most home runs by a catcher before turning 29

Johnny Bench has hit the most career home runs by a catcher younger than 29, with 229 homers.

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most home runs by a catcher before turning 29 years old

	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
1	Johnny Bench J. Bench	229	1,214	4,513	672	1,201	228	16	828	526	14	761	49	26	5,120	2,148	473	5	62	87	113	.266	.340	.476	.816
2	Ivan Rodriguez I. Rodriguez	168	1,219	4,701	702	1,422	282	24	689	250	33	603	65	33	5,040	2,256	474	15	41	37	158	.302	.339	.480	.819
3	Mike Piazza M. Piazza	160	643	2,423	402	802	104	2	498	265	10	398	9	11	2,713	1,390	266	0	15	58	69	.331	.397	.574	.971
4	Yogi Berra Y. Berra	158	819	3,148	524	920	137	25	622	264	22	137	15	11	3,439	1,581	320	3	2		57	.292	.351	.502	.853
5	Gary Carter G. Carter	156	959	3,453	506	930	168	18	545	373	25	470	28	26	3,916	1,602	342	21	44	50	67	.269	.341	.464	.805
6	Brian McCann B. McCann	155	954	3,439	420	965	208	2	595	368	30	550	23	7	3,877	1,642	365	9	31	54	106	.281	.352	.477	.830
7	Lance Parrish L. Parrish	154	871	3,277	432	854	159	18	520	240	11	635	16	22	3,563	1,511	331	8	27	27	94	.261	.311	.461	.772
8	Cal Raleigh C. Raleigh	130	538	1,874	271	424	85	2	325	233	15	588	18	3	2,136	903	217	0	14	17	23	.226	.315	.482	.796
9	Salvador Perez S. Perez	127	873	3,291	354	877	167	10	470	122	36	541	4	1	3,477	1,445	304	0	28	17	124	.266	.298	.439	.737
10	Todd Hundley T. Hundley	120	742	2,390	328	582	113	7	383	280	20	563	10	8	2,723	1,069	240	15	18	51	47	.244	.326	.447	.773
11	Gary Sánchez G. Sánchez	119	453	1,640	258	380	67	2	300	191	29	485	3	2	1,868	808	188	0	8	9	37	.232	.321	.493	.814
12	Bill Freehan B. Freehan	119	974	3,383	403	880	129	19	434	363	72	451	17	13	3,870	1,404	267	23	29	47	75	.260	.342	.415	.757
13	Javy Lopez J. Lopez	118	623	2,232	282	652	108	9	369	147	25	400	7	16	2,430	1,132	235	5	21	17	74	.292	.340	.507	.847
14	Del Crandall D. Crandall	116	846	2,825	343	707	115	11	397	244	11	303	12	10	3,136	1,192	242	37	19	54	81	.250	.310	.422	.732
15	Joe Torre J. Torre	112	764	2,781	361	828	118	17	420	255	26	366	9	15	3,084	1,316	247	6	16	33	98	.298	.360	.473	.834
16	Ted Simmons T. Simmons	108	1,144	4,299	533	1,297	242	32	665	439	18	326	8	25	4,812	1,927	382	7	49	101	146	.302	.365	.448	.813
17	Matt Nokes M. Nokes	106	595	1,995	231	515	72	4	318	147	18	278	7	6	2,187	913	182	9	18	25	57	.258	.312	.458	.770
18	Darrell Porter D. Porter	106	974	3,278	473	819	133	30	466	526	24	562	23	24	3,882	1,330	269	15	39	53	58	.250	.354	.406	.760
19	Mike Zunino M. Zunino	104	664	2,137	236	433	96	3	272	155	48	804	2	4	2,359	847	203	8	11	1	42	.203	.271	.396	.667
20	Charles Johnson C. Johnson	99	685	2,267	273	554	105	4	303	274	14	567	2	6	2,583	964	208	14	14	17	78	.244	.328	.425	.753
21	Shea Langeliers S. Langeliers	98	448	1,643	215	391	82	7	256	132	15	445	16	6	1,804	781	187	0	14	5	38	.238	.298	.475	.774
22	Benito Santiago B. Santiago	98	913	3,328	360	862	143	21	423	175	18	601	71	53	3,564	1,341	262	10	33	19	86	.259	.297	.403	.700
23	Gus Triandos G. Triandos	93	455	1,550	180	394	48	1	285	184	9	232	0	0	1,769	723	142	10	16	16	61	.254	.334	.466	.800
24	Dave Duncan D. Duncan	90	691	2,220	215	473	64	2	274	199	12	519	4	12	2,464	811	156	17	16	19	51	.213	.280	.365	.645
25	Frankie Hayes F. Hayes	89	899	3,024	399	806	154	19	442	385	9	434	24		3,444	1,265	262	26			57	.267	.351	.418	.769

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