Bryce Harper is on a tear, hitting multiple homeruns in consecutive games. At just 22 years old, he already has 7 career games with multiple homeruns. This got me stuck in a play index wormhole (If you aren’t using play index at Baseball-Reference.com, you are missing out). Here are some cool (my opinion, hopefully yours as well) lists I came up with.
*Note: These lists include stats from 1914-2015
Most Career HR without a Multi-HR Game:
| Player | HR |
|---|---|
| Lou Piniella |
102
|
| Grady Hatton |
91
|
| Dom DiMaggio |
87
|
| Del Unser |
87
|
| Johnny Edwards |
81
|
| Will Venable |
78
|
| Jason Kendall |
75
|
| Olmedo Saenz |
73
|
| Tom Brookens |
71
|
| Jerry Hairston Jr |
70
|
| Glenn Hubbard |
70
|
Fewest Career HR with a 3-HR game:
| Player | HR |
|---|---|
| Merv Connors |
8
|
| Bill Glynn |
10
|
| Tuffy Rhodes |
13
|
| Jose Ortiz |
14
|
| Don Leppert |
15
|
| Jim Tobin |
17
|
| Del Wilber |
19
|
| Jim Pendleton |
19
|
| Manny Jimenez |
26
|
| Steve Boros |
26
|
Most Career HR without a 3-HR game:
| Player | HR |
|---|---|
| Rafael Palmeiro |
569
|
| Gary Sheffield |
509
|
| Fred McGriff |
493
|
| David Ortiz |
470
|
| Vladamir Guerrero |
449
|
| Jim Edmonds |
393
|
| Graig Nettles |
390
|
| Dwight Evans |
385
|
| Frank Howard |
382
|
| Tony Perez |
379
|
Most Career 3-HR Games:
| Player | HR |
|---|---|
| Sammy Sosa |
6
|
| Johnny Mize |
6
|
| Mark McGwire |
5
|
| Carlos Delgado |
5
|
| Dave Kingman |
5
|
| Joe Carter |
5
|
| Barry Bonds |
4
|
| Alex Rodriguez |
4
|
| Albert Pujols |
4
|
| Ernie Banks |
4
|
| Lou Gehrig |
4
|
| Willie Stargell |
4
|
| Aramis Ramirez |
4
|
| Ralph Kiner |
4
|
| Steve Finley |
4
|
| Lance Parrish |
4
|
Most Career Multi-HR Games:
| Player | HR |
|---|---|
| Babe Ruth |
72
|
| Barry Bonds |
71
|
| Sammy Sosa |
69
|
| Mark McGwire |
67
|
| Willie Mays |
63
|
| Hank Aaron |
62
|
| Alex Rodriguez |
61
|
| Ken Griffey Jr |
55
|
| Jimmie Foxx |
55
|
| Frank Robinson |
54 |
| Manny Ramirez |
54
|
Players with 2 Career HR (both in same game):
| Player | Year |
|---|---|
| Babe Birrer |
1955
|
| Jess Doyle |
1925
|
| Derrick Gibson |
1999
|
| Brandon Harper |
2006
|
| Sammy Holbrook |
1935
|
| Tim Hyers |
1999
|
| Jack Knight |
1926
|
| Derek Lilliquist |
1990
|
| Doug Loman |
1984
|
| Brian McCall |
1962
|
| Bobby Pfeil |
1971
|
| Glen Stewart |
1943
|
Only Players with 3-HR Games for 3 Different Teams:
| Player | Teams |
|---|---|
| Johnny Mize | STL/NYG/NYY |
| Mark Teixeira | TEX/ATL/NYY |
| Dave Kingman | NYM/CHC/OAK |
| Alex Rodriguez | SEA/TEX/NYY |
Players with Multi-HR Games for the Most Teams:
| Player | Teams |
|---|---|
| Mike Cameron |
8
|
| Jeromy Burnitz |
7
|
| Reggie Sanders |
7
|
| Gary Sheffield |
6
|
| Fred McGriff |
6
|
| Jose Canseco |
6
|
| Dave Kingman |
6
|
| Moises Alou |
6
|
| Ron Gant |
6
|
| Matt Stairs |
6
|
| Todd Zeile |
6
|
| Benito Santiago |
6
|
| Glenallen Hill |
6
|
| Ty Wigginton |
6
|
For the last chart I also found Carlos Beltran and Torii Hunter, each of whom had 2-HR games for 6 teams.
Thanks. It looks like Beltran just became part of the list this past week with his first multi-HR game with the Yankees. As for Hunter, I only see him doing it for 2 teams (Twins & Angels). Plus, he’s only played for 3 teams in his career
Sorry, I misread something, Hunter did not do it. Also I see that article is dated May 19, 2015 a bit prior to Beltran’s recent 2-HR game for the Yankees. I also checked the other charts and got the same results as yours.
thanks!