most home runs in the first half of the season

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

Interpreted as:
most home runs by a player in the first half of the 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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.645
18
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.600
1.5
15
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.484
5.0
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.452
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5/4
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5/5
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NL EastWLPCTGB
22
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.688
15
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.484
6.5
15
17
.469
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12
19
.387
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10
21
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NL CentralWLPCTGB
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.645
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.438
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.419
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AL EastWLPCTGB
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.645
18
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.600
1.5
15
16
.484
5.0
14
17
.452
6.0
12
19
.387
8.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
16
16
.500
16
16
.500
14
17
.452
1.5
14
18
.438
2.0
12
19
.387
3.5
AL WestWLPCTGB
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.548
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.500
1.5
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.484
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.375
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