Career Leaders for Grand Slams

Listed below are the lifetime grand slam hitters that made it their career terrorizing pitchers when they stepped to the plate. Each of these greats has hit the really big one — not just your regular every day home run, but the all exciting, game altering, grand slam.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present the top one-hundred (100) all-time career leaders in Major League grand slams (research courtesy of David Vincent). Note: A bold faced entry denotes that the player was active during the previous Major League season.
"I could have been hit another 100 times if I hadn’t gotten out of the way. I didn’t go up there to get hit. I went up and crowded the plate to take away the outside strike and make pitchers come in to me. It evolved into part of my game. Hit me, I’ll steal a base on you." - Don Baylor in The News Tribune (Larry LaRue, 05/27/2005)
Grand Slams
All Time Leaders

'Top 100'
Name Grand Slams Rank

Lou Gehrig

23

1

Manny Ramirez

20

2

Eddie Murray

19

3

Willie McCovey

18

4

Robin Ventura

18

 

Jimmie Foxx

17

6

Ted Williams

17

 

Hank Aaron

16

8

Dave Kingman

16

 

Babe Ruth

16

 

Ken Griffey, Jr.

14

11

Gil Hodges

14

 

Mark McGwire

14

 

Mike Piazza

14

 

Harold Baines

13

15

Albert Belle

13

 

Joe DiMaggio

13

 

George Foster

13

 

Ralph Kiner

13

 

Jeff Kent

13

 

Ernie Banks

12

21

Don Baylor

12

 

Rogers Hornsby

12

 

Rafael Palmeiro

12

 

Joe Rudi

12

 

Matt Williams

12

 

Rudy York

12

 

Johnny Bench

11

28

Barry Bonds

11

 

Gary Carter

11

 

Eric Davis

11

 

Cecil Fielder

11

 

Gary Gaetti

11

 

Hank Greenberg

11

 

Reggie Jackson

11

 

Harmon Killebrew

11

 

Tino Martinez

11

 

Lee May

11

 

Alex Rodriguez

11

 

Gary Sheffield

11

 

Willie Stargell

11

 

Danny Tartabull

11

 

Devon White

11

 

Bernie Williams

11

 

Dave Winfield

11

 

Joe Adcock

10

46

George Bell

10

 

Jay Buhner

10

 

Ellis Burks

10

 

Jeff Burroughs

10

 

Joe Carter

10

 

Carlos Delgado

10

 

Darrell Evans

10

 

Steve Finley

10

 

Andres Galarraga

10

 

Jason Giambi

10

 

John Milner

10

 

Roy Sievers

10

 

Al Simmons

10

 

Vern Stephens

10

 

Mo Vaughn

10

 

Vic Wertz

10

 

Yogi Berra

9

63

Dante Bichette

9

 

Bobby Bonilla

9

 

Orlando Cepeda

9

 

Sam Chapman

9

 

Jack Clark

9

 

Walker Cooper

9

 

Alvin Davis

9

 

Shawn Green

9

 

Willie Horton

9

 

Ryan Klesko

9

 

Carlos Lee

9

 

Mickey Mantle

9

 

Edgar Martinez

9

 

Fred McGriff

9

 

Stan Musial

9

 

Rico Petrocelli

9

 

Al Rosen

9

 

Richie Sexson

9

 

Ruben Sierra

9

 

Ted Simmons

9

 

Paul Sorrento

9

 

Matt Stairs

9

 

Rusty Staub

9

 

Dick Stuart

9

 

Miguel Tejada

9

 

Todd Zeile

9

 

Gus Zernial

9

 

Dick Allen

8

91

Tony Batista

8

 

Gus Bell

8

 

Ray Boone

8

 

Hubie Brooks

8

 

Jeromy Burnitz

8

 

Norm Cash

8

 

Jeff Conine

8

 

Chili Davis

8

 

Bill Dickey

8

 

Bobby Doerr

8

 

Carl Everett

8

 

Julio Franco

8

 

Carl Furillo

8

 

Juan Gonzalez

8

 

Chris Hoiles

8

 

Kent Hrbek

8

 

Jackie Jensen

8

 

Bob Johnson

8

 

George Kelly

8

 

Jeff King

8

 

Tony Lazzeri

8

 

Eddie Mathews

8

 

Willie Mays

8

 

Bill Nicholson

8

 

Trot Nixon

8

 

Ron Northey

8

 

Jim Northrup

8

 

John Olerud

8

 

Dean Palmer

8

 

Dave Parker

8

 

Vada Pinson

8

 

Jim Rice

8

 

Cal Ripken, Jr.

8

 

Frank Robinson

8

 

Benito Santiago

8

 

Andy Seminick

8

 

Sammy Sosa

8

 

Mike Stanley

8

 

Terry Steinbach

8

 

Darryl Strawberry

8

 

Frank Thomas

8

 

Bobby Thomson

8

 

Gus Triandos

8

 

Billy Williams

8

 

Name Grand Slams Rank
Current Through 2005 Season


Want to read about a truly rare and fabulous batting / grand slam feat? See which major league ballplayers have hit two (2) grand slams during a single game. Want to know who is "new" to the top 100 grand slams list in 2004? They are: Tony Batista, Jeff Conine, Shawn Green, Carlos Lee, Matt Stairs and Slammin' Sammy Sosa. In 2005 we had Jeromy Burnitz, Julio Franco, Trot Nixon, Richie Sexson & Miguel Tejada.

Davey Johnson of the Philadelphia Phillies and Mike Ivie of the San Francisco Giants are the only two (2) National League hitters to ever have two (2) pinch-hit grand slams during a single season and they both did it during the 1978 season.

In 1999 two (2) new grand slam records were set: Fernando Tatis became the first player in Major League history to hit two (2) grand slams during a single inning and Robin Ventura became the first player in Major League history to hit a grand slam during each end of a doubleheader.
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