IMPORTANT NOTE: Many totals do not match-up exactly with career totals when positional records are viewed. This is because the home run MUST be hit while the player is at that position. Example: Ryne Sandberg finished his Major League career with two-hundred eighty-two home runs. However, five of his home runs were hit while he was playing shortstop so his record for career home runs by a second baseman is two-hundred seventy-seven.

"Growing up as a kid, I always sat down in front of the TV to watch him ( Barry Bonds ) hit a home run. That was it. I didn't care about a single or walk or double or triple. I wanted to see a homer. I wasn't the only kid or even adult who felt like that. He might've been the only person of that era who made a base hit seem pretty boring. ." - Andrew McCutchen on SFGate (John Shea, 08/10/2018, Giants' Andrew McCutchen recalls Barry Bonds' home run pursuits , Source )

Babe Ruth hit the most career home runs for the same American League team by belting six-hundred fifty-nine home runs with the New York Yankees during his time in pinstripes (1920 through 1934).

Hank Aaron hit the most career home runs for the same National League team by hammering seven-hundred thirty-three home runs with the Braves organization during his career (1954 through 1974).

Did you know that the most home runs hit during a career by a designated hitter was held by Harold Baines with two-hundred twenty-five until Edgar Martinez passed him in 2004 and finished his career with two-hundred forty-three — the same number reached by Frank Thomas in 2007. The designated hitter with the most home runs in the National League during their career is held by Mike Piazza who has ten in the senior circuit during interleague contests.