This is a list as of June 22, 2017, of the top 500 Major League Baseball home run hitters. In the sport of baseball, a home run is a hit in which the batter scores by circling all the bases and reaching home plate in one play, without benefit of a fielding error. This can be accomplished by hitting the ball out of play in fair territory (a conventional home run), or by an inside the park home run, where the batter circles the bases before the ball can be delivered to a fielder to tag him out.
Barry Bonds holds the Major League Baseball career home run record with 762. He passed Hank Aaron, who is second with 755, on August 7, 2007. Third is Babe Ruth with 714. Alex Rodriguez (696), Willie Mays (660), Ken Griffey, Jr. (630), Jim Thome (612) and Sammy Sosa (609) are the only other players to have hit 600 or more.
Bonds' total was limited by teams essentially refusing to sign him for the 2008 season. Ruth's total was limited by spending the early part of his career as a pitcher. Mays' total was limited by years in the Army during the Korean War. Several players, including Ted Williams and Hank Greenberg, lost a number of years serving in World War II.
The current cutoff for the top Five Hundred is 152 career home runs. The most recent additions to the list were Ben Zobrist on June 11, 2017, Shin-Soo Choo on May 27, 2017, Paul Goldschmidt on May 22, 2017, Freddie Freeman on May 15, 2017, Todd Frazier on April 30, 2017, Chris Carter on April 23, 2017, Carlos Santana on September 20, 2016, Alex Gordon on September 18, 2016, Pedro Alvarez on August 19, 2016, Kendrys Morales on August 7, 2016, Kelly Johnson on August 1, 2016, Nick Markakis on July 8, 2016, Russell Martin on July 4, 2016, Mark Trumbo on June 4, 2016, Mike Trout on May 18, 2016, Melvin Upton on May 12, 2016, Colby Rasmus on April 24, 2016.
Only 4 players with 400 home runs are active as of June 22, 2017. Albert Pujols of the Angels has 602 (11 in 2017), Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers has 453 (7 in 2017), Adrian Beltre of the Rangers has 447 (2 in 2017) and Carlos Beltran of the Astros has 431 (10 in 2017).
List
Listed are all Major League Baseball players with 152 or more home runs, the current cutoff for the top 500, including ties (whenever applicable). Players in bold face are active as of the 2016 Major League Baseball season (including free agents), with the number in parentheses designating the number of home runs they have hit during the 2016 Major League Baseball season.
The stats are updated as of June 22, 2017.
| Rank | Player (2016-7 HRs) | HR |
|---|---|---|
| 171 | Paul O'Neill | 281 |
| 172 | Ted Kluszewski | 279 |
| 173 | Mike Cameron | 278 |
| Ryan Klesko | 278 | |
| 175 | Rudy York | 277 |
| 176 | Brian Downing | 275 |
| Roger Maris | 275 | |
| Dean Palmer | 275 | |
| Jorge Posada | 275 | |
| 180 | Dante Bichette | 274 |
| 181 | Steve Garvey | 272 |
| 182 | Tom Brunansky | 271 |
| Raúl Mondesí | 271 | |
| George Scott | 271 | |
| 185 | Vernon Wells | 270 |
| 186 | Mark Reynolds (14, 18 in 2017) | 269 |
| 187 | Joe Morgan | 268 |
| Brooks Robinson | 268 | |
| Gorman Thomas | 268 | |
| 190 | George Hendrick | 267 |
| 191 | Vic Wertz | 266 |
| 192 | George Bell | 265 |
| Matt Stairs | 265 | |
| 194 | Bobby Thomson | 264 |
| 195 | Danny Tartabull | 262 |
| 196 | Jay Bruce (33, 19 in 2017) | 260 |
| Eric Chavez | 260 | |
| Derek Jeter | 260 | |
| Javy López | 260 | |
| Tim Wallach | 260 | |
| 201 | Bob Allison | 256 |
| Larry Parrish | 256 | |
| Vada Pinson | 256 | |
| 204 | Chris Davis (38, 14 in 2017) | 255 |
| Kirk Gibson | 255 | |
| Adam Laroche | 255 | |
| John Mayberry | 255 | |
| Brian McCann (20, 10 in 2017) | 255 | |
| John Olerud | 255 | |
| 210 | Chase Utley (14, 4 in 2017) | 254 |
| 211 | Larry Doby | 253 |
| Joe Gordon | 253 | |
| Andre Thornton | 253 | |
| Todd Zeile | 253 | |
| 215 | Bret Boone | 252 |
| Matt Kemp (35, 12 in 2017)) | 252 | |
| Bobby Murcer | 252 | |
| Mike Napoli (34, 14 in 2017) | 252 | |
| Joe Torre | 252 | |
| 220 | Tony Armas | 251 |
| Tony Clark | 251 | |
| Evan Longoria (36, 10 in 2017) | 251 | |
| Cy Williams | 251 | |
| Robin Yount | 251 | |
| 225 | Hanley Ramirez (30, 9 in 2017) | 249 |
| Jose Valentín | 249 | |
| 227 | Goose Goslin | 248 |
| Ted Simmons | 248 | |
| 229 | Vern Stephens | 247 |
| 230 | Justin Morneau | 246 |
| 231 | Ken Singleton | 245 |
| Deron Johnson | 245 | |
| Nick Swisher | 245 | |
| Mickey Tettleton | 245 | |
| 235 | Lou Whitaker | 244 |
| Hack Wilson | 244 | |
| 237 | Dusty Baker | 242 |
| Sal Bando | 242 | |
| Wally Berger | 242 | |
| Roy Campanella | 242 | |
| J.D. Drew | 242 | |
| Aubrey Huff | 242 | |
| David Wright (7) | 242 | |
| 244 | Jesse Barfield | 241 |
| Cecil Cooper | 241 | |
| Rick Monday | 241 | |
| Joey Votto (29, 20 in 2017) | 241 | |
| 248 | Jeff Burroughs | 240 |
| Roberto Clemente | 240 | |
| 250 | Dolph Camilli | 239 |
| Ken Caminiti | 239 | |
| 252 | Earl Averill | 238 |
| Ray Lankford | 238 | |
| 254 | Doug DeCinces | 237 |
| Adam Jones (29, 12 in 2017) | 237 | |
| Gus Zernial | 237 | |
| 257 | Gabby Hartnett | 236 |
| 258 | Johnny Damon | 235 |
| Bill Nicholson | 235 | |
| Ben Oglivie | 235 | |
| Dan Uggla | 235 | |
| Justin Upton (31, 14 in 2017) | 235 | |
| 263 | Gary Matthews | 234 |
| Kevin Mitchell | 234 | |
| Paul Molitor | 234 | |
| Ryan Zimmerman (15, 19 in 2017) | 234 | |
| 267 | Cliff Floyd | 233 |
| 268 | Victor Martinez (27, 5 in 2017) | 232 |
| 269 | Jimmy Rollins | 231 |
| 270 | Rob Deer | 230 |
| 271 | Nomar Garciaparra | 229 |
| 272 | Howard Johnson | 228 |
| Dick Stuart | 228 | |
| Hal Trosky | 228 | |
| 275 | Marquis Grissom | 227 |
| Jayson Werth (22, 8 in 2017) | 227 | |
| 277 | Johnny Callison | 226 |
| Giancarlo Stanton (27, 18 in 2017) | 226 | |
| 279 | Bobby Grich | 224 |
| 280 | Bobby Doerr | 223 |
| Travis Fryman | 223 | |
| Mike Lowell | 223 | |
| 283 | Jason Bay | 222 |
| Don Mattingly | 222 | |
| 285 | Tony Batista | 221 |
| Geoff Jenkins | 221 | |
| 287 | Tony Oliva | 220 |
| 288 | Jim Bottomley | 219 |
| Ian Kinsler (28, 7 in 2017) | 219 | |
| Al Oliver | 219 | |
| Joe Pepitone | 219 | |
| Troy Tulowitzki (24, 2 in 2017) | 219 | |
| 293 | Bob Horner | 218 |
| 294 | Benito Santiago | 217 |
| 295 | Ron Fairly | 215 |
| Pedro Guerrero | 215 | |
| Chet Lemon | 215 | |
| Mike Sweeney | 215 | |
| 299 | Jeff Conine | 214 |
| Jose Guillen | 214 | |
| 301 | Travis Hafner | 213 |
| Andy Pafko | 213 | |
| 303 | Hunter Pence (13, 5 in 2017) | 212 |
| 304 | Kevin McReynolds | 211 |
| Bill Skowron | 211 | |
| Leon Wagner | 211 | |
| 307 | Roberto Alomar | 210 |
| Brady Anderson | 210 | |
| Rico Petrocelli | 210 | |
| Wally Post | 210 | |
| 311 | Phil Nevin | 208 |
| Jason Thompson | 208 | |
| Devon White | 208 | |
| 314 | Carlos Gonzalez (25, 6 in 2017) | 207 |
| Kirby Puckett | 207 | |
| Richie Zisk | 207 | |
| 317 | Felipe Alou | 206 |
| Gus Bell | 206 | |
| Pete Incaviglia | 206 | |
| 320 | Joe Medwick | 205 |
| 321 | Rico Carty | 204 |
| José Cruz, Jr. | 204 | |
| Wally Joyner | 204 | |
| 324 | Richie Hebner | 203 |
| 325 | Bill Dickey | 202 |
| Carl Everett | 202 | |
| Sid Gordon | 202 | |
| Todd Hundley | 202 | |
| Jhonny Peralta (8) | 202 | |
| Bill White | 202 | |
| 331 | Buddy Bell | 201 |
| Brandon Phillips (11, 4 in 2017) | 201 | |
| Gene Tenace | 201 | |
| 334 | Bill Freehan | 200 |
| Oscar Gamble | 200 | |
| Josh Hamilton | 200 | |
| Don Mincher | 200 | |
| 338 | César Cedeño | 199 |
| Jackie Jensen | 199 |
| Rank | Player (2016-7 HRs) | HR |
|---|---|---|
| Juan Uribe (7) | 199 | |
| 341 | Barry Larkin | 198 |
| Rondell White | 198 | |
| 343 | Michael Cuddyer | 197 |
| Dave Henderson | 197 | |
| Dick McAuliffe | 197 | |
| 346 | Cliff Johnson | 196 |
| Ken Williams | 196 | |
| 348 | Jay Bell | 195 |
| Toby Harrah | 195 | |
| Josh Willingham | 195 | |
| 351 | Russell Branyan | 194 |
| Jeff Heath | 194 | |
| 353 | Amos Otis | 193 |
| Jason Varitek | 193 | |
| 355 | Ray Durham | 192 |
| Carl Furillo | 192 | |
| Adam Lind (20, 6 in 2017) | 192 | |
| Al Rosen | 192 | |
| 359 | Hal McRae | 191 |
| 360 | Glenn Davis | 190 |
| Willie Jones | 190 | |
| Ernie Lombardi | 190 | |
| 363 | Bob Bailey | 189 |
| Charlie Keller | 189 | |
| Andrew McCutchen (24, 14 in 2017) | 189 | |
| J. T. Snow | 189 | |
| Preston Wilson | 189 | |
| 368 | A.J. Pierzynski | 188 |
| Darrell Porter | 188 | |
| B.J. Surhoff | 188 | |
| Mark Trumbo (47, 10 in 2017) | 188 | |
| 372 | J.J. Hardy (9, 3 in 2017) | 187 |
| Bobby Higginson | 187 | |
| Mike Stanley | 187 | |
| 375 | Rich Aurilia | 186 |
| Glenallen Hill | 186 | |
| Minnie Miñoso | 186 | |
| 378 | Chris Chambliss | 185 |
| Alan Trammell | 185 | |
| Michael Young | 185 | |
| 381 | Charlie Gehringer | 184 |
| Brian Jordan | 184 | |
| Mike Trout (29, 16 in 2017) | 184 | |
| Bob Watson | 184 | |
| 385 | Harry Heilmann | 183 |
| Tommy Henrich | 183 | |
| 387 | Willie Davis | 182 |
| 388 | Steve Balboni | 181 |
| Babe Herman | 181 | |
| Chris Young (9, 3 in 2017) | 181 | |
| 391 | Sam Chapman | 180 |
| 392 | Del Crandall | 179 |
| Jim Gentile | 179 | |
| Woodie Held | 179 | |
| Joe Rudi | 179 | |
| 396 | Harlond Clift | 178 |
| Tony Lazzeri | 178 | |
| 398 | Kendrys Morales (30, 15 in 2017) | 177 |
| 399 | Ron Kittle | 176 |
| Don Money | 176 | |
| 401 | Hideki Matsui | 175 |
| 402 | Bill Buckner | 174 |
| 403 | Nate Colbert | 173 |
| Walker Cooper | 173 | |
| Julio Franco | 173 | |
| Mark Grace | 173 | |
| 407 | Eddie Robinson | 172 |
| Mickey Vernon | 172 | |
| 409 | Richard Hidalgo | 171 |
| Melvin Mora | 171 | |
| Dmitri Young | 171 | |
| 412 | Joe Cronin | 170 |
| Bob Elliott | 170 | |
| Jim Ray Hart | 170 | |
| Kevin Millar | 170 | |
| Tim Raines | 170 | |
| 417 | Ramon Hernandez | 169 |
| Russell Martin (20, 7 in 2017) | 169 | |
| Lloyd Moseby | 169 | |
| Pete O'Brien | 169 | |
| Alex Rios | 169 | |
| Enos Slaughter | 169 | |
| Ty Wigginton | 169 | |
| 424 | José Hernández | 168 |
| 425 | Casey Blake | 167 |
| Elston Howard | 167 | |
| Charles Johnson | 167 | |
| Gus Triandos | 167 | |
| 429 | Tony Conigliaro | 166 |
| Larry Hisle | 166 | |
| Dwayne Murphy | 166 | |
| Bill Robinson | 166 | |
| Paul Sorrento | 166 | |
| 434 | José Cruz, Sr. | 165 |
| Jacque Jones | 165 | |
| Colby Rasmus (15, 9 in 2017) | 165 | |
| 437 | Hank Bauer | 164 |
| Chick Hafey | 164 | |
| Jim Lemon | 164 | |
| Andy Seminick | 164 | |
| Al Smith | 164 | |
| Andy Van Slyke | 164 | |
| Melvin Upton (20) | 164 | |
| Claudell Washington | 164 | |
| 445 | Don Demeter | 163 |
| Damion Easley | 163 | |
| Ken Keltner | 163 | |
| Bill Madlock | 163 | |
| Roy Smalley | 163 | |
| 450 | Clete Boyer | 162 |
| Jonny Gomes | 162 | |
| Corey Hart | 162 | |
| Keith Hernandez | 162 | |
| Terry Steinbach | 162 | |
| 455 | Aaron Hill (10) | 161 |
| Juan Samuel | 161 | |
| Rickie Weeks (9, 2 in 2017) | 161 | |
| 458 | Alvin Davis | 160 |
| Andre Ethier | 160 | |
| Jeff Francoeur | 160 | |
| Todd Frazier (40, 12 in 2017) | 160 | |
| Bill Melton | 160 | |
| Tony Phillips | 160 | |
| Henry Rodriguez | 160 | |
| Pete Rose | 160 | |
| Carlos Santana (34, 9 in 2017) | 160 | |
| Frank White | 160 | |
| Roy White | 160 | |
| 469 | Marlon Byrd | 159 |
| Donn Clendenon | 159 | |
| Jim Hickman | 159 | |
| Nick Markakis (13, 2 in 2017) | 159 | |
| 473 | Chris Carter (41, 8 in 2017) | 158 |
| Paul Goldschmidt (24, 18 in 2017) | 158 | |
| 475 | Shin-Soo Choo (7, 11 in 2017) | 157 |
| Alex Gonzalez | 157 | |
| 477 | Juan Encarnación | 156 |
| Ken McMullen | 156 | |
| Bob Meusel | 156 | |
| 480 | Ed Bailey | 155 |
| Kelly Johnson (10) | 155 | |
| Sherm Lollar | 155 | |
| Davey Lopes | 155 | |
| Doug Rader | 155 | |
| 485 | Alex Gordon (17, 3 in 2017) | 154 |
| Jeff King | 154 | |
| Ryan Ludwick | 154 | |
| Carlos Quentin | 154 | |
| Bill Terry | 154 | |
| 490 | Pedro Alvarez (22) | 153 |
| Hank Blalock | 153 | |
| Tommy Davis | 153 | |
| Dan Driessen | 153 | |
| Freddie Freeman (34, 14 in 2017) | 153 | |
| Jim Northrup | 153 | |
| Tom Tresh | 153 | |
| 497 | Walt Dropo | 152 |
| Ken Griffey, Sr. | 152 | |
| Brandon Inge | 152 | |
| Ed Sprague | 152 | |
| Ben Zobrist (17, 7 in 2017) | 152 |
Next Players to watch
As of June 22, 2017, several active players are within 22 home runs of entering the top 500, now with a cutoff of 152 career homers:
- Anthony Rizzo (151) - 17 in 2017, 32 in 2016
- Josh Donaldson (149) - 8 in 2017, 37 in 2016
- Brandon Moss (147) - 9 in 2017, 28 in 2016
- Yoenis Cespedes (145) - 8 in 2017, 31 in 2016
- Bryce Harper (139) - 18 in 2017
- Ian Desmond (137) - 5 in 2017, 22 in 2016
- Dustin Pedroia (135) - 2 in 2017, 15 in 2016
- Joe Mauer (134) - 4 in 2017, 11 in 2016
- Kyle Seager (133) - 7 in 2017
- Jose Reyes (132) - 6 in 2017
- Asdrubal Cabrera (131) - 6 in 2017
Home runs
- List of lifetime home run leaders through history
- List of Major League Baseball home run champions
- 500 home run club
- List of Major League Baseball players with 3,000 hits and 500 home runs
- List of Major League Baseball players with 3,000 hits and 300 home runs
Other hitting
- MLB players with 2,000 hits
- List of Major League Baseball players with 4,000 Total bases
- MLB players with 400 doubles
- MLB players with 100 triples
- MLB players with 1,000 runs
- MLB players with 1,000 RBI
- MLB players with 300 stolen bases
- List of Top 100 MLB leaders in base on balls (walks)
- List of Major League Baseball players with a .325 batting average
- List of Major League Baseball players with a .400 on-base percentage
- List of Major League Baseball players with a .500 slugging percentage
- List of Major League Baseball players with a .900 on-base plus slugging
- Top 15, and List of active Major League Baseball batters in the Top 50 in strikeouts
Pitching
- List of Major League Baseball leaders in career wins
- 300 win club
- List of Major League Baseball leaders in games finished
- 3000 strikeout club
- Top 100 Major League Baseball strikeout pitchers
- List of 300-save club and Blown saves
- List of Major League Baseball all-time saves leaders
- List of Major League Baseball leaders in games started
References
- First page of official MLB career home run list (links to subsequent pages at bottom of list)
- Active Leaders & Records for Home Runs
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