Catcher Mike Piazza is second in award history with ten.ģ4 - Barry Bonds was ranked the thirty-fourth greatest player in Major League history by The Sporting News in their list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players. Those tied for second with 'only' three are Yogi Berra, Roy Campanella, Joe DiMaggio, Jimmie Foxx, Mickey Mantle, Stan Musial, Albert Pujols, Alex Rodriguez and Mike Schmidt.ġ2 - Barry Bonds won twelve Silver Slugger Awards during his career, the most by any player at any position. The other player with five? Barry's father, Bobby Bonds.ħ - Barry Bonds won seven Most Valuable Player Awards during his career, the most by any player in history. When he won the second batting title, he became the only Giants player (from their time in New York and in San Francisco) with two in franchise history.ĥ - Barry Bonds is one of only two players in Major League history with five 30 / 30 Club (30+ home runs & 30+ stolen bases in the same season) entries. Barry Bonds was the first National League player in history to record a 40 home run and 40 steal ( 40 / 40 Club) season.Ģ - Barry Bonds was the National League batting champion in 2002 ( Top 25) and the National League batting champion in 2004 ( Top 25). Join Baseball Almanac as we take a look at some additional numbers of interest as they relate to one of the most prolific (and controversial) sluggers in Major League history:ġ - Barry Bonds was the first Pittsburgh Pirates player to hit at least 30 home runs and steal at least 30 bases in the same season ( 30 / 30 Club). It's quite an accomplishment.' and his opponent's manager, Ned Yost of the Brewers, commented, 'You don't see 40-40 every day, and that's a huge accomplishment.'īarry Bonds Rookie Card | 1986 Topps Traded Baseball Card (#11T)īarry Bonds was a fourteen-time All-Star who started in left field eleven times - the most of any left fielder in baseball history (#2 Joe Medwick / 8 starts in left field and #3 Stan Musial / 5 starts in left field). The people that hit forty home runs or more don't steal that many bases, even today. Barry Bonds Miscellaneous Items of Interestĭid you know that Jose Canseco (1988), Barry Bonds (1996), Alex Rodriguez (1998) and Alfonso Soriano (2006) are the only four major league ballplayers in the 40/40 Club (40 HRs & 40 SBs in the same season)? When Soriano joined the club his manager, hall of famer Frank Robinson, commented on MLB.com, 'It's a very nice accomplishment.

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