- Wes Ferrell has hit the most home runs by a pitcher.
- Ferrell also has the most home runs in a season.
- Five pitchers have hit over 30 home runs.
Pitcher home runs have produced many entertaining moments throughout MLB history. They were infrequent, but still happened multiple times per season. Since the introduction of the universal DH, it’s unlikely another pitcher will hit a home run.
Even the pitchers with the most ability at the plate were never baseball betting favourites to hit a home run. The exceptions are Shohei Ohtani and Babe Ruth, who are not featured on this list.
This is a tally of home runs hit when the player was in the game as a pitcher, rather than career totals, as Ohtani and Ruth would inevitably top the list.
List of Most Home Runs By a Pitcher in MLB History
| Rank | Name | Home Runs | Team(s) |
| 1 | Wes Ferrell | 37 | Cleveland, Boston Red Sox, Washington Nationals, New York Yankees, Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves |
| T-2 | Bob Lemon | 35 | Cleveland |
| T-2 | Warren Spahn | 35 | Milwaukee Braves, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants |
| 4 | Red Ruffing | 34 | Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox |
| 5 | Earl Wilson | 33 | Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, San Diego Padres |
| 6 | Don Drysdale | 29 | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| T-7 | John Clarkson | 24 | Worcester Ruby Legs, Chicago White Stockings, Boston, Cleveland Spiders |
| T-7 | Bob Gibson | 24 | St. Louis Cardinals |
| T-7 | Carlos Zambrano | 24 | Chicago Cubs, Miami Marlins |
| 10 | Walter Johnson | 23 | Washington Nationals |
| 11 | Jack Stivetts | 21 | St. Louis Browns, Boston Braves, Cleveland Spiders |
| T-12 | Milt Pappas | 20 | Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds, Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs |
| T-12 | Dizzy Trout | 20 | Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles |
| T-14 | Jack Harshman | 19 | New York Giants, Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland |
| T-14 | Madison Bumgarner | 19 | San Francisco Giants, Arizona Diamondbacks |
| 16 | Cy Young | 18 | Cleveland Spiders, St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland |
| T-17 | Schoolboy Rowe | 16 | Detroit Tigers, Brooklyn Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies |
| T-17 | Jim Tobin | 16 | Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Braves, Detroit Tigers |
| T-17 | Jim Kaat | 16 | Minnesota Twins, Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals |
| T-17 | Mike Hampton | 16 | Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros, New York Mets, Colorado Rockies, Atlanta Braves, Arizona Diamondbacks |
Which Pitcher Has the Most Home Runs in MLB History?
Wes Ferrell has the most home runs as a pitcher in MLB history with 37. Ferrell also hit a home run as a pinch hitter, taking him to a career total of 38. He holds the record for the most home runs hit in a season by a pitcher with nine, a feat he achieved in 1931 for Cleveland.
A two-time All-Star and MVP runner-up, Ferrell was an excellent pitcher in his prime and would have been among the MLB betting favourites for the Cy Young Award if it existed during his career.
He finished his career with a .797 OPS and had a 108 OPS+ between 1928 and 1935.
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