Fastest Players To Hit 500 Homers
Who was the fastest player to hit 500 home runs?
Mark McGwire is the fastest player to hit 500 home runs, accomplishing it in 1639 games. He hit his 500th home run on Aug 5, 1999.
Which active player is on pace to next make the Top 50 list for "Fastest To 500 Homers"?
Based on their career production, the player most likely to make the "Fastest to 500 Homers" leaderboard is Giancarlo Stanton, who is currently at 456 home runs, and is projected to reach 500 HR in 169 games, for 1919 total games, which would put him 5th on the leaderboard.
Which active players are in contention for the "Fastest Player To 500 Homers" leaderboard?
The following players are all at least half-way to the total and theoretically on-pace to make this leaderboard:
| Player | Current HR | Proj Games To 500 Homers | Proj Total Games @ 500 Homers | Proj Leaderboard Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giancarlo Stanton | 456 | 169 | 1919 | 5th |
| Mike Trout | 415 | 347 | 2041 | 12th |
| Aaron Judge | 384 | 361 | 1553 | 1st |
| Kyle Schwarber | 360 | 521 | 1859 | 4th |
| Bryce Harper | 375 | 611 | 2443 | 24th |
| Manny Machado | 375 | 646 | 2584 | 27th |
| Paul Goldschmidt | 376 | 692 | 2788 | 28th |
| Nolan Arenado | 359 | 719 | 2549 | 26th |
| Shohei Ohtani | 287 | 787 | 1847 | 3rd |
| Matt Olson | 302 | 833 | 2103 | 12th |
| Eugenio Suarez | 328 | 868 | 2523 | 26th |
| Pete Alonso | 272 | 885 | 1940 | 5th |
| George Springer | 295 | 1023 | 2495 | 26th |
| Mookie Betts | 295 | 1073 | 2617 | 27th |
| Salvador Perez | 310 | 1074 | 2826 | 28th |
| Marcell Ozuna | 301 | 1093 | 2746 | 28th |
| Juan Soto | 250 | 1127 | 2254 | 19th |
| Jose Ramirez | 292 | 1181 | 2838 | 28th |
| Francisco Lindor | 281 | 1216 | 2775 | 28th |
Note: Some players on this leaderboard might show up as having 501 or 502 home runs, which means they hit multiple HRs in the game in which they crossed the milestone. In order to normalize the modern statistics and the historic ones (for which there is no play-by-play data), all the stats shown here are based on per-game statistics. Meaning that the at-bat total might not be the exact at-bat in which the player reached the milestone, only the number of ABs and PAs they had at the conclusion of the game in which they reached the milestone.