Bobby
Bonilla
 
Nickname: Bobby Bo
 
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 240
 
Born: February 23, 1963 in Usa, NY, BRONX
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1988    1989   
Gold Glove 1989    1990   
All-Star Selections 1990   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1986 23 OAK AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 7 7 7 9 8 8 6 6 6
1987 24 OAK AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 4 4 4 8 8 8 9 8 8 7 6 6
1988 25 NYG NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 5 5 5 8 8 8 9 8 8 7 7 7
1989 26 NYG NL $ 300,000   6 6 7 6 6 6 8 8 8 9 8 8 7 7 7
1990 27 NYG NL $ 3,021,429   6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 8 8 8 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 7 7 7 9 8 8 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,021,429   6 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 8 8 8 7 7
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1986 23 OAK AL 141 484 68 128 25 2 2 45 3 3 53 89 .264 .336 .337 .673 55.6 8.4
1987 24 OAK AL 143 468 43 119 32 4 6 68 5 0 70 73 .254 .350 .378 .728 64.7 11.8
1988 25 OAK AL 52 187 18 47 10 0 4 26 0 0 19 35 .251 .324 .369 .693 21.9 3.6
  NYG NL 52 202 31 60 23 3 3 27 1 1 22 29 .297 .369 .485 .854 32.4 7.6
  TOT   104 389 49 107 33 3 7 53 1 1 41 64 .275 .347 .429 .777 54.3 11.1
    AAA   53 207 28 62 12 1 6 21 1 4 32 27 .300 .393 .454 .847 35.7  
1989 26 NYG NL 145 503 70 127 37 4 22 91 4 4 60 64 .252 .332 .473 .805 75.0 15.3
1990 27 NYG NL 154 589 102 170 45 2 22 92 3 7 80 84 .289 .374 .484 .858 98.5 19.4
5 Years Sim 687 2433 332 651 172 15 59 349 16 15 304 374 .268 .349 .423 .772 348.1 66.1
1 Years AAA 53 207 28 62 12 1 6 21 1 4 32 27 .300 .397 .454 .851 35.7  
162 Game Average 573 78 153 40 3 13 82 3 3 71 88 .268 .349 .423 .772 82.1  
Career Highs 154 589 102 170 45 4 22 92 5 7 80 89 .289 .374 .484 .858 98.5  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1747 230 439 115 8 40 232 12 11 211 274 .251 .332 .395 .727 231.5
vs LH   686 102 212 57 7 19 117 4 4 93 100 .309 .391 .496 .886 125.7
Home 335 1158 165 311 89 8 40 191 10 11 167 183 .269 .361 .463 .824 190.7
Away 352 1275 167 340 83 7 19 158 6 4 137 191 .267 .338 .387 .725 166.5
RISP   661 0 167 38 4 14 255 0 0 93 107 .253 .339 .386 .724 91.4
Pinch Hitting   23 4 7 0 0 2 5 0 0 1 3 .304 .333 .565 .899 4.2
Close/Late   271 39 85 22 3 10 42 0 0 27 38 .314 .373 .528 .901 49.7
Mar/Apr 125 408 56 107 27 1 9 45 3 1 55 65 .262 .352 .400 .751 58.5
May 133 467 58 137 39 4 8 77 7 1 48 68 .293 .358 .445 .804 72.3
June 118 437 69 123 34 3 10 58 5 5 53 51 .281 .360 .442 .801 67.2
July 97 352 50 94 18 4 10 48 0 5 51 63 .267 .361 .426 .788 53.5
August 105 389 46 89 23 3 10 59 0 1 47 77 .229 .311 .380 .691 47.4
Sep/Oct 109 380 53 101 31 0 12 62 1 2 50 50 .266 .350 .442 .792 58.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1986 23 OAK AL RF 138 137 1103.3 230 7 4 1 .983 1.93   3.9
    3B 5 0 15.0 1 3 0 0 1.000 2.40   0.1
1987 24 OAK AL RF 142 137 1122.3 231 6 2 3 .992 1.90   4.2
    3B 3 0 6.0 0 2 0 1 1.000 3.00   0.0
1988 25 OAK AL RF 38 38 311.8 60 4 0 2 1.000 1.85   0.8
    LF 13 13 108.3 24 0 0 0 1.000 1.99   0.0
    3B 0 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  NYG NL RF 38 38 338.8 65 5 1 2 .986 1.86   1.0
    LF 13 13 117.7 26 0 0 0 1.000 1.99   0.0
    3B 0 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  TOT   RF 76 76 650.6 125 9 1 4 .993 1.85   1.8
      LF 26 26 226.0 50 0 0 0 1.000 1.99   0.0
      3B 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 .00   0.0
1989 26 NYG NL LF 141 136 1205.7 253 8 2 1 .992 1.95   3.4
    3B 3 0 12.0 2 4 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.1
    RF 2 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1990 27 NYG NL LF 152 148 1334.3 269 6 3 3 .989 1.85   3.8
    3B 2 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  RF 358 350 2879.3 586 22 7 8 .989 1.90   10.0
  LF 319 310 2766.0 572 14 5 4 .992 1.91   7.2
  3B 13 0 37.0 3 9 0 1 1.000 2.92   0.2
Career Totals   690 660 5682.3 1161 45 12 13 .990 1.91   17.4
Career Highs   154 148 1337.3 269 12 4 4 .995 1.97    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1988 25 NYG NL 17 66 9 16 6 0 2 11 0 0 4 13 .242 .274 .424 .698
1989 26 NYG NL 15 58 11 15 4 0 4 11 0 0 10 7 .259 .368 .534 .902
1990 27 NYG NL 5 16 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .125 .263 .188 .451
Career Post-Season Batting 37 140 21 33 11 0 6 22 0 0 17 20 .236 .313 .443 .755
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
OPS
1990-10-.858
XR
1990-7-98.5
At-Bats
1990-8-589
Runs
1990-5-102
Total Bases
1990-5-285
Doubles
1990-7-45
Walks
1987-10-70
1990-7-80
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 10    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 14th overall pick, by Oakland in 1986
Had first career hit on 4/3/1986, off Dick Ruthven (KCR)
Hit first career homerun on 4/21/1986, off Brad Lesley (DET)
Injured on 9/6/1986 with a Bruised Heel, out for one week
Injured on 9/20/1987 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week
Traded from Oakland to New York (N) on 6/1/1988 (Going to NYG: RF Bobby Bonilla. Going to OAK: P Todd Stottlemyre, P Bobby Thigpen, P Bob Kipper)
Injured on 7/20/1988 with a Bruised Hand, out for 4 days
Won World Championship with New York (N) in 1988
Injured on 6/18/1989 with a Bruised Heel, out for one week
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Oakland on 7/20/1989
Drove in 6 runs against Cleveland (A) on 9/5/1989
Won World Championship with New York (N) in 1989
Won Gold Glove at Leftfield in 1989
2/2/1990: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,021,429 through salary arbitration
Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against New York (A) on 6/30/1990
Was selected to the 1990 Allstar game
Won Gold Glove at Leftfield in 1990