Best of San Francisco Giants: Top 10 Seasons In Right Field
By Phil Watson
1. Bobby Bonds, 1973
| Year ▾ | Age | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 27 | 160 | 738 | 131 | 182 | 34 | 4 | 39 | 96 | 43 | 17 | 87 | 148 | .283 | .370 | .530 | .900 | 143 |
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Generated 3/6/2014.
Bonds was the All-Star Game MVP, his second selection to the Midsummer Classic, won his second Gold Glove and finished third in the MVP race behind Pete Rose of the Reds and Willie Stargell of Pittsburgh, missing by one home run of becoming the first player in history with 40 homers and 40 stolen bases in a single season. He led the National League with 131 runs, 148 strikeouts and 341 total bases.
He led the league with a 40.9 Power-Speed number, was third in the league with 130 Runs Created, fifth with a 7.7 WAR (fourth among position players) and a 6.1 Offensive WAR and eighth with a 143 OPS-plus. Defensively, he led NL right fielders with 15 Total Zone Runs, a 2.35 Range Factor per nine innings and 2.29 Range Factor per game.
Bonds was second in the NL with 77 extra base hits, fourth with 43 stolen bases; fifth with 39 home runs; seventh with a .530 slugging percentage; sixth with 16.5 at-bats per homer; eighth with 182 hits, 34 doubles and 87 walks; and ninth with a .900 OPS. He led NL right fielders with 347 putouts and all NL outfielders with five double plays.
He was tops among NL right fielders with 39 home runs, 43 stolen bases and a .530 slugging percentage; second with 96 RBI, 34 doubles and .900 OPS; and third with four triples.