most seasons with 30 hr by a player in the al before 2017

Before 2017, Alex Rodriguez played the most seasons in the AL with 30+ home runs, with 15 seasons.

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most seasons with 30 or more hr by a player in the al before 2017

	NAME	SEAS	HR	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	Alex Rodriguez A. Rodriguez	15	618	2,248	8,566	1,721	2,583	450	25	1,812	1,153	153	1,820	269	64	9,980	4,937	1,093	10	98	91	212	.302	.390	.576	.966	1890	663.9	.409	149	615.7
2	Babe Ruth B. Ruth	13	612	1,861	6,493	1,820	2,309	395	100	1,827	1,689	31	991	107		8,301	4,740	1,107	88				.356	.491	.730	1.221	2273	1,242.2	.531	206	1,188.1
3	Jimmie Foxx J. Foxx	12	484	1,763	6,527	1,473	2,181	369	100	1,640	1,219	9	1,033	78		7,808	4,202	953	53			35	.334	.440	.644	1.083	1835	847.8	.476	166	717.6
4	Manny Ramirez M. Ramirez	11	425	1,554	5,671	1,103	1,795	375	16	1,363	931	71	1,256	28	26	6,741	3,477	816	2	66	145	164	.317	.415	.613	1.028	1396	553.5	.429	158	506.5
5	David Ortiz D. Ortiz	10	380	1,458	5,357	904	1,575	393	13	1,186	855	22	1,069	11	3	6,292	3,134	786	0	58	154	151	.294	.390	.585	.975	1176	433.5	.406	151	387.4
6	Jim Thome J. Thome	10	390	1,450	4,923	1,004	1,397	265	13	1,054	1,103	46	1,522	7	7	6,118	2,858	668	0	46	106	88	.284	.416	.581	.997	1220	453.5	.420	152	413.4
7	Rafael Palmeiro R. Palmeiro	10	410	1,570	5,847	1,003	1,673	317	15	1,190	865	47	853	58	19	6,826	3,250	742	2	65	118	109	.286	.379	.556	.935	1210	358.1	.394	135	312.1
8	Harmon Killebrew H. Killebrew	10	434	1,526	5,371	940	1,436	200	17	1,116	1,046	38	1,090	15	13	6,504	2,972	651	0	49	101	150	.267	.387	.553	.941	1189	475.2	.408	154	408.4
9	Lou Gehrig L. Gehrig	10	400	1,541	5,788	1,416	2,012	380	113	1,543	1,147	33	515	80		7,026	3,818	893	58				.348	.458	.660	1.118	1737	845.2	.491	182	801.1
10	Frank Thomas F. Thomas	9	350	1,305	4,651	917	1,476	279	3	1,070	1,006	42	730	13	14	5,766	2,811	632	0	67	137	136	.317	.438	.604	1.042	1232	518.9	.439	168	504.2
11	Mickey Mantle M. Mantle	9	355	1,307	4,467	1,043	1,401	192	42	917	1,051	11	934	114	18	5,565	2,742	589	7	29	96	57	.314	.443	.614	1.057	1218	584.6	.454	184	571.3
12	Jason Giambi J. Giambi	8	297	1,198	4,021	783	1,178	229	6	905	903	122	863	13	5	5,098	2,310	532	0	52	71	87	.293	.432	.574	1.007	1046	411.9	.427	162	403.9
13	Carlos Delgado C. Delgado	8	299	1,203	4,298	797	1,238	310	9	931	737	110	1,031	8	6	5,195	2,463	618	0	50	122	74	.288	.401	.573	.974	984	334.9	.408	145	304.4
14	Albert Belle A. Belle	8	322	1,204	4,592	820	1,386	313	14	1,001	593	44	733	83	33	5,296	2,693	649	3	64	78	147	.302	.382	.586	.969	998	345.9	.409	147	321.7
15	Mark McGwire M. McGwire	8	320	1,083	3,693	659	988	163	5	808	692	47	850	6	5	4,487	2,121	488	2	53	67	99	.268	.385	.574	.959	840	317.1	.410	157	316.8
16	Jose Canseco J. Canseco	8	298	1,134	4,335	745	1,156	207	10	869	535	52	1,178	162	67	4,971	2,277	515	1	48	44	109	.267	.351	.525	.876	800	211.2	.378	134	204
17	Ted Williams T. Williams	8	285	1,183	4,102	1,029	1,439	283	44	1,011	1,142	20	369	9	2	5,270	2,665	612	4	2	33	97	.351	.494	.650	1.144	1309	707.5	.510	197	626.9
18	Miguel Cabrera M. Cabrera	7	265	1,098	4,119	707	1,341	260	5	845	552	26	725	19	7	4,733	2,406	530	0	36	125	152	.326	.405	.584	.990	913	366.2	.416	161	342.2
19	Mark Teixeira M. Teixeira	7	256	1,050	4,008	675	1,102	247	10	786	538	67	800	18	3	4,647	2,137	513	0	34	53	88	.275	.367	.533	.901	776	224.3	.383	133	186.5
20	Paul Konerko P. Konerko	7	249	1,070	3,926	600	1,136	200	1	735	491	44	710	4	3	4,506	2,085	450	0	45	57	118	.289	.371	.531	.902	754	210.4	.383	133	180.5
21	Juan Gonzalez J. Gonzalez	7	297	1,000	3,894	679	1,195	234	12	927	288	40	756	12	6	4,283	2,344	543	0	61	48	98	.307	.356	.602	.958	782	257.6	.402	142	227.1
22	Reggie Jackson R. Jackson	7	259	1,052	3,817	679	1,066	210	18	741	562	35	954	90	41	4,445	2,089	487	1	30	72	58	.279	.374	.547	.922	778	289.5	.403	156	287.6
23	Rocky Colavito R. Colavito	7	264	1,077	3,937	613	1,058	172	10	737	576	20	535	14	15	4,568	2,042	446	5	30	35	119	.269	.362	.519	.881	757	243.6	.384	137	205
24	Joe DiMaggio J. DiMaggio	7	240	979	3,850	827	1,305	229	75	968	459	27	184	18		4,344	2,404	544	8			67	.339	.413	.624	1.037	944	413.8	.460	161	365.3
25	Mo Vaughn M. Vaughn	6	227	896	3,459	570	1,057	163	6	705	443	73	910	17	6	4,001	1,913	396	0	26	84	82	.306	.393	.553	.946	731	222.7	.401	136	190.4