Enjoy 2025’s bounty of 50-homer players while you can, because it’s a rarity — this isn’t the kind of thing we see year in and year out.
There have been just 34 different players to hit 50 home runs in a season, with 11 of those accomplishing the feat at least twice: Babe Ruth, Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire hold the record for the most 50-homer seasons, with four each.
Here are all 34 players and each season with a 50-homer campaign in it, from the most recent to the first occurrence in MLB.
| Year | Player | Team | Home Runs |
| 2025 | Cal Raleigh | Mariners | 56 |
| Kyle Schwarber | Phillies | 53 | |
| Shohei Ohtani | Dodgers | 50 | |
| 2024 | Aaron Judge | Yankees | 58 |
| Shohei Ohtani | Dodgers | 54 | |
| 2023 | Matt Olson | Braves | 54 |
| 2022 | Aaron Judge | Yankees | 62 |
| 2019 | Pete Alonso | Mets | 53 |
| 2017 | Giancarlo Stanton | Marlins | 59 |
| Aaron Judge | Yankees | 52 | |
| 2013 | Chris Davis | Orioles | 53 |
| 2010 | José Bautista | Blue Jays | 54 |
| 2007 | Alex Rodriguez | Yankees | 54 |
| Prince Fielder | Brewers | 50 | |
| 2006 | Ryan Howard | Phillies | 58 |
| David Ortiz | Red Sox | 54 | |
| 2005 | Andruw Jones | Braves | 51 |
| 2002 | Jim Thome | Guardians | 52 |
| Alex Rodriguez | Rangers | 57 | |
| 2001 | Barry Bonds | Giants | 73 |
| Sammy Sosa | Cubs | 64 | |
| Luis Gonzalez | Diamondbacks | 57 | |
| Alex Rodriguez | Rangers | 52 | |
| 2000 | Sammy Sosa | Cubs | 50 |
| 1999 | Sammy Sosa | Cubs | 63 |
| Mark McGwire | Cardinals | 65 | |
| 1998 | Sammy Sosa | Cubs | 66 |
| Mark McGwire | Cardinals | 70 | |
| Ken Griffey Jr. | Mariners | 56 | |
| Greg Vaughn | Padres | 50 | |
| 1997 | Ken Griffey Jr. | Mariners | 56 |
| Mark McGwire | Athletics/Cardinals | 58 | |
| 1996 | Brady Anderson | Orioles | 50 |
| Mark McGwire | Athletics | 52 | |
| 1995 | Albert Belle | Guardians | 50 |
| 1990 | Cecil Fielder | Tigers | 51 |
| 1977 | George Foster | Reds | 52 |
| 1965 | Willie Mays | Giants | 52 |
| 1961 | Mickey Mantle | Yankees | 54 |
| Roger Maris | Yankees | 61 | |
| 1956 | Mickey Mantle | Yankees | 52 |
| 1955 | Willie Mays | Giants | 51 |
| 1949 | Ralph Kiner | Pirates | 54 |
| 1947 | Johnny Mize | Giants | 51 |
| Ralph Kiner | Pirates | 51 | |
| 1938 | Jimmie Foxx | Red Sox | 50 |
| Hank Greenberg | Tigers | 58 | |
| 1932 | Jimmie Foxx | Athletics | 58 |
| 1930 | Hack Wilson | Cubs | 56 |
| 1928 | Babe Ruth | Yankees | 54 |
| 1927 | Babe Ruth | Yankees | 60 |
| 1921 | Babe Ruth | Yankees | 59 |
| 1920 | Babe Ruth | Yankees | 54 |
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