Sorted by percent against Hall of Fame pitchers, including Mike Mussina, inducted in 2019: 376 home runs allowed, including:
Manny Ramirez and Frank Thomas: 9
Jim Thome: 6
Alex Rodriguez 5
That greatly increases the number and percent of home runs hit off Hall of Fame pitchers for each of those hitters.
"500" home run hitters victims. Monday, May 4, 2020
The 29 hitters with at least 493 career home runs hit them against 3,405 different pitchers. Partly because of scheduling changes and almost twice as many teams (30 to 16) and starting pitchers throwing way more innings and complete games in the 1920s, ... old timers hit many more home runs against fewer pitchers. Babe Ruth hit 714 home runs off 216 pitchers;..
Fred McGriff hit many fewer home runs than Ruth but against many more pitchers: 350. McGriff had the lowest maximum victim home runs in this group, only five ...
... Mays hit 18 against Spahn, who gave up a total of 33 to hitters in this group, including the 18 to Mays (Ouch!)
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"500" home run hitters number of pitchers distribution. Thursday, May 7, 2020
Willie Mays homered off one pitcher 18 times: Warren Spahn. Ruth and Aaron homered off one pitcher 17 times. Foxx homered off three pitchers 16 times each. And so forth...
Gehrig and McGriff each hit 493 home runs but Gehrig did off only 166 pitchers, McGriff off 350 pitchers.
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"500" home runs divided by number of pitching victims. Friday, May 8, 2020
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.
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