Is Bobby Bonds related to Barry Bonds?
Similarly one may ask, did Barry and Bobby Bonds play together?
Bobby had himself a fine career as well. 471 (129 OPS+) with 332 career home runs in parts of 14 seasons from 1968-81. He was a two-time All-Star and three-time Gold Glove award winner. Bobby and Barry Bonds have combined for 1,094 home runs and +220.1 WAR in 4,834 games.
Bobby Bonds | |
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October 4, 1981, for the Chicago Cubs | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .268 |
Home runs | 332 |
Beside this, who is Barry Bonds related to?
His father, Bobby Bonds, was an outfielder for the San Francisco Giants. His cousin was baseball great Reggie Jackson. His godfather was the legendary Willie Mays, who was a teammate of Bobby Bonds. Barry Bonds excelled at baseball from early childhood.
Bonds, a left fielder, began his 22-year career with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1986 before signing with the San Francisco Giants in 1992. The Giants retired his No. 25 jersey in 2018. And earlier this year, Bonds was inducted into the California Sports Hall of Fame.