most home runs in the first half of a season

Aaron Judge has crushed the most homers in the 1st inning in a season, with 20 homers in 2025.

Interpreted as:
most home runs by a player in the first half of a season
NAMEHRSEASONTMGABH2B3BRBIBBHBPSOPATBXBHSHSFIBBAVGOBPSLGOPS
1Aaron Judge
A. Judge
20
2025
151
124
45
7
1
30
24
3
44
151
114
28
0
0
1
.363
.477
.919
1.396
2Aaron Judge
A. Judge
18
2024
158
128
46
7
0
35
26
2
44
158
107
25
0
1
0
.359
.471
.836
1.307
3Alex Rodriguez
A. Rodriguez
18
2001
162
143
53
10
0
40
15
3
38
162
117
28
0
1
0
.371
.438
.818
1.256
4Mark McGwire
M. McGwire
17
1999
150
128
32
6
0
34
20
1
37
150
89
23
0
1
0
.250
.353
.695
1.049
5Sammy Sosa
S. Sosa
16
2001
154
126
38
7
0
34
25
1
34
154
93
23
0
2
0
.302
.416
.738
1.154
6Kyle Schwarber
K. Schwarber
15
2024
149
129
35
2
0
15
20
1
35
150
82
17
0
0
0
.271
.373
.636
1.009
7Eugenio Suárez
E. Suárez
15
2019
144
129
44
4
1
27
14
1
43
144
95
20
0
0
0
.341
.410
.736
1.146
8Josh Donaldson
J. Donaldson
15
2017
112
100
28
6
0
23
11
1
26
112
79
21
0
0
0
.280
.357
.790
1.147
9Frank Thomas
F. Thomas
15
1993
153
120
42
7
0
35
29
0
14
153
94
22
0
4
2
.350
.464
.783
1.247
10Cal Raleigh
C. Raleigh
14
2025
148
119
31
6
0
26
25
4
42
148
79
20
0
0
0
.261
.405
.664
1.069
11Julio Rodríguez
J. Rodríguez
14
2025
159
149
38
5
0
23
8
3
31
160
85
19
0
0
0
.255
.306
.570
.877
12Shohei Ohtani
S. Ohtani
14
2025
158
144
43
7
2
16
16
0
50
160
96
23
0
0
0
.299
.369
.667
1.035
13Kyle Schwarber
K. Schwarber
14
2023
143
116
27
6
0
19
28
0
37
144
75
20
0
0
0
.233
.382
.647
1.028
14Giancarlo Stanton
G. Stanton
14
2017
139
115
30
5
0
28
22
2
34
139
77
19
0
0
0
.261
.388
.670
1.058
15Albert Pujols
A. Pujols
14
2003
145
134
48
14
0
35
7
2
17
145
104
28
0
2
0
.358
.393
.776
1.169
16Ken Griffey Jr.
K. Griffey Jr.
14
1997
157
131
37
8
0
31
21
0
32
157
87
22
0
5
0
.282
.369
.664
1.034
17Gary Sheffield
G. Sheffield
14
1996
139
101
30
7
0
38
36
1
13
139
79
21
0
1
2
.297
.482
.782
1.264
18Jim Rice
J. Rice
14
1978
163
149
55
6
5
43
13
0
29
163
113
25
0
1
0
.369
.417
.758
1.176
19Byron Buxton
B. Buxton
13
2025
125
117
31
2
2
14
7
1
33
125
76
17
0
0
0
.265
.312
.650
.962
20Ketel Marte
K. Marte
13
2024
127
114
41
10
0
19
12
2
19
128
90
23
0
0
0
.360
.430
.789
1.219
21Austin Riley
A. Riley
13
2023
158
144
49
7
1
34
9
2
39
158
97
21
0
3
0
.340
.380
.674
1.053
22Kyle Schwarber
K. Schwarber
13
2021
TOT
71
63
22
3
0
15
7
1
22
71
64
16
0
0
0
.349
.423
1.016
1.438
23Nolan Arenado
N. Arenado
13
2018
139
118
35
6
1
34
16
1
25
139
82
20
0
4
0
.297
.374
.695
1.069
24Paul Goldschmidt
P. Goldschmidt
13
2018
146
123
41
6
1
22
22
1
37
147
88
20
0
0
1
.333
.438
.715
1.154
25José Ramírez
J. Ramírez
13
2018
157
137
31
3
0
35
15
2
21
157
73
16
0
3
0
.226
.306
.533
.839
StatMuse has event-level data for home runs going back to the 1974 season.
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