Anson vs Bonds
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Bonds wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Anson wins: Longevity, Honours
Showing full careers. Pick a window to recalculate the selected period.
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Verdict
Bonds leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. All-time home run king with an unmatched seven MVP awards.
Category breakdown
Season form · Home runs per season
Career timeline · Home runs per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Setting the pace at age 22
No verified birth date for Anson — 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 | AnsonRetired | BondsRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Career hits | 3,435 | — |
| Career batting average | 0.334 | — |
| Batting titles | 4 | — |
| Career RBI | 2,075 | — |
| Seasons played | 27 | — |
| Home runs | — | 762 |
| World Series titles | — | 0 |
| Career OPS | — | 1.051 |
| Batting average | — | 0.298 |
| MVP awards | — | 7 |
| Walks | — | 2,558 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 93 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 97 |
| Longevity w20% | 96 | 92 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 96 |
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