which mlb designated hitter hit the most home runs in a season at age 35

Jim Thome and Frank Thomas are tied for the most home runs by a 35-year-old designated hitter in a season, with 42 homers.

NAMEHRAgeSEASONTMGABRH2B3BRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPAVGOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Jim Thome
J. Thome
42
35
2006
143
490
108
141
26
0
109
107
6
147
0
0
610
293
68
0
7
12
4
.288
.416
.598
1.014
123
46.5
.421
152
41.3
2Frank Thomas
F. Thomas
42
35
2003
153
546
87
146
35
0
105
100
12
115
0
0
662
307
77
0
4
4
11
.267
.390
.562
.952
123
42.2
.404
147
38.9
3Jason Giambi
J. Giambi
37
35
2006
139
446
92
113
25
0
113
110
16
106
2
0
579
249
62
0
7
12
10
.253
.413
.558
.971
110
37.1
.407
147
35
4Dave Kingman
D. Kingman
35
35
1984
147
549
68
147
23
1
118
44
6
119
2
1
613
277
59
0
14
8
7
.268
.321
.505
.826
87
18.7
.357
126
18.8
5J.D. Martinez
J.D. Martinez
33
35
2023
113
432
61
117
27
2
103
34
2
149
1
0
477
247
62
0
9
1
11
.271
.321
.572
.893
78
20.2
.369
134
20.4
6George Springer
G. Springer
32
35
2025
140
498
106
154
27
1
84
69
8
111
18
1
579
279
60
0
4
3
14
.309
.399
.560
.959
113
44.6
.408
167
45.4
7Edwin Encarnacion
E. Encarnacion
32
35
2018
137
500
74
123
16
1
107
63
8
132
3
0
578
237
49
0
7
2
14
.246
.336
.474
.810
82
14.9
.346
116
11.3
8Victor Martinez
V. Martinez
32
35
2014
151
561
87
188
33
0
103
70
4
42
3
2
641
317
65
0
6
28
17
.335
.409
.565
.974
119
49.8
.411
167
47.6
9David Ortiz
D. Ortiz
29
35
2011
146
525
84
162
40
1
96
78
1
83
1
1
605
291
70
0
1
12
24
.309
.398
.554
.953
112
43.6
.407
154
38.4
10Vladimir Guerrero
V. Guerrero
29
35
2010
152
593
83
178
27
1
115
35
9
60
4
5
643
294
57
0
6
5
19
.300
.345
.496
.841
96
21.9
.364
120
14.9
11Edgar Martinez
E. Martinez
29
35
1998
154
556
86
179
46
1
102
106
3
96
1
1
672
314
76
0
7
4
13
.322
.429
.565
.993
137
53.6
.427
157
49.6
12Mike Stanley
M. Stanley
29
35
1998
TOT
145
497
74
127
25
0
79
82
7
129
3
1
593
239
54
0
7
5
12
.256
.364
.481
.845
91
17.2
.366
117
13.3
13Hideki Matsui
H. Matsui
28
35
2009
142
456
62
125
21
1
90
64
4
75
0
1
526
232
50
0
2
1
4
.274
.367
.509
.876
85
22.1
.380
127
17.6
14Jack Clark
J. Clark
28
35
1991
140
481
75
120
18
1
87
96
3
133
0
2
585
224
47
0
5
3
17
.249
.374
.466
.840
92
26.3
.376
129
19.9
15Don Baylor
D. Baylor
27
35
1984
134
493
84
129
29
1
89
38
23
68
1
1
558
241
57
1
3
6
10
.262
.341
.489
.830
83
21.1
.367
131
19.9
16Lee May
L. May
25
35
1978
148
556
56
137
16
1
80
31
1
110
5
2
590
230
42
0
2
5
18
.246
.286
.414
.700
62
-2.3
.313
98
-1.1
17Giancarlo Stanton
G. Stanton
24
35
2025
77
249
36
68
8
0
66
29
1
96
0
0
280
148
32
0
1
3
5
.273
.350
.594
.944
52
18.6
.395
158
19
18Greg Vaughn
G. Vaughn
24
35
2001
136
485
74
113
25
0
82
71
3
130
11
5
562
210
49
0
3
7
10
.233
.333
.433
.766
71
0.9
.329
100
-0.2
19Mickey Tettleton
M. Tettleton
24
35
1996
143
491
78
121
26
1
83
95
3
137
2
1
599
221
51
1
9
8
12
.246
.366
.450
.816
87
10
.355
102
1.7
20Ruben Sierra
R. Sierra
23
35
2001
94
344
55
100
22
1
67
19
0
52
2
0
369
193
46
0
6
0
13
.291
.322
.561
.884
58
12.7
.368
121
9.7
21Andre Thornton
A. Thornton
22
35
1985
124
461
49
109
13
0
88
47
0
75
3
2
514
188
35
0
6
1
14
.236
.304
.408
.711
58
-0.5
.316
92
-4.9
22Cliff Johnson
C. Johnson
22
35
1983
142
407
59
108
23
1
76
67
5
69
0
1
484
199
46
1
4
8
10
.265
.373
.489
.862
77
22.2
.378
131
17.7
23Shin-Soo Choo
S. Choo
21
35
2018
146
560
83
148
30
1
62
92
10
156
6
1
665
243
52
1
2
2
11
.264
.377
.434
.810
100
22.1
.355
117
13.3
24Kendrys Morales
K. Morales
21
35
2018
130
413
47
103
15
0
57
50
3
95
2
3
471
181
36
0
5
5
15
.249
.331
.438
.769
61
5.6
.329
107
3.8
25Chili Davis
C. Davis
20
35
1995
119
424
81
135
23
0
86
89
0
79
3
3
522
218
43
0
9
12
12
.318
.429
.514
.943
97
32.3
.407
142
28.6

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