The View From Wisconsin

Frank Thomas - disgruntled 1B with Chicago.
Barry Bonds - superstar LF with Pittsburgh and San Francisco.

Frank Thomas - 4,987 plate appearances in 1136 games since 1996, an average of 554 PA and 126 GP. (All stats thanks to baseball-reference.com.)
Barry Bonds - 5,546 plate appearances in 1291 games since 1996, an average of 616 PA and 143 GP.

Frank Thomas - 2,113 Hits, 436 HR, 1439 RBI; 21 on Black Ink, 189 on Gray, 56.5 HOFS, 179.0 HOFM.
Barry Bonds - 2,730 Hits, 703 HR, 1843 RBI; 65 Black Ink, 285 Gray, 77.5 HOFS, 353.0 HOFM.

Frank Thomas - 9 post-season games, no LCS games, no World Series games; .231, 1 HR, 3 RBI.
Barry Bonds - 48 post-season games, 25 LCS games, 7 World Series games; .245, 9 HR, 24 RBI.

Frank Thomas - 2 AL MVP awards, 8 times in top 10; 5 All-Star Games (1993-97).
Barry Bonds - 7 NL MVP awards, 13 times in top 10; 13 All-Star Games (1990, 1992-98, 2000-04).

Frank Thomas - average salary, 1991-2004: $5.572 million.
Barry Bonds - average salary, 1986-2004: $6.915 million.

Frank Thomas - no steroids.
Barry Bonds - "I didn't know they were steroids."