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Ken Griffey Jr. vs Barry Bonds Comparison

February 9, 2017 by MLB Comparisons Leave a Comment

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Seasons

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Ken Griffey Jr.

Check/Uncheck

Barry Bonds

 

Info

Teams

Ken Griffey Jr. Seattle Mariners (1989-1999), Cincinnati Reds (2000-2008), Chicago White Sox (2008), Seattle Mariners (2009-2010)
Barry Bonds Pittsburgh Pirates (1986-1992), San Francisco Giants (1993-2007)

Position

Ken Griffey Jr. Outfielder
Barry Bonds Outfielder

Height

Ken Griffey Jr. 6'3"
Barry Bonds 6'2"

Weight

Ken Griffey Jr. 195
Barry Bonds 240

Bats

Ken Griffey Jr. Left
Barry Bonds Left

Throws

Ken Griffey Jr. Left
Barry Bonds Left

Drafted/Signed

Ken Griffey Jr. By the Mariners in the 1st Round (1st Overall) in the 1987 Draft
Barry Bonds By the Pirates in the 1st Round (6th Overall) in the 1985 Draft

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Ken Griffey Jr. 0
Barry Bonds 0

World Series Appearances

Ken Griffey Jr. 0
Barry Bonds 1 (2002) Star

Playoff Appearances

Ken Griffey Jr. 3 (1995, 1997, 2008) StarStarStar
Barry Bonds 7 (1990-1992, 1997, 2000, 2002-2003) StarStarStarStarStarStarStar

World Series MVP

Ken Griffey Jr. 0
Barry Bonds 0

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Ken Griffey Jr. Yes
Barry Bonds No

Number Retired

Ken Griffey Jr. Yes
Barry Bonds No

MVP

Ken Griffey Jr. 1 (1997) Star
Barry Bonds 7 (1990, 1992-1993, 2001-2004) StarStarStarStarStarStarStar

Gold Gloves

Ken Griffey Jr. 10 (1990–1999) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Barry Bonds 8 (1990-1994, 1996-1998) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

All-Star Games

Ken Griffey Jr. 13 (1990-2000, 2004, 2007) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Barry Bonds 14 (1990, 1992-1998, 2000-2004, 2007) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

Silver Slugger Award

Ken Griffey Jr. 7 (1991, 1993-1994, 1996-1999) StarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Barry Bonds 12 (1990-1994, 1996-1997, 2000-2004) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

League Batting Champion

Ken Griffey Jr. 0
Barry Bonds 2 (2002, 2004) StarStar

League Leader in Home Runs

Ken Griffey Jr. 4 (1994, 1997-1999) StarStarStarStar
Barry Bonds 2 (1993, 2001) StarStar

League Leader in RBIs

Ken Griffey Jr. 1 (1997) Star
Barry Bonds 1 (1993) Star

League Leader in Hits

Ken Griffey Jr. 0
Barry Bonds 0

League Leader in Stolen Bases

Ken Griffey Jr. 0
Barry Bonds 0

League Leader in Total Bases

Ken Griffey Jr. 2 (1993, 1997) StarStar
Barry Bonds 1 (1993) Star

League Leader in Doubles

Ken Griffey Jr. 0
Barry Bonds 0

League Leader in Triples

Ken Griffey Jr. 0
Barry Bonds 0

League Leader in Runs

Ken Griffey Jr. 1 (1997) Star
Barry Bonds 1 (1992) Star

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Ken Griffey Jr. 0
Barry Bonds 10 (1991-1993, 1995, 2001-2004, 2006-2007) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Ken Griffey Jr. 1 (1997) Star
Barry Bonds 7 (1990, 1992-1993, 2001-2004) StarStarStarStarStarStarStar

Hitting

Games (G)

Ken Griffey Jr. 2,671
Barry Bonds 2,986

Plate Appearances (PA)

Ken Griffey Jr. 11,304
Barry Bonds 12,606

At Bats (AB)

Ken Griffey Jr. 9,801
Barry Bonds 9,847

Batting Average (BA)

Ken Griffey Jr. 0.284
Barry Bonds 0.298

Hits (H)

Ken Griffey Jr. 2,781
Barry Bonds 2,935

Runs (R)

Ken Griffey Jr. 1,662
Barry Bonds 2,227

Home Runs (HR)

Ken Griffey Jr. 630
Barry Bonds 762

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Ken Griffey Jr. 1,836
Barry Bonds 1,996

Doubles (2B)

Ken Griffey Jr. 524
Barry Bonds 601

Triples (3B)

Ken Griffey Jr. 38
Barry Bonds 77

Walks (BB)

Ken Griffey Jr. 1,312
Barry Bonds 2,558

Strikeouts (SO)

Ken Griffey Jr. 1,779
Barry Bonds 1,539

Stolen Bases (SB)

Ken Griffey Jr. 184
Barry Bonds 514

Caught Stealing (CS)

Ken Griffey Jr. 69
Barry Bonds 141

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Ken Griffey Jr. 0.370
Barry Bonds 0.444

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Ken Griffey Jr. 0.538
Barry Bonds 0.607

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Ken Griffey Jr. 0.907
Barry Bonds 1.051

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Ken Griffey Jr. 81
Barry Bonds 106

Total Bases (TB)

Ken Griffey Jr. 5,271
Barry Bonds 5,976

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Ken Griffey Jr. 1,192
Barry Bonds 1,440

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Ken Griffey Jr. 0.287
Barry Bonds 0.285

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Ken Griffey Jr. 0.254
Barry Bonds 0.309

Secondary Average (SECA)

Ken Griffey Jr. 0.400
Barry Bonds 0.606

Total Average (TotA)

Ken Griffey Jr. 0.930
Barry Bonds 1.249

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Ken Griffey Jr. 284.8
Barry Bonds 613.9

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Ken Griffey Jr. 11.6%
Barry Bonds 20.3%

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Ken Griffey Jr. 15.7%
Barry Bonds 12.2%

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Ken Griffey Jr. 66%
Barry Bonds 61%

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Ken Griffey Jr. 15.6
Barry Bonds 12.9

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Ken Griffey Jr. 83.4
Barry Bonds 162.5

Runs Created (RC)

Ken Griffey Jr. 1,994
Barry Bonds 2,892

Fielding

Games (G)

Ken Griffey Jr. 2,384
Barry Bonds 2,874

Games Started (GS)

Ken Griffey Jr. 2,348
Barry Bonds 2,810

Innings (Inn)

Ken Griffey Jr. 20,327
Barry Bonds 24,296.1

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Ken Griffey Jr. 0.985%
Barry Bonds 0.984%

Errors (E)

Ken Griffey Jr. 89
Barry Bonds 97

Chances (CH)

Ken Griffey Jr. 5,850
Barry Bonds 5,907

Putouts (PO)

Ken Griffey Jr. 5,607
Barry Bonds 5,637

Assists (A)

Ken Griffey Jr. 154
Barry Bonds 173

Double Play (DP)

Ken Griffey Jr. 43
Barry Bonds 25

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Ken Griffey Jr. 2.42
Barry Bonds 2.02

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Ken Griffey Jr. 2.55
Barry Bonds 2.15

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Ken Griffey Jr. 18
Barry Bonds 48

Plate Appearances (PA)

Ken Griffey Jr. 79
Barry Bonds 208

At Bats (AB)

Ken Griffey Jr. 69
Barry Bonds 151

Batting Average (BA)

Ken Griffey Jr. .290
Barry Bonds .245

Hits (H)

Ken Griffey Jr. 20
Barry Bonds 37

Runs (R)

Ken Griffey Jr. 12
Barry Bonds 33

Home Runs (HR)

Ken Griffey Jr. 6
Barry Bonds 9

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Ken Griffey Jr. 11
Barry Bonds 24

Doubles (2B)

Ken Griffey Jr. 2
Barry Bonds 8

Triples (3B)

Ken Griffey Jr. 0
Barry Bonds 2

Walks (BB)

Ken Griffey Jr. 8
Barry Bonds 52

Strikeouts (SO)

Ken Griffey Jr. 16
Barry Bonds 26

Stolen Bases (SB)

Ken Griffey Jr. 5
Barry Bonds 9

Caught Stealing (CS)

Ken Griffey Jr. 1
Barry Bonds 1

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Ken Griffey Jr. 1
Barry Bonds 1

Total Bases (TB)

Ken Griffey Jr. 40
Barry Bonds 76

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Ken Griffey Jr. .367
Barry Bonds .433

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Ken Griffey Jr. .580
Barry Bonds .503

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Ken Griffey Jr. 0.947
Barry Bonds 0.936

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Ken Griffey Jr. .292
Barry Bonds .233

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Ken Griffey Jr. 20.3%
Barry Bonds 12.5%

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Ken Griffey Jr. 10.1%
Barry Bonds 25%

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Ken Griffey Jr. .290
Barry Bonds .258

Secondary Average (SECA)

Ken Griffey Jr. .464
Barry Bonds .656

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Ken Griffey Jr. 8
Barry Bonds 19

Best Hitting

Games (G)

Ken Griffey Jr. 161 (1998)
Barry Bonds 159 (1997)

At Bats (AB)

Ken Griffey Jr. 633 (1998)
Barry Bonds 580 (1989)

Plate Appearances (PA)

Ken Griffey Jr. 720 (1998)
Barry Bonds 697 (1998)

Batting Average (BA)

Ken Griffey Jr. 0.327 (1991)
Barry Bonds 0.370 (2002)

Hits (H)

Ken Griffey Jr. 185 (1997)
Barry Bonds 181 (1993)

Runs (R)

Ken Griffey Jr. 125 (1997)
Barry Bonds 129 (2004)

Home Runs (HR)

Ken Griffey Jr. 56 (1998)
Barry Bonds 73 (2001)

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Ken Griffey Jr. 147 (1997)
Barry Bonds 137 (2001)

Doubles (2B)

Ken Griffey Jr. 42 (1991)
Barry Bonds 44 (1998)

Triples (3B)

Ken Griffey Jr. 7 (1990)
Barry Bonds 9 (1987)

Walks (BB)

Ken Griffey Jr. 96 (1993)
Barry Bonds 232 (2004)

Strikeouts (SO)

Ken Griffey Jr. 17 (2010)
Barry Bonds 6 (2005)

Stolen Bases (SB)

Ken Griffey Jr. 24 (1999)
Barry Bonds 52 (1990)

Caught Stealing (CS)

Ken Griffey Jr. 0 (2010)
Barry Bonds 0 (2007)

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Ken Griffey Jr. 9 (2000)
Barry Bonds 10 (2006)

Total Bases (TB)

Ken Griffey Jr. 393 (1997)
Barry Bonds 411 (2001)

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Ken Griffey Jr. 0.408 (1993)
Barry Bonds 0.609 (2004)

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Ken Griffey Jr. 0.674 (1994)
Barry Bonds 0.863 (2001)

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Ken Griffey Jr. 1.076 (1994)
Barry Bonds 1.422 (2004)

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Ken Griffey Jr. 9.7 (1996)
Barry Bonds 11.9 (2001)

Runs Created (RC)

Ken Griffey Jr. 152 (1997)
Barry Bonds 230 (2001)

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Ken Griffey Jr. 0.347 (1991)
Barry Bonds 0.330 (2002)

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Ken Griffey Jr. 0.351 (1994)
Barry Bonds 0.536 (2001)

Secondary Average (SECA)

Ken Griffey Jr. 0.499 (1994)
Barry Bonds 1.086 (2004)

Strikeouts Percentage (KP)

Ken Griffey Jr. 10.9% (1992)
Barry Bonds 6.6% (2004)

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Ken Griffey Jr. 16.6% (1995)
Barry Bonds 37.6% (2004)

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Ken Griffey Jr. 0.0 (2010)
Barry Bonds 6.5 (2001)

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Ken Griffey Jr. 93 (1997)
Barry Bonds 107 (2001)

Sacrifice Flies (SF)

Ken Griffey Jr. 12 (1997)
Barry Bonds 13 (1991)

Best Fielding

Games (G)

Ken Griffey Jr. 159 (1998)
Barry Bonds 159 (1997)

Games Started (GS)

Ken Griffey Jr. 158 (1998)
Barry Bonds 158 (1997)

Innings (Inn)

Ken Griffey Jr. 1350.2 (1998)
Barry Bonds 1372.1 (1997)

Fielding Percentage (FLDP)

Ken Griffey Jr. 1.000% (2009)
Barry Bonds 1.000% (2005)

Errors (E)

Ken Griffey Jr. 0 (2010)
Barry Bonds 0 (2005)

Chances (CH)

Ken Griffey Jr. 425 (1998)
Barry Bonds 385 (1989)

Putouts (PO)

Ken Griffey Jr. 409 (1998)
Barry Bonds 365 (1989)

Assists (A)

Ken Griffey Jr. 15 (1991)
Barry Bonds 15 (1987)

Double Play (DP)

Ken Griffey Jr. 6 (1989)
Barry Bonds 4 (2000)

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Ken Griffey Jr. 2.81 (1996)
Barry Bonds 2.63 (1986)

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Ken Griffey Jr. 2.95 (1996)
Barry Bonds 2.75 (1986)

Seasons

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Barry Bonds

 

Info

Teams

Ken Griffey Jr. Seattle Mariners (1989-1999), Cincinnati Reds (2000-2008), Chicago White Sox (2008), Seattle Mariners (2009-2010)
Barry Bonds Pittsburgh Pirates (1986-1992), San Francisco Giants (1993-2007)

Position

Ken Griffey Jr. Outfielder
Barry Bonds Outfielder

Height

Ken Griffey Jr. 6'3"
Barry Bonds 6'2"

Weight

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Bats

Ken Griffey Jr. Left
Barry Bonds Left

Throws

Ken Griffey Jr. Left
Barry Bonds Left

Drafted/Signed

Ken Griffey Jr. By the Mariners in the 1st Round (1st Overall) in the 1987 Draft
Barry Bonds By the Pirates in the 1st Round (6th Overall) in the 1985 Draft

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

World Series Appearances

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Playoff Appearances

Ken Griffey Jr. 3 (1995, 1997, 2008)
Barry Bonds 7 (1990-1992, 1997, 2000, 2002-2003)

World Series MVP

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Ken Griffey Jr. Yes
Barry Bonds No

Number Retired

Ken Griffey Jr. Yes
Barry Bonds No

MVP

Ken Griffey Jr. 1 (1997)
Barry Bonds 7 (1990, 1992-1993, 2001-2004)

Gold Gloves

Ken Griffey Jr. 10 (1990–1999)
Barry Bonds 8 (1990-1994, 1996-1998)

All-Star Games

Ken Griffey Jr. 13 (1990-2000, 2004, 2007)
Barry Bonds 14 (1990, 1992-1998, 2000-2004, 2007)

Silver Slugger Award

Ken Griffey Jr. 7 (1991, 1993-1994, 1996-1999)
Barry Bonds 12 (1990-1994, 1996-1997, 2000-2004)

League Batting Champion

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

League Leader in Home Runs

Ken Griffey Jr. 4 (1994, 1997-1999)
Barry Bonds 2 (1993, 2001)

League Leader in RBIs

Ken Griffey Jr. 1 (1997)
Barry Bonds 1 (1993)

League Leader in Hits

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

League Leader in Stolen Bases

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

League Leader in Total Bases

Ken Griffey Jr. 2 (1993, 1997)
Barry Bonds 1 (1993)

League Leader in Doubles

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

League Leader in Triples

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

League Leader in Runs

Ken Griffey Jr. 1 (1997)
Barry Bonds 1 (1992)

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Ken Griffey Jr. 1 (1997)
Barry Bonds 7 (1990, 1992-1993, 2001-2004)

Hitting

Games (G)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Plate Appearances (PA)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

At Bats (AB)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Batting Average (BA)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Hits (H)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Runs (R)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Home Runs (HR)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Doubles (2B)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Triples (3B)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Walks (BB)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Strikeouts (SO)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Stolen Bases (SB)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Caught Stealing (CS)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Total Bases (TB)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Secondary Average (SECA)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Total Average (TotA)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Runs Created (RC)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Fielding

Games (G)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Games Started (GS)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Innings (Inn)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Errors (E)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Chances (CH)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Putouts (PO)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Assists (A)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Double Play (DP)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Plate Appearances (PA)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

At Bats (AB)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Batting Average (BA)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Hits (H)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Runs (R)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Home Runs (HR)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Doubles (2B)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Triples (3B)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Walks (BB)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Strikeouts (SO)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Stolen Bases (SB)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Caught Stealing (CS)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Total Bases (TB)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Secondary Average (SECA)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Bonds

Ken Griffey Jr. and Barry Bonds are two of the most prolific players in Major League history, with 27 All-Star Games, eight MVP awards, 18 Gold Glove Awards and 19 Silver Slugger Awards between the two. Griffey led the league in home runs four times, while Bonds did it twice. You can say that both of these players were some of the best entertainment in the game, with every kid wanting to emulate Griffey’s stance and it was every kayaker’s dream to catch a home run from Bonds in McCovey Cove.

Neither player had the opportunity win a World Series, with Bonds having his shot in 2002, just coming up short in Game 7 against the Angels and Griffey only making it to the ALCS once, never playing in a World Series game.

It’s tough to say who the better player was, with Bonds career being shattered by the PED (performance enhancing drugs) allegations and Griffey’s stints on the disabled list in the latter part of his career. 

We will start with Bonds, who allegedly started taking steroids after the 1998 season, so first we will examine his career to that point against Griffey. Following the 1998 season, Bonds already had 411 career home runs, 1,216 RBIs and a career batting average of .290. He also had a career WAR of 99.5. During Griffey’s first 13 seasons, he hit .296 with 460 home runs, 1,335 RBIs and a WAR of 77.9. During that span Griffey had more hits, home runs, RBIs, higher slugging percentage, to go with a better BABIP (Batting Average on Balls in Play), Isolated Power. Bonds had more runs, doubles, triples, walks, less strikeouts, more stolen bases, higher OBP, OPS, and WAR. 

Note: You can change the seasons on the stats page to see how the two players match up over different time spans.

After looking at those stats it’s fair to say that both players were pretty even, and it would have been tough to choose one player over the other. We didn’t even look at the defensive stats, which would favor Griffey.

Ken Griffey Jr. vs Barry Bonds Comparison
Ken Griffey Jr. vs Barry Bonds Comparison
Ken Griffey Jr. vs Barry Bonds Comparison
Ken Griffey Jr. vs Barry Bonds Comparison
Ken Griffey Jr. vs Barry Bonds Comparison
Ken Griffey Jr. vs Barry Bonds Comparison
Ken Griffey Jr. vs Barry Bonds Comparison

Looking at the comparison for the last nine seasons of each player’s career is a lot different, Bonds dominated every category, better batting average, more hits, runs, home runs, RBIs, triples, doubles, walks, less strikeouts, more stolen bases, OBP, SLG, OPS, BABIP and WAR. You name it and Bonds was better than Griffey at it during the last nine seasons of his career. 

Ken Griffey Jr. vs Barry Bonds Comparison
Ken Griffey Jr. vs Barry Bonds Comparison
Ken Griffey Jr. vs Barry Bonds Comparison
Ken Griffey Jr. vs Barry Bonds Comparison
Ken Griffey Jr. vs Barry Bonds Comparison
Ken Griffey Jr. vs Barry Bonds Comparison
Ken Griffey Jr. vs Barry Bonds Comparison

What Bonds did at the end of his career was unbelievable even with PEDs, nobody could walk off the street on to a Major League team, take some steroids and magically be the best player in the game. The PEDs did help him hit more home runs, but what Bonds did during the end of his career was more than just hit home runs, he walked over 1,200 times in 9 seasons. He was so feared by pitchers that they would even walk him with the bases loaded. You could probably break the Bonds, Griffey comparison into two sections the beginning of their careers and the end. With Griffey controlling the beginning and Bonds dominating the end, respectively.

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