Before 2000, Mark McGwire and Babe Ruth were tied for playing the most seasons with 50+ home runs, with 4 seasons.
Interpreted as:
most seasons by a player with 50 or more hr before 2000| 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 |  | M. McGwire | 4 | 245 | 594 | 1,993 | 438 | 577 | 90 | 1 | 530 | 512 | 25 | 567 | 4 | 0 | 2,547 | 1,404 | 336 | 0 | 17 | 81 | 43 | .290 | .437 | .704 | 1.142 | 602 | 280.6 | .465 | 181 | 272.1 |
| 2 |  | B. Ruth | 4 | 227 | 599 | 2,074 | 656 | 741 | 138 | 41 | 614 | 569 | 10 | 337 | 42 | 2,684 | 1,642 | 406 | 31 | .357 | .498 | .792 | 1.289 | 774 | 449.2 | .556 | 218 | 423.3 | ||||
| 3 |  | S. Sosa | 2 | 129 | 321 | 1,268 | 248 | 378 | 44 | 2 | 299 | 151 | 4 | 342 | 25 | 17 | 1,434 | 813 | 175 | 0 | 11 | 22 | 37 | .298 | .372 | .641 | 1.013 | 284 | 101.7 | .420 | 151 | 95 |
| 4 |  | K. Griffey Jr. | 2 | 112 | 318 | 1,241 | 245 | 365 | 67 | 6 | 293 | 152 | 15 | 242 | 35 | 9 | 1,424 | 780 | 185 | 0 | 16 | 34 | 26 | .294 | .374 | .629 | 1.002 | 274 | 98.2 | .414 | 150 | 90.8 |
| 5 |  | M. Mantle | 2 | 106 | 303 | 1,047 | 263 | 351 | 38 | 11 | 258 | 238 | 2 | 211 | 22 | 2 | 1,298 | 729 | 155 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 6 | .335 | .456 | .696 | 1.152 | 320 | 168.6 | .488 | 199 | 163.4 |
| 6 |  | W. Mays | 2 | 103 | 309 | 1,138 | 241 | 362 | 39 | 16 | 239 | 155 | 4 | 131 | 33 | 8 | 1,308 | 742 | 158 | 2 | 9 | 29 | 23 | .318 | .399 | .652 | 1.051 | 279 | 133.5 | .449 | 178 | 122.3 |
| 7 |  | R. Kiner | 2 | 105 | 304 | 1,114 | 234 | 347 | 42 | 9 | 254 | 215 | 3 | 142 | 7 | 1,333 | 722 | 156 | 1 | 22 | .311 | .424 | .648 | 1.072 | 298 | 142.9 | .478 | 174 | 124 | |||
| 8 | | J. Foxx | 2 | 108 | 303 | 1,150 | 290 | 410 | 66 | 18 | 344 | 235 | 0 | 172 | 8 | 1,386 | 836 | 192 | 1 | .357 | .466 | .727 | 1.193 | 371 | 197.3 | .515 | 186 | 170 | ||||
| 9 | | G. Vaughn | 1 | 50 | 158 | 573 | 112 | 156 | 28 | 4 | 119 | 79 | 5 | 121 | 11 | 4 | 661 | 342 | 82 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | .272 | .363 | .597 | .960 | 121 | 39.6 | .403 | 151 | 42.7 |
| 10 | | B. Anderson | 1 | 50 | 149 | 579 | 117 | 172 | 37 | 5 | 110 | 76 | 22 | 106 | 21 | 8 | 687 | 369 | 92 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 | .297 | .396 | .637 | 1.034 | 147 | 58 | .434 | 155 | 52.1 |
| 11 | | A. Belle | 1 | 50 | 143 | 546 | 121 | 173 | 52 | 1 | 126 | 73 | 6 | 80 | 5 | 2 | 629 | 377 | 103 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 24 | .317 | .401 | .690 | 1.091 | 143 | 64.3 | .456 | 173 | 59.9 |
| 12 | | C. Fielder | 1 | 51 | 159 | 573 | 104 | 159 | 25 | 1 | 132 | 90 | 5 | 182 | 0 | 1 | 673 | 339 | 77 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 15 | .277 | .377 | .592 | .969 | 127 | 51.8 | .419 | 165 | 50.2 |
| 13 | | G. Foster | 1 | 52 | 158 | 615 | 124 | 197 | 31 | 2 | 149 | 61 | 5 | 107 | 6 | 4 | 689 | 388 | 85 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 17 | .320 | .382 | .631 | 1.013 | 139 | 58.4 | .430 | 165 | 54.1 |
| 14 |  | R. Maris | 1 | 61 | 161 | 590 | 132 | 159 | 16 | 4 | 141 | 94 | 7 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 698 | 366 | 81 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 | .269 | .372 | .620 | .993 | 138 | 55.9 | .424 | 162 | 55.1 |
| 15 | | J. Mize | 1 | 51 | 154 | 586 | 137 | 177 | 26 | 2 | 138 | 74 | 4 | 42 | 2 | 664 | 360 | 79 | 0 | 6 | .302 | .384 | .614 | .998 | 132 | 57.1 | .448 | 156 | 47.4 | |||
| 16 | | H. Greenberg | 1 | 58 | 155 | 556 | 143 | 175 | 23 | 4 | 147 | 119 | 3 | 92 | 7 | 5 | 681 | 380 | 85 | 3 | .315 | .438 | .683 | 1.122 | 166 | 80.3 | .489 | 162 | 62 | |||
| 17 | | H. Wilson | 1 | 56 | 155 | 585 | 146 | 208 | 35 | 6 | 191 | 105 | 1 | 84 | 3 | 709 | 423 | 97 | 18 | .356 | .454 | .723 | 1.177 | 189 | 89 | .497 | 171 | 78.9 |
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