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Hmmm, maybe he isn't around...okay, I'll fill in for him.
Barry Bonds was the greatest on baser all time because he was on base batting eye more than anyone ever and if he comes out of retirement he will get on base more than that. Go Barry!
Actually....while it was fear of his steroid powered bat which caused his walk totals to reach the immense totals that they did '01-'04, Bonds did indeed have one of the best batting eyes of all time and terrific plate discipline. He is in front of Rickey by 368 walks for the all time mark and even without the PEDs, he might have managed to secure the # 1 spot. He's 496 walks ahead of Ruth who is # 3, so Bonds very likely would have wound up at least # 2 all time.
Of course if Ted Williams had not lost five prime seasons to military service, he probably be on top. He is # 4 , 537 walks behind Bonds and he averaged 143 walks a season during his career.
Yes. Fernando Tatis holds the record for two grandslams in a single inning. To break that record, someone would have to hit three grandslams in a single inning. I'm thinking that this won't ever happen.
With the SF Giants, Bonds walked 1947 times in 8351 trips to the plate; 23% of the time
With the Pittsburgh Pirates Bonds walked 611 times in 4255 trips to the plate; 14% of the time
If Bonds had walked at the same rate with the Giants as he did with the Pirates he would have walked 1810 times in his career. That would have been good for 7th all time. Right between Mickey Mantle and the Yas.
2 things (probably more than that) are worth noting:
1) Players generally draw more walks as they age
2) Bonds' BB% increased every year that he was with the Pirates and steadily with the Giants as well.
A graph is in order
The average major league hitter walks about 9% of the time. For his career, Bonds walked 20% of the time. In 2004 he walked 37% of the time.
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