Best Offensive Player this Decade

Poll shorty

Poojals

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".517 — Bonds's on-base percentage for the entire decade. I've tried to avoid the impulse to make this an entire list of Barry Bonds stats, but even though he stopped playing before the end of it, Bonds dominated the decade like no other player has ever offensively dominated, since Babe Ruth himself. His average for the decade would be the seventh-highest single-season OBP of all time — as it is, he owns the two highest all by himself. His OPS+ for the decade was 221 — in other words, he was 120 percent better than the average player all decade. It was unnatural, and it was remarkable. Like nothing we've ever seen before."

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Bonds

Bonds

I hate to say it, but Bonds.

I am fine saying it, Bonds.

B*nds

Bondsy

I hate Bonds, and the limited amount that he played in comparison to my man albert is a slight against him, but those numbers he put up are flat our ridiculous and other worldly.

Pujols

Anyone who votes for Pujols or anyone else most likely cannot overcome their hatred for Barry Bonds.

That being said, Bonds, even though it took a while to not hate him enough to vote.

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Originally Posted by President

Anyone who votes for Pujols or anyone else most likely cannot overcome their hatred for Barry Bonds.

That being said, Bonds, even though it took a while to not hate him enough to vote.

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Well, there are 3 reasons that I can think of that could lead one to vote for someone other than Bonds:

1) He's an *******.

2) The steroids issue.

3) The fact that he wasn't active for the entire decade.

Only the 3rd reason is really a good one IMO, but I think that the level at which he performed outweigh the fact that he wasn't active the last 2 seasons. Still, I can understand if someone wouldn't vote for him for that reason.

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Originally Posted by dps

Well, there are 3 reasons that I can think of that could lead one to vote for someone other than Bonds:

1) He's an *******.

2) The steroids issue.

3) The fact that he wasn't active for the entire decade.

Only the 3rd reason is really a good one IMO, but I think that the level at which he performed outweigh the fact that he wasn't active the last 2 seasons. Still, I can understand if someone wouldn't vote for him for that reason.

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The only slight against Bonds, that is a fair argument is that he hasn't played since 07. I would say being active for 70 percent of the decade and leaving us with numbers that only exist in arcade games, I am going to say Bonds easily wins this one.

Pujols, easy runner up, and if you put Albert's numbers against players in the 80's or 90's, than he might have case there.

If you count 2000, Bonds by his 2000 production.
If you start in 2001, Pujols by his production this year.
ARod is a close 3rd.

Starting in 2000, and using Fangraphs data (estimated for 2000/2001) I get roughly 550 runs above replacement for Bonds, about the same for Pujols, and right around 500 for A-Rod. If we are talking peaks it is Bonds and isn't close, for overall batting value it is quite close.