Reply #42: To compare, look at McGwire's numbers for the last several years [View All]

of his career:

SEASON TEAM G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG AVG

Oakland Athletics 104 317 75 87 13 0 39 90 217 88 77 1 1 .441 .685 .274
1996 Oakland Athletics 130 423 104 132 21 0 52 113 309 116 112 0 0 .467 .730 .312
1997 Oakland Athletics 105 366 48 104 24 0 34 81 230 58 98 1 0 .383 .628 .284
1997 St. Louis Cardinals 51 174 38 44 3 0 24 42 119 43 61 2 0 .411 .684 .253
1998 St. Louis Cardinals 155 509 130 152 21 0 70 147 383 162 155 1 0 .470 .752 .299
1999 St. Louis Cardinals 153 521 118 145 21 1 65 147 363 133 141 0 0 .424 .697 .278
2000 St. Louis Cardinals 89 236 60 72 8 0 32 73 176 76 78 1 0 .483 .746 .305
2001 St. Louis Cardinals 97 299 48 56 4 0 29 64 147 56 118 0 0 .316 .492 .187

The season he hit 70 home runs, he struck out 155 times. All his numbers are WAY WAY below Bonds'.

Here are Sosa's numbers:

SEASON TEAM G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG AVG

Chicago Cubs 162 642 90 161 31 4 36 119 308 45 174 22 12 .300 .480 .251
1998 Chicago Cubs 159 643 134 198 20 0 66 158 416 73 171 18 9 .377 .647 .308
1999 Chicago Cubs 162 625 114 180 24 2 63 141 397 78 171 7 8 .367 .635 .288
2000 Chicago Cubs 156 604 106 193 38 1 50 138 383 91 168 7 4 .406 .634 .320
2001 Chicago Cubs 160 577 146 189 34 5 64 160 425 116 153 0 2 .437 .737 .328
2002 Chicago Cubs 150 556 122 160 19 2 49 108 330 103 144 2 0 .399 .594 .288
2003 Chicago Cubs 137 517 99 144 22 0 40 103 286 62 143 0 1 .358 .553 .279
2004 Chicago Cubs 126 478 69 121 21 0 35 80 247 56 133 0 0 .332 .517 .253

Nothing to write home about, except for the home runs.

Bonds is an amazing player. Give him some credit.