How good is Barry Bonds?

Question

He's 43 years old and look what he is doing. Steroids who cares you still got to play the game and hit the ball and have patience at the plate.

Answer 1

He's as good as the drugs he injected into his ***.

Answer 2

I agree totally. He's one of the best players of all time, if not the best...
SEASON TEAM G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG AVG
1986 Pittsburgh Pirates 113 413 72 92 26 3 16 48 172 65 102 36 7 .330 .416 .223
1987 Pittsburgh Pirates 150 551 99 144 34 9 25 59 271 54 88 32 10 .329 .492 .261
1988 Pittsburgh Pirates 144 538 97 152 30 5 24 58 264 72 82 17 11 .368 .491 .283
1989 Pittsburgh Pirates 159 580 96 144 34 6 19 58 247 93 93 32 10 .351 .426 .248
1990 Pittsburgh Pirates 151 519 104 156 32 3 33 114 293 93 83 52 13 .406 .565 .301
1991 Pittsburgh Pirates 153 510 95 149 28 5 25 116 262 107 73 43 13 .410 .514 .292
1992 Pittsburgh Pirates 140 473 109 147 36 5 34 103 295 127 69 39 8 .456 .624 .311
1993 San Francisco Giants 159 539 129 181 38 4 46 123 365 126 79 29 12 .458 .677 .336
1994 San Francisco Giants 112 391 89 122 18 1 37 81 253 74 43 29 9 .426 .647 .312
1995 San Francisco Giants 144 506 109 149 30 7 33 104 292 120 83 31 10 .431 .577 .294
1996 San Francisco Giants 158 517 122 159 27 3 42 129 318 151 76 40 7 .461 .615 .308
1997 San Francisco Giants 159 532 123 155 26 5 40 101 311 145 87 37 8 .446 .585 .291
1998 San Francisco Giants 156 552 120 167 44 7 37 122 336 130 92 28 12 .438 .609 .303
1999 San Francisco Giants 102 355 91 93 20 2 34 83 219 73 62 15 2 .389 .617 .262
2000 San Francisco Giants 143 480 129 147 28 4 49 106 330 117 77 11 3 .440 .688 .306
2001 San Francisco Giants 153 476 129 156 32 2 73 137 411 177 93 13 3 .515 .863 .328
2002 San Francisco Giants 143 403 117 149 31 2 46 110 322 198 47 9 2 .582 .799 .370
2003 San Francisco Giants 130 390 111 133 22 1 45 90 292 148 58 7 0 .529 .749 .341
2004 San Francisco Giants 147 373 129 135 27 3 45 101 303 232 41 6 1 .609 .812 .362
2005 San Francisco Giants 14 42 8 12 1 0 5 10 28 9 6 0 0 .404 .667 .286
2006 San Francisco Giants 130 367 74 99 23 0 26 77 200 115 51 3 0 .454 .545 .270
2007 San Francisco Giants 23 63 18 21 3 0 8 17 48 23 10 1 0 .511 .762 .333

Career Totals 2883 9570 2170 2862 590 77 742 1947 5832 2449 1495 510 141 .443 .609 .299

Answer 3

He's probably one of the most patient players to play the game, say what you want about him, roids dont give you the ability to walk more than striking out 17 seasons in a row. He has over 500 career stolen bases, will break the homerun record, may very well finish with an over .440 obp and possibly 3000 hits. He excells in all aspects of hitting, has 7 gold gloves and 7 MVP awards. There is no argueing that he is one of the greatest to ever play the game (not to mention that he has not spent most of his time in a hitter friendly park). I say that people should just be quiet about the roids. The pitchers facing him are probably using them too, the only reason he's become a scapegoat is because he IS the best not because roids made him the best. I actually have to applaud him for dealing with the press without cowering behind the Players Union like all the other players using roids.

Answer 4

He was really good back in the day and I actually consider him a worse player now. He went from hitting 40 homeruns to all of a sudden over 70?I don't care who you are, but you can't get that good in one off season. He used to be a 40 homeruns and 40 stolen bases type of guy and now he just hits homeruns. Sure he's older, but Ricky Henderson was still stealing bases at an older age. Barry Bonds was really good back in the day, but the cheater now shouldn't be noted in the record books for anything other than a cheater.

Answer 5

the reason why he is playing so well is because of the steroids. i mean he wouldnt be able to hit the ball near as far without it. i mean look at bonds from when he started playing and now, there is a huge difference in his body size. he was once a base stealer and now a home run hitter. yeah he is good at the plate with patients and hitting the ball but he wouldnt be putting up the number without cheating with roids like he is now...its sad. not to mention he is one of the worse outfielders to play this game

Answer 6

Definitely one of the best ever to play. Not as good defensively as some others, but every bit as good at the plate. Some could argue that possibly the best ever given his MVP awards.
As far as the steroids issue, he has not been accussed or found guilty of using - so it's a non-issue right now.

Answer 7

How good is Bond's ? Bond's was so good that he didn't need the steroids to get in the Hall of Fame -he would have gotten in without them . Now because of the steroids he'll never get in.

Answer 8

I dont think he took roids, but who knows. I know by playing baseball, that you have to be incredibly talented to even play at 43, forget what hes doin this year. He would make the hall of fame regardless of steroids or not. Looking at the amount of walks he gets, that could be causious pitching or just a good eye. He waits for a pitch he likes, knowing that if he doesn't get it, theres a good chance they will walk him.

Answer 9

He's very, very good. One of the best that ever played the game. People ought to stop complaining and go out and watch him play while they still have a chance. Take your kids so that they'll remember the experience. I watched him hit 741 at Dodger Stadium and it was a real treat.

Answer 10

If some Chemical X gave him his preternatural eyesight -- he has utter mastery of his strike zone like no one else in the game -- then I'd like to know what it was and get some myself.

Steroids didn't make him the all-time leader in drawing walks, and it's not just that pitchers approach him carefully.

Answer 11

He is a victim when it comes to steroids. People treat it like he is the first.

Steroids can't teach you bat speed. Any true baseball player or fan knows that.

Barry has always earned his money.