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| Rank | Player (age) | AB per HR | Bats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ryan Howard (29) | 12.10 | L |
| 2. | Jim Thome (38) | 13.66 | L |
| 3. | Adam Dunn (29) | 13.98 | L |
| 4. | Albert Pujols (29) | 14.06 | R |
| 5. | Alex Rodriguez (33) | 14.24 | R |
| 6. | Manny Ramirez (37) | 14.58 | R |
| 7. | Carlos Delgado (37) | 15.40 | L |
| Ken Griffey (39) | 15.40 | L | |
| 9. | Carlos Pena (31) | 15.52 | L |
| 10. | Richie Sexson (34) | 16.10 | R |
| 11. | Jason Giambi (38) | 16.20 | L |
| 12. | David Ortiz (33) | 16.32 | L |
| 13. | Troy Glaus (32) | 16.44 | R |
| 14. | Mark Teixeira (29) | 16.62 | B |
| 15. | Lance Berkman (33) | 16.81 | B |
| 16. | Vladimir Guerrero (34) | 17.20 | R |
| 17. | Jim Edmonds (39) | 17.31 | L |
| 18. | Travis Hafner (32) | 17.52 | L |
| 19. | Andruw Jones (32) | 17.78 | R |
| 20. | Jason Bay (30) | 17.91 | R |
| 21. | Tony Clark (37) | 18.06 | B |
| 22. | Gary Sheffield (40) | 18.11 | R |
| 23. | Chipper Jones (37) | 18.37 | B |
| 24. | Alfonso Soriano (33) | 18.66 | R |
| 25. | Pat Burrell (32) | 18.67 | R |
| 26. | Paul Konerko (33) | 18.69 | R |
| 27. | Miguel Cabrera (26) | 18.76 | R |
| 28. | Matt Stairs (41) | 19.46 | L |
| 29. | Justin Morneau (28) | 19.56 | L |
| 30. | Nick Swisher (28) | 19.64 | B |
| 31. | Aramis Ramirez (31) | 19.94 | R |
| 32. | Jermaine Dye (35) | 19.96 | R |
| 33. | Todd Helton (35) | 20.02 | L |
| 34. | Carlos Lee (33) | 20.34 | R |
| 35. | Eric Chavez (31) | 20.40 | L |
| 36. | Derrek Lee (33) | 20.41 | R |
| 37. | Chase Utley (30) | 20.56 | L |
| 38. | J.D. Drew (33) | 20.59 | L |
| 39. | Tony Batista (35) | 20.67 | R |
| 40. | Adam LaRoche (29) | 21.15 | L |
| 41. | Preston Wilson (34) | 21.18 | R |
| 42. | Moises Alou (42) | 21.20 | R |
| 43. | Geoff Jenkins (34) | 21.27 | L |
| 44. | Matt Holliday (29) | 21.30 | R |
| 45. | Carlos Beltran (32) | 22.08 | B |
| Jorge Posada (37) | 22.08 | B | |
| 47. | Joe Crede (31) | 22.15 | R |
| 48. | Scott Rolen (34) | 22.55 | R |
| 49. | Brian Giles (38) | 22.74 | L |
| 50. | David Wright (26) | 22.75 | R |
| Rank | Player (age) | AB per HR | Bats |
| 51. | Cliff Floyd (36) | 22.83 | L |
| 52. | Magglio Ordonez (35) | 22.84 | R |
| 53. | Jay Gibbons (32) | 23.03 | L |
| 54. | Hank Blalock (28) | 23.05 | L |
| 55. | Jose Cruz (35) | 23.16 | B |
| 56. | Torii Hunter (33) | 23.38 | R |
| 57. | Hideki Matsui (35) | 23.91 | L |
| 58. | Grady Sizemore (26) | 24.27 | L |
| 59. | Mike Cameron (36) | 24.30 | R |
| 60. | Aubrey Huff (32) | 24.32 | L |
| 61. | Mike Sweeney (35) | 24.33 | R |
| 62. | Nomar Garciaparra (35) | 24.39 | R |
| 63. | Raul Ibanez (37) | 24.50 | L |
| 64. | Adrian Beltre (30) | 25.14 | R |
| 65. | Vernon Wells (30) | 25.42 | R |
| 66. | Mike Lowell (35) | 25.66 | R |
| 67. | Miguel Tejada (35) | 25.68 | R |
| 68. | Ty Wigginton (31) | 25.83 | R |
| 69. | Luis Gonzalez (41) | 25.87 | L |
| 70. | Casey Blake (35) | 25.95 | R |
| 71. | Brad Wilkerson (32) | 26.12 | L |
| 72. | Trot Nixon (35) | 26.47 | L |
| 73. | Bill Hall (29) | 26.88 | R |
| 74. | Fernando Tatis (34) | 26.90 | R |
| 75. | Rondell White (37) | 27.06 | R |
| 76. | Jason Varitek (37) | 27.23 | B |
| 77. | Eric Hinske (31) | 27.40 | L |
| 78. | Michael Cuddyer (30) | 27.42 | R |
| Austin Kearns (29) | 27.42 | R | |
| 80. | Jose Guillen (33) | 27.51 | R |
| 81. | Bobby Abreu (35) | 27.55 | L |
| 82. | Kevin Millar (37) | 27.58 | R |
| 83. | Jacque Jones (34) | 27.84 | L |
| 84. | Dmitri Young (35) | 27.85 | B |
| 85. | Jason LaRue (35) | 28.33 | R |
| 86. | Milton Bradley (31) | 28.35 | B |
| 87. | Garrett Atkins (29) | 28.45 | R |
| David Dellucci (35) | 28.45 | L | |
| 89. | Pedro Feliz (34) | 28.48 | R |
| 90. | Nick Johnson (30) | 28.53 | L |
| 91. | Eric Byrnes (33) | 29.08 | R |
| 92. | Victor Martinez (30) | 29.24 | B |
| 93. | Brandon Phillips (28) | 29.37 | R |
| 94. | Ivan Rodriguez (37) | 29.74 | R |
| 95. | Garret Anderson (37) | 29.77 | L |
| 96. | Ramon Hernandez (33) | 30.01 | R |
| 97. | Juan Encarnacion (33) | 30.03 | R |
| 98. | Juan Uribe (29) | 30.20 | R |
| 99. | Melvin Mora (37) | 30.36 | R |
| 100. | Aaron Rowand (31) | 30.68 | R |