 04/04/2003 11:45 PM ET
500 Club: By the numbers
• Fastest by age • Fastest by at-bats • Likely to join
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| The 500 home run club |
| Rank, player | Date | Total |
| 1. Hank Aaron | 7/14/68 | 755 |
| 2. Babe Ruth | 8/11/29 | 714 |
| 3. Willie Mays | 9/13/65 | 660 |
| 4. Barry Bonds* | 4/17/01 | 611 |
| 5. Frank Robinson | 9/13/71 | 586 |
| 6. Mark McGwire | 8/5/99 | 583 |
| 7. Harmon Killebrew | 8/10/71 | 573 |
| 8. Reggie Jackson | 9/17/84 | 563 |
| 9. Mike Schmidt | 4/18/87 | 548 |
| 10. Mickey Mantle | 5/14/67 | 536 |
| 11. Jimmie Foxx | 9/24/40 | 534 |
| 12. Willie McCovey | 6/30/78 | 521 |
| 12. Ted Williams | 6/17/60 | 521 |
| 14. Ernie Banks | 5/12/70 | 512 |
| 14. Eddie Mathews | 7/14/67 | 512 |
| 16. Mel Ott | 8/1/45 | 511 |
| 17. Eddie Murray | 9/6/96 | 504 |
| 18. Sammy Sosa* | 04/04/03 | 500 |
| * active |
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| Youngest players to reach 500 home runs by age |
| Rank, player | Year | Age |
| 1. Jimmie Foxx | 1940 | 32 years, 337 days |
| 2. Willie Mays | 1965 | 34 years, 130 days |
3. Sammy Sosa | 2003 | 34 years, 143 days |
| 4. Hank Aaron | 1968 | 34 years, 159 days |
| 5. Babe Ruth | 1929 | 34 years, 186 days |
| 6. Harmon Killebrew | 1971 | 35 years, 51 days |
| 7. Mickey Mantle | 1967 | 35 years, 206 days |
| 8. Eddie Mathews | 1967 | 35 years, 274 days |
| 9. Mark McGwire | 1999 | 35 years, 308 days |
| 10. Frank Robinson | 1971 | 36 years, 13 days |
| 11. Mel Ott | 1945 | 36 years, 152 days
| | 12. Barry Bonds | 2001 | 36 years, 269 days |
| 13. Mike Schmidt | 1987 | 37 years, 203 days |
| 14. Reggie Jackson | 1984 | 38 years, 122 days |
| 15. Ernie Banks | 1970 | 39 years, 101 days |
| 16. Willie McCovey | 1978 | 40 years, 171 days |
| 17. Eddie Murray | 1996 | 40 years, 194 days |
| 18. Ted Williams | 1960 | 41 years, 291 days |
| ** through Opening Day |
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| Fastest players to reach 500 home runs by at-bats |
| Rank, player | Year | No. AB |
| 1. Mark McGwire | 1999 | 5,487 |
| 2. Babe Ruth | 1929 | 5,801 |
| 3. Harmon Killebrew | 1971 | 6,671 |
| 4. Sammy Sosa | 2003 | 7,036 |
| 5. Jimmie Foxx | 1940 | 7,084 |
| 6. Mickey Mantle | 1967 | 7,300 |
| 7. Mike Schmidt | 1987 | 7,336 |
| 8. Ted Williams | 1960 | 7,454 |
| 9. Barry Bonds | 2001 | 7,502 |
| 10. Willie Mays | 1965 | 7,533 |
| 11. Willie McCovey | 1978 | 7,583 |
| 12. Eddie Mathews | 1967 | 8,280 |
| 13. Frank Robinson | 1971 | 8,427 |
| 14. Reggie Jackson | 1984 | 8,600 |
| 15. Hank Aaron | 1968 | 8,612 |
| 16. Ernie Banks | 1970 | 9,199 |
| 17. Mel Ott | 1945 | 9,249 |
| 18. Eddie Murray | 1996 | 11,095 |
| * through Sept. 18 |
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| Players likely to join the 500 home run club |
| Player, team | Total* | Age** |
| Rafael Palmeiro, Texas | 491 | 38 |
| Fred McGriff, Chicago Cubs | 478 | 39 |
| Ken Griffey Jr., Cincinnati | 469 | 33 |
| Juan Gonzalez, Texas | 406 | 33 |
| Alex Rodriguez, Texas | 300 | 27 |
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| On the warning track |
| Jeff Bagwell, Houston | 382 | 34 |
| Frank Thomas, Chicago White Sox | 376 | 34 |
| Gary Sheffield, Atlanta | 340 | 34 |
| Jim Thome, Cleveland | 334 | 32 |
| Manny Ramirez, Boston | 310 | 29 |
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| Long shots |
| Andres Galarraga, Montreal | 396 | 41 |
| Matt Williams, Arizona | 374 | 37 |
| Greg Vaughn | 352 | 35 |
| Mike Piazza, New York Mets | 347 | 34 |
| Ellis Burks, Cleveland | 345 | 38 |
| * through April 4 ** on Opening Day |
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