What years did Barry Bonds play?

Barry Bonds played in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 2007.

Was Barry Bonds a pitcher?

No. Barry Bonds was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Barry Bonds hit?

Barry Bonds hit 762 career home runs with 2935 hits.

What was Barry Bonds's career batting average?

Barry Bonds batted .298 over his career, with 2,935 hits in 9,847 at bats.

How many RBI did Barry Bonds have?

Barry Bonds drove in 1,996 runs in his career.

Did Barry Bonds win an MVP?

Yes. Barry Bonds won the Most Valuable Player award 7 times.

Barry Bonds

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1986-2007)

Barry Bonds was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 2007 for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the San Francisco Giants, a span of 22 seasons. In 2,986 career games, he hit .298 with 2,935 hits, 762 home runs, and 1,996 RBI. Barry Bonds was a 14-time All-Star, a 7-time MVP, a 8-time Gold Glove, a 12-time Silver Slugger, and a 3-time Hank Aaron Award. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 96,025.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 12, 2026

AVG .298

HR 762

RBI 1,996

H 2,935

OPS 1.051

PIV 96,025

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 185 lb
Born: 7/24/1964 in Riverside, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1986-05-30
Last Game: 2007-09-26
Awards: 14× All-Star · 7× MVP · 8× Gold Glove · 12× Silver Slugger · 3× Hank Aaron Award

Full name: Barry Lamar Bonds

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Career Batting Statistics

Barry Bonds — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
2,986	9,847	2,227	2,935	601	77	762	1,996	514	2,558	1,539	.298	.444	.607	1.051	96,025

Career AVG .298 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — +12.9% above league average.

Career OBP .444 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — +33.6% above league average.

Career SLG .607 vs. league average .413 across their career seasons — +47.0% above league average.

Career OPS 1.051 vs. league average .745 across their career seasons — +41.1% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Barry Bonds Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1986	PIT	NL	113	413	72	92	26	3	16	48	36	65	102	.223	.257 (-14%)	.325 (+1%)	.395 (+5%)	.720 (+4%)	332.7
1987	PIT	NL	150	551	99	144	34	9	25	59	32	54	88	.261	.262 (-1%)	.331 (-1%)	.415 (+18%)	.746 (+10%)	982.2
1988	PIT	NL	144	538	97	152	30	5	24	58	17	72	82	.283	.254 (+11%)	.317 (+16%)	.377 (+30%)	.695 (+23%)	2549.4
1989	PIT	NL	159	580	96	144	34	6	19	58	32	93	93	.248	.254 (-2%)	.319 (+10%)	.375 (+14%)	.694 (+12%)	1521.7
1990	PIT	NL	151	519	104	156	32	3	33	114	52	93	83	.301	.257 (+17%)	.324 (+25%)	.385 (+46%)	.710 (+37%)	4040.2
1991	PIT	NL	153	510	95	149	28	5	25	116	43	107	73	.292	.255 (+14%)	.323 (+27%)	.384 (+34%)	.708 (+30%)	3474.6
1992	PIT	NL	140	473	109	147	36	5	34	103	39	127	69	.311	.255 (+22%)	.322 (+41%)	.377 (+65%)	.699 (+54%)	5629.0
1993	SFN	NL	159	539	129	181	38	4	46	123	29	126	79	.336	.265 (+27%)	.332 (+38%)	.403 (+68%)	.735 (+54%)	6620.9
1994	SFN	NL	112	391	89	122	18	1	37	81	29	74	43	.312	.269 (+16%)	.338 (+26%)	.424 (+52%)	.763 (+41%)	3421.7
1995	SFN	NL	144	506	109	149	30	7	33	104	31	120	83	.294	.266 (+10%)	.337 (+28%)	.417 (+38%)	.755 (+34%)	4001.7
1996	SFN	NL	158	517	122	159	27	3	42	129	40	151	76	.308	.269 (+14%)	.340 (+35%)	.426 (+44%)	.767 (+40%)	5248.9
1997	SFN	NL	159	532	123	155	26	5	40	101	37	145	87	.291	.266 (+9%)	.336 (+33%)	.419 (+39%)	.756 (+36%)	4872.1
1998	SFN	NL	156	552	120	167	44	7	37	122	28	130	92	.303	.266 (+14%)	.335 (+31%)	.420 (+45%)	.755 (+39%)	5030.6
1999	SFN	NL	102	355	91	93	20	2	34	83	15	73	62	.262	.271 (-3%)	.344 (+13%)	.433 (+42%)	.778 (+29%)	2172.3
2000	SFN	NL	143	480	129	147	28	4	49	106	11	117	77	.306	.270 (+13%)	.344 (+28%)	.437 (+57%)	.782 (+44%)	4881.5
2001	SFN	NL	153	476	129	156	32	2	73	137	13	177	93	.328	.263 (+24%)	.332 (+55%)	.426 (+102%)	.758 (+82%)	9433.1
2002	SFN	NL	143	403	117	149	31	2	46	110	9	198	47	.370	.261 (+41%)	.331 (+76%)	.416 (+92%)	.747 (+85%)	8991.8
2003	SFN	NL	130	390	111	133	22	1	45	90	7	148	58	.341	.264 (+29%)	.332 (+59%)	.422 (+77%)	.754 (+69%)	6701.7
2004	SFN	NL	147	373	129	135	27	3	45	101	6	232	41	.362	.266 (+36%)	.335 (+82%)	.427 (+90%)	.762 (+86%)	9293.5
2005	SFN	NL	14	42	8	12	1	0	5	10	0	9	6	.286	—	—	—	—	315.2
2006	SFN	NL	130	367	74	99	23	0	26	77	3	115	51	.270	.269 (avg)	.336 (+35%)	.431 (+26%)	.768 (+30%)	3000.2
2007	SFN	NL	126	340	75	94	14	0	28	66	5	132	54	.276	.268 (+3%)	.335 (+43%)	.422 (+34%)	.758 (+38%)	3510.1
Career · 22 seasons			2,986	9,847	2,227	2,935	601	77	762	1,996	514	2,558	1,539	.298	—	—	—	—	96,025

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Barry Bonds — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
48	151	33	37	8	2	9	24	52	26	.245

Playoff Batting by Year

Barry Bonds — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2003	NLDS1	SFN	4	9	3	2	1	0	0	2	8	0	.222
2002	NLCS	SFN	5	11	5	3	0	1	1	6	10	2	.273
2002	NLDS1	SFN	5	17	5	5	0	0	3	4	4	1	.294
2002	WS	SFN	7	17	8	8	2	0	4	6	13	3	.471
2000	NLDS2	SFN	4	17	2	3	1	1	0	1	3	4	.176
1997	NLDS1	SFN	3	12	0	3	2	0	0	2	0	3	.250
1992	NLCS	PIT	7	23	5	6	1	0	1	2	6	4	.261
1991	NLCS	PIT	7	27	1	4	1	0	0	0	2	4	.148
1990	NLCS	PIT	6	18	4	3	0	0	0	1	6	5	.167

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Barry Bonds — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	1492	4757	1105	1430	379	980	.301
Away	1493	5086	1122	1505	383	1015	.296

Last 10 Games — Batting

Barry Bonds — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO
2007-09-26	SFG	SDP	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2007-09-15	SFG	SDP	L	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2007-09-14	SFG	SDP	L	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
2007-09-11	SFG	AZ	W	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2007-09-10	SFG	AZ	L	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2007-09-09	SFG	LAD	W	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
2007-09-08	SFG	LAD	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2007-09-07	SFG	LAD	W	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
2007-09-05	SFG	COL	W	2	1	1	0	1	2	1	0
2007-09-04	SFG	COL	L	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Barry Bonds — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	2874	2810	5637	173	97	25

Season-by-Season Fielding

Barry Bonds — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1986	PIT	OF	110	108	280	9	5	2
1987	PIT	OF	145	126	330	15	5	3
1988	PIT	OF	136	129	292	5	6	0
1989	PIT	OF	156	146	365	14	6	1
1990	PIT	OF	150	145	338	14	6	2
1991	PIT	OF	150	147	321	13	3	1
1992	PIT	OF	139	138	310	4	3	0
1993	SFN	OF	157	156	310	7	5	0
1994	SFN	OF	112	110	198	10	3	2
1995	SFN	OF	143	143	279	12	6	2
1996	SFN	OF	152	151	286	10	6	1
1997	SFN	OF	159	158	290	10	5	0
1998	SFN	OF	155	154	301	2	5	0
1999	SFN	OF	96	95	177	4	3	2
2000	SFN	OF	141	138	255	8	3	4
2001	SFN	OF	143	141	246	8	6	1
2002	SFN	OF	135	133	241	4	8	2
2003	SFN	OF	123	122	236	5	2	2
2004	SFN	OF	133	132	214	11	4	0
2005	SFN	OF	13	13	18	0	0	0
2006	SFN	OF	116	115	188	6	3	0
2007	SFN	OF	110	110	162	2	4	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Barry Bonds Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Left Field	2715
Center Field	171
Right Field	1
Designated Hitter	39

Awards & Honors

Barry Bonds — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2004	Hank Aaron Award
2004	MLB Players Choice Outstanding Player
2004	MLB Players Choice Player of the Year
2004	Most Valuable Player
2004	Player of the Month	April
2004	Player of the Month	August
2004	Player of the Week	Week of 2004-04-17
2004	Player of the Week	Week of 2004-08-21
2004	Silver Slugger	OF
2004	TSN All-Star	OF
2004	TSN Major League Player of the Year
2003	Most Valuable Player
2003	Player of the Month	July
2003	Silver Slugger	OF
2003	TSN All-Star	OF
2002	Hank Aaron Award	OF
2002	MLB Players Choice Outstanding Player
2002	Most Valuable Player
2002	Player of the Month	August
2002	Player of the Week	Week of 2002-04-06
2002	Player of the Week	Week of 2002-05-18
2002	Player of the Week	Week of 2002-08-30
2002	Silver Slugger	OF
2002	TSN All-Star	OF
2001	Hank Aaron Award	OF
2001	MLB Players Choice Outstanding Player
2001	MLB Players Choice Player of the Year
2001	Most Valuable Player
2001	Player of the Month	May
2001	Player of the Month	September
2001	Player of the Week	Week of 2001-05-19
2001	Player of the Week	Week of 2001-10-06
2001	Silver Slugger	OF
2001	TSN All-Star	OF
2001	TSN Major League Player of the Year
2000	Player of the Week	Week of 2000-05-27
2000	Silver Slugger	OF
2000	TSN All-Star	OF
1998	Gold Glove	OF
1998	Player of the Week	Week of 1998-09-05
1997	Gold Glove	OF
1997	Player of the Month	July
1997	Silver Slugger	OF
1997	TSN All-Star	OF
1996	Gold Glove	OF
1996	Player of the Month	April
1996	Silver Slugger	OF
1996	TSN All-Star	OF
1994	Gold Glove	OF
1994	Silver Slugger	OF
1994	TSN All-Star	OF
1993	Gold Glove	OF
1993	MLB Players Choice Outstanding Player
1993	Most Valuable Player
1993	Player of the Month	April
1993	Player of the Week	Week of 1993-04-17
1993	Player of the Week	Week of 1993-09-25
1993	Silver Slugger	OF
1993	TSN All-Star	OF
1992	Gold Glove	OF
1992	MLB Players Choice Outstanding Player
1992	Most Valuable Player
1992	Player of the Month	April
1992	Player of the Month	September
1992	Player of the Week	Week of 1992-09-05
1992	Silver Slugger	OF
1992	TSN All-Star	OF
1991	Gold Glove	OF
1991	Player of the Month	July
1991	Player of the Week	Week of 1991-07-13
1991	Silver Slugger	OF
1991	TSN All-Star	OF
1991	TSN Player of the Year
1990	Gold Glove	OF
1990	Most Valuable Player
1990	Player of the Month	July
1990	Player of the Week	Week of 1990-04-28
1990	Silver Slugger	OF
1990	TSN All-Star	OF
1990	TSN Major League Player of the Year
1990	TSN Player of the Year
1988	Player of the Week	Week of 1988-04-16

Salary History

Barry Bonds — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2007	SFN	NL	$15,533,970
2006	SFN	NL	$19,331,470
2005	SFN	NL	$22,000,000
2004	SFN	NL	$18,000,000
2003	SFN	NL	$15,500,000
2002	SFN	NL	$15,000,000
2001	SFN	NL	$10,300,000
2000	SFN	NL	$10,658,826
1999	SFN	NL	$9,381,057
1998	SFN	NL	$8,916,667
1997	SFN	NL	$8,666,667
1996	SFN	NL	$8,416,667
1995	SFN	NL	$8,166,666
1994	SFN	NL	$5,166,666
1993	SFN	NL	$4,516,666
1992	PIT	NL	$4,800,000
1991	PIT	NL	$2,300,000
1990	PIT	NL	$850,000
1989	PIT	NL	$360,000
1988	PIT	NL	$220,000
1987	PIT	NL	$100,000
1986	PIT	NL	$60,000
Total Career Earnings			$188,245,322

College History

Barry Bonds — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Arizona State University	Tempe	AZ	1983, 1984, 1985

Award Voting History

Barry Bonds — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2004	Most Valuable Player	NL	1st	407.0	448	24
2003	Most Valuable Player	NL	1st	426.0	448	28
2002	Most Valuable Player	NL	1st	448.0	448	32
2001	Most Valuable Player	NL	1st	438.0	448	30
2000	Most Valuable Player	NL	2nd	279.0	448	6
1999	Most Valuable Player	NL	24th	3.0	448	0
1998	Most Valuable Player	NL	8th	66.0	448	0
1997	Most Valuable Player	NL	5th	123.0	392	0
1996	Most Valuable Player	NL	5th	132.0	392	0
1995	Most Valuable Player	NL	12th	21.0	392	0
1994	Most Valuable Player	NL	4th	144.0	392	0
1993	Most Valuable Player	NL	1st	372.0	392	24
1992	Most Valuable Player	NL	1st	304.0	336	18
1991	Most Valuable Player	NL	2nd	259.0	336	10
1990	Most Valuable Player	NL	1st	331.0	336	23
1986	Rookie of the Year	NL	6th	4.0	120	0

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Barry Bonds: the record in brief

Between the debut on May 30, 1986 and the final game on September 26, 2007, Barry Bonds built the record summarized on this page. The team column moves through the Pittsburgh Pirates (1986 through 1992) and the San Francisco Giants (1993 through 2007). Bonds, born on July 24, 1964, in Riverside, CA, USA, is listed as an outfielder and batted and threw left-handed. Bonds's listed size is 185 pounds on a 6-foot-1 frame. Barry Bonds was the playing name; the full given name is Barry Lamar.

Bonds's career batting table shows 2,986 games, 9,847 at bats and 2,935 hits, a .298 average, adding 762 home runs, 1,996 runs batted in, and 514 stolen bases. Bonds's career OPS of 1.051 combines a .444 on-base mark with .607 slugging. Over the seasons Bonds played, league hitters batted .264; the .298 career figure is 12.9% above that. Bonds's most home runs in a season came in 2001, when the total reached 73 for the San Francisco Giants.

Frequently Asked Questions about Barry Bonds

What years did Barry Bonds play?: Barry Bonds played in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 2007.
Was Barry Bonds a pitcher?: No. Barry Bonds was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Barry Bonds hit?: Barry Bonds hit 762 career home runs with 2935 hits.
What was Barry Bonds's career batting average?: Barry Bonds batted .298 over his career, with 2,935 hits in 9,847 at bats.
How many RBI did Barry Bonds have?: Barry Bonds drove in 1,996 runs in his career.
Did Barry Bonds win an MVP?: Yes. Barry Bonds won the Most Valuable Player award 7 times.