Barry Bonds

Barry Bonds rewrote MLB's record books with unprecedented power and patience. He holds the all-time career home run record (762) and single-season home run mark (73 in 2001), outdistancing #7's total by 269 homers. His 2,558 career walks are 50% more than the runner-up, and his .863 slugging percentage in 2001 remains a single-season record. Bonds won seven NL MVP awards, four consecutively from 2001 to 2004, a feat that outperforms any other player in history. While his career is marred by controversy, his statistical peak dwarfs every hitter who came before or after.