highest career hr per ab from 1950 to 1997, minimum 1000 ab

Between the 1950 and 1997 seasons, Mark McGwire had the most home runs per at-bat with 1,000+ at-bats, with 0.08.

Interpreted as:
highest career hr per ab by a player from 1950 to 1997, minimum 1000 ab
NAME HR/AB AB HR G 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 Mark McGwire
M. McGwire
0.08
4,622
387
1,380
811
1,201
198
5
983
890
57
1,104
10
8
5,633
2,570
590
3
61
86
115
.260
.382
.556
.938
1020
362.5
.402
152
362.2
2 Ted Williams
T. Williams
0.07
3,485
256
1,108
716
1,166
211
15
801
920
18
333
8
4
4,443
2,175
482
0
20
86
98
.335
.474
.624
1.098
1031
518.6
.476
184
452.6
3 Harmon Killebrew
H. Killebrew
0.07
8,147
573
2,435
1,283
2,086
290
24
1,584
1,559
48
1,699
19
18
9,831
4,143
887
0
77
160
243
.256
.376
.509
.884
1630
569
.389
142
477.8
4 Juan Gonzalez
J. Gonzalez
0.07
3,663
256
950
567
1,045
196
16
790
247
38
716
16
11
3,985
2,041
468
2
35
47
99
.285
.334
.557
.891
648
171.3
.380
129
142.7
5 Frank Thomas
F. Thomas
0.07
3,821
257
1,076
785
1,261
246
8
854
879
26
582
18
15
4,789
2,294
511
0
63
118
123
.330
.452
.600
1.053
1043
469.9
.448
177
461.5
6 Albert Belle
A. Belle
0.07
4,075
272
1,074
682
1,188
268
17
867
449
43
727
65
29
4,623
2,306
557
4
52
55
140
.292
.364
.566
.930
819
264.3
.396
140
238
7 Ken Phelps
K. Phelps
0.07
1,854
123
761
308
443
64
7
313
390
21
449
10
7
2,287
890
194
1
21
28
25
.239
.374
.480
.854
364
103.3
.376
131
86.6
8 Ralph Kiner
R. Kiner
0.07
3,034
201
868
570
833
138
22
557
610
17
437
11
2
3,674
1,618
361
6
7
1
74
.275
.398
.533
.931
671
241.9
.419
142
194.6
9 Dave Kingman
D. Kingman
0.07
6,677
442
1,941
901
1,575
240
25
1,210
608
53
1,816
85
49
7,429
3,191
707
16
75
72
139
.236
.302
.478
.780
960
139.8
.343
113
108.5
10 Mickey Mantle
M. Mantle
0.07
8,102
536
2,401
1,676
2,415
344
72
1,509
1,733
13
1,710
153
38
9,909
4,511
952
14
47
126
113
.298
.421
.557
.977
1941
840
.428
170
821.8
11 Mike Piazza
M. Piazza
0.07
2,558
168
689
423
854
110
3
533
272
10
413
10
11
2,856
1,474
281
0
16
58
72
.334
.398
.576
.974
552
197.4
.414
160
216.2
12 Mike Schmidt
M. Schmidt
0.07
8,352
548
2,404
1,506
2,234
408
59
1,595
1,507
79
1,883
174
92
10,062
4,404
1,015
16
108
201
156
.267
.380
.527
.908
1717
591
.395
147
539.8
13 Ron Kittle
R. Kittle
0.06
2,708
176
843
356
648
100
3
460
236
38
744
16
16
3,013
1,282
279
0
31
20
53
.239
.306
.473
.779
395
54.1
.341
110
33.7
14 Jose Canseco
J. Canseco
0.06
5,459
351
1,449
920
1,470
270
13
1,107
674
66
1,471
164
70
6,262
2,819
634
1
62
52
146
.269
.353
.516
.869
1003
269.2
.377
134
257.8
15 Ken Griffey Jr.
K. Griffey Jr.
0.06
4,593
294
1,214
820
1,389
261
24
872
580
33
755
123
48
5,262
2,580
579
6
50
142
87
.302
.381
.562
.943
942
321.4
.400
144
289.5
16 Cecil Fielder
C. Fielder
0.06
4,741
302
1,353
695
1,216
183
6
940
640
39
1,205
2
5
5,463
2,317
491
0
43
75
151
.256
.347
.489
.836
811
164.1
.363
120
131.5
17 Willie McCovey
W. McCovey
0.06
8,197
521
2,588
1,229
2,211
353
46
1,555
1,345
69
1,550
26
22
9,686
4,219
920
5
70
260
176
.270
.374
.515
.889
1594
551.5
.388
145
497.9
18 Ryan Klesko
R. Klesko
0.06
1,600
100
530
250
447
83
15
300
192
10
388
16
11
1,816
860
198
1
13
29
38
.279
.358
.538
.895
298
69.8
.379
129
66.8
19 Jim Thome
J. Thome
0.06
2,143
133
647
419
617
120
12
386
430
21
570
15
11
2,616
1,160
265
1
21
29
51
.288
.408
.541
.950
495
170.8
.409
143
151.7
20 Jay Buhner
J. Buhner
0.06
4,094
253
1,182
673
1,053
193
18
795
618
46
1,128
6
22
4,815
2,041
464
10
47
38
102
.257
.357
.499
.856
755
182.7
.373
125
152.4
21 Barry Bonds
B. Bonds
0.06
6,069
374
1,742
1,244
1,750
359
56
1,094
1,227
42
958
417
118
7,403
3,343
789
3
62
260
95
.288
.408
.551
.959
1373
502.5
.408
157
510.6
22 Jim Gentile
J. Gentile
0.06
2,922
179
936
434
759
113
6
549
475
45
663
3
1
3,479
1,421
298
5
32
54
69
.260
.368
.486
.854
548
163.1
.374
133
141.1
23 Hank Aaron
H. Aaron
0.06
12,364
755
3,298
2,174
3,771
624
98
2,297
1,402
32
1,383
240
73
13,940
6,856
1,477
21
121
293
328
.305
.374
.555
.928
2453
936.4
.403
153
858.5
24 Darryl Strawberry
D. Strawberry
0.06
5,074
308
1,458
844
1,312
240
36
937
753
35
1,246
211
92
5,915
2,548
584
1
52
127
63
.259
.355
.502
.857
913
236.5
.371
136
248.1
25 Willie Mays
W. Mays
0.06
10,881
660
2,992
2,062
3,283
523
140
1,903
1,464
44
1,526
338
103
12,493
6,066
1,323
13
91
192
251
.302
.384
.557
.941
2266
894.8
.409
154
802.7

More Athletics Stats

Team Rankings

HR

219

7th

R

733

12th

SO

1,323

20th

ERA

4.70

27th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
90
72
.556
Astros Astros
87
75
.537
3.0
Rangers Rangers
81
81
.500
9.0
Athletics Athletics
76
86
.469
14.0
Angels Angels
72
90
.444
18.0
Last Game
ATH Athletics

76 - 86

2

Final

9

KCR Royals

82 - 80

Sun 28 Sep 2025

MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

MLB 2025 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2025

MLB 2025 Betting

MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
96
66
.593
Mets Mets
83
79
.512
13.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Brewers Brewers
97
65
.599
Cubs Cubs
92
70
.568
5.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
93
69
.574
Padres Padres
90
72
.556
3.0
AL East W L PCT GB
Blue Jays Blue Jays
94
68
.580
Yankees Yankees
94
68
.580
AL Central W L PCT GB
Guardians Guardians
88
74
.543
Tigers Tigers
87
75
.537
1.0
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
90
72
.556
Astros Astros
87
75
.537
3.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Mon
9/15
ATL ATL
@
WSH WSH
6-3
Mon
9/15
CHC CHC
@
PIT PIT
4-1
Mon
9/15
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
7-5
Mon
9/15
ATH ATH
@
BOS BOS
2-1
Mon
9/15
ATL ATL
@
WSH WSH
5-0

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
10/9
PHI PHI
@
LAD LAD
6:08 PM
Thu
10/9
MIL MIL
@
CHC CHC
9:08 PM
Fri
10/10
DET DET
@
SEA SEA
8:08 PM
Sat
10/11
CHC CHC
@
MIL MIL
4:38 PM
Sat
10/11
LAD LAD
@
PHI PHI
8:08 PM