Tuesday, October 3, 2017

41 players hit at least 30 home runs in 2017.

In 1997 the majors expanded to 30 teams. Before that 30 players had never hit at least 30 home runs in a season. Starting that season:


YearCountMax
20004750
19994565
19964352
20014173
20163847
20043748
20063458
19983370
19973158
20093047
20033047

In 2017 41 players hit at least 30 home runs. That ties for the fourth most. Two hit more than 50.

RkPlayerHRYearAgeTmLgGPAABRH2B3BRBIBBIBBSOHBPSHSFGDPSBCSBAOBPSLGOPSPos
1Giancarlo Stanton59201727MIANL15969259712316832013285131637031322.281.376.6311.007*9/HD
2Aaron Judge52201725NYYAL155678542128154243114127112085041594.284.422.6271.049*9D/H
3J.D. Martinez45201729TOTML119489432851312631045381280042340.303.376.6901.066*9/DH
4Khris Davis43201729OAKAL153652566911402811107311956072040.247.336.528.864*7D/H
5Joey Gallo41201723TEXAL145532449859418380751196800372.209.333.537.869537/HD
6Nelson Cruz39201736SEAAL1556455569116028011970714012071511.288.375.549.924*D/9H
7Cody Bellinger39201721LADNL132548480871282649764131461035103.267.352.581.933*37/9H8D
8Mike Moustakas38201728KCRAL1485985557515124085347943061800.272.314.521.835*5D/H
9Justin Smoak38201730TORAL15863756085151291907331282021701.270.355.529.883*3/HD
10Logan Morrison38201729TBRAL14960151275126221858181495031220.246.353.516.868*3DH
11Edwin Encarnacion38201734CLEAL1576695549614320110710451335051820.258.377.504.881*D3/H
12Marcell Ozuna37201726MIANL159679613931913021246441440021813.312.376.548.924*7/H8D9
13Nolan Arenado37201726COLNL1596806061001874371306291064162132.309.373.586.959*5/H
14Charlie Blackmon37201730COLNL1597256441372133514104659135103341410.331.399.6011.000*8/H
15Jay Bruce36201730TOTML146617555821412921015701392031111.254.324.508.832*93/DH
16Ryan Zimmerman36201732WSNNL144576524901593301084411263051610.303.358.573.930*3/HD
17Joey Votto36201733CINNL16270755910617934110013420838061651.320.454.5781.032*3
18Paul Goldschmidt36201729ARINL155665558117166343120941514780414185.297.404.563.966*3/HD
19Justin Upton35201729TOTAL1526355571001524401097431803019145.273.361.540.901*7/H
20George Springer34201727HOUAL1406295481121552908564111111041157.283.367.522.889*8*9/DH
21Brian Dozier34201730MINAL1527056171061663049378614180211167.269.357.496.853*4/H
22Gary Sanchez33201724NYYAL12252547179131200904011201004921.278.345.531.876*2D/H3
23Mike Trout33201725LAAAL11450740292123253729415907048224.306.442.6291.071*8/D
24Manny Machado33201724BALAL15669063081163331955031151091794.259.310.471.782*5
25Jose Abreu33201730CHWAL1566756219518943610235611915042130.304.354.552.906*3D
RkPlayerHRYearAgeTmLgGPAABRH2B3BRBIBBIBBSOHBPSHSFGDPSBCSBAOBPSLGOPSPos
26Francisco Lindor33201723CLEAL15972365199178444896069345311153.273.337.505.842*6/D
27Josh Donaldson33201731TORAL1134964156511221078761111302522.270.385.559.944*5/D6H
28Jonathan Schoop32201725BALAL1606756229218235010535014211072010.293.338.503.841*4/6
29Anthony Rizzo32201727CHCNL15769157299156323109911190240421104.273.392.507.899*34/H75
30Adam Duvall31201728CINNL1576475877814637399391170100111153.249.301.480.782*7/H3D
31Eric Thames31201730MILNL1385514698311626463755163700642.247.359.518.877*37H/9D
32Travis Shaw31201727MILNL1446065388414734110160613841320100.273.349.513.862*5/HD3
33Lucas Duda30201731TOTML127491423509228064606135602900.217.322.496.818*3DH
34Steven Souza30201728TBRAL14861752378125212788421797219164.239.351.459.810*9/DH8
35Rougned Odor30201723TEXAL162651607791242137532516280413156.204.252.397.649*4/HD
36Scott Schebler30201726CINNL14153147363110252673951251405753.233.307.484.791*98H
37Domingo Santana30201724MILNL151607525881462908573217860312154.278.371.505.875*9/H
38Wil Myers30201726SDPNL155649567801382937470318050715206.243.328.464.792*3/H4D
39Jake Lamb30201726ARINL1496355368913330410587131527051564.248.357.487.844*5/HD
40Mark Reynolds30201733COLNL14859352082139221976901751031221.267.352.487.839*3/HD7
41Kyle Schwarber30201724CHCNL129486422678916159591150500611.211.315.467.782*7H/D23

Maybe the most surprising is the last name on the list, Kyle Schwarber, whom many had given up as a lost cause early in the season.

Among the 41 with at least 30 homers:
- most AB: Francisco Lindor: 651, 33 HR
- fewest AB: Mike Trout: 402; 33 HR

- highest BA: Charlie Blackmon: .331; 37 HR
- lowest BA: Rougned Odor: .204; 30 HR

- highest OBP: Joey Votto: .454; 36 HR
- highest OBP: Mike Trout: .442; 33 HR
- Lowest OBP: Rougned Odor: .252; 30 HR

- highest SLG: JD Martine: .690; 45 HR in two "leagues"
- highest SLG: Giancarlo Stanton .631, 59 HR
- highest SLG: Mike Trout: .629, 33 HR
- lowest SLG: Rougned Odor: .397; 30 HR

- highest OPS: Mike Trout: 1.071, 33 HR
- lowest OPS: Rougned Odor:  .649; 30 HR

- most BB: Joey Votto: 134; 36 HR
- most BB: Aaron Judge 127; 52 HR
- fewest BB: Rougned Odor: 32; 30 HR

- most SO: Aaron Judge: 20852 HR
- fewest SO: Joey Votto: 83 SO; 36 HR

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