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Bobby Bonds

Bobby Lee Bonds

Position: Rightfielder
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
Teams (by GP): Giants/Angels/Indians/Yankees/Rangers/.. 1968-1981

Final Game: October 4, 1981
Died: August 23, 2003 in San Carlos, CA
Buried: Skylawn Memorial Park, San Mateo, CA
Relatives: Father of Barry Bonds
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All-Star Player

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1968 22 SFG NL 81 349 307 55 78 10 5 9 35 16 7 38 84 .254 .336 .407 .743 122 125 0 1 1 2 0 98
1969 23 SFG NL 158 720 622 120 161 25 6 32 90 45 4 81 187 .259 .351 .473 .824 131 294 9 10 3 4 3 *98 MVP-30
1970 24 SFG NL 157 745 663 134 200 36 10 26 78 48 10 77 189 .302 .375 .504 .879 134 334 6 2 1 2 7 *98
1971 25 SFG NL 155 691 619 110 178 32 4 33 102 26 8 62 137 .288 .355 .512 .867 144 317 10 5 0 5 6 *98 AS,MVP-4,GG
1972 26 SFG NL 153 697 626 118 162 29 5 26 80 44 6 60 137 .259 .326 .446 .772 116 279 13 5 1 5 4 *98
1973 27 SFG NL 160 738 643 131 182 34 4 39 96 43 17 87 148 .283 .370 .530 .900 142 341 8 4 0 4 9 *9/8 AS,MVP-3,GG
1974 28 SFG NL 150 670 567 97 145 22 8 21 71 41 11 95 134 .256 .364 .434 .798 119 246 4 4 0 4 8 *9/8 GG
1975 29 NYY AL 145 626 529 93 143 26 3 32 85 30 17 89 137 .270 .375 .512 .888 151 271 10 3 0 5 8 *98D/7 AS,MVP-30
1976 30 CAL AL 99 427 378 48 100 10 3 10 54 30 15 41 90 .265 .337 .386 .723 119 146 7 3 0 5 6 9/8D
1977 31 CAL AL 158 679 592 103 156 23 9 37 115 41 18 74 141 .264 .342 .520 .862 136 308 9 2 1 10 5 *9D MVP-16
1978 32 TOT AL 156 657 565 93 151 19 4 31 90 43 22 79 120 .267 .355 .480 .834 133 271 14 2 3 8 7 *9D
1978 32 CHW AL 26 102 90 8 25 4 0 2 8 6 2 10 10 .278 .347 .389 .735 106 35 2 0 1 1 1 9/D
1978 32 TEX AL 130 555 475 85 126 15 4 29 82 37 20 69 110 .265 .356 .497 .853 138 236 12 2 2 7 6 *9D
1979 33 CLE AL 146 631 538 93 148 24 1 25 85 34 23 74 135 .275 .367 .463 .830 122 249 9 8 4 7 4 *9D
1980 34 STL NL 86 270 231 37 47 5 3 5 24 15 5 33 74 .203 .305 .316 .621 71 73 4 2 1 3 3 79
1981 35 CHC NL 45 190 163 26 35 7 1 6 19 5 6 24 44 .215 .323 .380 .703 96 62 4 2 1 0 5 8/9
14 Seasons 1849 8090 7043 1258 1886 302 66 332 1024 461 169 914 1757 .268 .353 .471 .824 129 3316 107 53 16 64 75
162 Game Avg. 162 709 617 110 165 26 6 29 90 40 15 80 154 .268 .353 .471 .824 129 291 9 5 1 6 7
SFG (7 yrs) 1014 4610 4047 765 1106 188 42 186 552 263 63 500 1016 .273 .356 .478 .834 131 1936 50 31 6 26 37
CAL (2 yrs) 257 1106 970 151 256 33 12 47 169 71 33 115 231 .264 .340 .468 .808 130 454 16 5 1 15 11
STL (1 yr) 86 270 231 37 47 5 3 5 24 15 5 33 74 .203 .305 .316 .621 71 73 4 2 1 3 3
TEX (1 yr) 130 555 475 85 126 15 4 29 82 37 20 69 110 .265 .356 .497 .853 138 236 12 2 2 7 6
CLE (1 yr) 146 631 538 93 148 24 1 25 85 34 23 74 135 .275 .367 .463 .830 122 249 9 8 4 7 4
CHC (1 yr) 45 190 163 26 35 7 1 6 19 5 6 24 44 .215 .323 .380 .703 96 62 4 2 1 0 5
NYY (1 yr) 145 626 529 93 143 26 3 32 85 30 17 89 137 .270 .375 .512 .888 151 271 10 3 0 5 8
CHW (1 yr) 26 102 90 8 25 4 0 2 8 6 2 10 10 .278 .347 .389 .735 106 35 2 0 1 1 1
NL (9 yrs) 1145 5070 4441 828 1188 200 46 197 595 283 74 557 1134 .268 .352 .466 .818 126 2071 58 35 8 29 45
AL (5 yrs) 704 3020 2602 430 698 102 20 135 429 178 95 357 623 .268 .356 .478 .835 133 1245 49 18 8 35 30

Player Value--Batters

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR Salary Pos Awards
1968 22 SFG NL 349 10 1 0 1 4 -3 11 24 2.8 98
1969 23 SFG NL 720 29 7 3 1 3 -5 22 60 6.5 *98 MVP-30
1970 24 SFG NL 745 32 6 3 0 -4 -7 19 49 5.1 *98
1971 25 SFG NL 691 35 5 2 -1 4 -7 19 57 6.3 *98 AS,MVP-4,GG
1972 26 SFG NL 697 15 14 1 0 6 -8 19 47 5.1 *98
1973 27 SFG NL 738 30 5 4 -1 14 -8 19 63 6.7 *9/8 AS,MVP-3,GG
1974 28 SFG NL 670 14 6 1 2 7 -7 18 41 4.4 $100,000 *9/8 GG
1975 29 NYY AL 626 36 -1 1 0 0 -6 19 49 5.2 *98D/7 AS,MVP-30
1976 30 CAL AL 427 11 2 -2 0 1 -5 13 20 2.2 9/8D
1977 31 CAL AL 679 27 0 2 0 5 -9 21 46 4.7 $175,000 *9D MVP-16
1978 32 CHW AL 102 1 0 -1 0 1 -1 3 3 0.3 9/D
1978 32 TEX AL 555 24 -1 1 -1 5 -8 17 37 4.0 *9D
1979 33 CLE AL 631 23 -3 1 2 4 -9 20 38 3.8 *9D
1980 34 STL NL 270 -8 3 0 0 -2 -3 9 -1 -0.2 79
1981 35 CHC NL 190 -1 -1 -1 0 -1 0 6 2 0.1 8/9
14 Seasons 8090 278 43 15 3 47 -86 235 535 57.0 $275,000
SFG (7 yrs) 4610 165 44 14 2 34 -45 127 341 36.9 $100,000
CAL (2 yrs) 1106 38 2 0 0 6 -14 34 66 6.9 $175,000
STL (1 yr) 270 -8 3 0 0 -2 -3 9 -1 -0.2
TEX (1 yr) 555 24 -1 1 -1 5 -8 17 37 4.0
CLE (1 yr) 631 23 -3 1 2 4 -9 20 38 3.8
CHC (1 yr) 190 -1 -1 -1 0 -1 0 6 2 0.1
NYY (1 yr) 626 36 -1 1 0 0 -6 19 49 5.2
CHW (1 yr) 102 1 0 -1 0 1 -1 3 3 0.3

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1971 25 SFG NL NLCS PIT L 3 10 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .250 .400 .250 .650 2 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 3 10 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .250 .400 .250 .650 2 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1968 SFG NL 22 OF 80 76 708.0 179 169 6 4 1 .978 4 7 2.22 2.19 .975 2.02 2.03
1968 SFG NL 22 RF 62 53 480.0 99 90 5 4 1 .960 -0 -1 1.78 1.53 .982 2.02 2.03
1968 SFG NL 22 CF 35 23 228.0 75 74 1 0 0 1.000 4 24 2.96 2.14 .977 2.39 2.40
1969 SFG NL 23 OF 155 154 1404.2 356 339 9 8 2 .978 3 3 2.23 2.25 .973 2.02 2.01 MVP-30
1969 SFG NL 23 RF 101 91 816.0 189 180 5 4 1 .979 5 7 2.04 1.83 .975 1.89 1.87 MVP-30
1969 SFG NL 23 CF 76 63 588.2 158 149 5 4 1 .975 -2 -4 2.35 2.03 .977 2.30 2.28 MVP-30
1970 SFG NL 24 OF 157 155 1385.2 351 326 14 11 7 .969 -4 -4 2.21 2.17 .976 2.07 2.06
1970 SFG NL 24 RF 137 127 1133.2 276 257 11 8 7 .971 -5 -6 2.13 1.96 .976 2.00 2.00
1970 SFG NL 24 CF 37 28 252.0 76 70 3 3 1 .961 1 4 2.61 1.97 .979 2.34 2.33
1971 SFG NL 25 OF 154 152 1357.2 341 329 10 2 1 .994 5 4 2.25 2.20 .979 2.19 2.19 AS,MVP-4,GG
1971 SFG NL 25 RF 131 124 1106.0 249 241 7 1 1 .996 6 7 2.02 1.89 .982 2.07 2.06 AS,MVP-4,GG
1971 SFG NL 25 CF 35 28 251.2 87 85 1 1 0 .989 -2 -8 3.08 2.46 .982 2.64 2.64 AS,MVP-4,GG
1972 SFG NL 26 OF 153 153 1362.1 361 345 8 8 3 .978 5 5 2.33 2.31 .978 2.18 2.19
1972 SFG NL 26 RF 141 139 1242.0 316 301 10 5 3 .984 6 6 2.25 2.21 .979 2.03 2.04
1972 SFG NL 26 CF 14 14 120.1 44 41 0 3 0 .932 -0 -5 3.07 2.93 .982 2.60 2.61
1973 SFG NL 27 OF 158 157 1386.1 369 346 12 11 5 .970 14 12 2.32 2.27 .977 2.23 2.23 AS,MVP-3,GG
1973 SFG NL 27 RF 157 156 1376.1 370 347 12 11 5 .970 15 13 2.35 2.29 .973 2.01 2.01 AS,MVP-3,GG
1973 SFG NL 27 CF 2 1 10.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -60 2.70 1.50 .967 2.61 2.65 AS,MVP-3,GG
1974 SFG NL 28 OF 148 146 1289.0 327 305 11 11 3 .966 7 6 2.21 2.14 .979 2.27 2.27 GG
1974 SFG NL 28 RF 141 138 1222.0 304 283 11 10 3 .967 8 7 2.17 2.09 .975 2.04 2.04 GG
1974 SFG NL 28 CF 8 8 67.0 24 23 0 1 0 .958 -1 -16 3.09 2.88 .983 2.77 2.78 GG
1975 NYY AL 29 OF 129 128 1095.0 303 287 12 4 6 .987 -0 -0 2.46 2.32 .979 2.37 2.36 AS,MVP-30
1975 NYY AL 29 RF 99 87 768.2 205 194 8 3 5 .985 6 10 2.37 2.04 .976 2.11 2.10 AS,MVP-30
1975 NYY AL 29 CF 45 41 324.1 100 94 4 2 1 .980 -7 -24 2.72 2.18 .983 2.84 2.83 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 -120 0.00 0.00 2.25 2.20 AS,MVP-30
1976 CAL AL 30 OF 98 97 862.0 213 199 9 5 3 .977 1 2 2.17 2.12 .981 2.47 2.48
1976 CAL AL 30 RF 98 96 855.0 211 197 9 5 3 .976 1 2 2.17 2.10 .980 2.21 2.22
1976 CAL AL 30 CF 2 1 7.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 17 1.29 0.50 1.000 2.96 3.00
1976 CAL AL 30 DH 1
1977 CAL AL 31 OF 140 139 1222.1 281 272 5 4 0 .986 5 5 2.04 1.98 .978 2.34 2.32 MVP-16
1977 CAL AL 31 RF 140 139 1222.1 288 279 5 4 0 .986 5 5 2.09 2.03 .974 2.08 2.07 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 7 2.09 2.02 .979 2.47 2.45
1978 TOT AL 32 RF 133 133 1157.0 278 253 16 9 6 .968 6 7 2.09 2.02 .978 2.24 2.22
1978 TOT AL 32 DH 21
1978 CHW AL 32 OF 22 22 185.2 45 40 3 2 1 .956 1 8 2.08 1.95 .980 2.47 2.45
1978 CHW AL 32 RF 22 22 185.2 45 40 3 2 1 .956 1 8 2.08 1.95 .978 2.24 2.22
1978 CHW AL 32 DH 3
1978 TEX AL 32 OF 111 111 971.1 233 213 13 7 5 .970 5 6 2.09 2.04 .979 2.47 2.45
1978 TEX AL 32 RF 111 111 971.1 233 213 13 7 5 .970 5 6 2.09 2.04 .978 2.24 2.22
1978 TEX AL 32 DH 18
1979 CLE AL 33 RF 117 116 979.2 287 272 9 6 1 .979 4 5 2.58 2.40 .980 2.25 2.22
1979 CLE AL 33 OF 116 116 979.2 282 267 9 6 1 .979 4 5 2.54 2.38 .981 2.46 2.43
1979 CLE AL 33 DH 29
1980 STL NL 34 OF 70 57 515.2 123 114 5 4 2 .967 -2 -5 2.08 1.70 .980 2.31 2.31
1980 STL NL 34 LF 61 44 416.1 87 81 3 3 0 .966 -4 -11 1.82 1.38 .976 2.06 2.06
1980 STL NL 34 RF 16 13 99.1 30 27 2 1 2 .967 2 23 2.63 1.81 .977 2.06 2.06
1981 CHC NL 35 OF 45 45 387.1 112 108 2 2 0 .982 -0 -1 2.56 2.44 .980 2.33 2.34
1981 CHC NL 35 CF 42 42 370.0 109 104 3 2 0 .982 -1 -2 2.60 2.55 .986 2.80 2.81
1981 CHC NL 35 RF 3 3 17.1 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0 21 1.56 1.00 .967 2.08 2.07
14 Seasons OF 1736 1708 15112.2 3876 3659 128 89 40 .977 48 4 2.26 2.18 .978 2.25 2.25
14 Seasons RF 1476 1415 12475.1 3105 2924 110 71 38 .977 59 6 2.19 2.06 .977 2.08 2.07
10 Seasons CF 296 249 2219.0 677 644 17 16 3 .976 -7 -4 2.68 2.23 .981 2.55 2.54
2 Seasons LF 62 44 418.1 87 81 3 3 0 .966 -4 -12 1.81 1.35 .976 2.06 2.06
14 Seasons TOT 1763 1708 15112.2 3884 3665 129 90 40 .977 48 4 2.26 2.15 .977 2.17 2.17
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
1987 BBWAA ( 5.8%)
1988 BBWAA ( 6.3%)
1989 BBWAA ( 6.5%)
1990 BBWAA ( 6.8%)
1991 BBWAA ( 8.8%)
1992 BBWAA ( 9.3%)
1993 BBWAA (10.6%)
1994 BBWAA ( 8.1%)
1995 BBWAA ( 7.6%)
1996 BBWAA ( 5.1%)
1997 BBWAA ( 4.2%)

All-Star Games
1971 *
1973 *
1975 (CF)

Awards (yr lg award)
1973 ML AS MVP

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1969 NL (30, 1%)
1971 NL (4, 41%)
1973 NL (3, 52%)
1975 AL (30, 0%)
1977 AL (16, 7%)
1.01 Career Shares (233rd)

Gold Gloves
1971 NL (OF)
1973 NL (OF)
1974 NL (OF)
All multiple winners

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1971 NL  6.3 (9th)
1973 NL  6.7 (7th)
Career  57.0 (178th)

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
1969 NL  6.5 (7th)
1970 NL  5.1 (10th)
1971 NL  6.3 (6th)
1973 NL  6.7 (6th)
1975 AL  5.2 (9th)
Career  57.0 (128th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1971 NL  .512 (5th)
1973 NL  .530 (7th)
1975 AL  .512 (5th)
Career  .471 (234th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1971 NL  .867 (8th)
1973 NL  .900 (9th)
1975 AL  .888 (5th)

Games Played s c a p y
1969 NL  158 (8th)
1970 NL  157 (10th)
1972 NL  153 (2nd)
1973 NL  160 (6th)

At Bats s c a p y
1969 NL  622 (10th)
1970 NL  663 (3rd)
1971 NL  619 (8th)
1972 NL  626 (3rd)
1973 NL  643 (6th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1969 NL  720 (4th)
1970 NL  745 (1st)
1971 NL  691 (6th)
1972 NL  697 (3rd)
1973 NL  738 (2nd)
1977 AL  679 (8th)
Career  8090 (243rd)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1969 NL  120 (1st)
1970 NL  134 (2nd)
1971 NL  110 (2nd)
1972 NL  118 (2nd)
1973 NL  131 (1st)
1974 NL  97 (8th)
1975 AL  93 (3rd)
1977 AL  103 (7th)
1978 AL  93 (7th)
Career  1258 (135th)

Hits s c a p y
1970 NL  200 (6th)
1971 NL  178 (10th)
1973 NL  182 (8th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1969 NL  294 (8th)
1970 NL  334 (4th)
1971 NL  317 (4th)
1972 NL  279 (6th)
1973 NL  341 (1st)
1975 AL  271 (7th)
1977 AL  308 (6th)
1978 AL  271 (7th)
Career  3316 (189th)

Doubles s c a p y
1970 NL  36 (4th)
1971 NL  32 (6th)
1972 NL  29 (10th)
1973 NL  34 (8th)

Triples s c a p y
1970 NL  10 (3rd)
1974 NL  8 (8th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1969 NL  32 (6th)
1971 NL  33 (5th)
1972 NL  26 (9th)
1973 NL  39 (5th)
1975 AL  32 (4th)
1977 AL  37 (2nd)
1978 AL  31 (6th)
Career  332 (92nd)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1971 NL  102 (4th)
1977 AL  115 (2nd)
Career  1024 (242nd)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1969 NL  81 (9th)
1973 NL  87 (8th)
1974 NL  95 (8th)
1975 AL  89 (6th)
1978 AL  79 (8th)
Career  914 (156th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1969 NL  187 (1st)
1970 NL  189 (1st)
1971 NL  137 (3rd)
1972 NL  137 (3rd)
1973 NL  148 (1st)
1974 NL  134 (2nd)
1975 AL  137 (3rd)
1977 AL  141 (2nd)
1978 AL  120 (6th)
1979 AL  135 (2nd)
Career  1757 (15th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1968 NL  16 (10th)
1969 NL  45 (3rd)
1970 NL  48 (3rd)
1971 NL  26 (7th)
1972 NL  44 (4th)
1973 NL  43 (4th)
1974 NL  41 (6th)
1975 AL  30 (8th)
1977 AL  41 (3rd)
1978 AL  43 (6th)
1979 AL  34 (6th)
Career  461 (47th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1971 NL  144 (8th)
1973 NL  142 (8th)
1975 AL  151 (6th)
Career  129 (175th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1969 NL  114 (6th)
1970 NL  134 (4th)
1971 NL  115 (4th)
1972 NL  96 (10th)
1973 NL  130 (3rd)
1975 AL  103 (6th)
Career  1226 (172nd)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1971 NL  35 (7th)
1973 NL  37 (8th)
1975 AL  37 (5th)
Career  276 (144th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1971 NL  3.6 (7th)
1973 NL  3.8 (8th)
1975 AL  3.7 (5th)
Career  27.8 (136th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1969 NL  63 (7th)
1970 NL  72 (5th)
1971 NL  69 (3rd)
1972 NL  60 (8th)
1973 NL  77 (2nd)
1975 AL  61 (5th)
1977 AL  69 (4th)
Career  700 (172nd)

Times On Base s c a p y
1969 NL  252 (8th)
1970 NL  279 (4th)
1971 NL  245 (9th)
1972 NL  227 (10th)
1973 NL  273 (5th)
Career  2853 (234th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1970 NL  .705 (10th)
1971 NL  .711 (8th)
1973 NL  .719 (7th)
1974 NL  .660 (10th)
1975 AL  .687 (8th)
Career  .648 (215th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1969 NL  10 (5th)
1971 NL  5 (9th)
1979 AL  8 (5th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1977 AL  10 (3rd)
1978 AL  8 (9th)
Career  64 (178th)

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1978 AL  7 (10th)
Career  75 (195th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1971 NL  8 (7th)
1973 NL  17 (2nd)
1975 AL  17 (5th)
1977 AL  18 (3rd)
1978 AL  22 (2nd)
1979 AL  23 (1st)
Career  169 (15th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1968 NL  11.5 (8th)
1969 NL  37.4 (1st)
1970 NL  33.7 (1st)
1971 NL  29.1 (1st)
1972 NL  32.7 (1st)
1973 NL  40.9 (1st)
1974 NL  27.8 (4th)
1975 AL  31.0 (1st)
1977 AL  38.9 (1st)
1978 AL  36.0 (1st)
1979 AL  28.8 (1st)
Career  386.0 (5th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1969 NL  19.4 (9th)
1971 NL  18.8 (7th)
1973 NL  16.5 (6th)
1975 AL  16.5 (4th)
1977 AL  16.0 (4th)
1978 AL  18.2 (7th)
Career  21.2 (156th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1969 NL  481 (5th)
1970 NL  482 (5th)
1971 NL  464 (9th)
1972 NL  489 (2nd)
1973 NL  490 (5th)
1977 AL  474 (10th)
Career  5513 (212th)

Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)† s c a p y
1969 NL  44.09 (8th)
1970 NL  45.25 (10th)
1971 NL  54.71 (4th)
1973 NL  50.47 (4th)
Career  368.96 (69th)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
1969 NL  4.6 (7th)
1970 NL  5.3 (6th)
1971 NL  5.6 (7th)
1973 NL  5.9 (4th)
1977 AL  3.6 (9th)
Career  38.3 (64th)

Situational Wins Added (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
1969 NL  4.0 (10th)
1970 NL  4.6 (6th)
1971 NL  5.1 (4th)
1973 NL  5.4 (4th)
1974 NL  3.3 (7th)
1975 AL  3.1 (8th)
Career  37.1 (61st)

Base-Out Wins Added (REW)† s c a p y
1969 NL  4.5 (8th)
1970 NL  4.4 (10th)
1971 NL  5.6 (4th)
1973 NL  5.0 (5th)
Career  37.3 (66th)

Total Zone Runs† s c a p y
1973 NL  14 (4th)

Def. Games as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1974 NL  141 (4th)
1977 AL  140 (3rd)
1978 AL  133 (3rd)
Career  1476 (20th)

Putouts as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1974 NL  283 (2nd)
1977 AL  279 (1st)
1978 AL  253 (4th)
1979 AL  272 (5th)
Career  2924 (19th)

Assists as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1974 NL  11 (4th)
1976 AL  9 (5th)
1978 AL  16 (2nd)
1979 AL  9 (5th)
Career  110 (16th)

Errors Committed as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1974 NL  10 (2nd)
1976 AL  5 (5th)
1978 AL  9 (1st)
1979 AL  6 (2nd)
Career  71 (9th)

Def. Games as OF s c a p y
1970 NL  157 (4th)
1972 NL  153 (2nd)
1973 NL  158 (5th)

Putouts as OF s c a p y
1969 NL  339 (3rd)
1970 NL  326 (4th)
1971 NL  329 (5th)
1972 NL  345 (3rd)
1973 NL  346 (4th)

Assists as OF s c a p y
1970 NL  14 (4th)

Errors Committed as OF s c a p y
1970 NL  11 (2nd)
1973 NL  11 (4th)

Total Zone Runs as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1974 NL  8 (4th)
1975 AL  7 (4th)
1978 AL  6 (2nd)
1979 AL  4 (3rd)
Career  59 (16th)

Range Factor/9Inn as RF (s.1954)† s c a p y
1969 NL  2.04 (3rd)
1970 NL  2.13 (1st)
1972 NL  2.25 (2nd)
1973 NL  2.35 (1st)
1974 NL  2.17 (4th)
1975 AL  2.37 (2nd)
1976 AL  2.17 (5th)
1977 AL  2.09 (5th)
1979 AL  2.58 (1st)
Career  2.21 (29th)

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1969 NL  1.83 (4th)
1970 NL  1.96 (3rd)
1972 NL  2.21 (1st)
1973 NL  2.29 (1st)
1974 NL  2.09 (3rd)
1975 AL  2.04 (4th)
1976 AL  2.10 (4th)
1977 AL  2.03 (3rd)
1979 AL  2.40 (1st)
Career  2.06 (21st)

Fielding % as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1971 NL  .996 (2nd)
1972 NL  .984 (4th)
1975 AL  .985 (4th)
1977 AL  .986 (3rd)
Career  .977 (92nd)

Total Zone Runs as OF s c a p y
1973 NL  14 (2nd)
Career  48 (70th)

Fielding % as OF s c a p y
1971 NL  .994 (2nd)

             

† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1950-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 6 (336), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 132 (132), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 66 (289), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 36 (196), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  1. Ron Gant (914)
  2. Reggie Sanders (893)
  3. Jack Clark (889)
  4. Reggie Smith (888)
  5. George Foster (881)
  6. Shawn Green (876)
  7. Fred Lynn (871)
  8. Jermaine Dye (870)
  9. Roy Sievers (868)
  10. Andruw Jones (864)
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Oddibe McDowell (971)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Ellis Burks (951)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Carlos Beltran (951)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Andre Dawson (952) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Carlos Beltran (949)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Carlos Beltran (941)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Carlos Beltran (940)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Carlos Beltran (923)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Carlos Beltran (920)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Carlos Beltran (916)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Dale Murphy (920)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Dwight Evans (902)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Dwight Evans (908)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

August 4, 1964: Signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent.

October 22, 1974: Traded by the San Francisco Giants to the New York Yankees for Bobby Murcer.

December 11, 1975: Traded by the New York Yankees to the California Angels for Ed Figueroa and Mickey Rivers.

December 5, 1977: Traded by the California Angels with Thad Bosley and Richard Dotson to the Chicago White Sox for Brian Downing, Dave Frost and Chris Knapp.

May 16, 1978: Traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Texas Rangers for Rusty Torres and Claudell Washington.

October 3, 1978: Traded by the Texas Rangers with Len Barker to the Cleveland Indians for Larvell Blanks and Jim Kern.

December 7, 1979: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the St. Louis Cardinals for John Denny and Jerry Mumphrey.

December 22, 1980: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.

April 17, 1981: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

June 4, 1981: Purchased by the Chicago Cubs from the Texas Rangers.

October 23, 1981: Released by the Chicago Cubs.

May 18, 1982: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

June 21, 1982: Released by the New York Yankees.

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Salaries

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Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
197428San Francisco Giants$100,000Noll/Fort/Hylan database
197731California Angels$175,000TSN salary survey, 4/23/77
Career to date (may be incomplete)$275,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
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