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Barry Bonds
MLB debut May 30, 1986 for the Pittsburgh Pirates Last MLB appearance September 26, 2007 for the San Francisco Giants Career statistics Batting average .298 Home runs 762 Hits 2,935 Runs batted in 1,996 Stolen bases 514 Teams Pittsburgh Pirates (1986–1992) San Francisco Giants (1993–2007) Career highlights and awards 14× All-Star (1990, 1992–1998, 2000–2004, 2007) 7× NL MVP (1990, 1992, 1993, 2001–2004) 8× Gold Glove Award (1990–1994, 1996–1998) 12× Silver Slugger Award (1990–1994, 1996, 1997, 2000–2004) 3× NL Hank Aaron Award (2001, 2002, 2004) Home Run Derby winner (1996) MLB Records 762 career home runs 73 home runs in a season 2,558 career walks 688 career intentional walks Medal record Baseball Representing the United States Amateur World Series Bronze 1984 Cuba Team Barry Lamar Bonds (born July 24, 1964) is a former American baseball left fielder who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball with the Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants. Bonds received seven NL MVP awards and 14 All-Star selections, and is considered to be one of the greatest baseball players of all time. Bonds was regarded as an exceptional hitter, and finished his regular season career with a very high on-base percentage (.444) and isolated power (.309). He holds many MLB hitting records, including most career home runs, most home runs in a single season (73, set in 2001) and most career walks. He also received eight Gold Gloves for his defense in the outfield. He is ranked second in career Wins Above Replacement among all major league position players by both Fangraphs and Baseball-Reference.com, behind only Babe Ruth. Bonds led a controversial career, notably as a central figure in baseball's steroids scandal. In 2007, he was indicted on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice for allegedly lying to the grand jury during the federal government's investigation of BALCO. The perjury charges against Bonds were dropped, but he was convicted of obstruction of justice, pending an appeal. Despite his accomplishments, Bonds was not elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.
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