At bats per home run

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.

Aaron Judge has the best career ratio among active players with 11.99 at bats per home run, as of October 5, 2022.

[1] Totals are current as of September 2022[update], minimum 3,000 plate appearances.

[2] Babe Ruth was the first batter to average fewer than nine at-bats per home run over a season, hitting his 54 home runs of the 1920 season in 457 at-bats; an average of 8.463.

[4] Ruth, McGwire and Bonds are the only batters in history to average nine or fewer AB/HR over a season, having done so a combined ten times: Aaron Judge's 62 HR season in 2022 came at a rate of 9.19 AB/HR.

Mark McGwire holds the career record for fewest at bats per home run with at least 3000 plate appearances, at 10.61.