In Major League Baseball, the 500 Home Run Club is an informal term applied to the group of players who have hit 500 or more career home runs. The first member of the 500 Home Run Club was Babe Ruth in 1929.
Every player with at least 500 homers who is eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame has been inducted except for Mark McGwire.
The members
Names in bold indicate an active player.
| Rank |
Player |
HR |
Date of
500th |
Age at
500th |
Opposing
Pitcher |
Date of
600th |
Age at
600th |
Opposing
Pitcher |
Date of
700th |
Age at
700th |
Opposing
Pitcher |
Teams (500th HR in bold) |
Seasons |
| 1 |
Barry Bonds |
762 |
04/17/2001
(box) |
36 y
267 d |
Adams |
08/09/2002
(box) |
38 y
16 d |
Wells |
09/17/2004
(box) |
40 y
55 d |
Peavy |
PIT, SFG |
1986-2007 |
| 2 |
Hank Aaron |
755 |
07/04/1968
(box) |
34 y
160 d |
McCormick |
04/27/1971
(box) |
37 y
81 d |
Perry |
07/21/1973
(box) |
39 y
166 d |
Brett |
MIL/ATL, MIL |
1954-1976 |
| 3 |
Babe Ruth |
714 |
08/11/1929 |
34 y
186 d |
Hudlin |
08/21/1931 |
36 y
196 d |
Blaeholder |
07/13/1934 |
39 y
157 d |
Bridges |
BOS, NYY, BSB |
1914-1936 |
| 4 |
Willie Mays |
660 |
09/13/1965
(box) |
34 y
116 d |
Nottebart |
09/22/1969
(box) |
38 y
139 d |
Corkins |
|
|
|
NYG/SFG, NYM |
1951-1973 |
| 5 |
Ken Griffey, Jr. |
609 |
06/20/2004
(box) |
34 y
212 d |
Morris |
06/09/2008
(box) |
38 y
201 d |
Hendrickson |
|
|
|
SEA, CIN, CWS |
1989- |
|
Sammy Sosa |
609 |
04/04/2003
(box) |
34 y
143 d |
Sullivan |
06/20/2007
(box) |
38 y
220 d |
Marquis |
|
|
|
CWS, CHC, BAL, TEX |
1989-2005,
2007 |
| 7 |
Frank Robinson |
586 |
09/13/1971
(box) |
36 y
22 d |
Scherman |
|
|
|
|
|
|
CIN, BAL, LAD, CAL, CLE |
1956-1976 |
| 8 |
Mark McGwire |
583 |
08/05/1999
(box) |
35 y
297 d |
Ashby |
|
|
|
|
|
|
OAK, STL |
1986-2001 |
| 9 |
Harmon Killebrew |
573 |
08/10/1971
(box) |
35 y
42 d |
Cuellar |
|
|
|
|
|
|
WAS/MIN, KCR |
1954-1975 |
| 10 |
Rafael Palmeiro |
569 |
05/11/2003
(box) |
38 y
229 d |
Elder |
|
|
|
|
|
|
CHC, BAL, TEX |
1986-2005 |
| 11 |
Reggie Jackson |
563 |
09/17/1984
(box) |
38 y
122 d |
Black |
|
|
|
|
|
|
KCA/OAK, BAL, NYY, CAL |
1967-1987 |
| 12 |
Alex Rodriguez |
550 |
08/04/2007
(box) |
32 y
8 d |
Davies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
SEA, TEX, NYY |
1994- |
| 13 |
Mike Schmidt |
548 |
04/18/1987
(box) |
37 y
203 d |
Robinson |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Philadelphia Phillies |
1972-1989 |
| 14 |
Mickey Mantle |
536 |
05/14/1967
(box) |
35 y
206 d |
Miller |
|
|
|
|
|
|
New York Yankees |
1951-1968 |
|
Jim Thome |
537 |
09/16/2007
(box) |
37 y
20 d |
Moseley |
|
|
|
|
|
|
CLE, PHI, CWS |
1991- |
| 16 |
Jimmie Foxx |
534 |
09/24/1940 |
32 y
336 d |
Caster |
|
|
|
|
|
|
PHA, BOS, CHC, PHI |
1925-1942,
1944-1945 |
| 17 |
Willie McCovey |
521 |
06/30/1978
(box) |
40 y
171 d |
Easterly |
|
|
|
|
|
|
SFG, SDP, OAK |
1959-1980 |
|
Manny Ramírez |
521 |
05/31/2008
(box) |
36 y
1 d |
Bradford |
|
|
|
|
|
|
CLE, BOS, LAD |
1993- |
|
Frank Thomas |
521 |
06/28/2007
(box) |
39 y
32 d |
Silva |
|
|
|
|
|
|
CWS, OAK, TOR |
1990- |
|
Ted Williams |
521 |
06/17/1960
(box) |
41 y
292 d |
Hawkins |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Boston Red Sox |
1939-1942,
1946-1960 |
| 21 |
Ernie Banks |
512 |
05/12/1970
(box) |
39 y
101 d |
Jarvis |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chicago Cubs |
1953-1971 |
|
Eddie Mathews |
512 |
07/14/1967
(box) |
35 y
274 d |
Marichal |
|
|
|
|
|
|
BSB/MIL/ATL, HOU, DET |
1952-1968 |
| 23 |
Mel Ott |
511 |
08/01/1945 |
36 y
152 d |
Hutchings |
|
|
|
|
|
|
New York Giants |
1926-1947 |
| 24 |
Eddie Murray |
504 |
09/06/1996
(box) |
40 y
195 d |
Lira |
|
|
|
|
|
|
BAL, LAD, NYM, CLE, CAL |
1977-1997 |
Closest active players
Stats as of September 5, 2008.[1]
See also related lists
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