Rank	Player	Career	2001	Career	2001	Career	Hall
		At-Bats/	At-Bats/	Home	Home	At-Bats	of
		Homer	Homer	Runs	Runs		Fame
1	Mark McGwire	10.6	10.3	583	29	6,187	N/A
2	Babe Ruth	11.8		714		8,399	Yes
3	Barry Bonds	14.0	6.5	567	73	7,932	Active
4	Ralph Kiner	14.1		369		5,205	Yes
5	Harmon Killebrew	14.2		573		8,147	Yes
6	Sammy Sosa	14.4	9.0	450	64	6,470	Active
7	Manny Ramirez	14.4	12.9	277	41	3,999	Active
8	Ken Griffey Jr.	14.6	16.5	460	22	6,716	Active
9	Juan Gonzalez	14.7	15.2	397	35	5,824	Active
10	Jim Thome	14.8	10.7	282	49	4,160	Active
11	Mike Piazza	14.8	14.0	314	36	4,639	Active
12	Ted Williams	14.8		521		7,706	Yes
13	Dave Kingman	15.1		442		6,677	No
14	Mickey Mantle	15.1		536		8,102	Yes
15	Carlos Delgado	15.2	14.7	229	39	3,475	Active
Rank	Player	AB/HR	2001 AB/HR	HR	2001 HR	AB	H of F
16	Jimmie Foxx	15.2		534		8,134	Yes
17	Mike Schmidt	15.2		548		8,352	Yes
18	Jose Canseco	15.3	16.0	462	16	7,057	Active
19	Albert Belle	15.4	0.0	381	0	5,853	N/A
20	Alex Rodriguez	15.6	12.2	241	52	3,758	Active
21	Hank Greenberg	15.7		331		5,193	Yes
22	Willie McCovey	15.7		521		8,197	Yes
23	Frank Thomas	15.9	17.0	348	4	5,542	Active
24	Cecil Fielder	16.2		319		5,157	N/A
25	Jay Buhner	16.2	22.5	310	2	5,013	Active
26	Darryl Strawberry	16.2	0.0	338	0	5,467	N/A
27	Lou Gehrig	16.2		493		8,001	Yes
28	Hank Aaron	16.4		755		12,364	Yes
29	Willie Mays	16.5		660		10,881	Yes
30	Eddie Mathews	16.7		512		8,537	Yes
Rank	Player	AB/HR	2001 AB/HR	HR	2001 HR	AB	H of F
31	Willie Stargell	16.7		475		7,927	Yes
32	Greg Vaughn	16.9	20.2	344	24	5,815	Active
33	Frank Howard	17.0		382		6,488	No
34	Jeff Bagwell	17.0	15.4	349	39	5,949	Active
35	Frank Robinson	17.1		586		10,006	Yes
36	Rocky Colavito	17.4		374		6,503	No
37	Dean Palmer	17.5	19.6	275	11	4,804	Active
38	Larry Walker	17.5	13.1	309	38	5,403	Active
39	Reggie Jackson	17.5		563		9,864	Yes
40	Fred McGriff	17.6	16.5	448	31	7,865	Active
41	Duke Snider	17.6		407		7,161	Yes
42	David Justice	17.8	21.2	294	18	5,227	Active
43	Norm Cash	17.8		377		6,705	No
44	Chipper Jones	17.8	15.1	227	38	4,041	Active
Rank	Player	AB/HR	2001 AB/HR	HR	2001 HR	AB	H of F
45	Johnny Mize	17.9		359		6,443	Yes
46	Gary Sheffield	18.0	14.3	315	36	5,661	Active
47	Dick Allen	18.0		351		6,332	No
48	Tim Salmon	18.3	27.9	247	17	4,526	Active
49	Matt Williams	18.4	25.5	362	16	6,651	Active
50	Ernie Banks	18.4		512		9,421	Yes
51	Mel Ott	18.5		511		9,456	Yes
52	Roger Maris	18.5		275		5,101	No
53	Vinny Castilla	18.7	21.5	234	25	4,385	Active
54	Eric Davis	18.9	39.0	282	4	5,321	Active
55	Joe DiMaggio	18.9		361		6,821	Yes
56	Rafael Palmeiro	18.9	12.8	447	47	8,446	Active
57	Gil Hodges	19.0		370		7,030	No
58	Joe Adcock	19.7		336		6,606	No
59	Johnny Bench	19.7		389		7,658	Yes
Rank	Player	AB/HR	2001 AB/HR	HR	2001 HR	AB	H of F
60	Boog Powell	19.7		339		6,681	No
61	Andres Galarraga	20.0	23.5	377	17	7,522	Active
62	Dale Murphy	20.0		398		7,960	No
63	Roy Sievers	20.1		318		6,387	No
64	Jack Clark	20.1		340		6,847	No
65	George Foster	20.2		348		7,023	No
66	Ron Gant	20.2	25.2	302	10	6,099	Active
67	Tino Martinez	20.4	17.3	263	34	5,363	Active
68	Ellis Burks	20.7	15.7	313	28	6,483	Active
69	Raul Mondesi	20.8	21.2	214	27	4,447	Active
70	Orlando Cepeda	20.9		379		7,927	Yes
71	Moises Alou	21.0	19.0	202	27	4,238	Active
72	Yogi Berra	21.1		358		7,555	Yes
73	Greg Luzinski	21.2		307		6,505	No
74	Bobby Bonds	21.2		332		7,043	No
75	Joe Carter	21.3		396		8,422	N/A
Rank	Player	AB/HR	2001 AB/HR	HR	2001 HR	AB	H of F
76	Eric Karros	21.3	29.2	257	15	5,478	Active
77	Lee May	21.5		354		7,609	No
78	Jim Rice	21.5		382		8,225	No
79	Chuck Klein	21.6		300		6,486	Yes
80	Darrell Evans	21.7		414		8,973	No
81	Lance Parrish	21.8		324		7,067	No
82	Billy Williams	21.9		426		9,350	Yes
83	Reggie Smith	22.4		314		7,033	No
84	Willie Horton	22.5		325		7,298	No
85	Eddie Murray	22.5		504		11,336	N/A
86	Fred Lynn	22.6		306		6,925	No
87	Andre Dawson	22.7		438		9,927	N/A
88	Ron Cey	22.7		316		7,162	No
89	Jeff Kent	22.8	27.9	213	19	4,860	Active
90	Edgar Martinez	22.9	20.4	258	23	5,902	Active
Rank	Player	AB/HR	2001 AB/HR	HR	2001 HR	AB	H of F
91	Graig Nettles	23.0		390		8,986	No
92	Stan Musial	23.1		475		10,972	Yes
93	Carlton Fisk	23.3		376		8,756	Yes
94	Dante Bichette	23.3	32.6	274	12	6,381	Active
95	Dwight Evans	23.4		385		8,996	No
96	Ray Lankford	23.6	20.5	226	19	5,342	Active
97	Dave Winfield	23.7		465		11,003	Yes
98	Ron Santo	23.8		342		8,143	No
99	Don Baylor	24.3		338		8,198	No
100	Robin Ventura	24.4	21.7	248	21	6,055	Active
101	Gary Carter	24.6		324		7,971	No
102	Chili Davis	24.8		350		8,673	N/A
103	Gary Gaetti	24.9	0.0	360	0	8,951	N/A
104	Bobby Bonilla	25.1	34.8	287	5	7,213	Active
105	Al Kaline	25.4		399		10,116	Yes
Rank	Player	AB/HR	2001 AB/HR	HR	2001 HR	AB	H of F
106	Tony Perez	25.8		379		9,778	Yes
107	Harold Baines	25.8	N/A	384	0	9,908	Active
108	Bernie Williams	25.8	20.8	207	26	5,346	Active
109	Luis Gonzalez	26.2	10.4	215	51	5,626	Active
110	Ken Caminiti	26.3	23.7	239	15	6,288	Active
111	Carl Yastrzemski	26.5		452		11,988	Yes
112	Cal Ripken	26.8	34.1	431	14	11,551	N/A
113	Rogers Hornsby	27.2		301		8,173	Yes
114	Dave Parker	27.6		339		9,358	No
115	John Olerud	28.5	27.2	207	21	5,902	Active
116	Al Simmons	28.5		307		8,761	Yes
117	Travis Fryman	28.7	111.3	212	3	6,084	Active
118	Todd Zeile	29.9	53.1	215	10	6,420	Active
119	Brady Anderson	30.5	47.6	209	8	6,370	Active
120	George Brett	32.6		317		10,349	Yes
121	Steve Finley	33.8	35.4	202	14	6,822	Active
122	Wally Joyner	34.9	49.3	204	3	7,127	Active
123	Rickey Henderson	36.9	47.4	290	8	10,710	Active
Rank	Player	Career	2001	Career	2001	Career	Hall
		At-Bats/	At-Bats/	Home	Home	At-Bats	of
		Homer	Homer	Runs	Runs		Fame

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This page is dedicated to Jim Dedman, 1951-1998, a baseball fan.

Includes all players with at least 300 home runs, and active players with at least 200 home runs -- and Roger Maris, just for fun.

Pre-1998 data from The Sports Encyclopedia: Baseball, by David S. Neft, et al.

Data for 1998-2001 are from STATS Inc.

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Home Run Frequency

Fewest at-bats per home runthrough 2001 season

Fewest at-bats per home run
through 2001 season