Posted By:
Al C.risafulliRoger Maris.
Here's some interesting "before and after" figures that compare Bonds to the rest of the league, if you assume that Bonds' steroid use began in the year 1998.
All-Star Appearances - Before: 7, After: 6
MVP Awards - Before: 3 (and he should have won in 1991), After: 4
Gold Gloves - Before: 8, After: 0
Silver Sluggers - Before: 7, After: 5
On Base Percentage (Led League) - Before: 4, After: 4
Slugging Percentage (Led League) - Before: 3, After: 4
OPS (Led League) - Before: 5, After: 4
Total Bases (Led League) - Before: 1, After: 0
Home Runs (Led League) - Before: 1, After: 1. That's right. He only led the league in HR one time after 1993.
Walks (Led League) - Before: 5, After: 6
Extrta Base Hits (Led League) - Before: 2, After: 1
Intentional Walks (Led League) - Before: 6, After: 5
Between 1990 and 1998, Bonds averaged about 36 home runs per year. Between 1998 and 2006, he averaged 44. Take out the one monster season and he's averaged 40. Either way, while he may not have broken Aaron's record without the steroids, he would likely have eclipsed Mays, and perhaps Ruth, anyway. Steroids or not, one of the greatest ever.
-Al