Home runs by last name

[KingSwisher]

SABR has the numbers but won't give them to me. What is the proper order of this list from 1 (most) to 10 (least)

Smith
Robinson
Williams
Johnson
Thomas
Jackson
Davis
Jones
Evans
Bell

[Utter Chaos]

SABR has the numbers but won't give them to me. What is the proper order of this list from 1 (most) to 10 (least)

Smith
Robinson
Williams
Johnson
Thomas
Jackson
Davis
Jones
Evans
BellNot including 2005 I have:

Williams 2587 (2573)
Davis 1995 (1915)
Johnson 1940 (1925)
Jones 1544 (1473)
Robinson 1523 (1491)
Smith 1330 (1196)
Thomas 1283 (1283)
Bell 1246 (1246)
Jackson 1203 (1202)
Gonzalez 1123 (1123)
Walker 1096 (1085)
Wilson 1084 (1061)
White 1034 (1008)
Clark 1037 (1030)
Bonds 1035 (1035)
Martinez 1011 (1011)
Rodriguez 937 (937)
Evans 851 (834)

(number in parenthesis does not include Federal League as well as homers hit in 1900 and earlier).

[KingSwisher]

Not including 2005 I have:

Williams 2587 (2573)
Davis 1995 (1915)
Johnson 1940 (1925)
Jones 1544 (1473)
Robinson 1523 (1491)
Smith 1330 (1196)
Thomas 1283 (1283)
Bell 1246 (1246)
Jackson 1203 (1202)
Gonzalez 1123 (1123)
Walker 1096 (1085)
Wilson 1084 (1061)
White 1034 (1008)
Clark 1037 (1030)
Bonds 1035 (1035)
Martinez 1011 (1011)
Rodriguez 937 (937)
Evans 851 (834)

(number in parenthesis does not include Federal League as well as homers hit in 1900 and earlier).


Most excellent.

Thank you for the help.

[Brooklyn]

Including 2005 (but not 2006):

Williams 2600
Davis 1995
Johnson 1991 (quickly catching up to Davis for second)
Jones 1639
Robinson 1523
Smith 1330
Thomas 1295
Bell 1256
Jackson 1210
Gonzalez 1176
Wilson 1125 (passed Walker)
Walker 1123
Clark 1080 (passed White)
White 1050
Martinez 1049 (passed Bonds)
Bonds 1040
Rodriguez 1006
Evans 851
Aaron 768

[Brooklyn]

Incidentally, the most homeruns by a first / last name combo is Hank Aaron (obviously) with 755, but Frank Thomas is quickly approaching, with 734 through 2005, and 5 more to date this year. Frank Thomas is 16 home runs away from passing Hank Aaron as the most HR hitting name in baseball history

[Utter Chaos]

Incidentally, the most homeruns by a first / last name combo is Hank Aaron (obviously) with 755, but Frank Thomas is quickly approaching, with 734 through 2005, and 5 more to date this year. Frank Thomas is 16 home runs away from passing Hank Aaron as the most HR hitting name in baseball history The Ken Griffey's aren't that far behind with 688. If only Junior could stay healthy for a couple of years.

[Erik Bedard]

SABR has the numbers but won't give them to me. What is the proper order of this list from 1 (most) to 10 (least)

Smith
Robinson
Williams
Johnson
Thomas
Jackson
Davis
Jones
Evans
Bell

*gasp* Is this a SERIOUS post from KingSwisher? The same KingSwisher who posted

Q: What's the difference between a duck?

and

A: The higher it flies, the more.

and

You try and make good forums idiot-proof, but they just keep making better idiots

and, more recently,

His hands. He one left and one right.

And my all-time favorite,

[QUOTE=bkmckenna]without looking give:

As soon as I read this I closed my eyes.

Now I don't know what the trivia question is.

This game is difficult.


Just kidding. I thought you had left us, KS.

[ArealBASEBALLfan]

SABR has the numbers but won't give them to me. What is the proper order of this list from 1 (most) to 10 (least)

Smith
Robinson
Williams
Johnson
Thomas
Jackson
Davis
Jones
Evans
Bell

is jackson like Joe Jackson?

[Brooklyn]

is jackson like Joe Jackson?

Jackson is Reggie (563), Bo (141), Travis (135), Randy (103), Darrin (80), Ron (56), Joe (54), and 13 other guys named jackson who hit between1 and 28 career home runs

[Erik Bedard]

SABR has the numbers but won't give them to me.

Looks like your bad karma is catching up to you. :laugh :laugh

[mordeci]

with # of players and HRs/player
Williams 2600/73=35.61
Davis 1995/60=33.25
Johnson 1991/100=19.91
Jones 1639/90=18.21
Robinson 1523/29=52.51
Smith 1330/140=9.5
Thomas 1295/37=35
Bell 1256/26=48.30
Jackson 1210/32=37.81
Gonzalez 1176/25=47.04

As for the last Name with the highest HR/player ratio (nothing interesting here):
Ruth 714/1
McGwire 583/1
Killebrew 573/1
Mantle 536/1
Foxx 534/1

with 10+ players:
Henderson 686/10=68.6
May 690/12=57.5
Carter 724/13=55.69
Evans 851/16=53.18
Robinson 1523/29=52.51

Last Names with 4+ players and 100+ HRs/Player
Sosa 589/5=117.8
Guerrero 539/5=107.8
Banks 534/5=106.8
Mays 668/4=167
Alou 566/4=141.5
Boyer 444/4=111
Cash 405/4=101.25
Horton 401/4=100.25