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Frank Robinson has launched the most home runs by a rookie Hall of Famer, with 38 homers in 1956.

	NAME	HR	HOF	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	Frank Robinson F. Robinson	38	1982	1956	CIN	152	572	122	166	27	6	83	64	20	95	8	4	668	319	71	8	4	7	14	.290	.379	.558	.936	120	42.9	.407	145	36.4
2	Mike Piazza M. Piazza	35	2016	1993	LAD	149	547	81	174	24	2	112	46	3	86	3	4	602	307	61	0	6	6	10	.318	.370	.561	.932	108	36.3	.401	150	37.5
3	Tony Oliva T. Oliva	32	2022	1964	MIN	161	672	109	217	43	9	94	34	6	68	12	6	718	374	84	3	3	8	9	.323	.359	.557	.916	126	49.1	.397	148	40.3
4	Ted Williams T. Williams	31	1966	1939	BSA	149	565	131	185	44	11	145	107	2	64	2	1	677	344	86	3			10	.327	.436	.609	1.045	150	66.1	.464	156	53.1
5	Reggie Jackson R. Jackson	29	1993	1968	OAK	154	553	82	138	13	6	74	50	5	171	14	4	614	250	48	4	2	5	3	.250	.316	.452	.768	81	24.5	.350	137	22.6
6	Dick Allen D. Allen	29	2025	1964	PHI	162	632	125	201	38	13	91	67	0	138	3	4	708	352	80	6	3	13	8	.318	.382	.557	.939	128	52.3	.405	162	49.5
7	Joe DiMaggio J. DiMaggio	29	1955	1936	NYY	138	637	132	206	44	15	125	24	4	39	4	0	668	367	88	3				.323	.352	.576	.928	121	33.1	.409	122	22.2
8	Cal Ripken Jr. C. Ripken Jr.	28	2007	1982	BAL	160	598	90	158	32	5	93	46	3	95	3	3	655	284	65	2	6	3	16	.264	.317	.475	.792	88	14.7	.347	116	12.2
9	Eddie Murray E. Murray	27	2003	1977	BAL	160	611	81	173	29	2	88	48	1	104	0	1	666	287	58	0	6	6	22	.283	.333	.470	.803	91	13.8	.350	123	17.9
10	Todd Helton T. Helton	25	2024	1998	COL	152	530	78	167	37	1	97	53	6	54	3	3	595	281	63	1	5	5	15	.315	.380	.530	.911	103	29.7	.391	114	10.4
11	Billy Williams B. Williams	25	1987	1961	CHC	146	529	75	147	20	7	86	45	5	70	6	0	584	256	52	1	4	11	11	.278	.338	.484	.822	83	14.1	.354	111	7.9
12	Orlando Cepeda O. Cepeda	25	1999	1958	SFG	148	603	88	188	38	4	96	29	3	84	15	11	644	309	67	0	9	7	18	.312	.342	.512	.854	97	24.5	.369	123	18.2
13	Eddie Mathews E. Mathews	25	1978	1952	BSN	145	528	80	128	23	5	58	59	1	115	6	4	593	236	53	5			9	.242	.320	.447	.767	76	11.4	.353	114	9.7
14	Joe Gordon J. Gordon	25	2009	1938	NYY	127	458	83	117	24	7	97	56	3	72	11	3	520	230	56	3				.255	.340	.502	.843	80	14.6	.378	108	5.9
15	Chipper Jones C. Jones	23	2018	1995	ATL	140	524	87	139	22	3	86	73	0	99	8	4	602	236	48	1	4	1	10	.265	.353	.450	.803	86	10.7	.354	112	9
16	Ralph Kiner R. Kiner	23	1975	1946	PIT	144	502	63	124	17	3	81	74	1	109	3		579	216	43	2			15	.247	.345	.430	.775	77	15.9	.366	116	10.2
17	Jim Rice J. Rice	22	2009	1975	BOS	144	564	92	174	29	4	102	36	4	122	10	5	613	277	55	1	8	7	19	.309	.350	.491	.841	92	24.6	.375	126	17.9
18	Carlton Fisk C. Fisk	22	2000	1972	BOS	131	457	74	134	28	9	61	52	4	83	5	2	514	246	59	1	0	6	11	.293	.370	.538	.909	88	37.6	.407	165	33.4
19	Scott Rolen S. Rolen	21	2023	1997	PHI	156	561	93	159	35	3	92	76	13	138	16	6	657	263	59	0	7	4	6	.283	.377	.469	.846	102	21.2	.371	121	17.1
20	Fred McGriff F. McGriff	20	2023	1987	TOR	107	295	58	73	16	0	43	60	1	104	3	2	356	149	36	0	0	4	3	.247	.376	.505	.881	60	16.1	.380	131	14
21	Willie Mays W. Mays	20	1979	1951	NYG	121	464	59	127	22	5	68	57	2	60	7	4	524	219	47	1			11	.274	.356	.472	.828	78	16.8	.378	120	12.9
22	Lou Gehrig L. Gehrig	20	1939	1925	NYY	126	437	73	129	23	10	68	46	2	49	6	3	497	232	53	12				.295	.365	.531	.896	84	18.9	.399	122	15.1
23	Larry Walker L. Walker	19	2021	1990	MON	133	419	59	101	18	3	51	49	5	112	21	7	478	182	40	3	2	5	8	.241	.326	.434	.761	61	7.3	.339	109	5.1
24	Andre Dawson A. Dawson	19	2010	1977	MON	139	525	64	148	26	9	65	34	2	93	21	7	566	249	54	1	4	4	6	.282	.326	.474	.800	77	10.7	.347	113	9.2
25	Ernie Banks E. Banks	19	1977	1954	CHC	154	593	70	163	19	7	79	40	7	50	6	10	649	253	45	5	4		11	.275	.326	.427	.753	78	4.6	.342	93	-6

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