page_title: At bats per home run
section_title: Career
hierarchical_section_title: At bats per home run / Major League Baseball leaders / Career
caption_attribution_description: Mark McGwire, St. Louis, 2001. This picture was taken during a Saturday afternoon game against Detroit on July 14, 2001. It depicts McGwire's 10th home run of the season and 564th of his career, moving him ahead of Reggie Jackson for sixth on the all-time list.
context_page_description: In baseball statistics, at bats per home run is a way to measure how frequently a batter hits a home run. It is determined by dividing the number of at bats by the number of home runs hit. Mark McGwire possesses the MLB record for this statistic with a career ratio of 10.61 at bats per home run and Babe Ruth is second, with 11.76 at bats per home run. Giancarlo Stanton has the best current career ratio with 13.81 at bats per home run.
context_section_description: Totals are current through the end of the 2019 season, minimum 3000 plate appearances.
  Mark McGwire - 10.61
  Babe Ruth - 11.76
  Barry Bonds - 12.92
  Jim Thome - 13.76
  Giancarlo Stanton - 13.81
caption: Mark McGwire holds the career record for fewest at bats per home run with at least 3000 plate appearances, at 10.61.
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