most career mlb leadoff home runs first pitch

Rickey Henderson has smashed the most career homers when leading off a game, with 81 home runs.

Interpreted as:
most career MLB leadoff home runs by a player first pitch
NAMEHRGABH2B3BRBIBBHBPSOPATBXBHSHSFIBBAVGOBPSLGOPS
1Rickey Henderson
R. Henderson
81
2,875
2,462
680
117
17
81
394
19
408
2,875
1,074
215
0
0
0
.276
.380
.436
.816
2George Springer
G. Springer
65
1,109
1,000
284
40
5
65
92
14
234
1,109
529
110
0
0
0
.284
.353
.529
.882
3Alfonso Soriano
A. Soriano
54
768
723
224
58
2
54
33
12
141
768
448
114
0
0
0
.310
.350
.620
.970
4Craig Biggio
C. Biggio
53
1,560
1,407
400
106
9
53
114
39
233
1,560
683
168
0
0
0
.284
.354
.485
.840
5Mookie Betts
M. Betts
52
1,082
987
282
69
9
52
88
7
181
1,082
525
130
0
0
1
.286
.348
.532
.880
6Ian Kinsler
I. Kinsler
48
1,129
1,034
240
50
7
48
79
16
158
1,129
448
105
0
0
0
.232
.297
.433
.730
7Curtis Granderson
C. Granderson
47
986
890
223
39
12
47
89
7
220
986
427
98
0
0
0
.251
.324
.480
.803
8Kyle Schwarber
K. Schwarber
46
535
467
113
17
1
46
65
3
148
535
270
64
0
0
0
.242
.338
.578
.916
9Jimmy Rollins
J. Rollins
46
1,507
1,438
386
91
10
46
65
4
179
1,507
635
147
0
0
0
.268
.302
.442
.744
10Brady Anderson
B. Anderson
44
1,294
1,139
298
63
10
44
132
23
196
1,294
513
117
0
0
0
.262
.350
.450
.800
11Jose Altuve
J. Altuve
42
950
876
281
55
3
42
65
9
131
950
468
100
0
0
0
.321
.374
.534
.908
12Charlie Blackmon
C. Blackmon
42
1,011
945
274
54
10
42
55
11
215
1,011
474
106
0
0
0
.290
.336
.502
.838
13Ronald Acuña Jr.
R. Acuña Jr.
39
729
652
190
34
3
39
66
11
162
729
347
76
0
0
0
.291
.366
.532
.898
14Ichiro Suzuki
I. Suzuki
37
1,822
1,750
544
80
16
37
65
7
182
1,822
767
133
0
0
0
.311
.338
.438
.776
15Shin-Soo Choo
S. Choo
36
730
634
203
43
4
36
75
21
134
730
362
83
0
0
0
.320
.410
.571
.981
16Ray Durham
R. Durham
34
975
888
269
55
14
34
81
6
147
975
454
103
0
0
0
.303
.365
.511
.876
17Devon White
D. White
34
960
899
251
51
11
34
46
15
173
960
426
96
0
0
0
.279
.325
.474
.799
18Paul Molitor
P. Molitor
33
1,570
1,451
423
78
19
33
111
8
188
1,570
638
130
0
0
0
.292
.345
.440
.785
19Francisco Lindor
F. Lindor
32
645
579
167
38
2
32
58
8
116
645
305
72
0
0
0
.288
.361
.527
.888
20Marcus Semien
M. Semien
31
851
774
172
37
2
31
72
5
159
851
306
70
0
0
0
.222
.293
.395
.688
21Chuck Knoblauch
C. Knoblauch
31
1,289
1,127
309
51
9
31
139
23
152
1,289
471
91
0
0
0
.274
.365
.418
.783
22Shohei Ohtani
S. Ohtani
30
375
335
98
17
4
30
38
1
103
375
213
51
0
0
0
.293
.366
.636
1.002
23Rafael Furcal
R. Furcal
30
1,389
1,301
363
54
13
30
85
2
181
1,389
533
97
0
0
0
.279
.324
.410
.734
24Tony Phillips
T. Phillips
30
1,381
1,187
317
56
7
30
190
4
249
1,381
477
93
0
0
0
.267
.370
.402
.772
25Joc Pederson
J. Pederson
29
371
333
79
11
3
29
31
7
117
371
183
43
0
0
0
.237
.315
.550
.865
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