PrintBonds began using steroids after the 1998 season, according to evidence in the BALCO case. Before that, he was a .290 hitter with speed and good power, as a composite view of his first 13 seasons in the major leagues shows.
After the 1998 season, Bonds’ batting average increased 9 percent and his home-run power increased by 22 percent, the composite shows.
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Bonds COMPOSITE seasons |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2b |
3b |
Hr |
rbi |
sb |
cs |
BB |
SO |
Avg. |
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|
1986-1998 |
146 |
509 |
105 |
147 |
31 |
5 |
32 |
93 |
34 |
10 |
104 |
80 |
0.290 |
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1999-2007 |
121 |
358 |
96 |
113 |
22 |
2 |
39 |
87 |
8 |
1 |
133 |
54 |
0.316 |
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Source: www.baseball-reference.com
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