highest single season hr by a pitcher

highest single season hr by a pitcher

NAME 1B HR SEASON TM G SO H BB HBP IBB K/BB
1 Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
50
1986
MIN MIN
36
215
262
58
10
4
3.71
2 Jose Lima
J. Lima
48
2000
HOU HOU
33
124
251
68
2
3
1.82
3 Bronson Arroyo
B. Arroyo
46
2011
CIN CIN
32
108
227
45
6
5
2.40
4 Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
46
1987
MIN MIN
37
196
249
101
9
4
1.94
5 Lance Lynn
L. Lynn
44
2023
TOT
32
190
189
67
9
1
2.84
6 Jamie Moyer
J. Moyer
44
2004
SEA SEA
34
125
217
63
11
3
1.98
7 Eric Milton
E. Milton
43
2004
PHI PHI
34
161
196
75
1
6
2.15
8 Lucas Giolito
L. Giolito
41
2023
TOT
33
203
169
73
9
4
2.78
9 Mike Leake
M. Leake
41
2019
TOT
32
127
227
27
10
2
4.70
10 Dylan Bundy
D. Bundy
41
2018
BAL BAL
31
184
188
54
6
1
3.41
11 Rick Helling
R. Helling
41
1999
TEX TEX
35
131
228
85
6
5
1.54
12 Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
41
1979
ATL ATL
44
208
311
113
11
8
1.84
13 James Shields
J. Shields
40
2016
TOT
33
135
208
82
8
3
1.65
14 Eric Milton
E. Milton
40
2005
CIN CIN
34
123
237
52
7
2
2.37
15 Ramon Ortiz
R. Ortiz
40
2002
ANA ANA
32
162
188
68
5
0
2.38
16 Shawn Boskie
S. Boskie
40
1996
CAL CAL
37
133
226
67
13
7
1.99
17 Brad Radke
B. Radke
40
1996
MIN MIN
35
148
231
57
4
2
2.60
18 Bill Gullickson
B. Gullickson
40
1987
TOT
35
117
218
50
3
7
2.34
19 Jack Morris
J. Morris
40
1986
DET DET
35
223
229
82
0
7
2.72
20 Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
40
1979
TEX TEX
37
164
252
81
3
6
2.02
21 Jordan Lyles
J. Lyles
39
2023
KCR KCR
31
120
176
45
6
0
2.67
22 Matthew Boyd
M. Boyd
39
2019
DET DET
32
238
178
50
8
1
4.76
23 Ervin Santana
E. Santana
39
2012
LAA LAA
30
133
165
61
9
2
2.18
24 Braden Looper
B. Looper
39
2009
MIL MIL
34
100
226
64
5
6
1.56
25 Brian Anderson
B. Anderson
39
1998
ARI ARI
32
95
221
24
4
2
3.96
StatMuse has event-level data for home runs allowed and singles allowed going back to the 1974 season.
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MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
22
11
.667
Phillies Phillies
19
14
.576
3.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
21
13
.618
Reds Reds
18
16
.529
3.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
23
10
.697
Padres Padres
21
11
.656
1.5
AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
19
14
.576
Red Sox Red Sox
18
17
.514
2.0
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
21
13
.618
Guardians Guardians
19
14
.576
1.5
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
20
12
.625
Astros Astros
17
15
.531
3.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Fri
4/18
MIA MIA
@
PHI PHI
10-11
Fri
4/18
KCR KCR
@
DET DET
1-3
Fri
4/18
AZ AZ
@
CHC CHC
2-6
Fri
4/18
SEA SEA
@
TOR TOR
8-4
Fri
4/18
CLE CLE
@
PIT PIT
3-0

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
5/4
NYM NYM
@
STL STL
1:15 PM
Sun
5/4
KCR KCR
@
BAL BAL
1:35 PM
Sun
5/4
TBR TBR
@
NYY NYY
1:35 PM
Sun
5/4
MIN MIN
@
BOS BOS
1:35 PM
Sun
5/4
SDP SDP
@
PIT PIT
1:35 PM