Sunday, November 11, 2018

30 Home Runs: 34 times home, 17 times road.

34 times a player has hit at least 30 home runs at home in a season, two in 2017:

RkIPlayerYearHRABAB/HRHRtotRoad
1Hank Greenberg1938392777.15819
2Mark McGwire1998382636.97032
3Barry Bonds2001372246.17336
4Mark McGwire1999372607.06528
5Jimmie Foxx1938352747.85015
6Sammy Sosa1998353108.96631
7Alex Rodriguez2002343139.25723
8Sammy Sosa2001342818.36430
9Ted Kluszewski1954342908.54915
10Hack Wilson1930332898.85623
11Sammy Sosa1999333089.36330
12Jose Bautista2010332627.95421
Aaron Judge2017332698.25219
13Andres Galarraga19963232010.04715
14Ken Williams1922322959.2397
15Babe Ruth1921322568.05927
16Dante Bichette1995313029.7409
17Jimmie Foxx1933312748.84817
18Hank Aaron1971312437.84716
19Ralph Kiner1948312789.0409
20Jimmie Foxx1932312839.15827
Giancarlo Stanton2017312728.85928
21Ernie Banks19583030010.04717
22Johnny Bench19703030810.34515
23Jim Thome2001302538.44919
24Mark McGwire1997302488.35828
25Ken Griffey19983031510.55626
26Frank Thomas2000302919.74313
27Carlos Delgado2000302839.44111
28Roger Maris1961302809.36131
29Mark Teixeira20053031110.44313
30Hal Trosky19363032610.94212
31Jim Thome2002302468.25222
32Lou Gehrig1934302909.74919

In 1922 Ken Williams of the St. Louis Browns (now Baltimore Orioles) led the American League in Home Runs with 39. He has the most HR at home with single digit on the road. That's also the only total less than 40 among the 34 above.

17 times a player has hit at least 30 home runs on the road in a season, half the number of times at home:

RkIPlayerYearHRABAB/HRHRtotHome
1Barry Bonds2001362527.07337
2Babe Ruth1927322879.06028
3David Ortiz2006322919.15422
4Mark McGwire1998322467.77038
5Luis Gonzalez2001313089.95726
6Roger Maris19613131010.06130
7George Foster19773131910.35221
8Brady Anderson1996312799.05019
9Sammy Sosa19983133310.76635
10Shawn Green20013032010.74919
11Jim Gentile1961302588.64616
12Mickey Mantle1961302849.55424
13Jeff Bagwell1999302859.54212
14Sammy Sosa2001302969.96434
15Andruw Jones20053030510.25121
16Sammy Sosa19993031710.66333
17Eddie Mathews19533030010.04717

Jeff Bagwell had the fewest at home and the lowest total. Some surprises in players who did not benefit from their home park as is often assumed:
Babe Ruth: 1927  60 home runs
Roger Maris: 1961  61 home runs
Brady Anderson: 1996; lowest percent at home for at least 50 homers
Sammy Sosa: all three years he hit at least 60 Sosa hit at least 30 both home and road but more on the road all three times.

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