| PLAYER |
HR |
CAREER AVG. |
LED LEAGUE |
40+ |
BEST |
HR PCT.* |
HR PER 162 G |
| Hank Aaron |
755 |
.305 |
4 |
8 |
47 |
6.11 |
37 |
| Babe Ruth |
714 |
.342 |
12 |
11 |
60 |
8.50 |
46 |
| Willie Mays |
660 |
.302 |
4 |
6 |
52 |
6.07 |
36 |
| Frank Robinson |
586 |
.294 |
1 |
1 |
49 |
5.86 |
34 |
| Harmon Killebrew |
573 |
.256 |
6 |
8 |
49 |
7.03 |
38 |
| Reggie Jackson |
563 |
.262 |
4 |
2 |
47 |
5.71 |
32 |
| Mike Schmidt |
548 |
.267 |
8 |
3 |
48 |
6.56 |
37 |
| Mickey Mantle |
536 |
.298 |
4 |
4 |
54 |
6.62 |
36 |
| Jimmie Foxx |
534 |
.325 |
4 |
5 |
58 |
6.57 |
37 |
| Mark McGwire |
524 |
.265 |
4# |
6 |
70 |
9.25 |
50 |
| Willie McCovey |
521 |
.270 |
3 |
2 |
45 |
6.36 |
33 |
| Ted Williams |
521 |
.344 |
4 |
1 |
43 |
6.76 |
37 |
| Ernie Banks |
512 |
.274 |
2 |
5 |
47 |
5.43 |
33 |
| Eddie Mathews |
512 |
.271 |
2 |
4 |
47 |
6.00 |
35 |
| Mel Ott |
511 |
.304 |
6 |
1 |
42 |
5.40 |
30 |
| Eddie Murray |
504 |
.287 |
1 |
0 |
33 |
4.45 |
27 |
| Lou Gehrig |
493 |
.340 |
3 |
5 |
49 |
6.16 |
37 |
| Stan Musial |
475 |
.331 |
0 |
0 |
39 |
4.33 |
25 |
| Willie Stargell |
475 |
.282 |
2 |
2 |
48 |
5.99 |
33 |
| Dave Winfield |
465 |
.283 |
0 |
0 |
37 |
4.23 |
25 |
| Carl Yastrzemski |
452 |
.285 |
1 |
3 |
44 |
3.77 |
22 |
| Barry Bonds |
447 |
.288 |
1 |
3 |
46 |
6.38 |
36 |
| Dave Kingman |
442 |
.236 |
2 |
1 |
48 |
6.62 |
37 |
| Andre Dawson |
438 |
.279 |
1 |
1 |
49 |
4.41 |
27 |
| Jose Canseco |
431 |
.267 |
2 |
3 |
46 |
6.63 |
41 |
| Billy Williams |
426 |
.290 |
0 |
1 |
42 |
4.56 |
28 |
| Darrell Evans |
414 |
.248 |
1 |
2 |
41 |
4.61 |
25 |
| Duke Snider |
407 |
.295 |
1 |
5 |
43 |
5.68 |
31 |
| Cal Ripken |
403 |
.278 |
0 |
0 |
34 |
3.74 |
23 |
| Ken Griffey Jr. |
400 |
.298 |
4 |
6 |
56 |
6.83 |
42 |
* Number of home runs per 100 at-bats
# McGwire led the majors with 58 home runs in 1997 but didn't lead either league
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