Home Runs (min 25) greater than Strike Outs. Inspired by Joe DiMaggio.

Had he not played that one more season (1951), perhaps at the urging of fellow San Franciscan and teammate Billy Martin, Joe DiMaggio would still have finished #5 (his uniform number) in career Home Runs (HR) but with more HR than Strike Outs (SO).

For combined seasons, up to 1950, Playing in the AL or NL, in the regular season, requiring Home Runs >= 345, sorted by descending Home Runs.

Rk	Player	HR	SO	OPS+	From	To	Age	AB	R	H	RBI	SB	CS	BB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB
1	Babe Ruth	714	1330	206	1914	1935	19-40	8399	2174	2873	2214	123	116	2062	.342	.474	.690	1.164	5793
2	Jimmie Foxx	534	1311	163	1925	1945	17-37	8134	1751	2646	1922	87	77	1452	.325	.428	.609	1.038	4956
3	Mel Ott	511	896	155	1926	1947	17-38	9456	1859	2876	1860	89	95	1708	.304	.414	.533	.947	5041
4	Lou Gehrig	493	790	179	1923	1939	20-36	8001	1888	2721	1995	102	102	1508	.340	.447	.632	1.080	5060
5	Joe DiMaggio	349	333	158	1936	1950	21-35	6406	1318	2105	1466	30	9	729	.329	.401	.589	.990	3773

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Generated 7/14/2024.

DiMaggio would have had 16 more HR than SO. In 1951 he uncharacteristically had 12 HR and 36 SO (-24).

His BA and OPS+ would have been higher too.

For perspective:

200 Strike Outs ... by batters:

For single seasons, since 1903, Playing in the AL or NL, in the regular season, requiring Strikeouts >= 200 sorted by descending Home Runs.

https://stathead.com/tiny/ewt6W

Rk	Player	HR	SO	OPS+	Season	Age	Team	Lg	AB	H	RBI	SB	CS	BB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP
1	Aaron Judge	52	208	171	2017	25	NYY	AL	542	154	114	9	4	127	.284	.422	.627	1.049	340	15	5
2	Chris Davis	47	208	147	2015	29	BAL	AL	573	150	117	2	3	84	.262	.361	.562	.923	322	6	8
3	Kyle Schwarber	47	215	120	2023	30	PHI	NL	585	115	104	0	2	126	.197	.343	.474	.817	277	4	6
4	Kyle Schwarber	46	200	131	2022	29	PHI	NL	577	126	94	10	1	86	.218	.323	.504	.827	291	10	4
5	Mark Reynolds	44	223	127	2009	25	ARI	NL	578	150	102	24	9	76	.260	.349	.543	.892	314	8	5
6	Chris Carter	41	206	113	2016	29	MIL	NL	549	122	94	3	1	76	.222	.321	.499	.821	274	18	9
7	Adam Dunn	41	222	114	2012	32	CHW	AL	539	110	96	2	1	105	.204	.333	.468	.800	252	8	1
8	Joey Gallo	40	207	109	2018	24	TEX	AL	500	103	92	3	4	74	.206	.312	.498	.810	249	3	3
9	Chris Davis	38	219	110	2016	30	BAL	AL	566	125	84	1	0	88	.221	.332	.459	.792	260	6	8
10	Joey Gallo	38	213	121	2021	27	NYY,TEX	AL	498	99	77	6	0	111	.199	.351	.458	.808	228	6	6
11	Giancarlo Stanton	38	211	130	2018	28	NYY	AL	617	164	100	5	0	70	.266	.343	.509	.852	314	17	8
12	Mark Reynolds	32	211	97	2010	26	ARI	NL	499	99	85	7	4	83	.198	.320	.433	.753	216	8	9
13	Chris Carter	29	212	112	2013	26	HOU	AL	506	113	82	2	0	70	.223	.320	.451	.770	228	8	4
14	Mark Reynolds	28	204	96	2008	24	ARI	NL	539	129	97	11	2	64	.239	.320	.458	.779	247	10	3
15	Matt Chapman	27	202	100	2021	28	OAK	AL	529	111	72	3	2	80	.210	.314	.403	.716	213	6	4
16	Teoscar Hernández	26	211	107	2023	30	SEA	AL	625	161	93	7	2	38	.258	.305	.435	.741	272	6	8
17	Eugenio Suárez	22	214	102	2023	31	SEA	AL	598	139	96	2	1	70	.232	.323	.391	.714	234	10	15
18	Yoán Moncada	17	217	96	2018	23	CHW	AL	578	136	61	12	6	67	.235	.315	.400	.714	231	4	1
19	Drew Stubbs	15	205	86	2011	26	CIN	NL	604	147	44	40	10	63	.243	.321	.364	.686	220	2	7

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Generated 7/14/2024.

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More HR than SO (minimum 25 HR):

For single seasons, since 1903, Playing in the AL or NL, in the regular season, requiring Home Runs >= 25 and  Home Runs >= 1.0 × Strikeouts, sorted by descending Home Runs.

https://stathead.com/tiny/FWcIe

Rk	Player	HR	SO	OPS+	Season	Age	Team	Lg	AB	R	RBI	SB	CS	BB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB
1	Johnny Mize	51	42	160	1947	34	NYG	NL	586	137	138	2	0	74	.302	.384	.614	.998	360
2	Lou Gehrig	49	46	190	1936	33	NYY	AL	579	167	152	3	4	130	.354	.478	.696	1.174	403
3	Lou Gehrig	49	31	207	1934	31	NYY	AL	579	128	166	9	5	109	.363	.465	.706	1.172	409
4	Ted Kluszewski	49	35	167	1954	29	CIN	NL	573	104	141	0	2	78	.326	.407	.642	1.049	368
5	Ted Kluszewski	47	40	148	1955	30	CIN	NL	612	116	113	1	1	66	.314	.382	.585	.967	358
6	Joe DiMaggio	46	37	166	1937	22	NYY	AL	621	151	167	3	0	64	.346	.412	.673	1.085	418
7	Barry Bonds	45	41	263	2004	39	SFG	NL	373	129	101	6	1	232	.362	.609	.812	1.422	303
8	Mel Ott	42	38	165	1929	20	NYG	NL	545	138	151	6	13	113	.328	.449	.635	1.084	346
9	Ted Kluszewski	40	34	144	1953	28	CIN	NL	570	97	108	2	0	55	.316	.380	.570	.950	325
10	Johnny Mize	40	37	156	1948	35	NYG	NL	560	110	125	4	2	94	.289	.395	.564	.959	316
11	Joe DiMaggio	39	30	164	1948	33	NYY	AL	594	110	155	1	1	67	.320	.396	.598	.994	355
12	Rogers Hornsby	39	39	210	1925	29	STL	NL	504	133	143	5	3	83	.403	.489	.756	1.245	381
13	Stan Musial	39	34	200	1948	27	STL	NL	611	135	131	7	3	79	.376	.450	.702	1.152	429
14	Ken Williams	39	31	164	1922	32	SLB	AL	585	128	155	37	20	74	.332	.413	.627	1.040	367
15	Ted Williams	37	27	235	1941	22	BOS	AL	456	135	120	2	4	147	.406	.553	.735	1.287	335
16	Willard Marshall	36	30	134	1947	26	NYG	NL	587	102	107	3	5	67	.291	.366	.528	.894	310
17	Andy Pafko	36	32	157	1950	29	CHC	NL	514	95	92	4	8	69	.304	.397	.591	.989	304
18	Al Simmons	36	34	175	1930	28	PHA	AL	554	152	165	9	2	39	.381	.423	.708	1.130	392
19	Ted Kluszewski	35	31	133	1956	31	CIN	NL	517	91	102	1	0	49	.302	.362	.536	.898	277
20	Joe DiMaggio	32	21	139	1938	23	NYY	AL	599	129	140	6	1	59	.324	.386	.581	.967	348
Rk	Player	HR	SO	OPS+	Season	Age	Team	Lg	AB	R	RBI	SB	CS	BB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB
21	Lefty O'Doul	32	19	161	1929	32	PHI	NL	638	152	122	2	6	76	.398	.465	.622	1.087	397
22	Joe DiMaggio	31	30	173	1940	25	NYY	AL	508	93	133	1	2	61	.352	.425	.626	1.051	318
23	Yogi Berra	30	29	142	1956	31	NYY	AL	521	93	105	3	2	65	.298	.378	.534	.911	278
24	Yogi Berra	30	24	137	1952	27	NYY	AL	534	97	98	2	3	66	.273	.358	.478	.835	255
25	Joe DiMaggio	30	13	185	1941	26	NYY	AL	541	122	125	4	2	76	.357	.440	.643	1.083	348
26	Joe DiMaggio	30	20	184	1939	24	NYY	AL	462	108	126	3	0	52	.381	.448	.671	1.119	310
27	Bill Dickey	29	22	144	1937	30	NYY	AL	530	87	133	3	2	73	.332	.417	.570	.987	302
28	Yogi Berra	28	12	135	1950	25	NYY	AL	597	116	124	4	2	55	.322	.383	.533	.915	318
29	Tommy Holmes	28	9	175	1945	28	BSN	NL	636	125	117	15	2	70	.352	.420	.577	.997	367
30	Bill Terry	28	23	156	1932	33	NYG	NL	643	124	117	4	5	32	.350	.382	.580	.962	373
31	Ted Williams	28	21	168	1950	31	BOS	AL	334	82	97	3	0	82	.317	.452	.647	1.099	216
32	Ted Williams	28	24	209	1955	36	BOS	AL	320	77	83	2	0	91	.356	.496	.703	1.200	225
33	Yogi Berra	27	20	130	1951	26	NYY	AL	547	92	88	5	4	44	.294	.350	.492	.842	269
34	Yogi Berra	27	20	120	1955	30	NYY	AL	541	84	108	1	0	60	.272	.349	.470	.819	254
35	Bill Dickey	27	22	143	1938	31	NYY	AL	454	84	115	3	0	75	.313	.412	.568	.981	258
36	Joe DiMaggio	25	24	142	1946	31	NYY	AL	503	81	95	1	0	59	.290	.367	.511	.878	257
37	Johnny Mize	25	24	142	1950	37	NYY	AL	274	43	72	0	1	29	.277	.351	.595	.946	163
38	Ken Williams	25	14	146	1925	35	SLB	AL	411	83	105	10	5	37	.331	.390	.613	1.003	252

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Generated 7/14/2024.

11 of the 38 led the league in HR.

10 of the top 15 led the league in HR.

Only once after 1956: Bonds in 2004.

Multiple times:
Joe DiMaggio 7
Yogi Berra 5
Ted Kluszewski 4
Ted Williams 3
Johnny Mize 3
Lou Gehrig 2
Bill Dickey 2
Ken Williams 2

Most by teams:
Yankees 17 of the 38
Giants 5
Reds 4
Red Sox 3

Most by year:
1950 4
1955 3
1948 3
Several seasons had 2.

OPS+:
six >= 200:
Bonds 263
Ted Williams 235
Hornsby 210
Ted Williams 209
Gehrig 207
Musial 200
only one below 130: Berra 120

BA:

14 >= .350; two over .400: Williams and Hornsby
8 of 38 below .300

On Base average:
20 >= .400; high .609 (Bonds)
low: .349

SLG:
7 >= .700; high .812 (Bonds)
only 3 below .500: all Berra

Five by catchers: Berra 3, Dickey 2.

Same team, same year:
1950 Yankees: Mize, Berra
1947 Giants: Mize, Marshall
1938 Yankees: DiMaggio, Dickey
1937 Yankees: DiMaggio, Dickey

RBI: 7 >= 150; high 167 (DiMaggio)
Runs: 4 >= 150; high 167 (Gehrig)

BB: only 4 >= 100; high 232 (Bonds; 120 intentional)

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