Talk:Barry Bonds

Good article reassessment

Barry Bonds

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Result: Delisted. —Femke 🐦 (talk) 17:12, 13 February 2023 (UTC)

Most of this article is good, but there are a few sections that need citations near the end. In particular, the "Records held" section has been tagged since March 2017. Steelkamp (talk) 09:17, 6 February 2023 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 27 March 2025

Under the section "Post-playing career", please add "Since Bonds' last season in 2007, the Giants have started a different left fielder on every Opening Day, tying the Major League record for the longest streak by any team at any position since at least 1900.".

Please add this after the sentence that reads "On December 9, however, Borris told the San Francisco Chronicle that Bonds had played his last major league game." and before the sentence that reads "Bonds announced on April 11, 2010, that he was proud of McGwire for admitting his use of steroids." 136.44.1.1 (talk) 16:46, 27 March 2025 (UTC)

 Not done: It's an interesting stat but it's still fairly trivial and tangentially related to Bonds, and not really needed where you suggest. DrOrinScrivello (talk) 12:55, 20 May 2025 (UTC)

References

Record edits post-Negro League stat addition

MLB added Negro League statistics to the official record books about a year ago. That altered several record holders including (as was just brought to my attention), Bonds' single-season slugging records. I've updated those, but it's probably worth a more detailed glance to see if there are others. Staxringold _talk^contribs 14:12, 25 April 2025 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 4 February 2026

in “Legacy” tab for Barry Bonds, a verse by the rapper Riff Raff should be added as he directly mentioned Barry Bonds in said verse. Verse in question “ I done rock more ice than Michelle Kwan (Michelle Kwan) Hah, shit, look who it is, the white Barry Bonds (Barry) A heavyweight, weight You a featherweight (A featherweight)” is from the song “Dr Pepper” by CL, Diplo, Riff Raff, and OG Maco. Frydlock (talk) 02:17, 4 February 2026 (UTC)

 Not done: Song lyrics should not be directly added to articles, as they may constitute a copyright violation, per WP:LYRICS. If there is a secondary source that goes into detail about this song in the context of Bonds (which will also help to establish notability), then such a source may be able to be used instead. Umby 🌕🐶 (talk) 02:33, 4 February 2026 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 16 July 2026

~2026-40032-09 (talk) 06:16, 16 July 2026 (UTC)

Regarding “career overall” section:

Statistics and achievements Legend Bold All-time leader Category Years WAR G AB R H 2B 3B HR TB XBH RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG OPS IBB FLG% Ref. Total 22 162.8 2,986 9,847 2,227 2,935 601 77 762 5,976 1,440 1,996 514 2,558 .298 .444 .607 1.051 688 .984 [250]

Unbold WAR (Wins above replacement). Barry Bonds is the 4th overall with Babe Ruth being the all-time leader. Calculated using bWAR (base reference WAR). Typically considered the superior metric because it adjusts for opposing team differences like pitching strength ballpark differences.

Don’t make me lose faith in Wikipedia…

Source: https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/WAR_career.shtml

 Done Day Creature (talk) 15:35, 16 July 2026 (UTC)