League Leaders Who Led?

Most MLB Home Runs Titles

Every player who has led his league in home runs, ranked by how many times. Seasons 1871–2025.

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Josh Gibson has led MLB in home runs 12 times, more than anyone else. His titles run from 1933 to 1946.

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# Player Titles Span Best
1 Josh Gibson 12 1933–1946 20
2 Babe Ruth Babe Ruth 12 1918–1931 60
3 Mike Schmidt Mike Schmidt 8 1974–1986 48
4 Ralph Kiner Ralph Kiner 7 1946–1952 54
5 Harmon Killebrew Harmon Killebrew 6 1959–1969 49
6 Willard Brown 6 1937–1948 10
7 Mel Ott Mel Ott 6 1932–1942 38
8 Turkey Stearnes 6 1924–1940 24
9 Gavvy Cravath Gavvy Cravath 6 1913–1919 24
10 Alex Rodriguez Alex Rodriguez 5 2001–2007 57
11 Mark McGwire Mark McGwire 5 1987–1999 70
12 Harry Stovey Harry Stovey 5 1880–1891 19
13 Reggie Jackson Reggie Jackson 4 1973–1982 41
14 Hank Aaron Hank Aaron 4 1957–1967 44
15 Willie Mays Willie Mays 4 1955–1965 52
16 Mickey Mantle Mickey Mantle 4 1955–1960 52
17 Ted Williams Ted Williams 4 1941–1949 43
18 Johnny Mize Johnny Mize 4 1939–1948 51
19 Hank Greenberg Hank Greenberg 4 1935–1946 58
20 Jimmie Foxx Jimmie Foxx 4 1932–1939 58
21 Chuck Klein Chuck Klein 4 1929–1933 43
22 Hack Wilson Hack Wilson 4 1926–1930 56
23 Cy Williams Cy Williams 4 1916–1927 41
24 Oscar Charleston Oscar Charleston 4 1922–1927 20
25 Home Run Baker Home Run Baker 4 1911–1914 12
26 Harry Davis Harry Davis 4 1904–1907 12
27 Lip Pike 4 1871–1877 7
28 Aaron Judge Aaron Judge 3 2017–2024 62
29 Nolan Arenado Nolan Arenado 3 2015–2018 42
30 Ken Griffey Ken Griffey 3 1994–1999 56
31 Jim Rice Jim Rice 3 1977–1983 46
32 Willie McCovey Willie McCovey 3 1963–1969 45
33 Ted Strong 3 1941–1946 7
34 Lou Gehrig Lou Gehrig 3 1931–1936 49
35 Willie Wells 3 1927–1930 29
36 Jim O'Rourke Jim O'Rourke 3 1874–1880 6
37 Kyle Schwarber Kyle Schwarber 2 2022–2025 56
38 Shohei Ohtani Shohei Ohtani 2 2023–2024 54
39 Giancarlo Stanton Giancarlo Stanton 2 2014–2017 59
40 Chris Davis Chris Davis 2 2013–2015 53
41 Miguel Cabrera Miguel Cabrera 2 2008–2012 44
42 Jose Bautista Jose Bautista 2 2010–2011 54
43 Albert Pujols Albert Pujols 2 2009–2010 47
44 Manny Ramirez Manny Ramirez 2 2004–2008 43
45 Ryan Howard Ryan Howard 2 2006–2008 58
46 Sammy Sosa Sammy Sosa 2 2000–2002 50
47 Barry Bonds Barry Bonds 2 1993–2001 73
48 Juan Gonzalez 2 1992–1993 46
49 Fred McGriff Fred McGriff 2 1989–1992 36
50 Cecil Fielder Cecil Fielder 2 1990–1991 51
51 Jose Canseco Jose Canseco 2 1988–1991 44
52 Dale Murphy Dale Murphy 2 1984–1985 37
53 Tony Armas Tony Armas 2 1981–1984 43
54 Dave Kingman Dave Kingman 2 1979–1982 48
55 Gorman Thomas Gorman Thomas 2 1979–1982 45
56 George Foster George Foster 2 1977–1978 52
57 Dick Allen Dick Allen 2 1972–1974 37
58 Willie Stargell Willie Stargell 2 1971–1973 48
59 Johnny Bench Johnny Bench 2 1970–1972 45
60 Frank Howard Frank Howard 2 1968–1970 44
61 Ernie Banks Ernie Banks 2 1958–1960 47
62 Eddie Mathews Eddie Mathews 2 1953–1959 47
63 Larry Doby Larry Doby 2 1952–1954 32
64 Al Rosen Al Rosen 2 1950–1953 43
65 Joe DiMaggio Joe DiMaggio 2 1937–1948 46
66 Bill Nicholson 2 1943–1944 33
67 Buck Leonard 2 1939–1941 13
68 Martín Dihigo 2 1926–1927 14
69 Rogers Hornsby Rogers Hornsby 2 1922–1925 42
70 Dave Robertson Dave Robertson 2 1916–1917 12
71 Wally Pipp Wally Pipp 2 1916–1917 12
72 Frank Schulte Frank Schulte 2 1910–1911 21
73 Sam Crawford Sam Crawford 2 1901–1908 16
74 Tim Jordan Tim Jordan 2 1906–1908 12
75 Buck Freeman 2 1899–1903 25
76 Hugh Duffy Hugh Duffy 2 1894–1897 18
77 Ed Delahanty Ed Delahanty 2 1893–1896 19
78 Sam Thompson Sam Thompson 2 1889–1895 20
79 Bug Holliday Bug Holliday 2 1889–1892 19
80 Mike Tiernan Mike Tiernan 2 1890–1891 16
81 Hardy Richardson Hardy Richardson 2 1886–1890 16
82 John Reilly John Reilly 2 1884–1888 13
83 Dan Brouthers Dan Brouthers 2 1881–1886 11
84 Cal Raleigh 1 2025–2025 60
85 Matt Olson Matt Olson 1 2023–2023 54
86 Fernando Tatis Fernando Tatis 1 2021–2021 42
87 Salvador Perez Salvador Perez 1 2021–2021 48
88 Vladimir Guerrero Vladimir Guerrero 1 2021–2021 48
89 Luke Voit Luke Voit 1 2020–2020 22
90 Marcell Ozuna Marcell Ozuna 1 2020–2020 18
91 Jorge Soler Jorge Soler 1 2019–2019 48
92 Pete Alonso Pete Alonso 1 2019–2019 53
93 Khris Davis Khris Davis 1 2018–2018 48
94 Chris Carter Chris Carter 1 2016–2016 41
95 Mark Trumbo Mark Trumbo 1 2016–2016 47
96 Bryce Harper Bryce Harper 1 2015–2015 42
97 Nelson Cruz Nelson Cruz 1 2014–2014 40
98 Paul Goldschmidt Paul Goldschmidt 1 2013–2013 36
99 Pedro Alvarez Pedro Alvarez 1 2013–2013 36
100 Ryan Braun Ryan Braun 1 2012–2012 41