fewest games to reach 550 home runs

Mark McGwire had the fewest games with >0 games played with 550+ home runs, with 1,874 games.

Interpreted as:
fewest regular-season games by a player to reach 550 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
2Manny 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
3Sammy 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
4Harmon 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
5Babe 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
6Jim 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
7Ken 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
8Alex 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
9Frank 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
10Reggie 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
11Rafael 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
12Barry 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
13Willie 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
14Albert Pujols
A. Pujols
3,080
703
11,421
1,914
3,384
686
16
2,218
1,373
123
1,404
117
43
13,041
6,211
1,405
1
123
316
426
.296
.374
.544
.918
15Hank Aaron
H. Aaron
3,298
755
12,364
2,175
3,771
624
98
2,297
1,403
32
1,381
240
73
13,941
6,856
1,477
21
121
293
330
.305
.374
.555
.929
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