- Mike Piazza has the most home runs by a catcher in MLB history.
- Only four catchers have hit more than 350 home runs.
- Gary Carter and Lance Parrish are tied for fifth place with 324 homers apiece.
I won’t usually be keen to back a catcher to hit a home run in my baseball parlays. Most catchers don’t provide a great deal of offensive value, but there are inevitably exceptions.
Some catchers manage to hit for power even with the arduous job of blocking, framing, and throwing from behind the plate.
List of Most Home Runs By a Catcher in MLB History
| Rank | Name | Home Runs | Team(s) |
| 1 | Mike Piazza | 427 | Los Angeles Dodgers, Florida Marlins, New York Mets, San Diego Padres, Oakland Athletics |
| 2 | Johnny Bench | 389 | Cincinnati Reds |
| 3 | Carlton Fisk | 376 | Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox |
| 4 | Yogi Berra | 358 | New York Yankees, New York Mets |
| T-5 | Gary Carter | 324 | Montreal Expos, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers |
| T-5 | Lance Parrish | 324 | Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies, California Angels, Seattle Mariners, Cleveland, Pittsburgh Pirates, Toronto Blue Jays |
| 7 | Ivan Rodriguez | 311 | Texas Rangers, Florida Marlins, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, Houston Astros, Washington Nationals |
| 8 | Brian McCann | 282 | Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees, Houston Astros |
| 9 | Salvador Perez | 279 | Kansas City Royals |
| T-10 | Jorge Posada | 275 | New York Yankees |
| T-10 | Brian Downing | 275 | Chicago White Sox, California Angels, Texas Rangers |
| 12 | Mike Napoli | 267 | Los Angeles Angels, Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland |
| 13 | Javy Lopez | 260 | Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox |
| 14 | Roy Campanella | 259 | Baltimore Elite Giants, Philadelphia Stars, Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 15 | Joe Torre | 252 | Atlanta Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets |
| 16 | Ted Simmons | 248 | St. Louis Cardinals, Milwaukee Brewers, Atlanta Braves |
| 17 | Victor Martinez | 246 | Cleveland, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers |
| 18 | Mickey Tettleton | 245 | Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers |
| 19 | Gabby Hartnett | 236 | Chicago Cubs, New York Giants |
| 20 | Benito Santiago | 217 | San Diego Padres, Florida Marlins, Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants, Kansas City Royals, Pittsburgh Pirates |
Which Catcher Has the Most Home Runs in MLB History?
Mike Piazza has the most home runs of a catcher in MLB history with 427. Piazza is the only catcher to break the 400 threshold, and only three others – Johnny Bench, Carlton Fisk, and Yogi Berra – are within 100 of his tally.
A two-time MVP runner-up during his time with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Piazza was often among the favourites for the award in the MLB betting markets and was one of baseball’s best catchers for the best part of a decade.
He had nine seasons with 30 or more big flies, leading to an average of 41 home runs per 162 games between 1993 and 2002.
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