Bonds says he's desperate for a championship ring. Bonds' contract with the Giants is up pretty soon. He'll get a ring before he'll get to Mays. Playing in the most offensively oriented era in the history of baseball, Bonds has posted a career on base of .412 and slugging of .567. Williams marks in those categories, which came in a more balanced era, are .483 and .634.
Bonds is a great player.
He does everything well. He's led the league in slugging 3 times and in on base 4 times. He's won numerous Gold Glove awards. But they're comparing him to Ted Williams. Never a threat for a Gold Glove award, but he led the league in slugging 8 times and on base 12 times, and that's with missing 5 peak years of his career.