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Bobby Bonilla
Full name Roberto Martin Antonio Bonilla Born February 23, 1963, Bronx, New York First Game: April 9, 1986 ; Final Game: October 7, 2001 Bat: Both Throw: Right Height: 6' 3" Weight: 210 Named third baseman on The Sporting News NL All-Star Team (1988) Named outfielder on The Sporting News NL All-Star Team (1990 to 1991) Named third baseman on The Sporting News NL Silver Slugger Team (1988) Named outfielder on The Sporting News NL Silver Slugger Team (1990 to 1991) Ejections: 1986 (1), 1989 (1), 1991 (1), 1992 (2), 1993 (1), 1994 (1), 1995 (1), 1996 (2), 1997 (1), 1998 (2), 2001 (2). Total: 15 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1986 CHI A Daily Splits 75 234 27 63 10 2 2 26 33 2 49 1 2 1 0 2 4 4 1 .269 .361 .355 -0.3 1986 CHI A
1986 PIT N Daily Splits 63 192 28 46 6 2 1 17 29 1 39 1 3 0 0 0 5 4 4 .240 .342 .307 -0.8 1986 PIT N
1986 Total 138 426 55 109 16 4 3 43 62 3 88 2 5 1 0 2 9 8 5 .256 .352 .333 -1.1 1986 Total
1987 PIT N Daily Splits 141 466 58 140 33 3 15 77 39 4 64 2 0 8 0 9 8 3 5 .300 .351 .481 -0.2 1987 PIT N
1988 PIT N Daily Splits 159 584 87 160 32 7 24 100 85 19 82 4 0 8 0 7 4 3 5 .274 .366 .476 3.8 1988 PIT N
1989 PIT N Daily Splits 163 616 96 173 37 10 24 86 76 20 93 1 0 5 0 11 10 8 8 .281 .358 .490 4.2 1989 PIT N
1990 PIT N Daily Splits 160 625 112 175 39 7 32 120 45 9 103 1 0 15 0 10 11 4 3 .280 .322 .518 1.6 1990 PIT N
1991 PIT N Daily Splits 157 577 102 174 44 6 18 100 90 8 67 2 0 11 0 8 14 2 4 .302 .391 .492 4.3 1991 PIT N
1992 NY N Daily Splits 128 438 62 109 23 0 19 70 66 10 73 1 0 1 0 5 11 4 3 .249 .348 .432 1.4 1992 NY N
1993 NY N Daily Splits 139 502 81 133 21 3 34 87 72 11 96 0 0 8 0 5 12 3 3 .265 .352 .522 1.7 1993 NY N
1994 NY N Daily Splits 108 403 60 117 24 1 20 67 55 9 101 0 0 2 0 4 10 1 3 .290 .374 .504 2.3 1994 NY N
1995 NY N Daily Splits 80 317 49 103 25 4 18 53 31 10 48 1 0 2 0 6 11 0 3 .325 .385 .599 1.9 1995 NY N
1995 BAL A Daily Splits 61 237 47 79 12 4 10 46 23 0 31 1 0 2 0 4 11 0 2 .333 .392 .544 1.1 1995 BAL A
1995 Total 141 554 96 182 37 8 28 99 54 10 79 2 0 4 0 10 22 0 5 .329 .388 .576 3.0 1995 Total
1996 BAL A Daily Splits 159 595 107 171 27 5 28 116 75 7 85 5 0 17 1 5 13 1 3 .287 .363 .491 -0.1 1996 BAL A
1997 FLA N Daily Splits 153 562 77 167 39 3 17 96 73 8 94 5 0 8 0 3 18 6 6 .297 .378 .468 0.7 1997 FLA N
1998 FLA N Daily Splits 28 97 11 27 5 0 4 15 12 1 22 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 1 .278 .355 .454 -0.1 1998 FLA N
1998 LA N Daily Splits 72 236 28 56 6 1 7 30 29 3 37 0 0 5 1 2 10 1 1 .237 .315 .360 -1.5 1998 LA N
1998 TOT N 100 333 39 83 11 1 11 45 41 4 59 0 0 6 1 2 16 1 2 .249 .326 .387 -1.6 1998 TOT N
1999 NY N Daily Splits 60 119 12 19 5 0 4 18 19 1 16 1 0 2 0 1 4 0 1 .160 .277 .303 -1.0 1999 NY N
2000 ATL N Daily Splits 114 239 23 61 13 3 5 28 37 2 51 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 .255 .356 .397 -1.3 2000 ATL N
2001 STL N Daily Splits 93 174 17 37 7 0 5 21 23 3 53 1 0 0 0 1 4 1 1 .213 .308 .339 -1.3 2001 STL N
Total NL (15 Years) 1818 6147 903 1697 359 50 247 985 781 119 1039 21 3 77 1 75 141 40 51 .276 .356 .471 15.7 Total NL
Total AL ( 3 Years) 295 1066 181 313 49 11 40 188 131 9 165 7 2 20 1 11 28 5 6 .294 .368 .473 0.7 Total AL
Total (16 Years) Splits 2113 7213 1084 2010 408 61 287 1173 912 128 1204 28 5 97 2 86 169 45 57 .279 .358 .472 16.4 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
Division Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1996 BAL A Daily Splits 4 15 4 3 0 0 2 5 4 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .368 .600 1996 BAL A
1997 FLA N Daily Splits 3 12 1 4 0 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .429 .583 1997 FLA N
1999 NY N Daily Splits 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 1999 NY N
2000 ATL N Daily Splits 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 2000 ATL N
Total NL ( 3 Years) 8 15 2 4 0 0 1 3 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .267 .450 .467 Total NL
Total AL ( 1 Year ) 4 15 4 3 0 0 2 5 4 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .368 .600 Total AL
Total ( 4 Years) Splits 12 30 6 7 0 0 3 8 9 1 7 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .233 .410 .533 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1990 PIT N Daily Splits 6 21 0 4 1 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .190 .292 .238 1990 PIT N
1991 PIT N Daily Splits 7 23 2 7 2 0 0 1 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 .304 .448 .391 1991 PIT N
1996 BAL A Daily Splits 5 20 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .050 .095 .200 1996 BAL A
1997 FLA N Daily Splits 6 23 3 6 1 0 0 4 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .261 .292 .304 1997 FLA N
1999 NY N Daily Splits 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 1999 NY N
Total NL ( 4 Years) 22 70 5 18 4 0 0 6 10 2 11 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 .257 .350 .314 Total NL
Total AL ( 1 Year ) 5 20 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .050 .095 .200 Total AL
Total ( 5 Years) Splits 27 90 6 19 4 0 1 8 11 2 15 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 .211 .297 .289 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1997 FLA N Daily Splits 7 29 5 6 1 0 1 3 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .207 .281 .345 1997 FLA N
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1988 NL Daily Splits 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1988 NL
1989 NL Daily Splits 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 1989 NL
1990 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1990 NL
1991 NL Daily Splits 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1991 NL
1993 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 1993 NL
1995 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1995 NL
Total ( 6 Years) Splits 6 13 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .385 .385 .385 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team
2001 STL N Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 6 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 18.00 - -0.1 2001 STL N
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1986 CHI A Daily Splits OF 43 36 31 332.1 91 2 1 1 0 .989 39 4 4
1986 CHI A LF 39 32 28 296.2 82 1 1 1 0 .988
1986 CHI A 1B 30 28 25 247.2 270 20 1 25 0 .997
1986 CHI A RF 4 2 2 21.2 5 0 0 0 0 1.000
1986 CHI A CF 4 2 1 14 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
1986 PIT N Daily Splits OF 51 40 23 382 73 3 2 0 0 .974 37 6 24
1986 PIT N LF 37 18 14 190.1 44 0 0 0 0 1.000
1986 PIT N RF 24 18 7 153.2 26 2 0 0 0 1.000
1986 PIT N CF 6 4 2 38 5 1 2 0 0 .750
1986 PIT N 3B 4 4 2 30 3 9 0 1 0 1.000
1986 PIT N 1B 4 3 0 20.1 14 4 1 2 0 .947
1986 Total 1B 34 31 25 268 284 24 2 27 0 .994
1986 Total LF 76 50 42 487 126 1 1 1 0 .992
1986 Total CF 10 6 3 52 9 1 2 0 0 .833
1986 Total RF 28 20 9 175.1 31 2 0 0 0 1.000
1986 Total OF 94 76 54 714.1 164 5 3 1 0 .983 76 10 28
1987 PIT N Daily Splits 3B 89 75 66 690.1 53 138 14 12 0 .932
1987 PIT N OF 46 34 21 311.1 70 0 2 0 0 .972 17 0 34
1987 PIT N RF 34 26 15 227 49 0 2 0 0 .961
1987 PIT N LF 17 8 6 84.1 19 1 0 0 0 1.000
1987 PIT N 1B 6 2 1 22 19 1 0 1 0 1.000
1988 PIT N Daily Splits 3B 159 157 150 1403.2 121 336 32 17 0 .935
1989 PIT N Daily Splits 3B 156 153 146 1383 125 330 35 31 0 .929
1989 PIT N 1B 8 8 6 68 65 4 0 6 0 1.000
1989 PIT N OF 1 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1
1989 PIT N RF 1 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 -
1990 PIT N Daily Splits OF 149 149 130 1300 289 8 12 1 0 .961 0 0 149
1990 PIT N RF 149 149 130 1300 292 9 12 1 0 .962
1990 PIT N 3B 14 8 7 80 10 26 3 1 0 .923
1990 PIT N 1B 3 2 2 19.2 16 1 0 0 0 1.000
1991 PIT N Daily Splits OF 104 92 72 810.2 176 8 2 0 0 .989 0 0 104
1991 PIT N RF 104 92 72 810.2 176 8 2 0 0 .989
1991 PIT N 3B 67 60 38 520 43 134 13 13 0 .932
1991 PIT N 1B 4 3 3 28 28 2 0 6 0 1.000
1992 NY N Daily Splits OF 121 121 79 988 238 7 2 1 0 .992 0 0 121
1992 NY N RF 121 121 79 988 238 7 2 1 0 .992
1992 NY N 1B 6 3 2 34.1 39 2 2 2 0 .953
1993 NY N Daily Splits OF 85 83 73 712.2 148 8 5 1 0 .969 0 0 85
1993 NY N RF 85 83 73 712.2 148 7 5 1 0 .969
1993 NY N 3B 52 50 42 426 40 103 11 6 0 .929
1993 NY N 1B 6 4 4 44.1 50 1 1 4 0 .981
1994 NY N Daily Splits 3B 107 107 81 917.2 78 215 18 25 0 .942
1995 NY N Daily Splits 3B 46 41 33 366 24 73 13 8 0 .882
1995 NY N LF 31 29 22 254 55 4 1 0 0 .983
1995 NY N OF 31 29 22 254 55 4 1 0 0 .983 31 0 0
1995 NY N 1B 10 9 3 67 85 3 0 5 0 1.000
1995 BAL A Daily Splits OF 39 37 32 326.1 66 2 2 0 0 .971 1 0 38
1995 BAL A RF 38 37 32 322 66 2 2 0 0 .971
1995 BAL A 3B 24 24 21 203 14 46 3 5 0 .952
1995 BAL A LF 1 0 0 4.1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1995 Total 3B 70 65 54 569 38 119 16 13 0 .908
1995 Total LF 32 29 22 258.1 56 4 1 0 0 .984
1995 Total OF 70 66 54 580.1 121 6 3 0 0 .977 32 0 38
1996 BAL A Daily Splits OF 108 107 75 915.1 186 8 5 1 0 .975 0 0 108
1996 BAL A RF 108 107 75 915.1 186 9 5 1 0 .975
1996 BAL A DH 44 44 43 -
1996 BAL A 1B 9 3 3 36 27 1 1 4 0 .966
1996 BAL A 3B 4 4 3 34 1 3 0 0 0 1.000
1997 FLA N Daily Splits 3B 149 149 111 1268.2 104 226 22 29 0 .938
1997 FLA N DH 3 3 3 -
1997 FLA N 1B 2 0 0 2.2 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1998 FLA N Daily Splits 3B 26 25 21 216.1 18 41 5 6 0 .922
1998 LA N Daily Splits 3B 59 57 34 471 40 84 12 8 1 .912
1998 LA N LF 12 12 4 85.2 16 0 1 0 0 .941
1998 LA N OF 12 12 4 85.2 16 0 1 0 0 .941 12 0 0
1998 TOT N 3B 85 82 55 687.1 58 125 17 14 1 .915
1999 NY N Daily Splits OF 25 23 9 161 36 2 1 0 0 .974 2 0 23
1999 NY N RF 23 22 9 157 36 2 1 0 0 .974
1999 NY N 1B 4 2 2 23 23 2 1 2 0 .962
1999 NY N DH 3 3 3 -
1999 NY N LF 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 -
2000 ATL N Daily Splits OF 64 63 22 423 50 1 4 0 0 .927 63 0 1
2000 ATL N LF 63 62 22 416 49 1 4 0 0 .926
2000 ATL N RF 1 1 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
2000 ATL N DH 1 1 1 -
2000 ATL N 3B 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 -
2001 STL N Daily Splits 1B 33 24 19 223.1 228 10 2 27 0 .992
2001 STL N OF 10 7 1 47 11 1 0 0 0 1.000 4 0 6
2001 STL N RF 6 5 1 35 10 0 0 0 0 1.000
2001 STL N LF 4 2 0 12 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
2001 STL N DH 2 2 2 -
2001 STL N P 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total (13 Years) Splits 3B 957 915 755 8013.2 674 1764 181 162 1 .931
Total (13 Years) OF 889 833 594 7050 1505 54 40 5 0 .975 206 10 698
Total (12 Years) RF 698 663 495 5650.2 1234 46 31 4 0 .976
Total ( 7 Years) LF 206 164 96 1347.1 267 8 7 1 0 .975
Total (12 Years) 1B 125 91 70 836.1 866 51 9 84 0 .990
Total ( 5 Years) DH 53 53 52 -
Total ( 1 Year ) CF 10 6 3 52 9 1 2 0 0 .833
Total ( 1 Year ) P 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Division Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1996 BAL A Daily Splits OF 4 4 2 36 9 0 1 0 0 .900 0 0 4
1996 BAL A RF 4 4 2 36 9 0 1 0 0 .900
1997 FLA N Daily Splits 3B 3 3 3 27 3 5 0 0 0 1.000
2000 ATL N Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 4.1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 0
2000 ATL N LF 1 0 0 4.1 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total ( 2 Years) Splits OF 5 4 2 40.1 9 0 1 0 0 .900 1 0 4
Total ( 1 Year ) RF 4 4 2 36 9 0 1 0 0 .900
Total ( 1 Year ) 3B 3 3 3 27 3 5 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) LF 1 0 0 4.1 0 0 0 0 0 -
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1990 PIT N Daily Splits OF 5 5 3 33 3 0 1 0 0 .750 0 0 5
1990 PIT N RF 5 5 3 33 3 0 1 0 0 .750
1990 PIT N 3B 3 1 1 19 1 5 0 1 0 1.000
1991 PIT N Daily Splits OF 7 7 7 63 12 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 7
1991 PIT N RF 7 7 7 63 12 1 0 0 0 1.000
1996 BAL A Daily Splits OF 5 5 3 42 11 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 5
1996 BAL A RF 5 5 3 42 11 0 0 0 0 1.000
1997 FLA N Daily Splits 3B 6 6 4 49.2 5 13 0 1 0 1.000
Total ( 3 Years) Splits OF 17 17 13 138 26 1 1 0 0 .964 0 0 17
Total ( 3 Years) RF 17 17 13 138 26 1 1 0 0 .964
Total ( 2 Years) 3B 9 7 5 68.2 6 18 0 2 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1997 FLA N Daily Splits 3B 7 7 6 63 3 20 2 2 0 .920
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1988 NL Daily Splits 3B 1 1 1 9 0 2 0 0 0 1.000
1989 NL Daily Splits DH 1 0 0 -
1990 NL Daily Splits 1B 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1991 NL Daily Splits DH 1 1 1 -
1993 NL Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 0
1993 NL LF 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1995 NL Daily Splits 3B 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 3B 2 1 1 13 0 2 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 2 Years) DH 2 1 1 -
Total ( 1 Year ) LF 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) OF 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 0
Total ( 1 Year ) 1B 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
8-15-1986(1) BOX PIT N Terry Tata Called third strike
7- 6-1989 BOX PIT N Bob Davidson Called third strike
9- 2-1991 BOX PIT N Eric Gregg Balls and strikes
6-22-1992 BOX NY N Larry Poncino Charging mound
7- 6-1992 BOX NY N Harry Wendelstedt Balls and strikes
7-31-1993 BOX NY N Phil Cuzzi Balls and strikes
7-23-1994 BOX NY N Larry Poncino Fair/foul call
4-26-1995 BOX NY N Terry Bovey Called third strike
7- 6-1996 BOX BAL A Derryl Cousins Called third strike
7-23-1996 BOX BAL A Tim Tschida Check swing
5- 3-1997 BOX FLA N Larry Vanover Balk call
4-16-1998 BOX FLA N Jeff Kellogg Called third strike
7-11-1998 BOX LA N Bill Hohn Balls and strikes
4- 4-2001 BOX STL N Greg Bonin Balls and strikes (from bench)
5-28-2001 BOX STL N Jim McKean Fighting
Transaction Information
Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Pittsburgh Pirates (July 11, 1981 ).
Selected by Chicago White Sox from Pittsburgh Pirates in the Rule 5 major league draft (December 10, 1985 ).
Traded by Chicago White Sox to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Jose DeLeon (July
23, 1986 ).
Granted free agency (October 28, 1991 ).
Signed by New York Mets (December 2, 1991 ).
Traded by New York Mets with a player to be named later to Baltimore Orioles in
exchange for Damon Buford and Alex Ochoa (July 28, 1995 ); Baltimore Orioles received
Jimmy Williams (August 16, 1995 ).
Granted free agency (November 18, 1996 ).
Signed by Florida Marlins (November 22, 1996 ).
Traded by Florida Marlins with Manuel Barrios , Jim Eisenreich , Charles Johnson and
Gary Sheffield to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Mike Piazza and Todd Zeile
(May 14, 1998 ).
Traded by Los Angeles Dodgers to New York Mets in exchange for Mel Rojas (November
11, 1998 ).
Released by New York Mets (January 3, 2000 ).
Signed by Atlanta Braves (January 28, 2000 ).
Released by Atlanta Braves (October 31, 2000 ).
Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (January 5, 2001 ).
Granted free agency (November 5, 2001 ).
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