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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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I don't think "hitter" is the correct word, since the difference is due mostly to walks. Maybe "batter". Does 10x as many intentional walks really make Barry a superior hitter? Also, EqA takes baserunning into account, so an additional reason for the difference (albeit a small one) is due to that fact.