Barry Bonds has hit the most home runs in a season before the month of June, with 28 home runs in 2001.
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MLB most homeruns by a player through month of may in a single season| NAME | HR | SEASON | TM | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
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| 1 |  | B. Bonds | 28 | 2001 | 49 | 159 | 41 | 49 | 10 | 0 | 52 | 44 | 4 | 39 | 5 | 1 | 208 | 143 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .308 | .466 | .899 | 1.366 | |
| 2 |  | M. McGwire | 27 | 1998 | 51 | 174 | 46 | 56 | 9 | 0 | 68 | 60 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 236 | 146 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | .322 | .492 | .839 | 1.331 | |
| 3 |  | A. Pujols | 25 | 2006 | 51 | 178 | 51 | 56 | 7 | 0 | 65 | 43 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 225 | 138 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | .315 | .449 | .775 | 1.224 | |
| 4 |  | K. Griffey Jr. | 24 | 1997 | 53 | 213 | 46 | 67 | 9 | 1 | 62 | 23 | 3 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 243 | 150 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | .315 | .383 | .704 | 1.087 | |
| 5 |  | C. Raleigh | 22 | 2025 | 57 | 208 | 38 | 55 | 10 | 0 | 44 | 37 | 3 | 67 | 6 | 1 | 249 | 131 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .264 | .382 | .630 | 1.011 | |
| 6 |  | S. Ohtani | 22 | 2025 | 56 | 225 | 63 | 67 | 9 | 4 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 65 | 11 | 4 | 263 | 150 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | .298 | .395 | .667 | 1.062 | |
| 7 | | K. Griffey Jr. | 22 | 1994 | 50 | 191 | 50 | 62 | 8 | 3 | 45 | 25 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 216 | 142 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | .325 | .403 | .743 | 1.146 | |
| 8 |  | A. Judge | 21 | 2025 | 57 | 216 | 54 | 86 | 15 | 2 | 50 | 38 | 2 | 55 | 4 | 2 | 257 | 168 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | .398 | .490 | .778 | 1.268 | |
| 9 |  | C. Yelich | 21 | 2019 | 51 | 183 | 44 | 56 | 7 | 1 | 45 | 34 | 3 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 222 | 128 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 4 | .306 | .419 | .699 | 1.118 | |
| 10 |  | J. Hamilton | 21 | 2012 | 47 | 182 | 39 | 67 | 9 | 0 | 57 | 19 | 1 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 207 | 139 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | .368 | .420 | .764 | 1.184 | |
| 11 | | M. McGwire | 21 | 2000 | 42 | 129 | 42 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 48 | 49 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 110 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | .318 | .503 | .853 | 1.355 | |
| 12 | | A. Belle | 21 | 1996 | 52 | 195 | 48 | 68 | 11 | 1 | 54 | 30 | 2 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 230 | 144 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | .349 | .435 | .738 | 1.173 | |
| 13 |  | K. Schwarber | 20 | 2026 | 45 | 169 | 32 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 35 | 30 | 4 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 203 | 109 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .237 | .365 | .645 | 1.010 | |
| 14 | | A. Judge | 20 | 2024 | 59 | 213 | 40 | 59 | 18 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 2 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 262 | 137 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | .277 | .405 | .643 | 1.048 | |
| 15 |  | P. Alonso | 20 | 2023 | 56 | 210 | 39 | 50 | 4 | 1 | 46 | 26 | 4 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 240 | 116 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .238 | .333 | .552 | .886 | |
| 16 |  | C. Bellinger | 20 | 2019 | 56 | 203 | 50 | 77 | 13 | 1 | 52 | 34 | 1 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 241 | 152 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | .379 | .465 | .749 | 1.213 | |
| 17 |  | N. Cruz | 20 | 2014 | 53 | 203 | 39 | 64 | 13 | 0 | 52 | 23 | 1 | 49 | 0 | 3 | 230 | 137 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | .315 | .383 | .675 | 1.057 | |
| 18 |  | J. Bautista | 20 | 2011 | 47 | 168 | 45 | 61 | 9 | 1 | 38 | 46 | 2 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 216 | 132 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .363 | .505 | .786 | 1.290 | |
| 19 | | A. Gonzalez | 20 | 2009 | 50 | 181 | 37 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 31 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 213 | 116 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | .287 | .394 | .641 | 1.035 | |
| 20 |  | J. Thome | 20 | 2006 | 51 | 180 | 43 | 53 | 6 | 0 | 49 | 42 | 3 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 227 | 119 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | .294 | .432 | .661 | 1.093 | |
| 21 | | L. Gonzalez | 20 | 2001 | 53 | 201 | 45 | 66 | 8 | 3 | 43 | 28 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 235 | 140 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | .328 | .426 | .697 | 1.122 | |
| 22 | | B. Bonds | 20 | 2000 | 43 | 156 | 47 | 51 | 9 | 1 | 39 | 31 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 189 | 122 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | .327 | .439 | .782 | 1.221 | |
| 23 | | K. Griffey Jr. | 20 | 1999 | 49 | 189 | 47 | 61 | 6 | 0 | 51 | 28 | 3 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 220 | 127 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | .323 | .418 | .672 | 1.090 | |
| 24 |  | A. Rodriguez | 20 | 1998 | 55 | 236 | 42 | 71 | 11 | 3 | 42 | 15 | 5 | 47 | 10 | 4 | 258 | 148 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .301 | .354 | .627 | .981 | |
| 25 | | T. Martinez | 20 | 1997 | 54 | 216 | 39 | 66 | 8 | 1 | 56 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 248 | 136 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | .306 | .375 | .630 | 1.005 | |
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29 | 14 | .674 | ||
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23 | 21 | .523 | ||
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