which mlb designated hitter hit the most home runs in a season at age 22

Yordan Alvarez has crushed the most homers by a 22-year-old designated hitter in a season, with 27 home runs in his rookie season in 2019.

NAMEHRAgeSEASONTMGABRH2B3BRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPAVGOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Yordan Alvarez
Y. Alvarez
27
22
2019
87
313
58
98
26
0
78
52
2
94
0
0
369
205
53
0
2
4
9
.313
.412
.655
1.067
82
35.8
.432
176
36
2Miguel Sanó
M. Sanó
18
22
2015
80
279
46
75
17
1
52
53
1
119
1
1
335
148
36
0
2
1
4
.269
.385
.530
.916
59
21.1
.392
150
19.2
3Jesus Montero
J. Montero
15
22
2012
135
515
46
134
20
0
62
29
2
99
0
2
553
199
35
0
7
4
15
.260
.298
.386
.685
54
-8.7
.295
90
-6.5
4Billy Butler
B. Butler
11
22
2008
124
443
44
122
22
0
55
33
0
57
0
1
478
177
33
0
2
0
23
.275
.324
.400
.724
54
-3.2
.320
90
-5.7
5Nelson Simmons
N. Simmons
10
22
1985
75
251
31
60
11
0
33
26
0
41
1
0
281
101
21
0
4
5
4
.239
.306
.402
.708
30
-2
.309
92
-2.7
6Moisés Ballesteros
M. Ballesteros
9
22
2026
TOT
104
317
26
68
10
0
35
30
1
82
1
1
352
105
19
0
4
0
6
.215
.281
.331
.612
30
-12.1
.274
72
-11.5
7Casey Kotchman
C. Kotchman
7
22
2005
47
126
16
35
5
0
22
15
0
18
1
1
143
61
12
1
1
0
3
.278
.352
.484
.836
21
4.3
.362
125
4.3
8Yanquiel Fernández
Y. Fernández
4
22
2025
52
138
13
31
5
0
11
8
0
44
0
0
147
48
9
0
1
0
4
.225
.265
.348
.613
12
-5.4
.268
57
-7.5
9Justin Morneau
J. Morneau
4
22
2003
40
106
14
24
4
0
16
9
0
30
0
0
115
40
8
0
0
1
4
.226
.287
.377
.664
10
-3.8
.289
71
-4.2
10Cecil Fielder
C. Fielder
4
22
1986
34
83
7
13
2
0
13
6
1
27
0
0
90
27
6
0
0
0
3
.157
.222
.325
.548
5
-5.2
.247
46
-5.8
11Jamie Quirk
J. Quirk
3
22
1977
93
221
16
48
14
1
13
8
2
47
0
1
233
73
18
2
0
2
4
.217
.251
.330
.581
15
-12.6
.256
53
-13.1
12Adam Lind
A. Lind
2
22
2006
18
60
8
22
8
0
8
5
0
12
0
0
65
36
10
0
0
0
0
.367
.415
.600
1.015
14
5.6
.432
163
5.3
13Jason Kubel
J. Kubel
2
22
2004
23
60
10
18
2
0
7
6
0
9
1
1
67
26
4
0
1
0
0
.300
.358
.433
.792
9
0.9
.346
107
0.6
14Greg Walker
G. Walker
2
22
1982
11
17
3
7
2
1
7
2
0
3
0
0
19
17
5
0
0
0
0
.412
.474
1.000
1.474
7
4.4
.616
288
4.2
15Jim Wohlford
J. Wohlford
2
22
1973
45
109
21
29
1
3
10
11
0
12
1
1
123
42
6
3
0
0
2
.266
.333
.385
.719
14
0.9
.329
101
0.2
16Mark Vientos
M. Vientos
1
22
2022
16
36
3
6
1
0
3
5
0
12
0
0
41
10
2
0
0
0
1
.167
.268
.278
.546
3
-1.9
.252
64
-1.7
17Al Chambers
A. Chambers
1
22
1983
31
67
11
14
3
0
7
18
0
20
0
1
85
20
4
0
0
1
1
.209
.376
.299
.675
10
0.2
.322
97
-0.3
18Von Hayes
V. Hayes
1
22
1981
43
109
21
28
8
2
17
14
2
10
8
1
131
43
11
4
2
1
2
.257
.346
.394
.741
16
2.2
.337
112
1.7
19Ted Cox
T. Cox
1
22
1977
13
58
11
21
3
1
6
3
0
6
0
0
62
29
5
1
0
0
0
.362
.393
.500
.893
11
3.5
.395
138
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