Do you think Bonds will reach 3000 hits &Clemens will have more Ws than Maddox and more Ks than Johnson in end

Question

Bonds has 2,896 hits thus far. Clemens has 249 wins while Maddox has 240. Clemens and Johnson are nearly neck in neck in strikeouts.

Answer 1

I think that bonds, thinks that he needs 3,000 more then the homer run record. but unless he signs with a AL team it wont happen. He has been pulling SF down for years now, so I don't think they will keep him next year.

Johnson is hurt again, and at his age may not return, so Clemens should go on top.

Clemens is 1-4 in 4 starts, isn't the savoir of the yankees, I don't think he will be back next year, with anyone. Nobody eles will pay his high price, and neither will the Yankees.
Maddox is still winning, unless he retires after the season, he should catch Clemens next year about this time.

Answer 2

First of all, Clemens has 349 wins and Maddux 340, not 249 and 240. Bonds is currently 102 hits away from 3,000, and I saw a quote where he said he would come back next season to reach 3,000, which should only take about 50 hits next season.

Clemens will win more than Maddux because he's on a much better team, and probably strike out more than Johnson. Randy is constantly injured, as evidenced by him missing a ton of starts this year.

Answer 3

As far As wins, I think there was a mistake because both Clemens and Maddox have over 300. I still think that at their ages respectively, it will be to hard for Maddox to gain 9 games if they play the same length. If Maddox can play one more season then Clemens, he should pass him. Plus Maddox plays entire seasons and doesn't show up late for work (I hate the Yankees and the fact that Clemens missed the first two months of the last two seasons).
When it come to Randy Johnson and strikeouts, he is averaging 1.25 k's per inning, and Roger is averaging less then 1 per inning (.92). Do the math and Randy could pass Roger if they both pitched 40 innings each. here's how you break that down:

Roger Clemens pitches 40 innings at .92 strikeouts per inning
or
40 x .92 = 36.8 more strikeouts bring him to 4,663 basically

Randy Johnson pitches 40 innings at 1.25 strikeouts per inning
or
40 x 1.25 = 50 more strikeouts bring him to 4,663 basically
4666

Plus it depends on injuries and who plays next year... Johnson and Clemens both free agents at the end of the year.
When it comes to Bonds, He would need another 104 hits and that's more then he had all of last year, the year before (which was shortened) and twice as many as he already has this year. I think he has his sights set on the home run record and that it. He'll be about 60 short of 3, 000... but he is out to prove he is the greatest hitter ever, which may force him to struggle for one more season... he is a stats padder if you ask me.

Answer 4

Randy Johnson vs Roger in Ks.
The numbers are so close. One good outing (or two bad ones) by Randy and he'll go ahead. Both of these guys look to be at the end of their careers. I disagree with an earlier poster though -- Roger will exit before Randy so Randy will wind up #2 all time.

Unless ego plays a factor. Roger is such a self-absorbed jerk that it wouldn't be a surprise to see him try to land a job with ANY team just to wind up #2.


Clemens with 349 wins (only one this year) vs Maddux with 340 (7 this season)
I'll be very surprised if Maddux doesn't pass Roger. Greg is one of my favorite pitchers of all time and i'd love to see him reach the magical total of Grover Alexander and Christy Mathewson == 373. That's about two seasons away.

Answer 5

Bonds -- yes.

Clemens v. Maddux -- probably, but tough call.

Clemens v. Johnson -- I think so, Unit is falling apart badly. If he has a strong second half and comes back in 2008 (determined to get 300), he'll have an outside chance at 5000 strikeouts (but not catch Ryan; no way). If Clemens comes back for 2008 -- and I think he will, but that's a long essay for another time -- I think he'll finish ahead. Laugh at and mock Rocket if you want, but Unit is crashing faster and worse.

Answer 6

By the time they are retired:

Bonds will not reach 3,000.

Maddux will pass Clemens in wins.

And considering that Unit can't stay healthy, I would guess Clemens will end up with more Ks.

Answer 7

i think bonds will play one more year beyond this one and reach 3000 hits. i think this is clemens' last year and he will end up somewhere in the 360 win range. i think that maddux can pitch for several more years and can wind up with somewhere near 400 wins. randy johnson might pitch next year and is even money on whether or not he reaches 300 wins. so i say that maddux will win more games than clemens, who will win more than johnson. you are inaccurate in the win totals in your question. johnson will edge rocket in k's, but just barely.

Answer 8

Don't worry about Bonds. He has a five year supply of steroids concealed in a secret compartment in his space-ship sized head!

Answer 9

Bonds owns. Period.

He will get 3000 hits, 800 HRs.

Answer 10

Bonds will make it if his supply of white cream can hold out....and if the Giants can keep altering his batting helmet to fit his ever-increasing head size...