fewest games to reach 500 home runs

Mark McGwire had the fewest games with >0 games played with 500+ home runs, with 1,874 games.

Interpreted as:
fewest regular-season games by a player to reach 500 or more home runs
NAMEGHRABRH2B3BRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPAVGOBPSLGOPS
1Mark McGwire
M. McGwire
1,874
583
6,187
1,167
1,626
252
6
1,414
1,317
75
1,596
12
8
7,660
3,639
841
3
78
150
147
.263
.394
.588
.982
2Ted Williams
T. Williams
2,292
521
7,706
1,799
2,654
525
71
1,839
2,018
39
709
24
5
9,788
4,884
1,117
5
20
89
201
.344
.482
.634
1.115
3Manny Ramirez
M. Ramirez
2,302
555
8,244
1,544
2,574
547
20
1,831
1,329
109
1,813
38
33
9,774
4,826
1,122
2
90
216
243
.312
.411
.585
.996
4Jimmie Foxx
J. Foxx
2,317
534
8,134
1,751
2,645
458
125
1,924
1,457
13
1,311
87
9,676
4,955
1,117
72
70
.325
.428
.609
1.038
5Frank Thomas
F. Thomas
2,322
521
8,199
1,494
2,468
495
12
1,704
1,667
87
1,397
32
23
10,074
4,550
1,028
0
121
168
226
.301
.419
.555
.974
6Sammy Sosa
S. Sosa
2,354
609
8,813
1,475
2,408
379
45
1,667
929
59
2,306
234
107
9,896
4,704
1,033
17
78
154
202
.273
.344
.534
.878
7Eddie Mathews
E. Mathews
2,391
512
8,537
1,509
2,315
354
72
1,454
1,443
26
1,490
69
41
10,100
4,349
938
36
58
107
127
.271
.376
.509
.885
8Mickey Mantle
M. Mantle
2,401
536
8,101
1,675
2,415
344
72
1,509
1,733
12
1,718
152
42
9,907
4,511
952
14
47
126
113
.298
.420
.557
.977
9Mike Schmidt
M. Schmidt
2,404
548
8,352
1,506
2,234
408
59
1,595
1,507
79
1,883
174
91
10,062
4,404
1,015
16
108
201
156
.267
.380
.527
.908
10David Ortiz
D. Ortiz
2,408
541
8,640
1,419
2,472
632
19
1,768
1,319
38
1,750
17
9
10,091
4,765
1,192
2
92
209
236
.286
.380
.552
.931
11Harmon Killebrew
H. Killebrew
2,435
573
8,147
1,282
2,086
290
24
1,583
1,561
48
1,704
19
20
9,833
4,143
887
0
77
161
243
.256
.376
.509
.884
12Babe Ruth
B. Ruth
2,504
714
8,400
2,173
2,873
506
136
2,213
2,062
44
1,331
123
10,622
5,793
1,356
116
.342
.474
.690
1.164
13Ernie Banks
E. Banks
2,528
512
9,420
1,306
2,584
407
90
1,636
763
70
1,234
49
54
10,394
4,707
1,009
45
96
197
231
.274
.330
.500
.830
14Jim Thome
J. Thome
2,543
612
8,422
1,583
2,328
451
26
1,699
1,747
69
2,548
19
20
10,313
4,667
1,089
1
74
173
165
.276
.402
.554
.956
15Gary Sheffield
G. Sheffield
2,576
509
9,217
1,636
2,689
467
27
1,676
1,475
135
1,171
253
104
10,947
4,737
1,003
9
111
130
235
.292
.393
.514
.907
16Willie McCovey
W. McCovey
2,588
521
8,197
1,229
2,211
353
46
1,556
1,346
69
1,550
26
21
9,687
4,219
920
5
70
260
179
.270
.375
.515
.889
17Ken Griffey Jr.
K. Griffey Jr.
2,671
630
9,801
1,662
2,781
524
38
1,836
1,312
81
1,779
184
69
11,304
5,271
1,192
8
102
246
199
.284
.370
.538
.907
18Mel Ott
M. Ott
2,730
511
9,455
1,859
2,876
488
72
1,865
1,720
64
895
89
11,348
5,041
1,071
109
38
.304
.415
.533
.948
19Alex Rodriguez
A. Rodriguez
2,784
696
10,566
2,021
3,115
548
31
2,086
1,338
176
2,287
329
76
12,207
5,813
1,275
16
111
97
261
.295
.380
.550
.930
20Miguel Cabrera
M. Cabrera
2,797
511
10,356
1,551
3,174
627
17
1,881
1,258
74
2,105
40
21
11,796
5,368
1,155
5
103
238
364
.306
.382
.518
.901
21Frank Robinson
F. Robinson
2,808
586
10,006
1,830
2,943
528
72
1,812
1,418
198
1,532
203
79
11,741
5,373
1,186
17
102
218
279
.294
.389
.537
.926
22Reggie Jackson
R. Jackson
2,820
563
9,864
1,551
2,584
463
49
1,702
1,376
96
2,596
228
115
11,417
4,834
1,075
13
68
164
183
.262
.356
.490
.846
23Rafael Palmeiro
R. Palmeiro
2,831
569
10,472
1,663
3,020
585
38
1,834
1,353
87
1,348
97
40
12,046
5,388
1,192
15
119
172
232
.288
.371
.515
.885
24Barry Bonds
B. Bonds
2,986
762
9,847
2,227
2,935
601
77
1,996
2,558
106
1,539
514
141
12,606
5,976
1,440
4
91
688
165
.298
.444
.607
1.051
25Willie Mays
W. Mays
2,992
660
10,881
2,060
3,283
523
140
1,903
1,467
44
1,527
338
102
12,496
6,066
1,323
13
91
193
253
.302
.384
.557
.942
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