Since 1970, Don Mattingly has the fewest strikeouts with 30+ home runs in a season, with 35 strikeouts in 1986.
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fewest strikeouts by a player in seasons with at least 30 hr since 1970| NAME | SO | HR | SEASON | TM | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | RBI | BB | HBP | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | wRC | WRAA | wOBA | wRC+ | BRAA | ||
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| 1 |  | D. Mattingly | 35 | 31 | 1986 | 162 | 677 | 117 | 238 | 53 | 2 | 113 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 742 | 388 | 86 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 17 | .352 | .394 | .573 | .967 | 141 | 55.9 | .416 | 160 | 54.2 | |
| 2 | | D. Mattingly | 38 | 30 | 1987 | 141 | 569 | 93 | 186 | 38 | 2 | 115 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 629 | 318 | 70 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 16 | .327 | .378 | .559 | .937 | 113 | 35.6 | .394 | 142 | 33.5 | |
| 3 | | G. Sheffield | 40 | 33 | 1992 | 146 | 557 | 87 | 184 | 34 | 3 | 100 | 48 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 618 | 323 | 70 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 19 | .330 | .385 | .580 | .965 | 117 | 50.1 | .425 | 172 | 48.6 | |
| 4 |  | B. Bonds | 41 | 45 | 2004 | 147 | 373 | 129 | 135 | 27 | 3 | 101 | 232 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 617 | 303 | 75 | 0 | 3 | 120 | 5 | .362 | .609 | .812 | 1.422 | 185 | 108 | .537 | 233 | 105.7 | |
| 5 | | D. Mattingly | 41 | 35 | 1985 | 159 | 652 | 107 | 211 | 48 | 3 | 145 | 56 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 727 | 370 | 86 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 15 | .324 | .371 | .567 | .939 | 129 | 46.9 | .400 | 152 | 44.9 | |
| 6 | | V. Martinez | 42 | 32 | 2014 | 151 | 561 | 87 | 188 | 33 | 0 | 103 | 70 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 641 | 317 | 65 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 17 | .335 | .409 | .565 | .974 | 119 | 49.8 | .411 | 167 | 47.6 | |
| 7 | | B. Bonds | 43 | 37 | 1994 | 112 | 391 | 89 | 122 | 18 | 1 | 81 | 74 | 6 | 29 | 9 | 474 | 253 | 56 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 3 | .312 | .426 | .647 | 1.073 | 104 | 43.6 | .442 | 173 | 44.4 | |
| 8 | | M. Alou | 45 | 30 | 2000 | 126 | 454 | 82 | 161 | 28 | 2 | 114 | 52 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 517 | 283 | 60 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 21 | .355 | .416 | .623 | 1.039 | 111 | 42.7 | .436 | 153 | 37.5 | |
| 9 |  | C. Ripken Jr. | 46 | 34 | 1991 | 162 | 650 | 99 | 210 | 46 | 5 | 114 | 53 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 717 | 368 | 85 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 19 | .323 | .374 | .566 | .940 | 129 | 48.2 | .405 | 154 | 46 | |
| 10 | | G. Carter | 46 | 32 | 1985 | 149 | 555 | 83 | 156 | 17 | 1 | 100 | 69 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 633 | 271 | 50 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 18 | .281 | .365 | .488 | .853 | 98 | 25.9 | .370 | 139 | 28 | |
| 11 | | B. Bonds | 47 | 46 | 2002 | 143 | 403 | 117 | 149 | 31 | 2 | 110 | 198 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 612 | 322 | 79 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 4 | .370 | .582 | .799 | 1.381 | 183 | 110 | .544 | 244 | 109.9 | |
| 12 |  | V. Guerrero | 48 | 32 | 2005 | 141 | 520 | 95 | 165 | 29 | 2 | 108 | 61 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 594 | 294 | 63 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 16 | .317 | .394 | .565 | .959 | 106 | 34.8 | .397 | 148 | 34.8 | |
| 13 |  | G. Brett | 49 | 30 | 1985 | 155 | 550 | 108 | 184 | 38 | 5 | 112 | 103 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 665 | 322 | 73 | 0 | 9 | 31 | 12 | .335 | .436 | .585 | 1.022 | 134 | 58.9 | .431 | 168 | 54 | |
| 14 |  | A. Pujols | 50 | 49 | 2006 | 143 | 535 | 119 | 177 | 33 | 1 | 137 | 92 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 634 | 359 | 83 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 20 | .331 | .431 | .671 | 1.102 | 142 | 62.6 | .447 | 174 | 61.7 | |
| 15 | | B. Horner | 50 | 35 | 1980 | 124 | 463 | 81 | 124 | 14 | 1 | 89 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 495 | 245 | 50 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 16 | .268 | .307 | .529 | .836 | 73 | 17.1 | .365 | 125 | 13.8 | |
| 16 | | D. Baylor | 51 | 36 | 1979 | 162 | 628 | 120 | 186 | 33 | 3 | 139 | 71 | 11 | 22 | 12 | 722 | 333 | 72 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 10 | .296 | .371 | .530 | .901 | 123 | 38.6 | .392 | 142 | 37.2 | |
| 17 |  | H. Aaron | 51 | 40 | 1973 | 120 | 392 | 84 | 118 | 12 | 1 | 96 | 68 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 465 | 252 | 53 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 7 | .301 | .402 | .643 | 1.045 | 97 | 46 | .449 | 176 | 40.8 | |
| 18 | | A. Pujols | 52 | 46 | 2004 | 154 | 592 | 133 | 196 | 51 | 2 | 123 | 84 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 692 | 389 | 99 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 21 | .331 | .415 | .657 | 1.072 | 151 | 65.3 | .442 | 171 | 63.6 | |
| 19 | | L. Walker | 52 | 37 | 1999 | 127 | 438 | 108 | 166 | 26 | 4 | 115 | 57 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 513 | 311 | 67 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 12 | .379 | .458 | .710 | 1.168 | 131 | 64.1 | .485 | 167 | 46.6 | |
| 20 | | B. Larkin | 52 | 33 | 1996 | 152 | 517 | 117 | 154 | 32 | 4 | 89 | 96 | 7 | 36 | 10 | 627 | 293 | 69 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 20 | .298 | .410 | .567 | .977 | 124 | 43.7 | .417 | 157 | 45.1 | |
| 21 |  | A. Beltre | 53 | 32 | 2011 | 124 | 487 | 82 | 144 | 33 | 0 | 105 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 525 | 273 | 65 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 13 | .296 | .331 | .561 | .892 | 86 | 27 | .381 | 135 | 21.3 | |
| 22 | | C. Cooper | 53 | 32 | 1982 | 155 | 654 | 104 | 205 | 38 | 3 | 121 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 696 | 345 | 73 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | .313 | .342 | .528 | .870 | 111 | 32.3 | .378 | 140 | 32.8 | |
| 23 | | A. Pujols | 54 | 37 | 2008 | 148 | 524 | 100 | 187 | 44 | 0 | 116 | 104 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 641 | 342 | 81 | 0 | 8 | 34 | 16 | .357 | .462 | .653 | 1.114 | 146 | 69.1 | .459 | 185 | 68.1 | |
| 24 |  | F. Thomas | 54 | 41 | 1993 | 153 | 549 | 106 | 174 | 36 | 0 | 128 | 112 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 676 | 333 | 77 | 0 | 13 | 23 | 10 | .317 | .426 | .607 | 1.033 | 139 | 58.5 | .434 | 170 | 58.6 | |
| 25 | | O. Gamble | 54 | 31 | 1977 | 137 | 408 | 75 | 121 | 22 | 2 | 83 | 54 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 470 | 240 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .297 | .386 | .588 | .974 | 91 | 36.5 | .421 | 163 | 35.1 | |
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