Tuhia he whakamāramatanga mō tēnei wāhanga - I te tau 1971 i mutu ia i te tuawhā o te NL i roto i ngā rerenga i whiua, i te tuarua i roto i ngā rerenga, i ārahi i te Giants me te toharite.288 i a rātou e wikitōria ana i te taitara National League West, e whiwhi ana i to rātau tūranga tuatahi i muri i te 1962 World Series. I whakawhāitihia e te kopu kopu i tana tākaro i te 1971 NLCS
, tana putanga anake i muri i te waa; he whakakapi mo te rookie a Dave Kingman i te Keemu 1, a kaore i te takaro i te Keemu 2 i mua i te tiimata i nga keemu e rua whakamutunga, ka eke 2-mo-8 i te raupapa. I taua wa, ko ia te tuawha i te pooti MVP o te NL. I te tau 1972 i eke a Bonds ki te 118 nga rerenga, ko te tuarua o te NL (ko te wa tuatoru i eke ia ki te rua o nga rerenga kua eke) ana 26 home runs i te tuaiwa i te wa e 44 ana turanga tahae i te tuawha o te riiki. I te tau 1973, i noho ia ki te tuatoru o nga pooti MVP i muri i te patu i te mahi-nui 39 home runs, 11 o ratou ki te tiimata i te keemu, me te arahi i te riiki i te wa tuarua. I whakaingoatia a Bonds hei kaitakaro NL o te Tau e "The Sporting News" i te 1973 a i whakaingoatia ano hoki hei kaitakaro o waho i runga i te "TSN's American League All-Star Team i te 1977.