The 14 Greatest Home Run Hitters of All Time

Career totals settle nothing here. An era, a ballpark or a suspicion attaches to almost every name.

1

Babe Ruth

714 career home runs and a 1927 season of 60 that stood as the record for 34 years.

2

Hank Aaron

755 home runs across 23 seasons, and the record holder for 33 years.

3

Barry Bonds

The all-time leader with 762, and the most argued-about name on any list like this.

4

Willie Mays

660 home runs from a player better known for everything else he could do.

5

Ken Griffey Jr.

630 home runs and the sweetest left-handed swing of the 1990s.

6

Mickey Mantle

536 home runs from both sides of the plate, on knees that were never right.

7

Ted Williams

521 home runs with nearly five prime seasons lost to military service.

8

Jimmie Foxx

534 home runs and the first right-handed hitter to threaten Ruth's single-season mark.

9

Mark McGwire

583 home runs, including the 70 that made the summer of 1998.

10

Sammy Sosa

609 home runs and three separate 60-homer seasons, none of which led the league.

11

Josh Gibson

The Negro Leagues catcher whose home run legend outran the record-keeping of his era.

12

Albert Pujols

703 home runs, the last of them in a farewell season nobody expected.

13

Aaron Judge

The American League single-season record of 62 in 2022, and still adding.

14

Shohei Ohtani

The modern two-way hitter whose home run pace keeps dragging Ruth's name back into print.