Dave Roberts confessed in the weekend series between the Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants who he thinks is a better hitter than Shohei Ohtani.
The manager took advantage of the rivalry between the Dodgers and Giants to talk about who he considers a better hitter than the Japanese two-way phenomenon.
Who is a better hitter than Shohei Ohtani according to Dave Roberts?
Dave Roberts said: “Barry (Bonds) had a shorter swing. I think, if you’re talking about power, it’s very comparable. But Barry was, to be completely frank, the best hitter I’ve ever seen. To be able to hit over .300 every year, to get on base the way he did, to be able to hit three times a week and hit three home runs, it’s never going to happen again“.
The comparison of Barry Bonds vs. Shohei Ohtani’s numbers
Speaking of today’s baseball for Dave Roberts, we have to talk about: “Judge (Aaron) and Shohei (Ohtani) as the guys. But Barry (Bonds), for me, is in a class of his own“.
In terms of career statistics, Barry Bonds had a batting line of .298/.444/.607 and an OPS of 1.051, while in comparison to what Shohei Ohtani has done in MLB with a batting line of .281/.372/.578 and an OPS of .950.
While Shohei Ohtani is active in MLB, he can continue to prove why he is in this type of conversation and comparison, and for Dave Roberts, he has an advantage as a player over Barry Bonds.
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