307557893516.254
1969SF158622120161329045.259
1970SF157663134200267848.302
1971SF1556191101783310226.288
1972SF153626118162268044.259
1973SF160643131182399643.283
1974SF15056797145217141.256
1975NYY14552993143328530.270
1976LAA9937848100105430.265
1977LAA1585921031563711541.264
1978CHW/TEX15656593151319043.267
1979CLE14653893148258534.275
1980STL86231374752415.203
1981CHC4516326356195.215

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

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.

Expanded by season
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.
1968SF349125241000
1969SF7202946310300
1970SF745334722700
1971SF691317695600
1972SF697279605400
1973SF738341774900
1974SF670246514800
1975NYY626271613800
1976LAA427146233600
1977LAA679308692500
1978CHW/TEX657271542700
1979CLE631249508400
1980STL27073132300
1981CHC19062142500

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
55.7
RC
1,254.9
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.

Advanced by season
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.
1968SF2.845.35.1.1530.30.534.10
1969SF6.3115.76.6.2140.40.419.40
1970SF5.1132.17.5.2020.40.425.50
1971SF6.4116.46.9.2250.40.518.80
1972SF5.0101.55.8.1870.30.424.10
1973SF7.7130.57.3.2470.40.616.50
1974SF4.2101.16.2.1780.40.7270
1975NYY4.8105.57.2420.40.716.50
1976LAA1.953.34.8.1220.30.537.80
1977LAA4.7110.76.4.2570.40.5160
1978CHW/TEX4.1101.56.1.2120.40.718.20
1979CLE3.3956.1880.30.621.50
1980STL-0.6263.6.1130.30.546.20
1981CHC0.020.64.1.1660.30.627.20

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Died
Aug 23, 2003Aged 57, born Mar 15, 1946
Height
6' 1"
Debut
1968
Birthplace
Riverside, CA
NL Gold Glove
3x

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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

All-time career rank

  • 122nd in home runs (332)
  • 247th in rbi (1,024)
  • 50th in stolen bases (461)

Among the 10,544 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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