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Babe Ruth vs Barry Bonds Comparison

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Info

Teams

Babe Ruth Boston Reds Sox (1914-1919), New York Yankees (1920-1934), Boston Braves (1935)
Barry Bonds Pittsburgh Pirates (1986-1992), San Francisco Giants (1993-2007)

Position

Babe Ruth Outfielder, Pitcher
Barry Bonds Outfielder

Height

Babe Ruth 6'2"
Barry Bonds 6'2"

Weight

Babe Ruth 215
Barry Bonds 240

Bats

Babe Ruth Left
Barry Bonds Left

Throws

Babe Ruth Left
Barry Bonds Left

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Babe Ruth 7 (1915-1916, 1918, 1923, 1927-1928, 1932) StarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Barry Bonds 0

World Series Appearances

Babe Ruth 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Barry Bonds 1 (2002) Star

Playoff Appearances

Babe Ruth 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Barry Bonds 7 (1990-1992, 1997, 2000, 2002-2003) StarStarStarStarStarStarStar

World Series MVP

Babe Ruth 0
Barry Bonds 0

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Babe Ruth Yes
Barry Bonds No

Number Retired

Babe Ruth Yes
Barry Bonds No

MVP

Babe Ruth 1 (1923) Star
Barry Bonds 7 (1990, 1992-1993, 2001-2004) StarStarStarStarStarStarStar

Gold Gloves

Babe Ruth 0
Barry Bonds 8 (1990-1994, 1996-1998) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

All-Star Games

Babe Ruth 2 (1933, 1934) StarStar
Barry Bonds 14 (1990, 1992-1998, 2000-2004, 2007) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

League Batting Champion

Babe Ruth 1 (1924) Star
Barry Bonds 2 (2002, 2004) StarStar

League Leader in Home Runs

Babe Ruth 12 (1918–1921, 1923, 1924, 1926–1931) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Barry Bonds 2 (1993, 2001) StarStar

League Leader in RBIs

Babe Ruth 6 (1919–1921, 1923, 1926, 1928) StarStarStarStarStarStar
Barry Bonds 1 (1993) Star

League Leader in Stolen Bases

Babe Ruth 0
Barry Bonds 0

League Leader in Total Bases

Babe Ruth 6 (1919, 1921, 1923-1924, 1926, 1928) StarStarStarStarStarStar
Barry Bonds 1 (1993) Star

League Leader in Doubles

Babe Ruth 0
Barry Bonds 0

League Leader in Triples

Babe Ruth 0
Barry Bonds 0

League Leader in Runs

Babe Ruth 8 (1919-1921, 1923-1924) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Barry Bonds 1 (1992) Star

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Babe Ruth 10 (1919-1921, 1923-1924, 1926-1927, 1930-1932) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Barry Bonds 10 (1991-1993, 1995, 2001-2004, 2006-2007) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Babe Ruth 13 (1918-1924, 1926-1931) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Barry Bonds 7 (1990, 1992-1993, 2001-2004) StarStarStarStarStarStarStar

Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth 2,503
Barry Bonds 2,986

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth 10,623
Barry Bonds 12,606

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth 8,399
Barry Bonds 9,847

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth 0.342
Barry Bonds 0.298

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth 2,873
Barry Bonds 2,935

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth 2,174
Barry Bonds 2,227

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth 714
Barry Bonds 762

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth 2,214
Barry Bonds 1,996

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth 506
Barry Bonds 601

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth 136
Barry Bonds 77

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth 2,062
Barry Bonds 2,558

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth 1,330
Barry Bonds 1,539

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth 123
Barry Bonds 514

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth 117
Barry Bonds 141

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth 0.474
Barry Bonds 0.444

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth 0.690
Barry Bonds 0.607

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth 1.164
Barry Bonds 1.051

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth 43
Barry Bonds 106

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth 5,793
Barry Bonds 5,976

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth 1,356
Barry Bonds 1,440

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth 0.340
Barry Bonds 0.285

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth 0.348
Barry Bonds 0.309

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth 0.594
Barry Bonds 0.606

Total Average (TotA)

Babe Ruth 1.401
Barry Bonds 1.249

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Babe Ruth 209.8
Barry Bonds 613.9

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Babe Ruth 19.4%
Barry Bonds 20.3%

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Babe Ruth 12.5%
Barry Bonds 12.2%

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Babe Ruth 60%
Barry Bonds 61%

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Babe Ruth 11.8
Barry Bonds 12.9

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Babe Ruth 163.1
Barry Bonds 162.5

Runs Created (RC)

Babe Ruth 2,718
Barry Bonds 2,892

Fielding

Games (G)

Babe Ruth 2,436
Barry Bonds 2,874

Games Started (GS)

Babe Ruth 2,396
Barry Bonds 2,810

Innings (Inn)

Babe Ruth 20,357
Barry Bonds 24,296.1

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Babe Ruth 0.968%
Barry Bonds 0.984%

Errors (E)

Babe Ruth 179
Barry Bonds 97

Chances (CH)

Babe Ruth 5,535
Barry Bonds 5,907

Putouts (PO)

Babe Ruth 4,787
Barry Bonds 5,637

Assists (A)

Babe Ruth 569
Barry Bonds 173

Double Play (DP)

Babe Ruth 84
Barry Bonds 25

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Babe Ruth 2.20
Barry Bonds 2.02

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Babe Ruth 2.37
Barry Bonds 2.15

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth 41
Barry Bonds 48

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth 167
Barry Bonds 208

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth 129
Barry Bonds 151

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth .326
Barry Bonds .245

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth 42
Barry Bonds 37

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth 37
Barry Bonds 33

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth 15
Barry Bonds 9

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth 33
Barry Bonds 24

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth 5
Barry Bonds 8

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth 2
Barry Bonds 2

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth 33
Barry Bonds 52

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth 30
Barry Bonds 26

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth 4
Barry Bonds 9

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth 3
Barry Bonds 1

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth 2
Barry Bonds 1

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth 96
Barry Bonds 76

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth .470
Barry Bonds .433

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth .744
Barry Bonds .503

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth 1.214
Barry Bonds 0.936

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth .321
Barry Bonds .233

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Babe Ruth 18.0%
Barry Bonds 12.5%

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Babe Ruth 19.8%
Barry Bonds 25%

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth .419
Barry Bonds .258

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth .682
Barry Bonds .656

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth 22
Barry Bonds 19

Best Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth 154 (1928)
Barry Bonds 159 (1997)

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth 540 (1927)
Barry Bonds 580 (1989)

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth 697 (1923)
Barry Bonds 697 (1998)

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth 0.393 (1923)
Barry Bonds 0.370 (2002)

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth 205 (1923)
Barry Bonds 181 (1993)

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth 177 (1921)
Barry Bonds 129 (2004)

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth 60 (1927)
Barry Bonds 73 (2001)

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth 168 (1921)
Barry Bonds 137 (2001)

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth 45 (1923)
Barry Bonds 44 (1998)

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth 16 (1921)
Barry Bonds 9 (1987)

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth 170 (1923)
Barry Bonds 232 (2004)

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth 4 (1914)
Barry Bonds 6 (2005)

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth 17 (1923)
Barry Bonds 52 (1990)

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth 0 (1935)
Barry Bonds 0 (2007)

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth 6 (1919)
Barry Bonds 10 (2006)

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth 457 (1921)
Barry Bonds 411 (2001)

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth 0.545 (1923)
Barry Bonds 0.609 (2004)

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth 0.847 (1920)
Barry Bonds 0.863 (2001)

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth 1.379 (1920)
Barry Bonds 1.422 (2004)

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Babe Ruth 14.1 (1923)
Barry Bonds 11.9 (2001)

Runs Created (RC)

Babe Ruth 229 (1921)
Barry Bonds 230 (2001)

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth 0.423 (1923)
Barry Bonds 0.330 (2002)

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth 0.472 (1920)
Barry Bonds 0.536 (2001)

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth 0.799 (1920)
Barry Bonds 1.086 (2004)

Strikeouts Percentage (KP)

Babe Ruth 7.7% (1931)
Barry Bonds 6.6% (2004)

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Babe Ruth 24.4% (1923)
Barry Bonds 37.6% (2004)

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Babe Ruth 0.0 (1914)
Barry Bonds 6.5 (2001)

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth 119 (1921)
Barry Bonds 107 (2001)

Sacrifice Flies (SF)

Babe Ruth 0 (1935)
Barry Bonds 13 (1991)

Best Fielding

Games (G)

Babe Ruth 156 (1921)
Barry Bonds 159 (1997)

Games Started (GS)

Babe Ruth 154 (1928)
Barry Bonds 158 (1997)

Innings (Inn)

Babe Ruth 1371.0 (1923)
Barry Bonds 1372.1 (1997)

Fielding Percentage (FLDP)

Babe Ruth 1.000% (1914)
Barry Bonds 1.000% (2005)

Errors (E)

Babe Ruth 0 (1914)
Barry Bonds 0 (2005)

Chances (CH)

Babe Ruth 452 (1923)
Barry Bonds 385 (1989)

Putouts (PO)

Babe Ruth 419 (1923)
Barry Bonds 365 (1989)

Assists (A)

Babe Ruth 101 (1917)
Barry Bonds 15 (1987)

Double Play (DP)

Babe Ruth 16 (1918)
Barry Bonds 4 (2000)

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Babe Ruth 3.72 (1918)
Barry Bonds 2.63 (1986)

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Babe Ruth 3.94 (1918)
Barry Bonds 2.75 (1986)

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Teams

Babe Ruth Boston Reds Sox (1914-1919), New York Yankees (1920-1934), Boston Braves (1935)
Barry Bonds Pittsburgh Pirates (1986-1992), San Francisco Giants (1993-2007)

Position

Babe Ruth Outfielder, Pitcher
Barry Bonds Outfielder

Height

Babe Ruth 6'2"
Barry Bonds 6'2"

Weight

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Bats

Babe Ruth Left
Barry Bonds Left

Throws

Babe Ruth Left
Barry Bonds Left

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

World Series Appearances

Babe Ruth 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932)
Barry Bonds 1 (2002)

Playoff Appearances

Babe Ruth 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932)
Barry Bonds 7 (1990-1992, 1997, 2000, 2002-2003)

World Series MVP

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Babe Ruth Yes
Barry Bonds No

Number Retired

Babe Ruth Yes
Barry Bonds No

MVP

Babe Ruth 1 (1923)
Barry Bonds 7 (1990, 1992-1993, 2001-2004)

Gold Gloves

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

All-Star Games

Babe Ruth 2 (1933, 1934)
Barry Bonds 14 (1990, 1992-1998, 2000-2004, 2007)

League Batting Champion

Babe Ruth 1 (1924)
Barry Bonds 2 (2002, 2004)

League Leader in Home Runs

Babe Ruth 12 (1918–1921, 1923, 1924, 1926–1931)
Barry Bonds 2 (1993, 2001)

League Leader in RBIs

Babe Ruth 6 (1919–1921, 1923, 1926, 1928)
Barry Bonds 1 (1993)

League Leader in Stolen Bases

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

League Leader in Total Bases

Babe Ruth 6 (1919, 1921, 1923-1924, 1926, 1928)
Barry Bonds 1 (1993)

League Leader in Doubles

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

League Leader in Triples

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

League Leader in Runs

Babe Ruth 8 (1919-1921, 1923-1924)
Barry Bonds 1 (1992)

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Babe Ruth 10 (1919-1921, 1923-1924, 1926-1927, 1930-1932)
Barry Bonds 10 (1991-1993, 1995, 2001-2004, 2006-2007)

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Babe Ruth 13 (1918-1924, 1926-1931)
Barry Bonds 7 (1990, 1992-1993, 2001-2004)

Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Total Average (TotA)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Runs Created (RC)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Fielding

Games (G)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Games Started (GS)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Innings (Inn)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Errors (E)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Chances (CH)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Putouts (PO)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Assists (A)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Double Play (DP)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth Barry Bonds

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