Barry Bonds Seven MVP Awards
Record seven-time NL MVP and all-time home run king.
Barry Lamar Bonds (born July 24, 1964) is an American former professional baseball left fielder who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Bonds was a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1986 to 1992 and the San Francisco Giants from 1993 to 2007. He is considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time. Recognized as an all-around player, Bonds received a record seven National League (NL) Most Valuable Player Awards.
Quick Facts
- Mvps with giants
- 5 (1993, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)
Lore & Background
Bonds won his first career Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award in 1990. He won his third MVP in 1992. After joining the Giants, he captured the NL MVP in 1993, then added four more from 2001 to 2004. He was unanimous MVP in 2001 but not in 2002; he received 24 of 32 first-place votes in 2002.
Reader's Guide
Bonds holds many MLB hitting records, including most career home runs (762), most home runs in a single season (73, set in 2001), and the records for the most walks and intentional walks in a career, season, and in consecutive games. He also had 514 stolen bases, becoming the first and only MLB player to date with at least 500 home runs and 500 stolen bases.
Did You Know?
- Bonds received 12 Silver Slugger Awards and 14 All-Star selections.
- He won eight Gold Glove Awards for his defensive play in the outfield.
- Bonds is ranked first in career Wins Above Replacement among all Major League position players by Baseball Reference and second by FanGraphs, behind only Babe Ruth.
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