Year by Year Leaders for Home Run Percentage

Have you ever wondered what percentage of at-bats resulted in home runs the year you were born? How about the year you graduated high school?

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a year-by-year leaderboard in Major League home run percentages for every season since 1876. Note: A bold faced entry denotes that the player was active during the previous Major League season.
"I touched Roger's (Maris) bat and held it to my heart. My bat will lie next to his. I'm damn proud of that." - Home Run Percentage Leader (1992, 1995-1997, 1998-1999) Mark McGwire



In 1961 Mickey Mantle set the single season record for home runs hit by a switch hitter when he belted fifty-four long balls with the New York Yankees.

Hank Aaron holds the Major League record for most home runs hit in a career without EVER striking out more than one hundred times in a season.

Did you know that Frank Robinson is the only member of the 500 Home Runs Club that has more regular season wins as a manager than home runs hit?
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