Best of San Francisco Giants: Top 10 Seasons In Right Field
By Phil Watson
9. Bobby Bonds, 1972
| Year ▾ | Age | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 26 | 153 | 697 | 118 | 162 | 29 | 5 | 26 | 80 | 44 | 6 | 60 | 137 | .259 | .326 | .446 | .772 | 116 |
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Generated 3/6/2014.
Bonds’ production slipped a bit and the Giants were unable to defend their NL West title in 1972, but that’s not to say he didn’t still have a terrific year.
He led the National League with a 32.7 Power-Speed number and was 10th with 96 Runs Created. Defensively, he was tops among NL right fielders with a 2.18 Range Factor per game.
Bonds was second in the NL with 118 runs and an 88.00 stolen base percentage (44-for-50), third with 137 strikeouts, fourth with 44 stolen bases, sixth with 279 total bases, eighth with 60 extra base hits, ninth with 26 home runs and 10th with 29 doubles. Defensively, he led NL right fielders with 299 putouts and three double plays.
He was tops among NL right fielders with 26 homers, 118 runs, 29 doubles and 44 stolen bases; second with 80 RBI and five triples; and third with a .259 batting average, .326 on-base percentage, .446 slugging percentage and .772 OPS.