MLB 40-home-run seasons by year
8 players reached 40 home runs in 2026, led by Pete Crow-Armstrong with 45. The most in one season is 17, in 1996. Babe Ruth has the most such seasons, 11.
40-home-run seasons in 2026
| 1 | Pete Crow-ArmstrongactiveCHC | 45 home runs |
| 2 | Kyle SchwarberactivePHI | 45 home runs |
| 3 | Pete AlonsoactiveBAL | 43 home runs |
| 4 | Junior CamineroactiveTB | 42 home runs |
| 5 | Yordan AlvarezactiveHOU | 42 home runs |
| 6 | Hunter GoodmanactiveCOL | 41 home runs |
| 7 | Ben RiceactiveNYY | 41 home runs |
| 8 | Matt OlsonactiveATL | 41 home runs |
How many, season by season
Most such seasons
| 1 | Babe Ruth1920, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932 | 11 |
| 2 | Hank Aaron1957, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1971, 1973 | 8 |
| 3 | Harmon Killebrew1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1969, 1970 | 8 |
| 4 | Barry Bonds1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 | 8 |
| 5 | Alex Rodriguez1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007 | 8 |
| 6 | Ken Griffey Jr.1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 | 7 |
| 7 | Sammy Sosa1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 | 7 |
| 8 | Albert Pujols2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2015 | 7 |
| 9 | Willie Mays1954, 1955, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965 | 6 |
| 10 | Mark McGwire1987, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 | 6 |
| 11 | Jim Thome1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006 | 6 |
| 12 | Adam Dunn2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012 | 6 |
| 13 | Lou Gehrig1927, 1930, 1931, 1934, 1936 | 5 |
| 14 | Jimmie Foxx1932, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1938 | 5 |
| 15 | Ralph Kiner1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951 | 5 |
| 16 | Duke Snider1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957 | 5 |
| 17 | Ernie Banks1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960 | 5 |
| 18 | Juan Alberto Gonzalez1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998 | 5 |
| 19 | Frank Thomas1993, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2003 | 5 |
| 20 | Manny Ramirez1998, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005 | 5 |
| 21 | Hank Greenberg1937, 1938, 1940, 1946 | 4 |
| 22 | Eddie Mathews1953, 1954, 1955, 1959 | 4 |
| 23 | Mickey Mantle1956, 1958, 1960, 1961 | 4 |
| 24 | Rafael Palmeiro1998, 1999, 2001, 2002 | 4 |
| 25 | Ryan Howard2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 | 4 |
| 26 | Nelson Cruz2014, 2015, 2016, 2019 | 4 |
| 27 | Aaron Judge2017, 2022, 2024, 2025 | 4 |
| 28 | Pete Alonso2019, 2022, 2023, 2026 | 4 |
| 29 | Shohei Ohtani2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 | 4 |
| 30 | Kyle Schwarber2022, 2023, 2025, 2026 | 4 |
Recent seasons
2025
| 1 | Cal RaleighactiveSEA | 60 home runs |
| 2 | Kyle SchwarberactivePHI | 56 home runs |
| 3 | Shohei OhtaniactiveLAD | 55 home runs |
| 4 | Aaron JudgeactiveNYY | 53 home runs |
| 5 | Eugenio Suarezactive | 49 home runs |
| 6 | Junior CamineroactiveTB | 45 home runs |
| 7 | Juan SotoactiveNYM | 43 home runs |
2024
| 1 | Aaron JudgeactiveNYY | 58 home runs |
| 2 | Shohei OhtaniactiveLAD | 54 home runs |
| 3 | Anthony SantanderBAL | 44 home runs |
| 4 | Juan SotoactiveNYY | 41 home runs |
2023
| 1 | Matt OlsonactiveATL | 54 home runs |
| 2 | Kyle SchwarberactivePHI | 47 home runs |
| 3 | Pete AlonsoactiveNYM | 46 home runs |
| 4 | Shohei OhtaniactiveLAA | 44 home runs |
| 5 | Ronald Acuna Jr.activeATL | 41 home runs |
| 6 | Marcell OzunaATL | 40 home runs |
2022
| 1 | Aaron JudgeactiveNYY | 62 home runs |
| 2 | Kyle SchwarberactivePHI | 46 home runs |
| 3 | Mike TroutactiveLAA | 40 home runs |
| 4 | Pete AlonsoactiveNYM | 40 home runs |
2021
| 1 | Salvador PerezactiveKC | 48 home runs |
| 2 | Vladimir Guerrero Jr.activeTOR | 48 home runs |
| 3 | Shohei OhtaniactiveLAA | 46 home runs |
| 4 | Marcus SemienactiveTOR | 45 home runs |
| 5 | Fernando Tatis Jr.activeSD | 42 home runs |
2019
| 1 | Pete AlonsoactiveNYM | 53 home runs |
| 2 | Eugenio SuarezactiveCIN | 49 home runs |
| 3 | Jorge SolerKC | 48 home runs |
| 4 | Cody BellingeractiveLAD | 47 home runs |
| 5 | Mike TroutactiveLAA | 45 home runs |
| 6 | Christian YelichactiveMIL | 44 home runs |
| 7 | Nolan ArenadoactiveCOL | 41 home runs |
| 8 | Nelson CruzMIN | 41 home runs |
| 9 | Alex BregmanactiveHOU | 41 home runs |
| 10 | Ronald Acuna Jr.activeATL | 41 home runs |
2018
| 1 | Khris DavisATH | 48 home runs |
| 2 | J.D. MartinezBOS | 43 home runs |
| 3 | Joey GalloTEX | 40 home runs |
2017
| 1 | Giancarlo StantonactiveMIA | 59 home runs |
| 2 | Aaron JudgeactiveNYY | 52 home runs |
| 3 | J.D. Martinez | 45 home runs |
| 4 | Khris DavisATH | 43 home runs |
| 5 | Joey GalloTEX | 41 home runs |
2016
| 1 | Mark TrumboBAL | 47 home runs |
| 2 | Nelson CruzSEA | 43 home runs |
| 3 | Edwin EncarnacionTOR | 42 home runs |
| 4 | Brian DozierMIN | 42 home runs |
| 5 | Khris DavisATH | 42 home runs |
| 6 | Chris CarterMIL | 41 home runs |
| 7 | Nolan ArenadoactiveCOL | 41 home runs |
| 8 | Todd FrazierCHW | 40 home runs |
2015
| 1 | Chris DavisBAL | 47 home runs |
| 2 | Nelson CruzSEA | 44 home runs |
| 3 | Nolan ArenadoactiveCOL | 42 home runs |
| 4 | Bryce HarperactiveWSH | 42 home runs |
| 5 | Mike TroutactiveLAA | 41 home runs |
| 6 | Josh DonaldsonTOR | 41 home runs |
| 7 | Albert PujolsLAA | 40 home runs |
| 8 | Carlos GonzalezCOL | 40 home runs |
| 9 | Jose BautistaTOR | 40 home runs |
Regular season only.