With players like Cal Raleigh, Aaron Judge, and Shohei Ohtani sending baseballs flying out of the park over the past few seasons, we have the urge to look at the single-season and all-time home run records. Let’s see who tops the list.
Barry Bonds Tops Single-Season HR List
(Bonds holds the single-season and career HR records. Photo: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports)Barry Bonds holds the regular-season record for home runs with 73. Bonds smashed 73 homers in 2001 to break Mark McGwire’s record of 70 from just three seasons prior. Nine players in MLB history have hit at least 60 homers in a season. Baby Ruth was the first player to do it back in 1927, and that was the regular-season record until Roger Maris smashed 61 in 1961. Check out the most home runs hit in a single season in MLB history.
RankPlayer (Age)Home RunsYearBats1.Barry Bonds (36)732001L2.Mark McGwire (34)701998R3.Sammy Sosa (29)661998R4.Mark McGwire (35)651999R5.Sammy Sosa (32)642001R6.Sammy Sosa (30)631999R7.Aaron Judge (30)622022R8.Roger Maris (26)611961L9.Cal Raleigh (28)602025SBabe Ruth (32)601927L11.Babe Ruth (26)591921L Giancarlo Stanton (27)592017R13.Jimmie Foxx (24)581932R Hank Greenberg (27)581938R Ryan Howard (26)582006L Aaron Judge (32)582024R Mark McGwire (33)581997R18.Luis Gonzalez (33)572001L Alex Rodriguez (26)572002R20.Ken Griffey Jr. (27)561997L Ken Griffey Jr. (28)561998L Hack Wilson (30)561930RKyle Schwarber (32)562025LBonds Hold Career HR Record
(Hank Aaron was the HR leader until Bonds broke his record in 2007. Photo: Manny Rubio-USA TODAY Sports)Bonds is also the leader in career home runs. On August 7, 2007, Bonds hit his 756th career homer to pass Hank Aaron for the most in history. Bonds hit six more homers to finish with a record 762. Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s record of 714 homers on April 8, 1974, on his way to 755 career homers. Check out the career leaders in Major League Baseball history for home runs.
RankPlayer (MLB Seasons)Home RunsBats1.Barry Bonds (22)762L2.Henry Aaron (23)755R3.Babe Ruth (22)714L4.Albert Pujols (22)703R5.Alex Rodriguez (22)696R6.Willie Mays (23)660R7.Ken Griffey Jr. (22)630L8.Jim Thome (22)612L9.Sammy Sosa (18)609R10.Frank Robinson (21)586R11.Mark McGwire (16)583R12.Harmon Killebrew (22)573R13.Rafael Palmeiro (20)569L14.Reggie Jackson (21)563L15.Manny Ramirez (19)555R16.Mike Schmidt (18)548R17.David Ortiz (20)541L18.Mickey Mantle (18)536B19.Jimmie Foxx (20)534R20.Willie McCovey (22)521L Frank Thomas (19)521R Ted Williams (19)521L23.Ernie Banks (19)512R Eddie Mathews (17)512L25.Miguel Cabrera (21)511R Mel Ott (22)511L27.Gary Sheffield (22)509R28.Eddie Murray (21)504B29.Lou Gehrig (17)493L Fred McGriff (19)493L31.Adrian Beltré (21)477R32.Stan Musial (22)475L Willie Stargell (21)475L34.Carlos Delgado (17)473L35.Chipper Jones (19)468B36.Dave Winfield (22)465R37.Nelson Cruz (19)464R38.José Canseco (17)462R Adam Dunn (14)462L40.Giancarlo Stanton (16)456LWhat is the American League HR Record
Aaron Judge holds the American League record for homers in a season. In 2022, Judge hit 62 homers for the Yankees, which broke Roger Maris’ record of 61 in 1961. Maris also played for the Yankees and won a second-straight MVP the year he smashed 61 homers. Aaron Judge won the 2022 AL MVP after setting the league record.
What is the National League HR Record
Barry Bonds holds the National League record for homers in a season with 73. He accomplished this feat in 2001. Mark McGwire is second with 70 homers, and Sammy Sosa is third with 66. They were in a home run race in 1998 that saw both players pass Roger Maris’ single-season record.
Who was the Fastest Player to 500 Homers?
(McGwire was the fastest player to hit 500 homers)Mark McGwire was the fastest player to reach 500 homers based on games played. McGwire reached 500 homers in 1,639 career games. Babe Ruth is second at 1,741, while Alex Rodriguez is third at 1,855.
RankPlayerGamesDate of 500th HR1.Mark McGwire1639Aug 5, 19992.Babe Ruth1741Aug 11, 19293.Alex Rodriguez1855Aug 4, 20074.Sammy Sosa1879Apr 4, 20035.Harmon Killebrew1955Aug 10, 19716.Jimmie Foxx1971Sep 24, 19407.Albert Pujols1978Apr 22, 20148.Ken Griffey Jr.1979Jun 20, 20049.Willie Mays1987Sep 13, 196510.Jim Thome2000Sep 16, 2007How Many Players Have 600 Career Homers?
There are just nine players in MLB history who have reached 600 career homers. Albert Pujols is the last player to join the 600-HR club when he hit his 600th on June 3, 2017, while playing for the Los Angeles Angels. His 600th blast was a Grand Slam. Alex Rodriguez had reached 600 homers just two years earlier in 2015.
RankPlayer (MLB Seasons)Home Runs1.Barry Bonds (22)7622.Henry Aaron (23)7553.Babe Ruth (22)7144.Albert Pujols (22)7035.Alex Rodriguez (22)6966.Willie Mays (23)6607.Ken Griffey Jr. (22)6308.Jim Thome (22)6129.Sammy Sosa (18)609Responsible Gaming Resources
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