which mlb designated hitter hit the most home runs in a season at age 36

Nelson Cruz has launched the most home runs by a 36-year-old designated hitter in a season, with 43 homers in 2016.

NAMEHRAgeSEASONTMGABRH2B3BRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPAVGOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Nelson Cruz
N. Cruz
43
36
2016
SEA SEA
155
589
96
169
27
1
105
62
9
159
2
0
667
327
71
0
7
5
15
.287
.360
.555
.915
114
35.8
.383
148
38.2
2Nelson Cruz
N. Cruz
39
36
2017
SEA SEA
155
556
91
160
28
0
119
70
12
140
1
1
645
305
67
0
7
7
15
.288
.375
.549
.924
113
34.9
.385
147
37
3Jim Thome
J. Thome
35
36
2007
CWS CWS
130
432
79
119
19
0
96
95
6
134
0
1
536
243
54
0
3
11
10
.275
.410
.563
.973
103
36.3
.412
150
33.4
4Albert Pujols
A. Pujols
31
36
2016
LAA LAA
152
593
71
159
19
0
119
49
2
75
4
0
650
271
50
0
6
6
24
.268
.323
.457
.780
83
6.7
.331
110
7.5
5Dave Kingman
D. Kingman
30
36
1985
OAK OAK
158
592
66
141
16
0
91
62
2
114
3
2
666
247
46
2
8
6
17
.238
.309
.417
.726
77
1.1
.320
102
1.5
6Brian Downing
B. Downing
29
36
1987
CAL CAL
155
567
110
154
29
3
77
106
17
85
5
5
695
276
61
2
3
6
10
.272
.400
.487
.886
121
35.4
.387
138
34
7Willie Horton
W. Horton
29
36
1979
SEA SEA
162
646
77
180
19
5
106
42
4
112
1
1
696
296
53
2
2
4
20
.279
.326
.458
.784
93
11.8
.345
108
6.4
8Ellis Burks
E. Burks
28
36
2001
CLE CLE
124
439
83
123
29
1
74
62
5
85
5
1
515
238
58
0
9
2
16
.280
.369
.542
.911
88
24.5
.383
136
23.4
9Chili Davis
C. Davis
28
36
1996
CAL CAL
145
530
73
155
24
0
95
86
0
99
5
2
623
263
52
1
6
11
18
.292
.387
.496
.884
104
23.6
.380
120
17.4
10Hal McRae
H. McRae
27
36
1982
KCR KCR
159
613
91
189
46
8
133
55
5
61
4
4
676
332
81
1
2
7
8
.308
.369
.542
.910
117
41.2
.397
146
37.1
11Shin-Soo Choo
S. Choo
24
36
2019
TEX TEX
151
563
93
149
31
2
61
78
18
165
15
1
660
256
57
0
1
3
6
.265
.371
.455
.826
102
19
.353
112
10.2
12Edgar Martinez
E. Martinez
24
36
1999
SEA SEA
142
502
86
169
35
1
86
97
6
99
7
2
608
278
60
0
3
6
12
.337
.447
.554
1.001
128
48.8
.433
161
49.8
13Darryl Strawberry
D. Strawberry
24
36
1998
NYY NYY
101
295
44
73
11
2
57
46
3
90
8
7
345
160
37
0
1
4
1
.247
.354
.542
.896
57
14.1
.380
129
12.9
14Harold Baines
H. Baines
24
36
1995
BAL BAL
127
385
60
115
19
1
63
70
0
45
0
2
459
208
44
0
4
13
17
.299
.403
.540
.943
83
26.1
.401
138
22.8
15David Ortiz
D. Ortiz
23
36
2012
BOS BOS
90
324
65
103
26
0
60
56
0
51
0
1
383
198
49
0
3
13
6
.318
.415
.611
1.026
78
34
.425
170
31.2
16Don Baylor
D. Baylor
23
36
1985
NYY NYY
142
477
70
110
24
1
91
52
24
90
0
4
564
205
48
1
10
6
10
.231
.330
.430
.760
72
7.9
.335
109
6.4
17Paul Molitor
P. Molitor
22
36
1993
TOR TOR
160
636
121
211
37
5
111
77
3
71
22
4
725
324
64
1
8
3
13
.332
.402
.509
.911
130
43.3
.401
145
39.9
18Hideki Matsui
H. Matsui
21
36
2010
LAA LAA
145
482
55
132
24
1
84
67
1
98
0
1
554
221
46
0
4
6
10
.274
.361
.459
.820
80
16.3
.358
127
17.3
19Carlos Santana
C. Santana
19
36
2022
TOT
131
431
52
87
18
0
60
71
2
88
0
0
506
162
37
0
2
2
9
.202
.316
.376
.692
57
-0.7
.308
101
0.6
20Lee May
L. May
19
36
1979
BAL BAL
124
456
59
116
15
0
69
28
1
100
3
4
491
188
34
2
4
4
18
.254
.297
.412
.709
53
-4.8
.312
92
-4.6
21Deron Johnson
D. Johnson
19
36
1975
TOT
151
565
68
135
25
1
75
50
1
117
0
1
621
219
45
0
5
0
19
.239
.300
.388
.687
65
-2.7
.315
92
-5.5
22Hunter Pence
H. Pence
18
36
2019
TEX TEX
83
286
53
85
17
1
59
26
2
69
6
1
316
158
36
0
2
0
2
.297
.358
.552
.910
55
15.6
.377
128
11.4
23Frank Thomas
F. Thomas
18
36
2004
CWS CWS
74
240
53
65
16
0
49
64
6
57
0
2
311
135
34
0
1
3
2
.271
.434
.563
.997
63
24.9
.425
158
22.9
24Ken Singleton
K. Singleton
18
36
1983
BAL BAL
151
507
52
140
21
3
84
99
1
83
0
2
612
221
42
2
3
19
22
.276
.393
.436
.829
92
22.3
.366
129
20.8
25Bill Madlock
B. Madlock
17
36
1987
TOT
108
387
61
102
18
0
57
34
11
50
4
3
445
171
35
9
4
1
14
.264
.337
.442
.779
60
5.6
.341
109
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