Barry Bonds' 2003 MVP year (1 Viewer)

[Righetti]

his least impressive MVP year

Bonds

130 games

111 runs

133 hits

22 doubles

45 HR's

90 RBI

.341 batting average

.529 OBP

.749 Slugging

28 first place votes

Pujols that year had

157 games

137 runs,

212 hits,

51 doubles,

43 HR's,

124 RBI,

.359 Batting Average

.439 OBP

.667 Slugging

3 first place votes

Sheffield

155 games

126 runs

190 hits

37 doubles

39 HR's

132 RBI

.330 Batting Average

.419 OBP

.604 Slugging

1 first place vote

 

[ThisGuy]

I said it then like I'm saying it now...Poo-Holes got robbed!

 

[The Man from Laramie]

Bonds was worth more to the Giants that year than Pujols to the Cardinals. Sheff really shouldn't even be in the discussion since RBIs was the only category he bested both Bonds and Pujols in.

 

[parasaurolophus]

i can see an argument either way.

Bonds numbers and Pujols numbers that year were very comaparable.

They both got on base an almost identical number of times.

 

[The Man from Laramie]

i can see an argument either way.Bonds numbers and Pujols numbers that year were very comaparable.They both got on base an almost identical number of times.

Cold hard stats say Bonds wins.But by that measure, Hanley Ramirez is this year's NL MVP.

 

[parasaurolophus]

i can see an argument either way.Bonds numbers and Pujols numbers that year were very comaparable.They both got on base an almost identical number of times.

Cold hard stats say Bonds wins.But by that measure, Hanley Ramirez is this year's NL MVP.

how do cold hard stats say Bonds?IMO cold hard stats say flip a coin.

 

[posty]

Pretty hard to knock in runs when you get walked all the time...

Bonds: 148 BB (61 were intentional)

Pujols: 79 BB

The right man won the MVP award...

 

[parasaurolophus]

Pretty hard to knock in runs when you get walked all the time...Bonds: 148 BB (61 were intentional)Pujols: 79 BBThe right man won the MVP award...

take RBIs out of the picture and count total times on base. its pretty darn close.

 

[The Man from Laramie]

i can see an argument either way.Bonds numbers and Pujols numbers that year were very comaparable.They both got on base an almost identical number of times.

Cold hard stats say Bonds wins.But by that measure, Hanley Ramirez is this year's NL MVP.

how do cold hard stats say Bonds?IMO cold hard stats say flip a coin.

It is pretty closeBonds 2003 WARP: 12.8, 153 RCPujols 2003 WARP: 12.0, 171 RCturns out Bonds had a slightly better year fielding as a RF than Pujols had as a 1B, but Pujols was slightly better at the plate.

 

[parasaurolophus]

ps I would also like to add that no way was this his least impressive MVP year