HR % (Best ALL TIME, and 2003-1994 )

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http://www.drafthelp.com/MLB_Ray_HRRates.htm

HR% illustrates the amount of at bats that result in a homerun.

EXAMPLE: Bonds in 2003 had 390 AB and 45 HR.
45/390= 11.54
OR
11.54% of all of Bonds at bats in 2003 resulted in a HR.

* These totals are based on those hitters who accumulated 502 plate appearances, or enough to qualify for the batting crown.



BEST SEASON'S ALL TIME

YEAR HR%
1 Barry Bonds 2001 15.34
2 Mark McGwire 1998 13.75
3 Mark McGwire 1999 12.48
4 Mark McGwire 1996 12.29
5 Babe Ruth 1920 11.79
6 Barry Bonds 2003 11.54
7 Barry Bonds 2002 11.41
8 Babe Ruth 1927 11.11
9 Sammy Sosa 2001 11.09
10 Babe Ruth 1921 10.93
11 Jim Thome 2002 10.83
12 Mark McGwire 1997 10.74
13 Mickey Mantle 1961 10.51
14 Hank Greenberg 1938 10.43
15 Roger Maris 1961 10.34
16 Sammy Sosa 1998 10.26
17 Barry Bonds 2000 10.21
18 Sammy Sosa 1999 10.08
19 Babe Ruth 1928 10.07
20 Jimmie Foxx 1932 9.91
21 Ralph Kiner 1949 9.84
22 Mickey Mantle 1956 9.76
23 Hack Wilson 1930 9.57
24 Frank Thomas 1994 9.52
T25 Hank Aaron 1971 9.49
T25 Babe Ruth 1926 9.49




SEASON-2003

HR%
1 Barry Bonds 11.54
2 Jim Edmonds 8.72
3 Jim Thome 8.13
4 Alex Rodriguez 7.74
5 Sammy Sosa 7.74
6 Frank Thomas 7.69
7 Jason Giambi 7.66
8 Richie Sexson 7.43
9 Carlos Delgado 7.37
10 Albert Pujols 7.28
11 David Ortiz 6.92
12 Rafael Palmeiro 6.77
13 Gary Sheffield 6.77
14 Jeromy Burnitz 6.68
15 Mike Lowell 6.50
16 Manny Ramirez 6.50
17 Jeff Bagwell 6.45
18 Jose Guillen 6.39
19 Trot Nixon 6.35
20 Jorge Posada 6.24
21 Andruw Jones 6.05
22 Preston Wilson 6.00
23 Derrek Lee 5.75
24 Geoff Jenkins 5.75
25 Todd Helton 5.66


SEASON-2002

HR%
1 Barry Bonds 11.41
2 Jim Thome 10.83
3 Alex Rodriguez 9.13
4 Sammy Sosa 8.81
5 Rafael Palmeiro 7.88
6 Brian Giles 7.65
7 Manny Ramirez 7.57
8 Jason Giambi 7.32
9 Lance Berkman 7.27
10 Shawn Green 7.22
11 Mike Piazza 6.90
12 Carlos Delgado 6.53
13 Magglio Ordonez 6.44
14 Vladimir Guerrero 6.35
15 Pat Burrell 6.31
16 Andruw Jones 6.25
17 Ellis Burks 6.18
18 Mark Bellhorn 6.07
19 Jeff Kent 5.94
20 Jim Edmonds 5.88
21 Eric Chavez 5.81
22 Robin Ventura 5.81
23 Albert Pujols 5.76
24 Fred McGriff 5.74
25 Jay Gibbons 5.71


SEASON-2001

HR%
1 Barry Bonds 15.34
2 Sammy Sosa 11.09
3 Luis Gonzalez 9.36
4 Jim Thome 9.32
5 Todd Helton 8.35
6 Alex Rodriguez 8.23
7 Shawn Green 7.92
8 Rafael Palmeiro 7.83
9 Manny Ramirez 7.75
10 Larry Walker 7.65
11 Richie Sexson 7.53
12 Phil Nevin 7.51
13 Jason Giambi 7.31
14 Mike Piazza 7.16
15 Gary Sheffield 6.99
16 Troy Glaus 6.97
17 Carlos Delgado 6.79
18 Chipper Jones 6.64
19 Juan Gonzalez 6.58
20 Jeff Bagwell 6.50
21 Brian Giles 6.42
22 Jose Valentin 6.39
23 Ellis Burks 6.38
24 Albert Pujols 6.27
25 Jeromy Burnitz 6.05

SEASON-2000

HR%
1 Barry Bonds 10.21
2 Manny Ramirez 8.66
3 Gary Sheffield 8.58
4 Jason Giambi 8.43
5 Troy Glaus 8.35
6 Sammy Sosa 8.28
7 Jim Edmonds 8.00
8 Jeff Bagwell 7.97
9 Richard Hidalgo 7.89
10 Mike Piazza 7.88
11 David Justice 7.82
12 Vladimir Guerrero 7.71
13 Ken Griffey Jr. 7.69
14 Alex Rodriguez 7.40
15 Frank Thomas 7.39
16 Todd Helton 7.24
17 Carlos Delgado 7.21
18 Rafael Palmeiro 6.90
19 Carl Everett 6.85
20 Edgar Martinez 6.65
21 Jim Thome 6.64
22 Geoff Jenkins 6.64
23 Brad Fullmer 6.64
24 Tony Batista 6.61
25 Moises Alou 6.61

SEASON-1999

HR%
1 Mark McGwire 12.48
2 Sammy Sosa 10.08
3 Larry Walker 8.45
4 Manny Ramirez 8.43
5 Alex Rodriguez 8.37
6 Rafael Palmeiro 8.32
7 Greg Vaughn 8.18
8 Chipper Jones 7.94
9 Ken Griffey Jr. 7.92
10 Jose Canseco 7.91
11 Carlos Delgado 7.68
12 John Jaha 7.66
13 Mike Piazza 7.49
14 Brian Giles 7.49
15 Jeff Bagwell 7.47
16 Matt Stairs 7.16
17 Jeromy Burnitz 7.07
18 Juan Gonzalez 6.94
19 Vladimir Guerrero 6.89
20 Shawn Green 6.84
21 Dean Palmer 6.79
22 Jim Thome 6.68
23 Richie Sexson 6.47
24 Jay Bell 6.45
25 Fernando Tatis 6.33


SEASON-1998

HR%
1 Mark McGwire 13.75
2 Sammy Sosa 10.26
3 Ken Griffey Jr. 8.85
4 Greg Vaughn 8.73
5 Albert Belle 8.05
6 Andres Galarraga 7.93
7 Jose Canseco 7.89
8 Manny Ramirez 7.88
9 Juan Gonzalez 7.43
10 Carlos Delgado 7.17
11 Vinny Castilla 7.13
12 Javier Lopez 6.95
13 Rafael Palmeiro 6.95
14 Jim Thome 6.82
15 Barry Bonds 6.70
16 Mo Vaughn 6.57
17 Moises Alou 6.51
18 Ken Caminiti 6.42
19 Jeff Bagwell 6.30
20 Jeromy Burnitz 6.24
21 Eric Davis 6.19
22 Alex Rodriguez 6.12
23 Vladimir Guerrero 6.10
24 Dean Palmer 5.94
25 Jeff Kent 5.89

SEASON-1997

HR%
1 Mark McGwire 10.74
2 Ken Griffey Jr. 9.21
3 Larry Walker 8.63
4 Jim Thome 8.06
5 Juan Gonzalez 7.88
6 Jeff Bagwell 7.60
7 Barry Bonds 7.52
T8 Jay Buhner 7.41
T8 Tino Martinez 7.41
T10 Todd Hundley 7.19
T10 Mike Piazza 7.19
12 Andres Galarraga 6.83
13 Paul Sorrento 6.78
T14 David Justice 6.67
T14 Ray Lankford 6.67
16 Mo Vaughn 6.64
17 Frank Thomas 6.60
18 Vinny Castilla 6.54
19 Chili Davis 6.29
20 Rafael Palmeiro 6.19
21 Carlos Delgado 5.78
22 Tim Salmon 5.67
23 Sammy Sosa 5.61
24 Tony Clark 5.52
25 Jeromy Burnitz 5.47

SEASON- 1996

HR%
1 Mark McGwire 12.29
2 Ken Griffey Jr. 8.99
3 Juan Gonzalez 8.69
4 Brady Anderson 8.64
5 Barry Bonds 8.12
6 Gary Sheffield 8.09
7 Sammy Sosa 8.03
8 Albert Belle 7.97
9 Greg Vaughn 7.95
10 Jay Buhner 7.80
11 Todd Hundley 7.59
12 Frank Thomas 7.59
13 Jim Thome 7.52
14 Andres Galarraga 7.51
15 Ken Caminiti 7.33
16 Mo Vaughn 6.93
17 Terry Steinbach 6.81
18 Henry Rodriguez 6.77
19 Cecil Fielder 6.60
20 Mike Piazza 6.58
21 Dean Palmer 6.53
22 Ellis Burks 6.53
23 Ryan Klesko 6.44
24 Barry Larkin 6.38
25 Vinny Castilla 6.36

SEASON-1995

HR%
1 Albert Belle 9.16
2 Jay Buhner 8.51
3 Frank Thomas 8.11
4 Mickey Tettleton 7.46
5 Larry Walker 7.29
6 Mo Vaughn 7.09
7 Rafael Palmeiro 7.04
8 Dante Bichette 6.91
9 Gary Gaetti 6.81
10 Barry Bonds 6.52
11 Manny Ramirez 6.40
12 Sammy Sosa 6.38
13 Tim Salmon 6.33
14 Cecil Fielder 6.28
15 Vinny Castilla 6.07
16 Tino Martinez 5.97
17 Jim Edmonds 5.91
18 Eric Karros 5.81
19 Reggie Sanders 5.79
20 Edgar Martinez 5.68
21 Andres Galarraga 5.60
22 Jim Thome 5.53
23 Robin Ventura 5.28
24 John Valentin 5.19
T25 Ray Lankford 5.18
T25 Jeff Conine 5.18

SEASON-1994
*Based 357 PA
(derived from 3.1 PA times 115 games. Because of the strike,
a full season was not played in 1994)

HR%
1 Jeff Bagwell 9.75
2 Kevin Mitchell 9.68
3 Matt Williams 9.66
4 Frank Thomas 9.52
5 Barry Bonds 9.46
6 Ken Griffey Jr. 9.24
7 Albert Belle 8.74
8 Gary Sheffield 8.39
9 Fred McGriff 8.02
10 Bob Hamelin 7.69
11 Andres Galarraga 7.43
12 Jose Canseco 7.23
13 Kirk Gibson 6.97
14 Chili Davis 6.63
15 Mo Vaughn 6.60
16 Cecil Fielder 6.59
17 Jim Thome 6.23
18 Joe Carter 6.21
19 Tim Salmon 6.17
20 Tino Martinez 6.08
21 Mike Piazza 5.93
22 Sammy Sosa 5.87
23 Jay Buhner 5.87
24 Chris Hoiles 5.72
25 Paul O'Neill 5.71