Kyle Schwarber and Cedric Mullins were tied for the most home runs when leading off a game in 2021, with 8 homers.
| NAME | HR | SEASON | TM | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
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| 1 |  | K. Schwarber | 8 | 2021 | TOT | 27 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 27 | 39 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .519 | 1.500 | 2.019 |
| 2 |  | C. Mullins | 8 | 2021 | 149 | 141 | 49 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 33 | 149 | 89 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .348 | .383 | .631 | 1.014 | |
| 3 |  | J. Altuve | 7 | 2021 | 144 | 134 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 144 | 64 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .276 | .326 | .478 | .804 | |
| 4 |  | M. Betts | 7 | 2021 | 104 | 91 | 28 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 20 | 104 | 62 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .394 | .681 | 1.076 | |
| 5 |  | K. Wong | 7 | 2021 | 108 | 101 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 108 | 54 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .248 | .296 | .535 | .831 | |
| 6 | | E. Hernández | 6 | 2021 | 118 | 109 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 118 | 59 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .284 | .339 | .541 | .880 | |
| 7 | | J. India | 5 | 2021 | 103 | 87 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 103 | 49 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .322 | .427 | .563 | .990 | |
| 8 | | C. Hernandez | 5 | 2021 | TOT | 82 | 77 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 82 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .195 | .244 | .442 | .685 |
| 9 |  | T. Anderson | 5 | 2021 | 123 | 120 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 123 | 55 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .276 | .458 | .735 | |
| 10 |  | T. Pham | 5 | 2021 | 63 | 55 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 63 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .365 | .618 | .983 | |
| 11 |  | S. Ohtani | 4 | 2021 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .391 | .391 | 1.043 | 1.435 | |
| 12 | | M. Kepler | 4 | 2021 | 29 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .321 | .345 | .821 | 1.166 | |
| 13 |  | G. Springer | 4 | 2021 | 56 | 52 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 56 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .304 | .558 | .861 | |
| 14 |  | T. Turner | 4 | 2021 | TOT | 72 | 69 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 72 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .290 | .319 | .536 | .856 |
| 15 |  | M. Semien | 4 | 2021 | 88 | 78 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 23 | 88 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .192 | .284 | .372 | .656 | |
| 16 |  | R. Acuña Jr. | 4 | 2021 | 80 | 66 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 80 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .375 | .485 | .860 | |
| 17 |  | J. Segura | 3 | 2021 | 34 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .387 | .441 | .806 | 1.248 | |
| 18 | | O. Herrera | 3 | 2021 | 63 | 59 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 63 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .288 | .333 | .508 | .842 | |
| 19 |  | J. Upton | 3 | 2021 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .350 | .480 | .900 | 1.380 | |
| 20 | | J.P. Crawford | 3 | 2021 | 108 | 102 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 108 | 47 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .294 | .333 | .461 | .794 | |
| 21 |  | J. Chisholm Jr. | 3 | 2021 | 64 | 61 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 64 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .295 | .328 | .525 | .853 | |
| 22 |  | B. Buxton | 3 | 2021 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .444 | .444 | 1.056 | 1.500 | |
| 23 | | T. Naquin | 3 | 2021 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .444 | .444 | 1.556 | 2.000 | |
| 24 | | T. La Stella | 3 | 2021 | 33 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .226 | .250 | .548 | .798 | |
| 25 | | M. Rojas | 3 | 2021 | 72 | 64 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 72 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .344 | .417 | .578 | .995 | |
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