all-time home run leaders for relief pitchers

Mickey McDermott and Chad Kimsey are tied for the most career homers by a relief pitcher, with 6 home runs.

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NAMEHRGWLW%GSERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Mickey McDermott
M. McDermott
6
135
10
6
.625
0
3.36
175
0
0
14
302.2
259
113
142
208
2
86
8
1,333
18
5.20
6.19
0.84
0.54
13.1
15.6
1.54
.259
4.22
7.70
2Chad Kimsey
C. Kimsey
6
188
22
23
.489
0
4.73
110
0
0
18
462.0
540
243
290
180
9
136
2,058
14
2.14
3.51
0.61
0.31
5.3
8.7
1.56
.301
5.65
10.52
3Dixie Howell
D. Howell
5
113
18
14
.563
0
3.66
95
0
0
18
218.2
220
89
98
99
2
68
19
947
9
3.91
4.07
0.96
0.54
10.0
10.5
1.46
.280
4.03
9.05
4Michael Lorenzen
M. Lorenzen
4
283
17
15
.531
0
3.89
326
0
0
16
368.1
335
159
168
144
16
58
9
1,567
26
7.97
3.52
2.26
0.93
20.8
9.2
1.30
.285
4.10
8.19
5Ken Tatum
K. Tatum
4
174
16
11
.593
0
2.77
154
0
0
52
279.2
220
86
96
115
19
105
20
1,165
18
4.96
3.70
1.34
0.77
13.2
9.9
1.20
.230
3.09
7.08
6Lou Sleater
L. Sleater
4
110
9
6
.600
0
4.16
108
0
0
4
184.0
169
85
98
97
4
54
16
810
1
5.28
4.74
1.11
0.88
13.3
12.0
1.45
.259
4.79
8.27
7Clint Hartung
C. Hartung
4
40
4
2
.667
0
6.96
39
0
0
1
95.2
114
74
79
59
5
23
453
3
3.67
5.55
0.66
0.94
8.6
13.0
1.81
.306
7.43
10.72
8Tommy Byrne
T. Byrne
4
111
18
8
.692
0
3.43
171
0
0
12
270.1
206
103
119
204
17
72
5
1,212
10
5.69
6.79
0.84
0.57
14.1
16.8
1.52
.235
3.96
6.86
9Brooks Kieschnick
B. Kieschnick
3
74
2
2
.500
0
4.59
67
0
0
0
96.0
110
49
51
26
6
24
7
425
3
6.28
2.44
2.58
1.03
15.8
6.1
1.42
.314
4.78
10.31
10Don Robinson
D. Robinson
3
295
28
29
.491
0
3.18
414
0
0
57
540.1
488
191
217
218
6
185
39
2,288
29
6.90
3.63
1.90
0.58
18.1
9.5
1.31
.280
3.61
8.13
11Bob Lemon
B. Lemon
3
110
11
10
.524
0
3.49
104
0
0
22
221.2
207
86
94
141
6
73
2
984
8
4.22
5.72
0.74
0.61
10.6
14.3
1.57
.267
3.82
8.40
12Cal McLish
C. McLish
3
143
8
14
.364
0
4.17
140
0
0
7
289.1
307
134
155
133
4
70
20
1,289
10
4.35
4.14
1.05
0.75
10.9
10.3
1.52
.286
4.82
9.55
13Jim Tobin
J. Tobin
3
60
12
10
.545
0
3.41
74
0
0
5
153.0
150
58
66
54
4
47
655
2
4.35
3.18
1.37
0.47
11.3
8.2
1.33
.276
3.88
8.82
14Schoolboy Rowe
S. Rowe
3
104
21
10
.677
0
3.47
105
0
0
12
256.2
254
99
112
62
3
74
1,072
3
3.68
2.17
1.69
0.42
9.8
5.8
1.23
.272
3.93
8.91
15Ralph Winegarner
R. Winegarner
3
59
3
2
.600
0
5.77
58
0
0
0
115.1
140
74
82
50
1
38
531
2
4.53
3.90
1.16
1.01
10.9
9.4
1.65
.311
6.40
10.92
16Chief Hogsett
C. Hogsett
3
216
29
27
.518
0
4.29
176
0
0
33
486.2
549
232
302
210
24
161
2,198
8
3.25
3.88
0.84
0.43
8.0
9.6
1.56
.298
5.58
10.15
17Lynn Nelson
L. Nelson
3
106
13
14
.481
0
4.77
112
0
0
6
270.0
286
143
160
112
10
77
1,199
6
3.73
3.73
1.00
0.83
9.3
9.3
1.47
.278
5.33
9.53
18Claude Hendrix
C. Hendrix
3
103
19
10
.655
0
2.37
172
0
0
17
319.0
260
132
110
8
84
15
4.85
3.10
1.56
0.25
10.7
1.16
.345
3.72
7.34
19Jack Quinn
J. Quinn
3
313
54
32
.628
0
2.55
272
0
0
56
708.2
769
333
184
16
218
18
3.45
2.34
1.48
0.22
6.6
1.34
.328
4.23
9.77
20Jake Bauers
J. Bauers
2
9
0
0
0
4.00
2
0
0
0
9.0
13
4
6
7
2
9
0
49
0
2.00
7.00
0.29
0.00
4.1
14.3
2.22
.342
6.00
13.00
21Guillermo Mota
G. Mota
2
743
39
45
.464
0
3.94
696
0
0
10
856.2
762
375
396
331
24
212
50
3,604
32
7.31
3.48
2.10
0.95
19.3
9.2
1.28
.273
4.16
8.01
22Danny Graves
D. Graves
2
488
38
30
.559
0
3.79
362
0
0
182
627.1
645
264
308
227
18
360
42
2,700
25
5.19
3.26
1.59
0.95
13.4
8.4
1.39
.286
4.42
9.25
23Omar Olivares
O. Olivares
2
120
9
4
.692
0
4.86
101
0
0
4
196.1
210
106
114
88
14
42
11
871
6
4.63
4.03
1.15
0.92
11.6
10.1
1.52
.293
5.23
9.63
24Dan Schatzeder
D. Schatzeder
2
383
30
18
.625
0
3.54
370
0
0
10
590.1
576
232
272
223
14
117
48
2,518
30
5.64
3.40
1.66
0.75
14.7
8.9
1.35
.283
4.15
8.78
25Ray Sadecki
R. Sadecki
2
235
15
8
.652
0
3.57
267
0
0
7
423.0
428
168
204
177
11
75
31
1,848
13
5.68
3.77
1.51
0.68
14.4
9.6
1.43
.291
4.34
9.11
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