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* Prior to age 35, Bonds hit one home run every 15.68 at bats -- an extremely good rate. Since age 35, he has hit one ever 8.77 at-bats -- almost unheard of. (Ruth averaged 1 homer per 11.76 AB over his career, and never did better than 1 in 10 during any 5-year stretch. The record is held by Mark McGwire, another suspected steroid user: 1 home run per 10.61 AB over his career, and 1 in 8.13 during his five peak years.)


it is odd how ungodly good at hitting HRs bonds got at the end of his career..maybe it was sheer skill and luck
but given the huge amount of circumstantial evidence that he used one would assume steroids played a factor.

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Don't forget that at this point in his career his walk totals shot up as he had no line up around him and intentionally walking Bonds or at least pitching around him became very common, driving down his total ABs.