most career home runs by a designated hitter in the 1980s

Don Baylor launched the most home runs by a designated hitter in the 1980s, with 166 home runs.

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	NAME	HR	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	Don Baylor D. Baylor	166	1,060	3,726	556	943	167	8	615	370	149	545	39	28	4,298	1,624	341	4	49	44	93	.253	.340	.436	.776	574	87.8	.345	114	71.9
2	Andre Thornton A. Thornton	127	806	2,857	387	728	120	2	481	432	7	436	27	18	3,344	1,233	249	5	43	45	81	.255	.350	.432	.781	449	72.3	.346	113	49.1
3	Dave Kingman D. Kingman	100	449	1,702	204	406	58	1	303	139	11	359	8	6	1,883	766	159	2	29	17	40	.239	.296	.450	.746	223	8.9	.325	105	10.1
4	Ken Phelps K. Phelps	91	496	1,229	218	305	42	1	226	266	14	289	7	4	1,523	622	134	0	14	19	17	.248	.384	.506	.890	259	86	.390	141	74.3
5	Cliff Johnson C. Johnson	90	639	1,958	252	519	93	4	348	263	20	348	6	8	2,264	890	187	2	21	19	38	.265	.355	.455	.809	327	73	.360	123	59.1
6	Hal McRae H. McRae	85	889	3,027	384	882	198	25	492	269	28	350	19	17	3,361	1,385	308	6	31	32	82	.291	.351	.458	.809	478	101.2	.357	121	82.2
7	Greg Luzinski G. Luzinski	84	532	1,875	262	496	91	3	317	273	23	397	8	3	2,197	845	178	0	26	21	50	.265	.360	.451	.811	318	74.4	.362	124	60.8
8	Larry Parrish L. Parrish	74	401	1,427	178	365	58	3	246	129	8	379	6	3	1,578	651	135	0	14	16	34	.256	.318	.456	.774	205	20.8	.336	104	8.5
9	Reggie Jackson R. Jackson	72	506	1,677	217	369	57	6	231	232	14	493	11	8	1,933	654	135	1	9	23	32	.220	.318	.390	.708	216	-6.3	.316	95	-12.1
10	Brian Downing B. Downing	68	432	1,595	249	425	72	7	200	243	37	235	8	11	1,895	715	147	7	13	14	28	.266	.373	.448	.822	289	73.1	.366	130	67.8
11	Richie Zisk R. Zisk	68	450	1,593	181	457	69	3	218	146	4	285	2	5	1,754	736	140	1	10	15	41	.287	.346	.462	.808	249	55	.359	122	44.8
12	Mike Easler M. Easler	62	555	1,936	242	563	96	11	274	180	8	402	5	5	2,144	867	169	3	17	18	45	.291	.351	.448	.799	301	54.6	.352	116	40
13	Larry Sheets L. Sheets	52	463	1,422	156	356	56	3	190	117	13	238	4	8	1,566	574	111	2	12	19	46	.250	.311	.404	.714	175	0.8	.316	97	-5.2
14	Ron Kittle R. Kittle	51	250	760	94	184	26	0	131	61	12	211	4	2	849	363	77	0	16	3	14	.242	.303	.478	.780	111	12.9	.339	107	7.1
15	Harold Baines H. Baines	49	436	1,609	187	470	94	6	246	186	3	270	0	3	1,811	723	149	0	13	29	48	.292	.364	.449	.813	262	57.3	.357	122	47
16	Gorman Thomas G. Thomas	48	236	799	121	163	24	2	123	142	2	231	6	6	951	335	74	5	3	10	16	.204	.325	.419	.744	118	9.1	.331	102	1.8
17	Carl Yastrzemski C. Yastrzemski	48	446	1,541	176	410	81	3	231	206	4	145	0	4	1,762	641	132	1	10	21	44	.266	.352	.416	.768	231	35.9	.344	108	17.3
18	Steve Balboni S. Balboni	40	228	713	79	168	29	3	125	49	4	154	0	1	774	323	72	0	8	7	18	.236	.286	.453	.739	91	7.1	.325	101	1.1
19	Ken Singleton K. Singleton	38	418	1,431	151	359	55	6	197	222	3	236	0	3	1,672	540	99	4	12	26	66	.251	.350	.377	.727	200	12.4	.328	104	7.1
20	Dave Parker D. Parker	34	245	930	99	243	45	1	152	70	1	161	0	1	1,011	392	80	0	10	15	24	.261	.311	.422	.732	118	7.6	.323	107	8.3
21	Jorge Orta J. Orta	34	462	1,334	150	360	68	13	183	95	4	138	3	7	1,450	556	115	3	14	17	29	.270	.317	.417	.734	168	3.2	.322	96	-6.8
22	Jeff Burroughs J. Burroughs	34	378	948	109	251	38	6	140	144	0	199	1	6	1,106	403	78	1	13	5	33	.265	.357	.425	.783	152	27.6	.351	120	25.9
23	Oscar Gamble O. Gamble	32	232	589	86	139	28	2	104	117	5	87	7	3	717	267	62	0	6	5	6	.236	.364	.453	.817	107	26	.365	127	22.6
24	Otto Velez O. Velez	32	222	674	91	159	22	5	96	125	5	167	1	3	812	287	59	2	6	11	14	.236	.357	.426	.783	111	21.5	.353	115	13.9
25	Jim Dwyer J. Dwyer	28	342	730	116	203	33	2	107	114	4	131	6	3	857	324	63	1	8	10	13	.278	.375	.444	.819	127	29	.362	124	24.3

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