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TODAY: Monday, May 15
Who was the player of the '90s?
ESPN.com

Who was the best player of the 1990s? We can narrow the field to five candidates -- Barry Bonds, Ken Griffey Jr., Greg Maddux, Mark McGwire and Frank Thomas. On the night Bonds and Griffey faced off on ESPN -- Griffey's Reds won 5-4 -- we thought it be fun to see who you think was the best player of the decade.

Check each player's decade numbers:

Barry Bonds
G
1,434
 AB
4894
 R
1091
 H
1478
 2B
299
 3B
42
 HR
361
 RBI
1076
 BB
1146
 SO
747
 SB
343
 CS
94
 OBP
.434
 SLG
.602
 AVG
.302

MVP: 1990, 1992, 1993
Best season: 1993 (46 HR, 123 RBI, .336 average, .458 OBP, .677 slugging pct., 29 SB)
Gold Gloves: Seven

Ken Griffey Jr.
G
1,408
 AB
5377
 R
1002
 H
1622
 2B
297
 3B
30
 HR
382
 RBI
1091
 BB
703
 SO
901
 SB
151
 CS
53
 OBP
.383
 SLG
.581
 AVG
.302

MVP: 1997
Best season: 1997 (56 HR, 147 RBI, .304 average, .382 OBP, .646 slugging pct.)
Gold Gloves: 10

Greg Maddux
G
331
 GS
331
 CG
75
 SHO
23
 IP
2394.2
 H
2084
 R
786
 ER
677
 BB
443
 SO
1764
 W
176
 L
88
 ERA
2.52

Cy Young Award: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
Best season: 1995 (19-2, 1.63 ERA, 23 BB, 181 SO, 10 CG)
Gold Gloves: 10

Mark McGwire
G
1,221
 AB
4002
 R
791
 H
1071
 2B
172
 3B
1
 HR
405
 RBI
956
 BB
951
 SO
1040
 SB
9
 CS
5
 OBP
.410
 SLG
.615
 AVG
.268

MVP: None
Best season: 1998 (70 HR, 147 RBI, .299 average, .470 OBP, .752 slugging pct.)
Gold Gloves: One

Frank Thomas
G
1,371
 AB
4892
 R
968
 H
1564
 2B
317
 3B
10
 HR
301
 RBI
1040
 BB
1076
 SO
741
 SB
28
 CS
18
 OBP
.440
 SLG
.573
 AVG
.320

MVP: 1993, 1994
Best season: 1994 (38 HR, 101 RBI, .353 average, .487 OBP, .729 slugging pct.)
Gold Gloves: None 		 


ALSO SEE
Bonds vs. Griffey