MLB all-time leaders in home runs by pitchers

This is a list of the all-time leaders in home run
Home run
In baseball, a home run is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to reach home safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team in the process...

s hit by Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
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pitchers, with the pitcher being defined as a player who pitches in at least three games in the given year. Active players are in bold.

List

No.	Name	Home runs
1		38
2		37
3		35
4		34
5		33
6		29
7		24
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9		23
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11		21
12		20
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14		19
15		18
16		16
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20		14
\| (As a pitcher)	14

Single-season

Below is a list of the most home runs by a Major League Baseball pitcher in a single season, and while in a game as a pitcher.

Name	HR	Year	Team
Wes Ferrell Wes Ferrell Wesley Cheek Ferrell was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball from 1927 through 1941. Primarily a starting pitcher, Ferrell played for the Cleveland Indians , Boston Red Sox , Washington Senators , New York Yankees , Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston Braves...	9	1931	Cleveland Indians
Don Drysdale Don Drysdale Donald Scott "Don" Drysdale was a Major League Baseball player and Hall of Fame right-handed pitcher with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He was one of the dominant starting pitchers of the 1960s, and became a radio and television broadcaster following his playing career... (1, 2)	7	1958/1965	Los Angeles Dodgers
Wes Ferrell (2, 3)	7	1933/1935	Cleveland Indians/Boston Red Sox
Don Newcombe Don Newcombe Donald Newcombe , nicknamed "Newk", is an American former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher who played for the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers , Cincinnati Reds and Cleveland Indians .Until 2011 when Detroit Tigers Pitcher Justin Verlander did it, Newcombe was the only baseball...	7	1955	Brooklyn Dodgers
Earl Wilson	7	1968	Detroit Tigers
Mike Hampton Mike Hampton Michael William Hampton is a left-handed former Major League Baseball pitcher. During his career, Hampton was well known for being one of the best hitting pitchers of his time, as well as for his large contract and frequent injuries.-Early career:Mike Hampton was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in...	7	2001	Colorado Rockies
Jack Harshman Jack Harshman John Elvin Harshman , is a former professional baseball pitcher who played from 1945 through 1960. He played for the New York Giants, Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, and Cleveland Indians.... (1, 2)	6	1956/1958	Chicago White Sox/Baltimore Orioles
Ferguson Jenkins Ferguson Jenkins Ferguson Arthur "Fergie" Jenkins, CM, is a Canadian former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He was a three-time All-Star and the 1971 NL Cy Young Award winner. In 1991, Jenkins was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. During a 19-year career, he pitched for four different teams,...	6	1971	Chicago Cubs
Sonny Siebert Sonny Siebert Wilfred Charles Siebert is a former Major League Baseball pitcher from 1964 to 1975. He finished with a record of 140-114 and a 3.21 ERA. He threw a no-hitter on June 10, 1966 against the Washington Senators. He was originally drafted simultaneously by the Cleveland Indians and the St...	6	1971	Boston Red Sox
Earl Wilson (2, 3)	6	1965/1966	Boston Red Sox
Rick Wise Rick Wise Richard Charles Wise is a former right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball for 18 seasons...	6	1971	Philadelphia Phillies
Carlos Zambrano Carlos Zambrano Carlos Alberto Zambrano is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher with the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball. Zambrano, who stands 6' 5" and weighs 260 pounds, was signed by the Cubs as a free agent in 1997 and made his debut in 2001...	6	2006	Chicago Cubs
Red Ruffing Red Ruffing Charles Herbert "Red" Ruffing was a Major League Baseball pitcher most remembered for his time with the highly successful New York Yankees teams of the 1930s and 1940s...	5	1936	New York Yankees
Don Cardwell Don Cardwell Donald Eugene Cardwell was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for five National League teams from 1957 to 1970...	5	1960	Philadelphia Phillies
Tony Cloninger Tony Cloninger Tony Lee Cloninger , is a former Major League Baseball starting pitcher who played for the Milwaukee and Atlanta Braves , the Cincinnati Reds , and the St. Louis Cardinals...	5	1966	Atlanta Braves
Don Drysdale (3)	5	1961	Los Angeles Dodgers
Bob Gibson Bob Gibson Robert "Bob" Gibson is a retired American professional baseball player. Nicknamed "Hoot" and "Gibby", he was a right-handed pitcher who played his entire 17-year Major League Baseball career with St. Louis Cardinals... (1, 2)	5	1965/1972	St. Louis Cardinals
Bob Lemon Bob Lemon Robert Granville Lemon was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1976....	5	1956	Cleveland Indians
Art Nehf Art Nehf Arthur Neukom Nehf was an American baseball pitcher. He played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Boston Braves , New York Giants , Cincinnati Reds , and the Chicago Cubs...	5	1924	New York Giants
Blue Moon Odom Blue Moon Odom Johnny Lee Odom was a Major League Baseball pitcher who won three consecutive World Series championships with the Oakland Athletics in , and .-Early years:...	5	1969	Oakland Athletics
Earl Wilson (4)	5	1964	Boston Red Sox

Sources

Elias Sports Bureau
Elias Sports Bureau
The Elias Sports Bureau is an American company that provides historical research and statistical services in the field of professional sports.In 1913, Al Munro Elias and his brother Walter established the Al Munro Elias Bureau in New York City...
Great Hitting Pitchers (PDF), by L. Robert "Bob" Davids, 1979

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