who is the oldest player hit 20 or more home runs in a season

Albert Pujols and Barry Bonds are tied for the oldest with 20+ home runs in a season. They were 42 years old.

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	NAME	Age	HR	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Albert Pujols A. Pujols	42	24	2022	STL	109	307	42	83	14	0	68	28	10	55	1	2	351	169	38	0	6	1	13	.270	.345	.550	.895	60	19.6	.380	149	20.1
2	Barry Bonds B. Bonds	42	28	2007	SFG	126	340	75	94	14	0	66	132	3	54	5	0	477	192	42	0	2	43	13	.276	.480	.565	1.045	98	38.7	.428	158	35.8
3	Raul Ibanez R. Ibanez	41	29	2013	SEA	124	454	54	110	20	2	65	42	0	128	0	0	496	221	51	0	0	1	8	.242	.306	.487	.793	66	11.7	.344	121	11.9
4	Barry Bonds B. Bonds	41	26	2006	SFG	130	367	74	99	23	0	77	115	10	51	3	0	493	200	49	0	1	38	9	.270	.454	.545	.999	95	32.7	.409	146	29.5
5	Dave Winfield D. Winfield	41	21	1993	MIN	143	547	72	148	27	2	76	45	0	106	2	3	594	242	50	0	2	2	15	.271	.325	.442	.767	77	5.8	.339	103	2.3
6	Darrell Evans D. Evans	41	22	1988	DET	144	437	48	91	9	0	64	84	1	89	1	4	522	166	31	0	0	4	14	.208	.337	.380	.717	64	6.7	.329	108	4.9
7	Ted Williams T. Williams	41	29	1960	BOS	113	310	56	98	15	0	72	75	3	41	1	1	390	200	44	0	2	7	7	.316	.451	.645	1.096	90	45.8	.470	184	40.2
8	Nelson Cruz N. Cruz	40	32	2021	TOT	140	513	79	136	21	1	86	51	7	126	3	0	580	255	54	0	9	10	14	.265	.334	.497	.832	86	15.3	.346	123	16.3
9	David Ortiz D. Ortiz	40	38	2016	BOS	151	537	79	169	48	1	127	80	2	86	2	0	626	333	87	0	7	15	22	.315	.401	.620	1.021	126	52.2	.419	163	47.1
10	Craig Biggio C. Biggio	40	21	2006	HOU	145	548	79	135	33	0	62	40	9	84	3	2	607	231	54	5	5	1	15	.246	.306	.422	.727	67	-9.1	.314	85	-11.6
11	Edgar Martinez E. Martinez	40	24	2003	SEA	145	497	72	146	25	0	98	92	7	95	0	1	603	243	49	0	7	7	17	.294	.406	.489	.895	104	30	.387	143	32.2
12	Harold Baines H. Baines	40	25	1999	TOT	135	430	62	134	18	1	103	54	0	48	1	2	486	229	44	0	2	3	16	.312	.387	.533	.919	86	23.1	.396	135	22.7
13	Eddie Murray E. Murray	40	22	1996	TOT	152	566	69	147	21	1	79	61	0	87	4	0	637	236	44	0	10	6	19	.260	.327	.417	.743	75	-6.9	.323	85	-13.3
14	Dave Winfield D. Winfield	40	26	1992	TOR	156	583	92	169	33	3	108	82	1	89	2	3	670	286	62	1	3	10	10	.290	.377	.491	.867	107	34.7	.386	140	30
15	Darrell Evans D. Evans	40	34	1987	DET	150	499	90	128	20	0	99	100	2	84	6	5	609	250	54	2	6	8	2	.257	.379	.501	.880	101	26.3	.378	132	25.1
16	Hank Aaron H. Aaron	40	20	1974	ATL	112	340	47	91	16	0	69	39	0	29	1	0	382	167	36	1	2	6	6	.268	.341	.491	.832	57	15.4	.372	125	10.7
17	Hank Sauer H. Sauer	40	26	1957	NYG	127	378	46	98	14	1	76	49	0	59	1	0	429	192	41	0	2	2	7	.259	.343	.508	.851	66	18.1	.373	127	13.9
18	Albert Pujols A. Pujols	39	23	2019	LAA	131	491	55	120	22	0	93	43	3	68	3	0	545	211	45	0	8	1	21	.244	.305	.430	.734	63	-5.5	.308	90	-7.2
19	Carlos Beltran C. Beltran	39	29	2016	TOT	151	552	73	163	33	0	93	35	2	101	1	0	593	283	62	0	4	4	19	.295	.337	.513	.850	90	19.6	.358	122	15.9
20	Torii Hunter T. Hunter	39	22	2015	MIN	139	521	67	125	22	0	81	35	6	105	2	5	567	213	44	0	5	1	14	.240	.293	.409	.702	60	-4.2	.304	89	-7.3
21	David Ortiz D. Ortiz	39	37	2015	BOS	146	528	73	144	37	0	108	77	0	95	0	1	614	292	74	0	9	16	16	.273	.360	.553	.913	101	32.1	.379	138	27.3
22	Alex Rodriguez A. Rodriguez	39	33	2015	NYY	151	523	83	131	22	1	86	84	6	145	4	0	620	254	56	0	7	5	17	.250	.356	.486	.842	93	23.7	.361	129	20.9
23	Raul Ibanez R. Ibanez	39	20	2011	PHI	144	535	65	131	31	1	84	33	2	106	2	0	575	224	52	0	5	3	13	.245	.289	.419	.707	60	-4.3	.306	90	-6.8
24	Jim Thome J. Thome	39	25	2010	MIN	108	276	48	78	16	2	59	60	2	82	0	0	340	173	43	0	2	4	8	.283	.412	.627	1.039	71	32	.439	177	30.6
25	Jeff Kent J. Kent	39	20	2007	LAD	136	494	78	149	36	1	79	57	5	61	1	3	562	247	57	0	6	4	17	.302	.375	.500	.875	91	21.8	.377	128	20.4

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Albert Pujols and Barry Bonds are tied for the oldest with 20+ home runs in a season. They were 42 years old.

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