most home runs by a catcher before turning 30

Johnny Bench has smashed the most career home runs by a catcher younger than 30, with 259 homers.

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most home runs by a catcher before turning 30 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	259	1,346	4,976	737	1,330	261	18	931	575	15	850	51	29	5,639	2,404	538	5	68	94	122	.267	.341	.483	.824
2	Mike Piazza M. Piazza	194	786	2,979	490	985	135	3	612	316	12	475	11	11	3,326	1,708	332	0	19	68	84	.331	.395	.573	.968
3	Ivan Rodriguez I. Rodriguez	192	1,324	5,121	767	1,551	305	26	752	273	37	671	74	36	5,488	2,484	523	15	42	40	170	.303	.340	.485	.825
4	Lance Parrish L. Parrish	184	994	3,742	502	975	178	20	611	290	15	733	17	24	4,089	1,745	382	12	30	31	102	.261	.314	.466	.780
5	Yogi Berra Y. Berra	178	967	3,727	617	1,097	166	31	745	325	24	165	15	12	4,088	1,859	375	4	8	2	66	.294	.354	.499	.853
6	Brian McCann B. McCann	173	1,046	3,776	461	1,052	221	2	650	406	35	609	23	8	4,259	1,796	396	9	33	57	115	.279	.351	.476	.827
7	Gary Carter G. Carter	173	1,103	3,990	571	1,078	206	21	623	426	33	526	29	28	4,523	1,845	400	23	51	57	80	.270	.342	.462	.804
8	Javy Lopez J. Lopez	142	755	2,711	342	790	129	10	458	182	29	479	7	16	2,953	1,365	281	5	26	20	94	.291	.340	.504	.843
9	Bill Freehan B. Freehan	140	1,118	3,894	459	1,022	155	23	505	417	81	499	19	20	4,451	1,643	318	26	33	56	88	.262	.344	.422	.765
10	Del Crandall D. Crandall	137	992	3,339	408	840	134	13	469	290	14	350	17	11	3,713	1,411	284	46	24	62	105	.252	.312	.423	.735
11	Cal Raleigh C. Raleigh	135	568	1,991	281	440	88	2	339	248	15	630	20	3	2,270	937	225	0	16	17	25	.221	.310	.471	.780
12	Ted Simmons T. Simmons	133	1,251	4,672	593	1,410	268	32	749	502	21	353	8	26	5,257	2,141	433	7	55	121	157	.302	.368	.458	.826
13	Gary Sánchez G. Sánchez	130	544	1,932	285	439	81	2	340	218	32	574	5	2	2,195	914	213	0	13	9	45	.227	.314	.473	.787
14	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
15	Charles Johnson C. Johnson	127	812	2,702	339	682	137	4	404	327	18	694	3	6	3,078	1,208	268	14	17	19	85	.252	.335	.447	.782
16	Todd Hundley T. Hundley	125	777	2,521	341	614	120	7	399	294	21	596	10	8	2,872	1,123	252	16	20	53	48	.244	.325	.445	.771
17	Joe Torre J. Torre	120	831	3,034	398	911	131	20	461	293	26	403	10	17	3,376	1,442	271	6	17	38	110	.300	.365	.475	.840
18	Gabby Hartnett G. Hartnett	116	746	2,540	374	763	167	30	457	291	17	300	20		2,911	1,338	313	63				.300	.376	.527	.903
19	Carlton Fisk C. Fisk	114	682	2,446	403	700	117	23	376	269	33	397	39	19	2,777	1,205	254	9	20	20	54	.286	.362	.493	.855
20	Darrell Porter D. Porter	112	1,026	3,446	495	858	143	32	496	562	25	593	24	26	4,090	1,401	287	15	42	59	61	.249	.355	.407	.761
21	Matt Nokes M. Nokes	111	650	2,163	248	556	78	4	339	159	19	297	7	6	2,370	975	193	9	20	27	61	.257	.311	.451	.762
22	Benito Santiago B. Santiago	109	1,010	3,662	395	954	157	23	464	199	19	656	72	55	3,929	1,484	289	12	37	20	97	.261	.299	.405	.704
23	Mike Zunino M. Zunino	108	692	2,212	244	444	100	3	282	161	51	841	2	4	2,443	874	211	8	11	1	42	.201	.269	.395	.665
24	Yasmani Grandal Y. Grandal	105	627	2,083	274	507	103	4	307	325	10	559	5	6	2,436	933	212	2	16	7	61	.243	.346	.448	.794
25	Dave Duncan D. Duncan	102	791	2,538	249	540	71	3	317	218	13	602	4	12	2,804	923	176	17	18	19	60	.213	.277	.364	.640

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