Barry Bonds Has Drawn More Intentional Walks Than an Entire MLB Team in Their History

Anyone who watched Barry Bonds knows he was pitched around so often it became second nature -- after all, who wants to get tattooed to the moon? But when you really parse the numbers, Bonds was given a free pass so often it's spooky.

Bonds sits atop the all-time intentional walk leaderboard with a total of 688. For reference, Albert Pujols is second at 311. No one else even has 300, and Miguel Cabrera is the closest active player behind Pujols with 234. So yeah, Bonds was feared like the plague by some pitchers.

In fact, he has more intentional walks than an entire MLB franchise.

The Tampa Bay Rays have been around since 1998 since the team debuted as the Devil Rays. Evan Longoria is the franchise-leader in intentional free passes with 77.

The craziest season of Bonds' career came in 2004 when he drew a total of 232 walks, with 120 being intentional. That was one of his 12 seasons leading the league in intentional walks, putting entire teams to shame in the process.

Four pitches no longer have to be thrown for intentional walks, as managers can just send the batter to first base, probably because it became so tiresome to watch Bonds repeatedly stare at four lobs. There is also no one as fearsome as Bonds in the league, so his record will likely stand the test of time. The Rays may not even catch up for five years, at this rate.