Top 4 Home Runs NON consecutive years for individuals.

Third of a series: 2, 3, 4. This post is a sweet spot.

Three players hit at least 50 home runs four times (MinHR): Ruth (54), McGwire (52), Sosa (50). Four others averaged (HRave) 50 HR for their four best years. Obviously, all seven totalled at least 200 HR.

Top 2 Home Runs NON consecutive years for individuals. Monday, May 29, 2023

First of a series that will examine most Home Runs (HR) hit by players for years that may or may not be consecutive. Through 2022. Subsequent posts will be Top 3, Top 4, ... Top 10...

142 players are included in this study. Criteria was at least 40 home runs in at least one season and at least 200 career home runs. I figured that would give the player a chance to be well represented in the posts for the fewest years. One exception: Pete Alonso was added. Alonso had 146 career home runs through 2022, the last year of this study. Alonso hit 53 as a rookie and 40 in 2022. I thought he deserved a look...

Home Run (AB/HR) rate will be included to provide some context. It's way better than: simply staring at home run totals. Obviously it does not reflect whether a season was more or less likely to have lots of home run hitting.

Click link for the full list of 142 players sorted by SumHR, MaxHR...

If Years = NumYR, the years are consecutive in the full table.

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Top 24 players for 4 NON consecutive years:

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Years	FirstName	LastName	SumHR	SumAB	AB/HR	MaxHR	MinHR	HRave	Max-Min	FirstYR	LastYR	NumYR
4	Mark	McGwire	245	1993	8.13	70	52	61.25	18	1996	1999	4
4	Sammy	Sosa	243	2449	10.08	66	50	60.75	16	1998	2001	4
4	Babe	Ruth	227	2073	9.13	60	54	56.75	6	1920	1928	9
4	Barry	Bonds	214	1898	8.87	73	46	53.50	27	1993	2002	10
4	Alex	Rodriguez	211	2444	11.58	57	48	52.75	9	2001	2007	7
4	Ken	Griffey	209	2392	11.44	56	48	52.25	8	1996	1999	4
4	Jimmie	Foxx	200	2262	11.31	58	44	50.00	14	1932	1938	7
4	Willie	Mays	199	2337	11.74	52	47	49.75	5	1955	1965	11
4	Ryan	Howard	198	2336	11.80	58	45	49.50	13	2006	2009	4
4	Ralph	Kiner	194	2192	11.30	54	42	48.50	12	1947	1951	5
4	Harmon	Killebrew	192	2225	11.59	49	46	48.00	3	1961	1969	9
4	Lou	Gehrig	191	2361	12.36	49	46	47.75	3	1927	1936	10
4	Jim	Thome	190	2092	11.01	52	42	47.50	10	2001	2004	4
4	Mickey	Mantle	188	2093	11.13	54	40	47.00	14	1956	1961	6
4	Albert	Belle	185	2351	12.71	50	38	46.25	12	1993	1998	6
4	Albert	Pujols	185	2286	12.36	49	43	46.25	6	2003	2009	7
4	Hank	Greenberg	183	2246	12.27	58	40	45.75	18	1937	1946	10
4	Juan	Gonzalez	181	2267	12.52	47	43	45.25	4	1992	1998	7
4	David	Ortiz	180	2278	12.66	54	38	45.00	16	2004	2016	13
4	Hank	Aaron	180	2333	12.96	47	44	45.00	3	1957	1971	15
4	Rafael	Palmeiro	180	2330	12.94	47	43	45.00	4	1998	2002	5
4	Ernie	Banks	179	2396	13.39	47	43	44.75	4	1955	1959	5
4	Manny	Ramirez	177	2215	12.51	45	43	44.25	2	1998	2005	8
4	Eddie	Mathews	174	2148	12.34	47	40	43.50	7	1953	1959	7

For the first time in this series we these players are among the top 20 or so: Aaron, Banks, Mathews.

The top four remain the same as for 2 and 3 years: McGwire, Sosa, Ruth, Bonds.

Best rate (AB/HR) for their four highest home run seasons (3 players homered fewer than once every 10 AB, down from 7 players for only two years):

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Years	FirstName	LastName	SumHR	SumAB	AB/HR	MaxHR	MinHR	HRave	Max-Min	FirstYR	LastYR	NumYR
4	Mark	McGwire	245	1993	8.13	70	52	61.25	18	1996	1999	4
4	Barry	Bonds	214	1898	8.87	73	46	53.50	27	1993	2002	10
4	Babe	Ruth	227	2073	9.13	60	54	56.75	6	1920	1928	9
4	Sammy	Sosa	243	2449	10.08	66	50	60.75	16	1998	2001	4
3	Aaron	Judge	153	1662	10.86	62	39	51.00	23	2017	2022	6
4	Jim	Thome	190	2092	11.01	52	42	47.50	10	2001	2004	4
4	Mickey	Mantle	188	2093	11.13	54	40	47.00	14	1956	1961	6
4	Ralph	Kiner	194	2192	11.30	54	42	48.50	12	1947	1951	5
4	Jimmie	Foxx	200	2262	11.31	58	44	50.00	14	1932	1938	7
4	Ken	Griffey	209	2392	11.44	56	48	52.25	8	1996	1999	4
4	Alex	Rodriguez	211	2444	11.58	57	48	52.75	9	2001	2007	7
4	Harmon	Killebrew	192	2225	11.59	49	46	48.00	3	1961	1969	9
4	Willie	Mays	199	2337	11.74	52	47	49.75	5	1955	1965	11
4	Ryan	Howard	198	2336	11.80	58	45	49.50	13	2006	2009	4
4	Mike	Trout	165	1954	11.84	45	39	41.25	6	2015	2022	8
4	Hank	Greenberg	183	2246	12.27	58	40	45.75	18	1937	1946	10

Number 35:

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Years	FirstName	LastName	SumHR	SumAB	AB/HR	MaxHR	MinHR	HRave	Max-Min	FirstYR	LastYR	NumYR
4	Hank	Aaron	180	2333	12.96	47	44	45.00	3	1957	1971	15

Click link for the full list of 142 players sorted by SumHR, MaxHR

Look for subsequent posts: Top 5, Top 6, ... Top 10.