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The Evolution of Barry Bonds
JOE LEMIRE
August 13, 2007
Longest home run distances courtesy of Bill Jenkinson, baseball historian and author of The Year Babe Ruth Hit 104 Home Runs. 1986
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August 13, 2007

The Evolution Of Barry Bonds

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HOME RUNS: 42

HR/AB: 1/12.3

SB: 40 WALKS: 151

INTENTIONAL WALKS: 30

LONGEST HOMER: 436 ft.

THEY SAID IT

FROM BONDS

"I'm not going to hit 600 home runs like my godfather [Willie Mays] did."

ABOUT BONDS

"He's down on that list compared to the other [great sluggers]. Not as big a home run hitter. Plays the whole field more than [Matt] Williams and [Albert] Belle."

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