Who is better, Bonds or Oh?
Sadaharu Oh leads with a GOAT score of 92.6 against 92.3 for Barry Bonds — a gap of 0.3 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Bonds vs Oh
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Sadaharu Oh above Barry Bonds: 92.6 vs 92.3. Sadaharu Oh leads on Honours. Barry Bonds leads on Peak, Longevity, Dominance.
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OhWinner
92.6Oh wins: Honours
Bonds
92.3Bonds wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇯🇵 Sadaharu Oh
92.6
Oh leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Sadaharu Oh
2. Barry Bonds
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Through age 22 · Form index per season
1. 🇺🇸 Barry Bonds16 home runs
1 season by age 22 · 16 per season
Setting the pace at age 22
No verified birth date for Oh — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 22, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | BondsRetired | OhRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Home runs | 762 | — |
| World Series titles | 0 | — |
| Career OPS | 1.051 | — |
| Batting average | 0.298 | — |
| MVP awards | 7 | — |
| Walks | 2,558 | — |
| Career home runs | — | 868 |
| Japan Series titles | — | 11 |
| League MVP awards | — | 9 |
| Home run titles | — | 15 |
| Batting Triple Crowns | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 93 | 92 |
| Peak w20% | 97 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 92 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 92 |
| Statistics w15% | 96 | 96 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Oh92.6
Bonds92.3
FAQ
Where does Bonds beat Oh?
Bonds scores higher on peak, dominance, longevity. Oh leads on honours.
How is the Bonds vs Oh score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Bonds: 92.3, Oh: 92.6.
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