what active player has the most leadoff homeruns

Mookie Betts has hit the most career homers by an active player when leading off a game, with 53 homers.

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  • Data note: Home Runs: player event data complete from 1974
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NAMEHRGABH2B3BRBIBBHBPSOPATBXBHSHSFIBBAVGOBPSLGOPS
1Mookie Betts
M. Betts
53
1,089
994
284
70
9
53
88
7
181
1,089
531
132
0
0
1
.286
.348
.534
.882
2Kyle Schwarber
K. Schwarber
47
582
503
118
19
1
47
75
4
157
582
280
67
0
0
0
.235
.338
.557
.895
3Jose Altuve
J. Altuve
42
962
888
283
55
4
42
65
9
136
962
472
101
0
0
0
.319
.371
.532
.903
4Ronald Acuña Jr.
R. Acuña Jr.
40
743
664
193
35
3
40
68
11
163
743
354
78
0
0
0
.291
.366
.533
.899
5Francisco Lindor
F. Lindor
36
680
612
176
41
2
36
60
8
124
680
329
79
0
0
0
.288
.359
.538
.896
6Shohei Ohtani
S. Ohtani
35
431
388
112
20
4
35
41
1
117
431
245
59
0
0
0
.289
.358
.631
.990
7Marcus Semien
M. Semien
31
851
774
172
37
2
31
72
5
159
851
306
70
0
0
0
.222
.293
.395
.688
8Yandy Díaz
Y. Díaz
27
570
518
153
30
0
27
47
5
96
570
264
57
0
0
0
.295
.360
.510
.869
9Byron Buxton
B. Buxton
26
243
228
59
9
2
26
13
2
69
243
150
37
0
0
0
.259
.305
.658
.962
10Trea Turner
T. Turner
21
674
639
173
34
6
21
32
3
153
674
282
61
0
0
0
.271
.309
.441
.750
11Fernando Tatis Jr.
F. Tatis Jr.
20
429
382
97
22
0
20
44
3
100
429
179
42
0
0
0
.254
.336
.469
.804
12Brandon Nimmo
B. Nimmo
16
625
544
145
37
3
16
69
12
163
625
236
56
0
0
0
.267
.362
.434
.795
13Ketel Marte
K. Marte
16
361
336
106
25
6
16
22
3
52
361
191
47
0
0
0
.315
.363
.568
.931
14James Wood
J. Wood
13
174
145
42
5
0
13
29
0
55
174
86
18
0
0
0
.290
.408
.593
1.001
15Zach Neto
Z. Neto
13
269
244
55
13
1
13
21
4
85
269
109
27
0
0
0
.225
.297
.447
.744
16Gunnar Henderson
G. Henderson
13
215
198
54
15
0
13
14
3
46
215
108
28
0
0
0
.273
.330
.545
.876
17CJ Abrams
CJ Abrams
12
311
293
73
19
2
12
12
6
59
311
132
33
0
0
0
.249
.293
.451
.743
18Jeremy Peña
J. Peña
11
222
206
55
8
0
11
12
4
55
222
96
19
0
0
0
.267
.320
.466
.786
19Jarren Duran
J. Duran
11
377
353
87
27
6
11
20
4
102
377
159
44
0
0
0
.246
.294
.450
.745
20Mike Yastrzemski
M. Yastrzemski
11
203
175
41
4
1
11
28
0
42
203
80
16
0
0
0
.234
.340
.457
.797
21Christian Yelich
C. Yelich
11
447
386
110
20
2
11
56
5
89
447
167
33
0
0
0
.285
.383
.433
.815
22Ozzie Albies
O. Albies
10
147
140
37
5
1
10
7
0
31
147
74
16
0
0
0
.264
.299
.529
.828
23Pete Crow-Armstrong
P. Crow-Armstrong
9
116
102
20
0
2
9
13
1
46
116
51
11
0
0
0
.196
.293
.500
.793
24Corbin Carroll
C. Carroll
9
202
183
48
4
10
9
16
3
38
202
99
23
0
0
0
.262
.332
.541
.873
25Julio Rodríguez
J. Rodríguez
9
127
119
46
10
1
9
7
1
24
127
85
20
0
0
0
.387
.425
.714
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