Kammala wannan jumla: A 1971 ya gama na huɗu a cikin NL a cikin gudu da aka buga a ciki kuma na biyu a cikin gudu, yana jagorantar Giants tare da matsakaicin.288 yayin da suka lashe taken National League West, suna samun nasarar farko tun bayan gasar 1962 ta Duniya. Wani rauni na kirji ya iyakance wasan nasa a cikin
1971 NLCS, bayyanarsa kawai a cikin postseason; ya kasance mai maye gurbin ƙarshen shiga don rookie Dave Kingman a Wasan 1, kuma bai buga wasa a Wasan 2 ba kafin ya fara wasannin biyu na ƙarshe, yana buga 2-for-8 a cikin jerin. A wannan kakar, ya kasance na huɗu a cikin MVP na NL. A cikin 1972 Bonds ya zira kwallaye 118, wanda shine na biyu a cikin NL (lokaci na uku a jere ya kasance na biyu a cikin gudu) kuma gidajensa 26 sun kasance na tara a cikin kewayen yayin da 44 da aka sace ya kasance na 4 a cikin gasar. A shekara ta 1973, ya zama na uku a zaben MVP bayan da ya buga wasan kwaikwayo na 39 na gida, 11 daga cikinsu don fara wasa, kuma ya jagoranci gasar a karo na biyu. An kira Bonds a matsayin dan wasan NL na shekara ta "The Sporting News" a 1973 kuma an kuma kira shi dan wasan waje a "TSN's" American League All-Star Team a 1977.