"I've been dealing with adversity my whole entire life," he said. "I don't really get concerned about what you guys write.... I kind of just walk right through it."
In fact, he said, he recently ran into Jordan and they talked about their careers, Bonds' in particular. According to Bonds, Jordan asked him, "Barry, do you understand what you're doing?"
Bonds said he responded, "No. Did you?"
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Comparing Barry Bonds' seven MVP seasons:
*--* YEAR AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OB% SLG% 1990 519 104 156 32 3 33 114 52 93 83 301 406 565 1992 473 109 147 36 5 34 103 39 127 69 311 456 624 1993 539 129 181 38 4 46 123 29 126 79 336 458 677 2001 476 129 156 32 2 73 137 13 177 93 328 515 863 2002 403 117 149 31 2 46 110 9 198 47 370 582 799 2003 390 111 133 22 1 45 90 7 148 58 341 529 749 2004 373 129 135 27 3 45 101 6 232 41 362 609 812
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Encore
Most MVP awards among players in the four major U.S. sports:
*--* 9 Wayne Gretzky (NHL) 7 Barry Bonds (MLB) 6 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (NBA) 6 Gordie Howe (NHL) 5 Michael Jordan (NBA) 5 Bill Russell (NBA) 4 Wilt Chamberlain (NBA) 4 Eddie Shore (NHL) 3 Brett Favre (NFL)
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Others with 3 -- Yogi Berra (MLB); Larry Bird (NBA); Roy Campanella (MLB); Bobby Clarke (NHL); Joe DiMaggio (MLB); Jimmie Foxx (MLB); Magic Johnson (NBA); Mario Lemieux (NHL); Mickey Mantle (MLB); Howie Morenz (NHL); Stan Musial (MLB); Bobby Orr (NHL); Mike Schmidt (MLB).
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Race for the Trophy
Four Tops
The leading players in the National League MVP voting. Four received at least one first-place vote:
*--* PLAYER TEAM 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL Bonds San Francisco 24 7 1 407 Beltre Dodgers 6 21 3 311 Pujols St. Louis 1 1 20 247 Rolen St. Louis 1 3 7 226
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MVP Numbers
Where Barry Bonds ranked in various offensive categories in the NL:
*--* CATEGORY STAT RANK Batting Average 362 First On-Base Percentage 609 First Slugging Percentage 812 First Runs 129 Second Home Runs 45 Fourth Walks 232 First Intentional Walks 120 First
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