Atlanta Braves legend Chipper Jones had the honor of playing against and alongside some of the greatest players in his beloved sport during his 20-year tenure with the team.
He saw greatness firsthand and recently named which player he believes to be the greatest player he has ever seen.
In a recent appearance on “Foul Territory,” Jones said “I will say until the day I die, the best player I’ve ever seen don a baseball uniform is Barry Bonds.”
“I will say until the day I die, the best player I’ve ever seen don a baseball uniform is Barry Bonds.”@RealCJ10 explains why it’s not even close. pic.twitter.com/wVw22CKjWT
— Foul Territory (@FoulTerritoryTV) December 29, 2024
Jones expounded that nobody was even close, adding that Shohei Ohtani could be thrown into that mix at the moment, given that he was a “unicorn,” but Jones said he had never seen anybody dominate a game like Bonds could.
Host A.J. Pierzynski echoed Jones’ sentiment and mentioned that he played one year with Bonds and that it was the “stupidest thing he has ever seen.”
The only thing that keeps Bonds from being the undisputed greatest baseball player of all time is the steroid controversy that has clouded his legacy and kept him out of the Hall of Fame.
Bonds’ accolades are off the charts, with his most notable achievements being his single-season and all-time home run records, and it’s highly unlikely we’ll ever see a player approach the type of numbers he regularly posted in his prime.
For example, in 2004, when Pierzynski had the honor of being his teammate for a year, Bonds followed up his 73-homer season with a .362 batting average, 45 home runs, an MLB-record 232 walks, and just 41 strikeouts.
You couldn’t even do that in a video game in the easiest setting.
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