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Best Year in Baseball History?

By the numbers, its relatively close in some areas, but Bonds blows him out of the water in Runs, SB, SLG, & BB:

Junior, 1990's:
Bonds, 1990's:

Total Runs (Decade): 1002. Average: 100.2
Total Runs: 1091. Average: 109.1

Total Hits: 1622. Average 162.2
Total Hits: 1478. Average 147.8

2B: 297. Average: 29.7
2B: 299. Average: 29.9

HR: 382. Average: 38.2
HR: 361. Average: 36.1

RBI: 1,091. Average 109.1
RBI: 1,076. Average 107.6

SB: 151. Average 15.1
SB: 343. Average 34.3

BB: 703. Average: 70.3
BB: 1146. Average: 114.6

Batting Average: .302
Batting Average: .302

SLG: .581
SLG: .602

Bonds has 5 30/30 seasons in the 90's (and averaged 30/30 for the decade). Had a 40/40 season, 3 MVPs, and 8 Gold Gloves.

Its a lot closer than I thought, but the Player of the 90's is Barry Lamar Bonds.
 
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Its a lot closer than I thought, but the Player of the 90's is Barry Lamar Bonds.

Unfortunately at the time, everyone voted for Griffey... all those Offensive stats are pretty darn close, and I think Griffey's value as a CF probably at least evens out the little offensive Differences.

I really don't see this contest, as far as the 90's are concerned, as anything other than a wash... And I'm not any fan of Jr.

Also, I actually did a huge responsee to the HOF post... but then I lost it after about 30 minutes of typing... Frustration.
 
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AKAK: "Unfortunately at the time, everyone voted for Griffey... all those Offensive stats are pretty darn close, and I think Griffey's value as a CF probably at least evens out the little offensive Differences."

I don't think so. Every magazine I saw had Bonds as the Player of the Decade over Griffey. Every stat is either a wash or highly in favor of Bonds: Barry averaged 9 more runs per season, 19 more stolen bases, 44 more walks, and slugged 20 points higher.

I don't know how to compute OBP, but I'm sure that Bonds would beat him by a large margin in that category too.

"Also, I actually did a huge responsee to the HOF post... but then I lost it after about 30 minutes of typing... Frustration."

I know how you feel, my man. If you get a chance, write it again. I'd like to get your take on that post.
 
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Sloopy45 said:
By the numbers, its relatively close in some areas, but Bonds blows him out of the water in Runs, SB, SLG, & BB:.

what are you talking about? Blows him out of the water? Runs and SLG are pretty damn close. Griff carried the team on his back in 1995. Bonds didn't do shit in the post-season in the 1990s. He did less than shit...he was a fucking choker.
 
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Tibbs: "Runs and SLG are pretty damn close."

9 more runs and 20 points higher in SLG is a little difference over the course of one season, but when you average that much more over ten seasons its a big difference. Bonds has sizable advantages in those areas.

"Griff carried the team on his back in 1995."

Not really. He had a great post-season against the Yankees, but that whole line-up had monster stats. And Edgar Martinez was their best hitter in that series.

"Bonds didn't do shit in the post-season in the 1990s. He did less than shit...he was a fucking choker."

Post-season doesn't come into this discussion. And besides, other than that one series against the Yanks, where is Griffey's great post-seasons that vault him over Bonds?
 
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