Bobby Bonds
Bobby Lee Bonds
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: March 15, 1946 in Riverside, CA
High School: Riverside Polytechnic (Riverside, CA)
Signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent in 1964. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 25, 1968
Final Game: October 4, 1981
Died: August 23, 2003 in San Carlos, CA
Relatives: Father of Barry Bonds
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1968 SFG NL 22 OF 80 76 708.0 179 169 6 4 1 .978 4.0 6.8 1.0 1.5 -0.5 3 2.22 2.19 .975 2.02 1.82
1968 SFG NL 22 RF 62 53 480.0 99 90 5 4 1 .960 -0.5 -1.2 -2.5 0.0 -2.5 2 1.78 1.53 .982 2.02 1.77
1968 SFG NL 22 CF 35 23 228.0 75 74 1 0 0 1.000 4.5 23.7 3.5 1.5 2.0 1 2.96 2.14 .977 2.39 2.18
1969 SFG NL 23 OF 155 154 1404.2 356 339 9 8 2 .978 3.1 2.6 1.1 0.3 0.8 2 2.23 2.25 .973 2.02 1.75 MVP-30
1969 SFG NL 23 RF 101 91 816.0 189 180 5 4 1 .979 4.9 7.2 4.9 1.6 3.4 0 2.04 1.83 .975 1.89 1.60 MVP-30
1969 SFG NL 23 CF 76 63 588.2 158 149 5 4 1 .975 -1.8 -3.7 -3.8 -1.3 -2.6 2 2.35 2.03 .977 2.30 2.07 MVP-30
1970 SFG NL 24 OF 157 155 1385.2 351 326 14 11 7 .969 -4.3 -3.7 0.7 -0.8 1.6 -5 2.21 2.17 .976 2.07 1.78
1970 SFG NL 24 RF 137 127 1133.2 276 257 11 8 7 .971 -5.2 -5.5 -0.2 -1.7 1.5 -5 2.13 1.96 .976 2.00 1.68
1970 SFG NL 24 CF 37 28 252.0 76 70 3 3 1 .961 0.9 4.3 0.9 0.9 0.1 0 2.61 1.97 .979 2.34 2.07
1971 SFG NL 25 OF 154 152 1357.2 341 329 10 2 1 .994 4.7 4.2 6.7 1.9 4.8 -2 2.25 2.20 .979 2.19 1.92 AS,MVP-4,GG
1971 SFG NL 25 RF 131 124 1106.0 249 241 7 1 1 .996 6.3 6.8 5.3 1.5 3.8 1 2.02 1.89 .982 2.07 1.80 AS,MVP-4,GG
1971 SFG NL 25 CF 35 28 251.2 87 85 1 1 0 .989 -1.6 -7.6 1.4 0.4 1.0 -3 3.08 2.46 .982 2.64 2.30 AS,MVP-4,GG
1972 SFG NL 26 OF 153 153 1362.1 361 345 8 8 3 .978 5.3 4.7 7.3 4.4 2.9 -2 2.33 2.31 .978 2.18 1.96
1972 SFG NL 26 RF 141 139 1242.0 316 301 10 5 3 .984 5.8 5.6 6.8 4.6 2.2 -1 2.25 2.21 .979 2.03 1.74
1972 SFG NL 26 CF 14 14 120.1 44 41 0 3 0 .932 -0.5 -5.0 0.5 -0.2 0.7 -1 3.07 2.93 .982 2.60 2.35
1973 SFG NL 27 OF 158 157 1386.1 369 346 12 11 5 .970 14.4 12.5 13.4 2.3 11.1 1 2.32 2.27 .977 2.23 1.96 AS,MVP-3,GG
1973 SFG NL 27 RF 157 156 1376.1 370 347 12 11 5 .970 14.9 13.0 13.9 3.1 10.8 1 2.35 2.29 .973 2.01 1.77 AS,MVP-3,GG
1973 SFG NL 27 CF 2 1 10.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -60.0 -0.5 -0.8 0.3 0 2.70 1.50 .967 2.61 2.25 AS,MVP-3,GG
1974 SFG NL 28 OF 148 146 1289.0 327 305 11 11 3 .966 6.6 6.1 5.6 -0.8 6.3 1 2.21 2.14 .979 2.27 1.96 GG
1974 SFG NL 28 RF 141 138 1222.0 304 283 11 10 3 .967 7.5 7.4 5.5 0.0 5.5 2 2.17 2.09 .975 2.04 1.66 GG
1974 SFG NL 28 CF 8 8 67.0 24 23 0 1 0 .958 -0.9 -16.1 0.1 -0.8 0.8 -1 3.09 2.88 .983 2.77 2.42 GG
1975 NYY AL 29 OF 129 128 1095.0 303 287 12 4 6 .987 -0.3 -0.3 -0.3 0.6 -0.8 0 2.46 2.32 .979 2.37 2.10 AS,MVP-30
1975 NYY AL 29 RF 99 87 768.2 205 194 8 3 5 .985 6.5 10.1 6.5 3.7 2.9 0 2.37 2.04 .976 2.11 1.84 AS,MVP-30
1975 NYY AL 29 CF 45 41 324.1 100 94 4 2 1 .980 -6.6 -24.4 -6.6 -2.9 -3.7 0 2.72 2.18 .983 2.84 2.52 AS,MVP-30
1975 NYY AL 29 DH 12 AS,MVP-30
1975 NYY AL 29 LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -120.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.80 AS,MVP-30
1976 CAL AL 30 OF 98 97 862.0 213 199 9 5 3 .977 1.4 1.9 -0.6 -1.5 0.9 2 2.17 2.12 .981 2.47 2.21
1976 CAL AL 30 RF 98 96 855.0 211 197 9 5 3 .976 1.3 1.8 -0.7 -1.6 0.9 2 2.17 2.10 .980 2.21 1.92
1976 CAL AL 30 CF 2 1 7.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 17.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 1.29 0.50 1.000 2.96 2.60
1976 CAL AL 30 DH 1
1977 CAL AL 31 OF 140 139 1222.1 281 272 5 4 0 .986 4.9 4.8 2.9 3.6 -0.7 2 2.04 1.98 .978 2.34 2.03 MVP-16
1977 CAL AL 31 RF 140 139 1222.1 288 279 5 4 0 .986 4.9 4.8 2.9 3.6 -0.7 2 2.09 2.03 .974 2.08 1.71 MVP-16
1977 CAL AL 31 DH 18 MVP-16
1978 TOT AL 32 OF 133 133 1157.0 278 253 16 9 6 .968 6.3 6.5 -3.7 -2.5 -1.3 10 2.09 2.02 .979 2.47 2.13
1978 TOT AL 32 RF 133 133 1157.0 278 253 16 9 6 .968 6.3 6.5 -3.7 -2.5 -1.3 10 2.09 2.02 .978 2.24 1.85
1978 TOT AL 32 DH 21
1978 CHW AL 32 OF 22 22 185.2 45 40 3 2 1 .956 1.3 8.4 -1.7 -0.8 -1.0 3 2.08 1.95 .980 2.47 2.13
1978 CHW AL 32 RF 22 22 185.2 45 40 3 2 1 .956 1.3 8.4 -1.7 -0.8 -1.0 3 2.08 1.95 .978 2.24 1.85
1978 CHW AL 32 DH 3
1978 TEX AL 32 OF 111 111 971.1 233 213 13 7 5 .970 5.0 6.2 -2.0 -1.7 -0.3 7 2.09 2.04 .979 2.47 2.13
1978 TEX AL 32 RF 111 111 971.1 233 213 13 7 5 .970 5.0 6.2 -2.0 -1.7 -0.3 7 2.09 2.04 .978 2.24 1.85
1978 TEX AL 32 DH 18
1979 CLE AL 33 RF 117 116 979.2 287 272 9 6 1 .979 3.9 4.8 0.9 2.8 -1.9 3 2.58 2.40 .980 2.25 1.88
1979 CLE AL 33 OF 116 116 979.2 282 267 9 6 1 .979 3.9 4.8 0.9 2.8 -1.9 3 2.54 2.38 .981 2.46 2.13
1979 CLE AL 33 DH 29
1980 STL NL 34 OF 70 57 515.2 123 114 5 4 2 .967 -2.0 -4.7 -2.0 -1.4 -0.7 0 2.08 1.70 .980 2.31 1.98
1980 STL NL 34 LF 61 44 416.1 87 81 3 3 0 .966 -3.9 -11.2 -3.9 -1.4 -2.5 0 1.82 1.38 .976 2.06 1.68
1980 STL NL 34 RF 16 13 99.1 30 27 2 1 2 .967 1.9 23.0 1.9 0.0 1.8 0 2.63 1.81 .977 2.06 1.71
1981 CHC NL 35 OF 45 45 387.1 112 108 2 2 0 .982 -0.4 -1.2 -1.4 1.3 -2.8 1 2.56 2.44 .980 2.33 2.02
1981 CHC NL 35 CF 42 42 370.0 109 104 3 2 0 .982 -0.7 -2.3 -1.7 1.0 -2.8 1 2.60 2.55 .986 2.80 2.53
1981 CHC NL 35 RF 3 3 17.1 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 20.8 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 1.56 1.00 .967 2.08 1.63
14 Seasons OF 1736 1708 15112.2 3876 3659 128 89 40 .977 47.6 3.8 31.6 11.7 19.7 16 2.26 2.18 .978 2.25 1.97
14 Seasons RF 1476 1415 12475.1 3105 2924 110 71 38 .977 58.8 5.7 41.8 15.4 26.4 17 2.19 2.06 .977 2.08 1.76
10 Seasons CF 296 249 2219.0 677 644 17 16 3 .976 -7.1 -3.8 -6.1 -2.1 -4.2 -1 2.68 2.23 .981 2.55 2.27
5 Seasons DH 81
2 Seasons LF 62 44 418.1 87 81 3 3 0 .966 -4.1 -11.8 -4.1 -1.6 -2.5 0 1.81 1.35 .976 2.06 1.68
14 Seasons TOT 1736 1708 15112.2 3876 3659 128 89 40 .977 47.6 3.8 31.6 11.7 19.7 16 2.26 2.18 .955 2.25 1.97
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1968 SFG NL 22 81 76 81 81 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 62 80 0 2
1969 SFG NL 23 158 154 158 158 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 76 101 155 1 2
1970 SFG NL 24 157 155 157 157 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 137 157 2 0
1971 SFG NL 25 155 152 155 155 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 131 154 3 0
1972 SFG NL 26 153 153 153 153 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 141 153 0 0
1973 SFG NL 27 160 157 160 160 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 157 158 3 0
1974 SFG NL 28 150 146 150 148 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 141 148 0 3 0
1975 NYY AL 29 145 140 145 129 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 45 99 129 12 5 0
1976 CAL AL 30 99 98 99 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 98 98 1 1 0
1977 CAL AL 31 158 157 158 140 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 140 140 18 1 0
1978 TEX AL 32 130 128 130 111 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 111 111 17 2 0
1978 CHW AL 32 26 25 26 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 22 3 1 0
1979 CLE AL 33 146 144 146 117 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 117 117 28 2 0
1980 STL NL 34 86 57 86 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 61 0 16 70 0 15 11
1981 CHC NL 35 45 45 45 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 3 45 0 0 0
14 Seasons 1849 1787 1849 1744 0 0 0 0 0 0 62 296 1476 1737 79 39 15
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1968 SFG NL 22 4 0 4 0 0 5 0 2 1 0 14 6 1 11 4 0 3 3 0 5 2 0 7 4 0 40 19 47.5% 20 1 2.5% 4 2026 56% 79% 24% 182 52%
1969 SFG NL 23 4 0 4 0 0 5 0 2 1 0 31 18 0 16 3 0 4 2 0 12 4 0 14 9 0 77 36 46.8% 41 0 0.0% 5 3448 64% 78% 24% 305 60%
1970 SFG NL 24 8 0 7 1 3 11 0 2 2 1 68 33 1 36 8 0 9 5 0 12 0 1 20 11 1 145 57 39.3% 85 3 2.1% 8 5166 59% 77% 24% 517 50%
1971 SFG NL 25 1 0 1 0 0 7 0 1 3 2 49 28 2 21 5 0 20 9 1 10 3 0 23 17 0 123 62 50.4% 58 3 2.4% 4 4761 58% 79% 26% 451 55%
1972 SFG NL 26 5 0 5 0 0 10 0 1 2 3 42 24 0 39 5 2 21 12 0 20 10 1 19 11 0 141 62 44.0% 76 3 2.1% 7 5475 64% 78% 27% 565 54%
1973 SFG NL 27 11 0 11 0 3 12 0 2 3 3 55 28 0 36 12 2 14 6 0 21 7 1 26 22 0 152 75 49.3% 74 3 2.0% 9 6111 58% 80% 28% 610 58%
1974 SFG NL 28 10 0 9 1 3 11 0 2 3 3 37 19 0 39 7 3 13 9 0 19 6 0 22 18 1 130 59 45.4% 67 4 3.1% 7 5449 59% 79% 26% 511 57%
1975 NYY AL 29 3 1 2 0 0 8 0 1 0 6 21 9 0 14 2 2 10 6 1 16 3 3 17 8 1 78 28 35.9% 43 7 9.0% 1 3324 62% 78% 27% 296 67%
1976 CAL AL 30 5 0 4 1 3 9 0 5 0 2 30 17 0 30 8 0 8 7 0 10 6 0 22 11 2 100 49 49.0% 49 2 2.0% 7 3787 58% 76% 24% 370 55%
1977 CAL AL 31 4 0 3 1 0 5 0 4 1 0 56 28 0 31 7 0 14 7 0 17 6 0 21 15 0 139 63 45.3% 76 0 0.0% 5 5484 54% 75% 24% 546 52%
1978 TEX AL 32 7 0 7 0 1 13 0 6 1 4 50 28 1 21 5 1 12 9 0 15 5 3 14 10 2 112 57 50.9% 48 7 6.3% 6 4228 52% 81% 24% 446 50%
1978 CHW AL 32 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 2 16 10 1 7 0 1 3 3 0 3 1 1 3 3 0 32 17 53.1% 12 3 9.4% 0 852 59% 80% 27% 85 49%
1979 CLE AL 33 6 0 6 0 2 9 0 4 1 4 52 26 0 48 10 3 23 18 0 17 3 1 31 20 0 171 77 45.0% 90 4 2.3% 5 4486 58% 79% 26% 537 52%
1980 STL NL 34 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 5 2 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 4 1 2 18 5 27.8% 11 2 11.1% 0 426 58% 83% 27% 53 51%
1981 CHC NL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 79 54% 68% 28% 4 75%
14 Seasons 71 1 64 6 15 110 0 33 20 30 526 276 6 352 78 14 157 97 2 181 56 11 243 160 9 1459 667 45.7% 750 42 2.9% 68 55102 59% 78% 26% 5478 55%
MLB Averages 42.7% 3.1% 60% 78% 26% 52%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1968 SFG NL 22 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 12 8 0 7 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 25 12 48.0% 12 1 4.0% 0 949 69% 79% 28% 133 56%
1969 SFG NL 23 4 0 3 1 1 5 0 2 2 1 25 11 0 26 2 0 4 4 0 8 1 1 8 7 0 71 25 35.2% 45 1 1.4% 4 2621 66% 78% 24% 308 50%
1970 SFG NL 24 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 8 4 0 10 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 9 0 29 13 44.8% 16 0 0.0% 3 1162 64% 75% 24% 127 56%
1971 SFG NL 25 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 13 7 0 16 1 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 8 7 0 47 15 31.9% 32 0 0.0% 1 1123 59% 80% 27% 152 57%
1972 SFG NL 26 3 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 6 6 0 22 10 45.5% 12 0 0.0% 0 545 57% 79% 30% 67 61%
1973 SFG NL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 50% 84% 20% 3 100%
1974 SFG NL 28 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 3 0 10 4 40.0% 6 0 0.0% 0 310 54% 77% 27% 33 70%
1975 NYY AL 29 2 0 2 0 1 4 0 0 2 2 15 8 0 12 3 0 1 1 0 7 0 1 6 4 0 41 16 39.0% 24 1 2.4% 3 1420 57% 79% 24% 162 60%
1976 CAL AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 80% 68% 24% 1 100%
1981 CHC NL 35 2 0 2 0 2 3 0 2 1 0 12 8 0 19 6 0 6 2 0 4 1 0 9 5 0 50 22 44.0% 28 0 0.0% 3 1645 56% 80% 35% 204 52%
10 Seasons 16 0 14 2 6 17 0 6 5 5 97 49 0 96 14 1 14 8 0 37 4 2 51 42 0 295 117 39.7% 175 3 1.0% 14 9850 61% 79% 27% 1190 55%
MLB Averages 42.8% 2.2% 60% 78% 26% 57%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1975 NYY AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 33% 78% 33% 0
1980 STL NL 34 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 9 5 0 16 4 0 9 7 0 8 3 0 7 6 0 49 25 51.0% 24 0 0.0% 3 1885 55% 82% 24% 196 43%
2 Seasons 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 9 5 0 16 4 0 9 7 0 8 3 0 7 6 0 49 25 51.0% 24 0 0.0% 3 1894 54% 82% 24% 196 43%
MLB Averages 57.7% 2.7% 60% 78% 26% 47%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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