Home Run in a Career Records by Baseball Almanac

Home Run in a Career Records

Home run in a career records by Baseball Almanac, a record book full of baseball milestones for home runs — including career home run records, positional career home run records and Opening Day home run records.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Many totals do not match-up exactly with career totals when positional records are viewed. This is because the home run MUST be hit while the player is at that position. Example: Ryne Sandberg finished his Major League career with two-hundred eighty-two home runs. However, five of his home runs were hit while he was playing shortstop so his record for career home runs by a second baseman is two-hundred seventy-seven.

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Home Run Records Career Home Run Records
Record	Lg	Name(s)	Team(s)	Data
Most In A Career (Top 100)	AL	Babe Ruth	Boston	49	708
			New York	659
	NL	Barry Bonds	Pittsburgh	176	762
			San Francisco	586
Most By A Catcher	AL	Carlton Fisk	Boston	157	351
			Chicago	194
	NL	Mike Piazza	Los Angeles	396
			Florida
			New York
			San Diego
Most By A Designated Hitter Bold = League Record	AL	David Ortiz	Minnesota	41	303
			Boston	262
		Frank Thomas	Chicago	196	261
			Oakland	39
			Toronto	26
		Edgar Martinez	Seattle	243	243
	NL	Mike Piazza	New York	9	10
			San Diego	1
Most By A First Baseman	AL	Lou Gehrig	New York	493
	NL	Willie McCovey	San Francisco	439
			San Diego
	ML	Mark McGwire	Oakland	566
			St. Louis
Most By A Leadoff Hitter (At Start Of Game)	AL	Rickey Henderson	Oakland	43	73
			New York	24
			Toronto	1
			Anaheim	1
			Seattle	3
			Boston	1
	NL	Craig Biggio	Houston	53	53
	ML	Rickey Henderson	Oakland	43	81
			New York (AL)	24
			Toronto	1
			Anaheim	1
			Seattle	3
			Boston	1
			New York (NL)	2
			San Diego	5
			Los Angeles	1
Most By A Lefthander	AL	Babe Ruth	Boston	49	708
			New York	659
	NL	Barry Bonds	Pittsburgh	176	762
			San Francisco	586
Most By A Pinch Hitter (Bold=League Leaders)	AL	Gates Brown	Detroit	16	16
	NL	Jerry Lynch	Cincinnati	11	18
			Pittsburgh	7
	ML	Matt Stairs	Oakland	4	23
			Milwaukee	1
			Pittsburgh	2
			Kansas City	2
			Detroit	1
			Toronto	2
			Philadelphia	7
			San Diego	4
		Cliff Johnson	New York	5	20
			Cleveland	1
			Oakland	1
			Toronto	3
			Houston	7
			Chicago	3
Most By A Pitcher	AL	Wes Ferrell	Cleveland	36
			Boston
			Washington
			New York
	NL	Warren Spahn	Boston	35
			Milwaukee
			New York
			San Francisco
	ML	Wes Ferrell	Cleveland	36	37
			Boston
			Washington
			New York
			Boston	1
Most By A Righthander	AL	Alex Rodriguez	Seattle	189	613
			Texas	156
			New York	268
	NL	Hank Aaron	Milwaukee	398	733
			Atlanta	335
	ML	Hank Aaron	Milwaukee	398	755
			Atlanta	335
			Milwaukee	22
Most By A Second Baseman	AL	Joe Gordon	New York	246
			Cleveland
	NL	Jeff Kent	New York	351
			San Francisco
			Houston
			Los Angeles
Most By A Shortstop	AL	Cal Ripken, Jr.	Baltimore	345
	NL	Ernie Banks	Chicago	277
Most By A Switch Hitter	AL	Mickey Mantle	New York	536
	NL	Chipper Jones	Atlanta	436
Most By A Third Baseman	AL	Graig Nettles	Minnesota	319
			Cleveland
			New York
	NL	Mike Schmidt	Philadelphia	509
Most By An Outfielder	AL	Babe Ruth	Boston	686
			New York
	NL	Barry Bonds	Pittsburgh	748
			San Francisco
Most In The Extra Innings	AL	Babe Ruth	Boston	16
			New York
	NL	Willie Mays	New York	22
			San Francisco
			New York
Most On Opening Day	AL	Ken Griffey, Jr.	Seattle	8
	NL	Eddie Mathews	Milwaukee	7
		Willie Mays	New York
			San Francisco
	ML	Frank Robinson	Baltimore	5	8
			California
			Cleveland
			Cincinnati	3
Most On Player's Birthday	AL	Al Simmons	Philadelphia	5	05-22-1926
			Philadelphia		05-22-1929
			Philadelphia		05-22-1930
			Philadelphia		05-22-1932
			Chicago		05-22-1935
	NL	Todd Helton	Colorado	5	08-20-1998
			Colorado		08-20-2000
			Colorado		08-20-2002
			Colorado		08-20-2004
			Colorado		08-20-2011
		Derrek Lee	Florida		09-06-2001
			Florida		09-06-2003
			Chicago		09-06-2004
			Chicago		09-06-2005
			Chicago		09-06-2006
Most Ballparks With A Home Run Hit	AL	Rafael Palmeiro	Texas	31
			Baltimore
	NL	Mike Piazza	Los Angeles	39
			Florida
			New York
	ML	Sammy Sosa	Texas	45
			Chicago (AL)
			Chicago (NL)
			Baltimore
			Texas
Record	Lg	Name(s)	Team	Data
*Career Home Run Records \| = Active Player / Record**

Babe Ruth hit the most career home runs for the same American League team by belting six-hundred fifty-nine home runs with the New York Yankees during his time in pinstripes.

Hank Aaron hit the most career home runs for the same National League team by hammering seven-hundred thirty-three home runs with the Braves organization during his career.

Did you know that the most home runs hit during a career by a designated hitter was held by Harold Baines with two-hundred twenty-five until Edgar Martinez passed him in 2004 and finished his career with two-hundred forty-three — the same number reached by Frank Thomas in 2007. The designated hitter with the most home runs in the National League during their career is held by Mike Piazza who has ten in the senior circuit during interleague contests.

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