Top 6 Home Runs NON consecutive years for individuals.

Fifth of a series: 2, 3, 4, 5, ..., 10.

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 6 NON consecutive years:

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Years	FirstName	LastName	SumHR	SumAB	AB/HR	MaxHR	MinHR	HRave	Max-Min	FirstYR	LastYR	NumYR
6	Mark	McGwire	336	3017	8.98	70	42	56.00	28	1987	1999	13
6	Sammy	Sosa	332	3503	10.55	66	40	55.33	26	1996	2002	7
6	Babe	Ruth	323	3086	9.55	60	47	53.83	13	1920	1930	11
6	Barry	Bonds	304	2661	8.75	73	45	50.67	28	1993	2004	12
6	Alex	Rodriguez	300	3737	12.46	57	42	50.00	15	1998	2007	10
6	Ken	Griffey	294	3407	11.59	56	40	49.00	16	1993	1999	7
6	Harmon	Killebrew	281	3287	11.70	49	44	46.83	5	1961	1969	9
6	Willie	Mays	280	3474	12.41	52	40	46.67	12	1954	1965	12
6	Jimmie	Foxx	278	3409	12.26	58	37	46.33	21	1930	1938	9
6	Jim	Thome	272	3078	11.32	52	40	45.33	12	1997	2006	10
6	Ralph	Kiner	271	3263	12.04	54	37	45.17	17	1947	1952	6
6	Lou	Gehrig	269	3511	13.05	49	37	44.83	12	1927	1937	11
6	Albert	Pujols	268	3464	12.93	49	41	44.67	8	2003	2010	8
6	Hank	Aaron	268	3483	13.00	47	44	44.67	3	1957	1971	15
6	Ryan	Howard	262	3443	13.14	58	31	43.67	27	2006	2011	6
6	Juan	Gonzalez	262	3362	12.83	47	39	43.67	8	1992	1999	8
6	Mickey	Mantle	260	3075	11.83	54	35	43.33	19	1955	1964	10
6	Albert	Belle	258	3373	13.07	50	36	43.00	14	1993	1999	7
6	Rafael	Palmeiro	258	3510	13.60	47	39	43.00	8	1995	2002	8
6	Ernie	Banks	257	3603	14.02	47	37	42.83	10	1955	1962	8
6	Manny	Ramirez	256	3183	12.43	45	38	42.67	7	1998	2005	8
6	Hank	Greenberg	252	3365	13.35	58	33	42.00	25	1935	1946	12
6	David	Ortiz	252	3355	13.31	54	35	42.00	19	2004	2016	13
6	Eddie	Mathews	250	3248	12.99	47	37	41.67	10	1953	1960	8

The five players with the most homers are averaging at least 50 for their six highest seasons.

Most above have their 6th highest season down in the 30s.

Best rate (AB/HR) for their six highest home run seasons (3 players homered fewer than once every 10 AB, down from 7 players for Top 2):

 

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Years	FirstName	LastName	SumHR	SumAB	AB/HR	MaxHR	MinHR	HRave	Max-Min	FirstYR	LastYR	NumYR
6	Barry	Bonds	304	2661	8.75	73	45	50.67	28	1993	2004	12
6	Mark	McGwire	336	3017	8.98	70	42	56.00	28	1987	1999	13
6	Babe	Ruth	323	3086	9.55	60	47	53.83	13	1920	1930	11
6	Sammy	Sosa	332	3503	10.55	66	40	55.33	26	1996	2002	7
6	Jim	Thome	272	3078	11.32	52	40	45.33	12	1997	2006	10
6	Ken	Griffey	294	3407	11.59	56	40	49.00	16	1993	1999	7
6	Harmon	Killebrew	281	3287	11.70	49	44	46.83	5	1961	1969	9
6	Aaron	Judge	216	2554	11.82	62	9	36.00	53	2017	2022	6
6	Mickey	Mantle	260	3075	11.83	54	35	43.33	19	1955	1964	10
6	Ralph	Kiner	271	3263	12.04	54	37	45.17	17	1947	1952	6
6	Jimmie	Foxx	278	3409	12.26	58	37	46.33	21	1930	1938	9
6	Willie	Mays	280	3474	12.41	52	40	46.67	12	1954	1965	12
6	Manny	Ramirez	256	3183	12.43	45	38	42.67	7	1998	2005	8
6	Alex	Rodriguez	300	3737	12.46	57	42	50.00	15	1998	2007	10
6	Mike	Trout	234	2958	12.64	45	33	39.00	12	2014	2022	9
6	Juan	Gonzalez	262	3362	12.83	47	39	43.67	8	1992	1999	8
6	Frank	Thomas	245	3163	12.91	43	39	40.83	4	1993	2006	14
6	Albert	Pujols	268	3464	12.93	49	41	44.67	8	2003	2010	8
6	Eddie	Mathews	250	3248	12.99	47	37	41.67	10	1953	1960	8
6	Hank	Aaron	268	3483	13.00	47	44	44.67	3	1957	1971	15
6	Willie	McCovey	239	3115	13.03	45	36	39.83	9	1963	1970	8
6	Jose	Bautista	227	2962	13.05	54	27	37.83	27	2010	2015	6
6	Lou	Gehrig	269	3511	13.05	49	37	44.83	12	1927	1937	11
6	Albert	Belle	258	3373	13.07	50	36	43.00	14	1993	1999	7

Braves teammates Aaron and Mathews are almost dead even.

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

Look for subsequent posts: Top 7, Top 8, ... Top 10.