"500" home runs divided by number of pitching victims.

Below the group of 29 hitters with at least 493 career home runs are sorted by home runs on the left. On the right sorted by home runs divided by number of pitching victims. Babe Ruth hit an average of 3.3 home runs per pitcher against whom he homered. Aaron 2.4. Bonds 1.7. There's a clear progression. The sluggers of the 1950s are grouped as are the more recent PED sluggers.

	Lname	Born	HR	Pit#	HR/Pit#		Lname	Born	HR	Pit#	HR/Pit#
1	Bonds	1964	762	448	1.701	1	Ruth	1895	714	216	3.306
2	Aaron	1934	755	310	2.435	2	Foxx	1907	534	172	3.105
3	Ruth	1895	714	216	3.306	3	Gehrig	1903	493	166	2.970
4	Rodriguez	1975	696	422	1.649	4	Mathews	1931	512	199	2.573
5	Mays	1931	660	267	2.472	5	Ott	1909	511	201	2.542
6	Pujols	1980	656	422	1.555	6	Mays	1931	660	266	2.472
7	Griffey	1969	630	407	1.548	7	Aaron	1934	755	309	2.435
8	Thome	1970	612	402	1.522	8	Mantle	1931	536	224	2.393
9	Sosa	1968	609	371	1.642	9	Banks	1931	512	215	2.370
10	Robinson	1935	586	275	2.131	10	Williams	1918	521	224	2.326
11	McGwire	1963	583	362	1.610	11	Robinson	1935	586	275	2.131
12	Killebrew	1936	573	271	2.114	12	McCovey	1938	521	245	2.127
13	Palmeiro	1964	569	364	1.563	13	Killebrew	1936	573	271	2.114
14	Jackson	1946	563	306	1.840	14	Schmidt	1949	548	269	2.037
15	Ramirez	1972	555	362	1.533	15	Jackson	1946	563	306	1.840
16	Schmidt	1949	548	269	2.037	16	Bonds	1964	762	448	1.701
17	Ortiz	1975	541	360	1.503	17	Rodriguez	1975	696	422	1.649
18	Mantle	1931	536	224	2.393	18	Sosa	1968	609	371	1.642
19	Foxx	1907	534	172	3.105	19	McGwire	1963	583	362	1.610
20	Williams	1918	521	224	2.326	20	Palmeiro	1964	569	364	1.563
21	McCovey	1938	521	245	2.127	21	Pujols	1980	656	422	1.555
22	Thomas	1968	521	336	1.551	22	Thomas	1968	521	336	1.551
23	Mathews	1931	512	199	2.573	23	Griffey	1969	630	407	1.548
24	Banks	1931	512	216	2.370	24	Murray	1956	504	327	1.541
25	Ott	1909	511	201	2.542	25	Ramirez	1972	555	362	1.533
26	Sheffield	1968	509	341	1.493	26	Thome	1970	612	402	1.522
27	Murray	1956	504	327	1.541	27	Ortiz	1975	541	360	1.503
28	Gehrig	1903	493	166	2.970	28	Sheffield	1968	509	341	1.493
29	McGriff	1963	493	350	1.409	29	McGriff	1963	493	350	1.409
	Lname	Born	HR	Pit#	HR/Pit#		Lname	Born	HR	Pit#	HR/Pit#

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