Tuesday, January 2, 2024

30 or more Home Runs: 36 times at home, half that on the road. Sammy Sosa 30/30 3 times.

Generally, batters have more Plate Appearances (PA) and At Bats (AB) on the road because the winning team may not need to bat in the bottom of the 9th inning at home.

Link It contains the basic data from stathead.com plus more, including the total HR and the opposite: road for the home list and home for the road list.

In the Regular Season, from 1901 to 2023, Home (within Home or Away), requiring Home Runs >= 30, sorted by greatest Home Runs.

https://stathead.com/tiny/M0qd2  36 times; top 6:

RkPlayerSplitYearHRtHRrHRGGSPAABPA/HRAB/HR
1Hank GreenbergHome193839581979793432778.797.10
2Mark McGwireHome199838703281793642639.586.92
3Barry BondsHome200137733675723102248.386.05
4Mark McGwireHome199937652876763352609.057.03
5Jimmie FoxxHome193835501574743342749.547.83
6Sammy SosaHome199835663178783473109.918.86

Multiple:

3: Foxx, McGwire, Sosa
2: Thome, Judge

Single digits on the road:

PlayerSplitYearHRtHRrHRGGSPAABPA/HRAB/HR
Ken WilliamsHome192232397777733529510.479.22
Dante BichetteHome199531409717031730210.239.74
Ralph KinerHome194831409808033827810.908.97

Kiner led NL in HR SEVEN times, twice hitting 50:
1947: 51 home/road split: 28/23
1949: 54 home/road split: 29/25

In 1997 McGwire was traded during the season despite the fact that he threatened to break the home run record. McGwire hit 58: 34 for Oakland, 24 for St. Louis. McGwire led MLB in HR but neither "league". His total home/road splits: 30/28.

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In the Regular Season, from 1901 to 2023, Away (within Home or Away), requiring Home Runs >= 30, sorted by greatest Home Runs.

https://stathead.com/tiny/ILo6i  18 times; top 5:

RkPlayerSplitYearHRtHRhHRGGSPAABPA/HRAB/HR
1Barry BondsAway200136733778753542529.837.00
2Aaron JudgeAway2022326230777434628110.818.78
3Mark McGwireAway199832703874733172469.917.69
4David OrtizAway2006325422777535329111.039.09
5Babe RuthAway1927326028787837428711.698.97

Multiple: Sosa 3:  Sammy Sosa hit at least 30 both home and road in three seasons, the only batter to do it more than once. Here are Sosa's three and the four batters, including two Yankees, who did it once each:

PlayerSplitYearHRtHRrHRGGSPAABPA/HRAB/HR
Sammy SosaHome199835663178783473109.918.86
Sammy SosaHome1999336330818135530810.769.33
Sammy SosaHome2001346430797934628110.188.26
PlayerSplitYearHRtHRrHRGGSPAABPA/HRAB/HR
Roger MarisHome1961306131797832528010.839.33
Mark McGwireHome199838703281793642639.586.92
Barry BondsHome200137733675723102248.386.05
Aaron JudgeHome2022306232807935028911.679.63

The only teammates to hit at least 30 home or road in the same year were Yankees Maris and Mantle in 1961. Gentile of Baltimore also hit 30 on the road in 1961.

PlayerSplitYearHRtHRhHRGGSPAABPA/HRAB/HR
Roger MarisAway1961316130828237331012.0310.00
Mickey MantleAway1961305424797834728411.579.47
Jim GentileAway1961304616747031825810.608.60

Four batters hit at least 30 on the road in 2001:

PlayerSplitYearHRtHRhHRGGSPAABPA/HRAB/HR
Barry BondsAway200136733778753542529.837.00
Luis GonzalezAway2001315726818037330812.039.94
Sammy SosaAway2001306434818136529612.179.87
Shawn GreenAway2001304919818136132012.0310.67

Road surprises:

PlayerSplitYearHRtHRhHRGGSPAABPA/HRAB/HR
Brady AndersonAway1996315019706732627910.529.00
George FosterAway1977315221787834331911.0610.29
Jeff BagwellAway1999304212807937328512.439.50
Andruw JonesAway2005305121818034130511.3710.17
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Hank Aaron: the only time he appears on either list:

PlayerSplitYearHRtHRrHRGGSPAABPA/HRAB/HR
Henry AaronHome197131471666622752438.877.84
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