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[QUOTE="jncuse, post: 3211314, member: 1969"]
#1.  First off, when looking at HR totals from 1980-1993 in a historical context, you have to consider it was one of the lowest HR Era's of recent times.   Other than 1987, 30 HR meant something in those years.

#2.  You continue to look at AVG, while ignoring the much more relevant OBP.   You are stuck two generations behind.    Those are great seasons.

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#3.   You also fail to note how complete a player he was.   
8 Gold Gloves, very good base stealer.

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#3.  To say he had one great year before the HR explosion is beyond ridiculous.   Before the HR explosion (before age 36), he was top 5 in MVP voting, 8 TIMES !!!!

Has anyone not reached the hall of fame after being in the top 5 in MVP voting 8 Times, including having 3 MVP awards, and 2 second place finishes.   Don't even bother looking it up, the answer is no.   He should have won 4 in a row, but the media did not like him.

In Career MVP Win Shares, excluding everything from 2001 and beyond (i.e the 73 HR season and the next three), he has 5.46 career win shares.  By itself that is the eight best of all time.

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#4.  In the Historical Baseball Abstract (published before his 73 HR year), Bill James had Barry Bonds as one of the top 5 left fielders of all time, and arguably the best.  Bill James is a pretty smart guy.
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