Top 20 All Time HR Leaders and Statistics
From BR Bullpen
Updated through November 4, 2009
This page of the top 20 all time HR Leaders in Major League Baseball was put together with various hitting statistics, other than just the home run total, to help the viewer in comparing hitting statistics of the different hitters as time moved along. It should make it easier to decide who you think was the best all-around hitter in the home run category. The first stat on this page was recorded when Babe Ruth of the Boston Red Sox had his first base hit against the New York Yankees, October 2, 1914. The first home run was hit, also by the Babe, in 1915 and the clock has been ticking since that time.
When ties occur, position on the list is determined by AB/HR ratio.
As of today there are five active players on the list....Ken Griffey, Jr. (5th); Alex Rodríguez, (9th); Jim Thome, (12th); Manny Ramirez, (15th) and Frank Thomas, (T18th). Although he is active, Thomas has not played in 2009 and is currently a free agent.
The next three active players are Gary Sheffield (24th - 509); Carlos Delgado (30th - 473); and Chipper Jones (41st - 426).
| P | Players | HR | Y | G | AB | Ab/Hr | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | BA | OB | SL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barry Bonds | 762 | 22 | 2986 | 9847 | 12.9 | 2227 | 2935 | 1996 | 2558 | 1539 | .298 | .444 | .607 |
| 2 | Hank Aaron | 755 | 23 | 3298 | 12364 | 16.3 | 2174 | 3771 | 2297 | 1402 | 1383 | .305 | .374 | .555 |
| 3 | Babe Ruth | 714 | 22 | 2503 | 8398 | 11.7 | 2174 | 2873 | 2217 | 2062 | 1330 | .342 | .474 | .690 |
| 4 | Willie Mays | 660 | 22 | 2992 | 10881 | 16.5 | 2062 | 3283 | 1903 | 1464 | 1526 | .302 | .384 | .557 |
| 5 | Ken Griffey | 630 | 21 | 2638 | 9703 | 15.4 | 1656 | 2763 | 1829 | 1303 | 1762 | .285 | .371 | .541 |
| 6 | Sammy Sosa | 609 | 18 | 2354 | 8813 | 14.5 | 1475 | 2408 | 1667 | 929 | 2306 | .273 | .344 | .534 |
| 7 | Frank Robinson | 586 | 21 | 2808 | 10006 | 17.1 | 1829 | 2943 | 1812 | 1420 | 1532 | .294 | .389 | .537 |
| 8 | Mark McGwire | 583 | 16 | 1874 | 6187 | 10.6 | 1167 | 1626 | 1414 | 1317 | 1596 | .263 | .394 | .588 |
| 9 | Alex Rodríguez | 583 | 16 | 2166 | 8304 | 14.1 | 1683 | 2531 | 1706 | 1060 | 1738 | .305 | .390 | .576 |
| 10 | Harm Killebrew | 573 | 22 | 2435 | 8147 | 14.2 | 1283 | 2086 | 1584 | 1559 | 1699 | .256 | .376 | .509 |
| 11 | Rafael Palmeiro | 569 | 20 | 2831 | 10472 | 18.4 | 1663 | 3020 | 1835 | 1353 | 1348 | .288 | .371 | .515 |
| 12 | Jim Thome | 564 | 19 | 2284 | 7706 | 13.6 | 1486 | 2138 | 1565 | 1619 | 2313 | .277 | .404 | .557 |
| 13 | Reggie Jackson | 563 | 21 | 2820 | 9864 | 17.5 | 1551 | 2584 | 1702 | 1375 | 2597 | .262 | .356 | .490 |
| 14 | Mike Schmidt | 548 | 18 | 2404 | 8352 | 15.2 | 1506 | 2234 | 1595 | 1507 | 1883 | .267 | .380 | .527 |
| 15 | Manny Ramírez | 546 | 17 | 2207 | 7062 | 14.4 | 1506 | 2494 | 1788 | 1283 | 1748 | .313 | .411 | .591 |
| 16 | Mickey Mantle | 536 | 18 | 2401 | 8102 | 15.1 | 1677 | 2415 | 1509 | 1733 | 1710 | .298 | .421 | .557 |
| 17 | Jimmie Foxx | 534 | 20 | 2317 | 8134 | 15.2 | 1751 | 2646 | 1922 | 1452 | 1311 | .325 | .428 | .609 |
| T18 | Ted Williams | 521 | 19 | 2292 | 7706 | 14.8 | 1798 | 2654 | 1839 | 2021 | 709 | .344 | .482 | .634 |
| T18 | Willie McCovey | 521 | 22 | 2588 | 8197 | 15.73 | 1229 | 2211 | 1555 | 1345 | 1550 | .270 | .374 | .515 |
| T18 | Frank Thomas | 521 | 19 | 2322 | 8199 | 15.74 | 1494 | 2468 | 1704 | 1667 | 1397 | .301 | .419 | .555 |
Sources: Baseball-Reference.com and MLB.com
Image Is User Created Not Original.


