League Leaders Who Led?

MLB Single-Season Home Runs Record Progression

Every season that raised the bar, and the leader in every season between.

All-time career leaders →

The MLB single-season home runs record is 73, set by Barry Bonds in 2001. It has stood for 24 years. The mark has been raised 11 times since 1871.

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Record Holders

12 marks since 1871
Year Player HR Stood for
2001 Barry Bonds Barry Bonds 73 still standing
1998 Mark McGwire Mark McGwire 70 3 years
1961 Roger Maris Roger Maris 61 37 years
1927 Babe Ruth Babe Ruth 60 34 years
1921 Babe Ruth Babe Ruth 59 6 years
1920 Babe Ruth Babe Ruth 54 1 year
1919 Babe Ruth Babe Ruth 29 1 year
1884 Ed Williamson Ed Williamson 27 35 years
1883 Harry Stovey Harry Stovey 14 1 year
1879 Charley Jones Charley Jones 9 4 years
1872 Lip Pike 7 7 years
1871 Fred Treacey 4 1 year

The earliest marks here are records only in the sense that nobody had done better yet. Season length, schedule and the rules themselves have all changed, so a figure from the 1870s is not comparable with a modern one and is not offered as though it were.

Every Season

182 seasons
Year Leader HR
2025 Cal Raleigh 60
2024 Aaron Judge 58
2023 Matt Olson 54
2022 Aaron Judge 62
2021 Vladimir Guerrero 48
2021 Salvador Perez 48
2020 Luke Voit 22
2019 Pete Alonso 53
2018 Khris Davis 48
2017 Giancarlo Stanton 59
2016 Mark Trumbo 47
2015 Chris Davis 47
2014 Nelson Cruz 40
2013 Chris Davis 53
2012 Miguel Cabrera 44
2011 Jose Bautista 43
2010 Jose Bautista 54
2009 Albert Pujols 47
2008 Ryan Howard 48
2007 Alex Rodriguez 54
2006 Ryan Howard 58
2005 Andruw Jones 51
2004 Adrian Beltre 48
2003 Jim Thome 47
2003 Alex Rodriguez 47
2002 Alex Rodriguez 57
2001 Barry Bonds 73 new record
2000 Sammy Sosa 50
1999 Mark McGwire 65
1998 Mark McGwire 70 new record
1997 Mark McGwire 58
1996 Mark McGwire 52
1995 Albert Belle 50
1994 Matt Williams 43
1993 Juan Gonzalez 46
1993 Barry Bonds 46
1992 Juan Gonzalez 43
1991 Jose Canseco 44
1991 Cecil Fielder 44
1990 Cecil Fielder 51
1989 Kevin Mitchell 47
1988 Jose Canseco 42
1987 Mark McGwire 49
1987 Andre Dawson 49
1986 Jesse Barfield 40
1985 Darrell Evans 40
1984 Tony Armas 43
1983 Mike Schmidt 40
1982 Reggie Jackson 39
1982 Gorman Thomas 39
1981 Mike Schmidt 31
1980 Mike Schmidt 48
1979 Dave Kingman 48
1978 Jim Rice 46
1977 George Foster 52
1976 Mike Schmidt 38
1975 Mike Schmidt 38
1974 Mike Schmidt 36
1973 Willie Stargell 44
1972 Johnny Bench 40
1971 Willie Stargell 48
1970 Johnny Bench 45
1969 Harmon Killebrew 49
1968 Frank Howard 44
1967 Harmon Killebrew 44
1967 Carl Yastrzemski 44
1966 Frank Robinson 49
1965 Willie Mays 52
1964 Harmon Killebrew 49
1963 Harmon Killebrew 45
1962 Willie Mays 49
1961 Roger Maris 61 new record
1960 Ernie Banks 41
1959 Eddie Mathews 46
1958 Ernie Banks 47
1957 Hank Aaron 44
1956 Mickey Mantle 52
1955 Willie Mays 51
1954 Ted Kluszewski 49
1953 Eddie Mathews 47
1952 Ralph Kiner 37
1952 Hank Sauer 37
1951 Ralph Kiner 42
1950 Ralph Kiner 47
1949 Ralph Kiner 54
1948 Ralph Kiner 40
1948 Johnny Mize 40
1947 Ralph Kiner 51
1947 Johnny Mize 51
1946 Hank Greenberg 44
1945 Tommy Holmes 28
1944 Bill Nicholson 33
1943 Rudy York 34
1942 Ted Williams 36
1941 Ted Williams 37
1940 Johnny Mize 43
1939 Jimmie Foxx 35
1938 Hank Greenberg 58
1937 Joe DiMaggio 46
1936 Lou Gehrig 49
1935 Jimmie Foxx 36
1935 Hank Greenberg 36
1934 Lou Gehrig 49
1933 Jimmie Foxx 48
1932 Jimmie Foxx 58
1931 Lou Gehrig 46
1931 Babe Ruth 46
1930 Hack Wilson 56
1929 Babe Ruth 46
1928 Babe Ruth 54
1927 Babe Ruth 60 new record
1926 Babe Ruth 47
1925 Rogers Hornsby 39
1924 Babe Ruth 46
1923 Cy Williams 41
1923 Babe Ruth 41
1922 Rogers Hornsby 42
1921 Babe Ruth 59 new record
1920 Babe Ruth 54 new record
1919 Babe Ruth 29 new record
1918 Tillie Walker 11
1918 Babe Ruth 11
1917 Gavvy Cravath 12
1917 Dave Robertson 12
1916 Wally Pipp 12
1916 Dave Robertson 12
1916 Cy Williams 12
1915 Gavvy Cravath 24
1914 Gavvy Cravath 19
1913 Gavvy Cravath 19
1912 Heinie Zimmerman 14
1911 Frank Schulte 21
1910 Jake Stahl 10
1910 Fred Beck 10
1910 Frank Schulte 10
1909 Ty Cobb 9
1908 Tim Jordan 12
1907 Dave Brain 10
1906 Tim Jordan 12
1906 Harry Davis 12
1905 Fred Odwell 9
1904 Harry Davis 10
1903 Buck Freeman 13
1902 Socks Seybold 16
1901 Sam Crawford 16
1900 Herman Long 12
1899 Buck Freeman 25
1898 Jimmy Collins 15
1897 Hugh Duffy 11
1896 Ed Delahanty 13
1896 Bill Joyce 13
1895 Sam Thompson 18
1894 Hugh Duffy 18
1893 Ed Delahanty 19
1892 Bug Holliday 13
1891 Mike Tiernan 16
1891 Harry Stovey 16
1890 Hardy Richardson 16
1889 Sam Thompson 20
1888 Jimmy Ryan 16
1887 Billy O'Brien 19
1886 Hardy Richardson 11
1886 Dan Brouthers 11
1885 Harry Stovey 13
1884 Ed Williamson 27 new record
1883 Harry Stovey 14 new record
1882 Oscar Walker 7
1882 George Wood 7
1881 Dan Brouthers 8
1880 Jim O'Rourke 6
1880 Harry Stovey 6
1879 Charley Jones 9 new record
1878 Paul Hines 4
1877 Lip Pike 4
1876 George Hall 5
1875 Jim O'Rourke 6
1874 Jim O'Rourke 5
1873 Lip Pike 4
1872 Lip Pike 7 new record
1871 Lip Pike 4
1871 Levi Meyerle 4
1871 Fred Treacey 4 new record