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Active Leaders & Records for AB per HR
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Statistic Description: At Bats Per Home Run
Minimum of 1000 IP, 3000 PA, 500 games (fielding), 200 stolen base attempts (catchers) or 80 stolen base attempts (baserunners only since 1951) or 100 decisions for career and active leaderboards for rate statistics.
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | AB per HR | Bats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ryan Howard (10, 33) | 13.78 | L |
| 2. | Adam Dunn (13, 33) | 14.59 | L |
| 3. | Albert Pujols (13, 33) | 14.71 | R |
| 4. | Alex Rodriguez (19, 37) | 14.93 | R |
| 5. | Prince Fielder (9, 29) | 15.90 | L |
| 6. | Mark Reynolds (7, 29) | 16.23 | R |
| 7. | David Ortiz (17, 37) | 16.27 | L |
| 8. | Jason Giambi (19, 42) | 16.43 | L |
| 9. | Mark Teixeira (10, 33) | 16.76 | B |
| 10. | Carlos Pena (13, 35) | 17.00 | L |
| 11. | Jose Bautista (10, 32) | 17.08 | R |
| 12. | Ryan Braun (7, 29) | 17.23 | R |
| 13. | Miguel Cabrera (11, 30) | 17.47 | R |
| 14. | Lance Berkman (15, 37) | 17.53 | B |
| 15. | Josh Hamilton (7, 32) | 18.02 | L |
| 16. | Paul Konerko (17, 37) | 18.45 | R |
| 17. | Travis Hafner (12, 36) | 18.71 | L |
| 18. | Alfonso Soriano (15, 37) | 18.91 | R |
| 19. | Josh Willingham (10, 34) | 19.24 | R |
| 20. | Dan Uggla (8, 33) | 19.27 | R |
| 21. | Joey Votto (7, 29) | 19.71 | L |
| 22. | Jonny Gomes (11, 32) | 19.80 | R |
| 23. | Aramis Ramirez (16, 35) | 20.07 | R |
| 24. | Edwin Encarnacion (9, 30) | 20.08 | R |
| 25. | Curtis Granderson (10, 32) | 20.15 | L |
| 26. | Nick Swisher (10, 32) | 20.42 | B |
| 27. | Jason Bay (11, 34) | 20.43 | R |
| 28. | Eric Chavez (16, 35) | 21.05 | L |
| 29. | Adrian Gonzalez (10, 31) | 21.10 | L |
| 30. | Adam LaRoche (10, 33) | 21.14 | L |
| 31. | Troy Tulowitzki (8, 28) | 21.29 | R |
| 32. | Ryan Ludwick (11, 34) | 21.42 | R |
| 33. | Todd Helton (17, 39) | 21.43 | L |
| 34. | Matt Holliday (10, 33) | 21.47 | R |
| 35. | Justin Morneau (11, 32) | 21.51 | L |
| 36. | Carlos Beltran (16, 36) | 21.74 | B |
| 37. | Brian McCann (9, 29) | 22.19 | L |
| 38. | Chase Utley (11, 34) | 22.29 | L |
| 39. | Corey Hart (9, 31) | 22.36 | R |
| 40. | Matt Kemp (8, 28) | 22.50 | R |
| 41. | Adam Lind (8, 29) | 22.76 | L |
| 42. | Jason Kubel (9, 31) | 22.89 | L |
| 43. | Adrian Beltre (16, 34) | 22.91 | R |
| 44. | Justin Upton (7, 25) | 23.16 | R |
| 45. | David Wright (10, 30) | 23.34 | R |
| 46. | Jayson Werth (11, 34) | 23.36 | R |
| 47. | Brad Hawpe (8, 34) | 23.44 | L |
| 48. | Vernon Wells (15, 34) | 23.74 | R |
| 49. | Chris Young (8, 29) | 23.93 | R |
| 50. | Raul Ibanez (18, 41) | 24.63 | L |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | AB per HR | Bats |
| 51. | Cody Ross (10, 32) | 24.65 | R |
| 52. | Torii Hunter (17, 37) | 24.71 | R |
| 53. | Kevin Youkilis (10, 34) | 24.72 | R |
| 54. | Hanley Ramirez (9, 29) | 24.75 | R |
| 55. | Hunter Pence (7, 30) | 25.26 | R |
| 56. | John Buck (10, 32) | 25.43 | R |
| 57. | Ian Kinsler (8, 31) | 25.45 | R |
| 58. | Ryan Zimmerman (9, 28) | 25.52 | R |
| 59. | Robinson Cano (9, 30) | 25.89 | L |
| 60. | Miguel Olivo (12, 34) | 25.92 | R |
| 61. | Juan Rivera (12, 34) | 26.30 | R |
| 62. | Ty Wigginton (12, 35) | 26.36 | R |
| 63. | Bill Hall (11, 33) | 26.67 | R |
| 64. | J.J. Hardy (9, 30) | 26.71 | R |
| 65. | Adam Jones (8, 27) | 26.84 | R |
| 66. | Rickie Weeks (10, 30) | 27.13 | R |
| 67. | Miguel Tejada (16, 39) | 27.15 | R |
| 68. | Eric Hinske (12, 35) | 27.58 | L |
| 69. | Michael Cuddyer (13, 34) | 27.59 | R |
| 70. | Andre Ethier (8, 31) | 27.63 | L |
| 71. | Xavier Nady (11, 34) | 29.03 | R |
| 72. | Kelly Johnson (8, 31) | 29.60 | L |
| 73. | Shin-Soo Choo (9, 30) | 29.64 | L |
| 74. | Nate McLouth (9, 31) | 29.76 | L |
| 75. | Austin Kearns (12, 33) | 29.80 | R |
| 76. | Ben Zobrist (8, 32) | 29.88 | B |
| 77. | Jorge Cantu (8, 31) | 30.08 | R |
| 78. | Ramon Hernandez (15, 37) | 30.43 | R |
| 79. | B.J. Upton (9, 28) | 30.49 | R |
| 80. | Brandon Phillips (12, 32) | 30.54 | R |
| 81. | Juan Uribe (13, 33) | 30.57 | R |
| 82. | Victor Martinez (11, 34) | 30.71 | B |
| 83. | Billy Butler (7, 27) | 30.94 | R |
| 84. | Aaron Hill (9, 31) | 32.50 | R |
| 85. | Lyle Overbay (13, 36) | 32.54 | L |
| 86. | Jeff Francoeur (9, 29) | 32.62 | R |
| 87. | Jhonny Peralta (11, 31) | 32.72 | R |
| 88. | Alex Gordon (7, 29) | 32.77 | L |
| 89. | Brandon Inge (13, 36) | 32.91 | R |
| 90. | Alex Rios (10, 32) | 33.36 | R |
| 91. | Russell Martin (8, 30) | 33.42 | R |
| 92. | Nick Markakis (8, 29) | 34.88 | L |
| 93. | Corey Patterson (12, 33) | 35.35 | L |
| 94. | Mark DeRosa (16, 38) | 36.32 | R |
| 95. | Alex Gonzalez (15, 36) | 36.52 | R |
| 96. | A.J. Pierzynski (16, 36) | 37.11 | L |
| 97. | Delmon Young (8, 27) | 37.20 | R |
| 98. | Alexei Ramirez (6, 31) | 37.78 | R |
| 99. | Dustin Pedroia (8, 29) | 38.91 | R |
| 100. | Jimmy Rollins (14, 34) | 39.16 | B |
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