mlb single player home run record in a single season before 2025

Before 2025, Barry Bonds launched the most homers in a season, with 73 home runs in 2001.

	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	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Barry Bonds B. Bonds	73	2001	SFG	153	476	129	156	32	2	137	177	9	93	13	3	664	411	107	0	2	35	5	.328	.515	.863	1.379	200	117.7	.537	234	116.6
2	Mark McGwire M. McGwire	70	1998	STL	155	509	130	152	21	0	147	162	6	155	1	0	681	383	91	0	4	28	8	.299	.470	.752	1.222	176	91.7	.492	205	90.7
3	Sammy Sosa S. Sosa	66	1998	CHC	159	643	134	198	20	0	158	73	1	171	18	9	722	416	86	0	5	14	20	.308	.377	.647	1.024	146	56.6	.425	159	53.7
4	Mark McGwire M. McGwire	65	1999	STL	153	521	118	145	21	1	147	133	2	141	0	0	661	363	87	0	5	21	12	.278	.424	.697	1.120	150	64.2	.453	169	61.5
5	Sammy Sosa S. Sosa	64	2001	CHC	160	577	146	189	34	5	160	116	6	153	0	2	711	425	103	0	12	37	6	.328	.437	.737	1.174	171	82.7	.465	186	79.8
6	Sammy Sosa S. Sosa	63	1999	CHC	162	625	114	180	24	2	141	78	3	171	7	8	712	397	89	0	6	8	17	.288	.367	.635	1.002	138	45.2	.414	143	41.3
7	Aaron Judge A. Judge	62	2022	NYY	157	570	133	177	28	0	131	111	6	175	16	3	692	391	90	0	5	19	14	.311	.425	.686	1.111	161	81.6	.458	208	84.5
8	Roger Maris R. Maris	61	1961	NYY	161	590	132	159	16	4	141	94	7	67	0	0	698	366	81	0	7	0	16	.269	.372	.620	.993	138	55.9	.424	162	55.1
9	Babe Ruth B. Ruth	60	1927	NYY	151	540	158	192	29	8	165	137	0	89	7	6	691	417	97	14				.356	.486	.772	1.258	195	109.9	.545	212	104.8
10	Giancarlo Stanton G. Stanton	59	2017	MIA	159	597	123	168	32	0	132	85	7	163	2	2	692	377	91	0	3	13	13	.281	.376	.631	1.007	137	52.3	.410	158	51.9
11	Babe Ruth B. Ruth	59	1921	NYY	152	540	177	204	44	16	168	145	4	81	17	13	693	457	119	4				.378	.512	.846	1.359	214	127.8	.575	224	118.7
12	Aaron Judge A. Judge	58	2024	NYY	158	559	122	180	36	1	144	133	9	171	10	0	703	392	95	0	2	20	22	.322	.458	.701	1.159	176	93.7	.476	220	96.3
13	Ryan Howard R. Howard	58	2006	PHI	159	581	104	182	25	1	149	108	9	181	0	0	704	383	84	0	6	37	7	.313	.425	.659	1.084	151	63	.436	162	57.5
14	Mark McGwire M. McGwire	58	1997	TOT	156	540	86	148	27	0	123	101	9	159	3	0	657	349	85	0	7	16	9	.274	.393	.646	1.039	134	52.9	.429	161	51.4
15	Hank Greenberg H. Greenberg	58	1938	DET	155	556	143	175	23	4	147	119	3	92	7	5	681	380	85	3				.315	.438	.683	1.122	166	80.3	.489	162	62
16	Jimmie Foxx J. Foxx	58	1932	PHA	154	585	151	213	33	9	169	116	0	96	3	7	701	438	100	0				.364	.469	.749	1.218	193	105.6	.522	198	95.8
17	Alex Rodriguez A. Rodriguez	57	2002	TEX	162	624	125	187	27	2	142	87	10	122	9	4	725	389	86	0	4	12	14	.300	.392	.623	1.015	146	58.9	.424	158	51.5
18	Luis Gonzalez L. Gonzalez	57	2001	ARI	162	609	128	198	36	7	142	100	14	83	1	1	728	419	100	0	5	24	14	.325	.429	.688	1.117	168	77.8	.454	173	69.4
19	Ken Griffey Jr. K. Griffey Jr.	56	1998	SEA	161	633	120	180	33	3	146	76	7	121	20	5	720	387	92	0	4	11	14	.284	.365	.611	.977	135	46	.408	145	41.8
20	Ken Griffey Jr. K. Griffey Jr.	56	1997	SEA	157	608	125	185	34	3	147	76	8	121	15	4	704	393	93	0	12	23	12	.304	.382	.646	1.028	139	52.2	.421	155	49
21	Hack Wilson H. Wilson	56	1930	CHC	155	585	146	208	35	6	191	105	1	84	3		709	423	97	18				.356	.454	.723	1.177	189	89	.497	171	78.9
22	Shohei Ohtani S. Ohtani	54	2024	LAD	159	636	134	197	38	7	130	81	6	162	59	4	728	411	99	0	5	10	7	.310	.390	.646	1.036	156	70.5	.431	180	69.5
23	Matt Olson M. Olson	54	2023	ATL	162	608	127	172	27	3	139	104	4	167	1	0	720	367	84	0	4	8	13	.283	.389	.604	.993	144	56.4	.413	161	54.1
24	Jose Bautista J. Bautista	54	2010	TOR	161	569	109	148	35	3	124	100	10	116	9	2	683	351	92	0	4	2	10	.260	.378	.617	.995	134	55.1	.422	165	52.4
25	Alex Rodriguez A. Rodriguez	54	2007	NYY	158	583	143	183	31	0	156	95	21	120	24	4	708	376	85	0	9	11	15	.314	.422	.645	1.067	155	67.5	.445	175	66.2

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ERA

3.08

Ray

Team Rankings

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24th

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	75	51	.595
Padres	67	59	.532	8.0
Diamondbacks	66	60	.524	9.0
Giants	51	73	.411	23.0
Rockies	50	75	.400	24.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 8/18	SFG	@	CLE	6:40 PM
Wed 8/19	SFG	@	CLE	6:40 PM
Thu 8/20	SFG	@	CLE	1:10 PM
Fri 8/21	SFG	@	BOS	7:10 PM
Sat 8/22	SFG	@	BOS	7:15 PM

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Final

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51 - 73

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MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

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Schwarber

36

Alvarez

36

Olson

RBI Leaders

92

Burleson

91

Stewart

91

Abrams

Batting Average Leaders

.321

Alvarez

.314

Arraez

.310

Lopez

Hit Leaders

152

Lopez

150

Arraez

143

Alvarez

Run Leaders

100

Wood

89

Crow-Armstrong

88

Olson

OBP Leaders

.435

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

.393

Wood

SLG Leaders

.619

Alvarez

.556

Ohtani

.552

Olson

SB Leaders

40

Nuñez

35

Simpson

33

Witt

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

16

Sánchez

15

Gray

14

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

210

Misiorowski

201

Cease

190

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.75

Misiorowski

2.16

Sale

2.19

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WHIP Leaders

0.75

Misiorowski

0.89

Yamamoto

0.91

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.60

Misiorowski

13.14

Cease

11.48

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.77

Misiorowski

5.78

Rasmussen

5.71

Sale

Walk Leaders

20

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Rasmussen

28

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FanDuel Points Leaders

2,133.2

Ohtani

1,766.8

Crow-Armstrong

1,683.4

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,493.6

Ohtani

1,343

Crow-Armstrong

1,262

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MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

74-50

73-53

70-54

70-56

69-57

Worst Record ATS

47-78

50-76

52-74

54-71

57-68

58-68

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	74	51	.592
Phillies	68	58	.540	6.5
Marlins	64	62	.508	10.5
Nationals	60	66	.476	14.5
Mets	57	69	.452	17.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	77	48	.616
Cubs	73	53	.579	4.5
Cardinals	64	62	.508	13.5
Pirates	61	66	.480	17.0
Reds	60	65	.480	17.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	75	51	.595
Padres	67	59	.532	8.0
Diamondbacks	66	60	.524	9.0
Giants	51	73	.411	23.0
Rockies	50	75	.400	24.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	75	49	.605
Yankees	69	55	.556	6.0
Red Sox	67	58	.536	8.5
Orioles	61	64	.488	14.5
Blue Jays	61	65	.484	15.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	65	59	.524
Tigers	61	64	.488	4.5
Twins	61	65	.484	5.0
Guardians	60	65	.480	5.5
Royals	52	74	.413	14.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	63	62	.504
Rangers	61	64	.488	2.0
Mariners	59	66	.472	4.0
Athletics	49	76	.392	14.0
Angels	49	76	.392	14.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 8/2	AZ	@	CLE	0-5
Sun 8/2	KCR	@	COL	1-8
Mon 8/3	WSH	@	PHI	3-6
Mon 8/3	STL	@	NYY	13-7
Mon 8/3	PIT	@	MIL	4-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 8/18	NYY	@	BAL	6:35 PM
Tue 8/18	SFG	@	CLE	6:40 PM
Tue 8/18	DET	@	PIT	6:40 PM
Tue 8/18	TOR	@	TBR	6:40 PM
Tue 8/18	STL	@	CIN	6:40 PM

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