| Bonds
has won the National League's Most Valuable player award
a record seven times. |
| Won
eight Gold Gloves for defensive skill. |
| The
only baseball player to have ever hit 500 homers and stolen
500 bases in a career. |
Holds
the record for most homers in a single season, clubbing
73 in 2001.
|
| Won
the National League batting title in 2002 and 2004. |
| All-time
Major League walks leader. |
| Holds
the single-season walks (232) and intentional walks (120)
records. |
| Holds
the Major League record for consecutive seasons with 30
or more homers, accomplishing the feat 13 times in his
career. |
| Led
the Giants to five division titles and the 2002 National
League Pennant. |
(Source: Barrybonds.com,
the offical website of Barry Bonds.) |
| Ruth
led the American League in home runs 12 times (1918-1921,
1923, 1924, 1926-1931.) |
| His
1921 season is considered by many to be greatest campaign
in the history of the game. In 152 games, Ruth batted
.378 with 204 hits. He set new records with 59 homers,
457 total bases, 171 runs batted in and 177 runs scored. |
| In
1927, his 60 home runs accounted for 14 per cent of all
home runs in the American League that year. Today, a player
would need to hit over 340 home runs in a season to account
for 14 per cent of the American League’s total home-run
output. |
| From
1915-17, Ruth won 65 games, the most by any left-handed
pitcher in the majors during that time. |
| Won
the American League Most Valuable Player award in 1923.
|
| Won
the American League batting title in 1923. |
| Appeared
in 10 World Series, winning seven championships. |
(Source:
Baberuth.com, the
offical website of the Sultan of Swat.) |
