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Originally Posted by darkhorse
dola,
There's another compelling reason ARod won't ever catch Bonds. Bonds is a far superior hitter. Barry's career equivalent average is 34 points higher (.357 to .323): close to the difference between ARod and, say, Andre Dawson (.285 career EQA).
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That isn't actually all that important when it comes to ARod chasing Bonds in just the home run department. Especially since a big part of that is that Bonds walks so much, meaning less chances to hit a home run. That part of it is actually an advantage for Arod.