Youngest Players To 200 Home Runs

Jay Hallahan by Contributor Written on August 23, 2009
NEW YORK - JULY 19:  Miguel Cabrera #24 of the Detroit Tigers looks on against the New York Yankees on July 19, 2009 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City.  (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

With Miguel Cabrera's 200th home run today, what better time to see where he fits in the history of young power hitters.

Miguel is the 294th player to hit 200 home runs in his career. As you we see in this list below he is also one of the youngest players to reach this milestone. All numbers are as of August 23, 2009.

Player, (Age at 200th HR --- Years, Days), Career HR, All-time Rank

Active, Hall-of-Fame

1. Mel Ott (25, 144) 511 23rd

2. Eddie Mathews (25, 242) 512 21st (tie)

3. Albert Pujols (25, 257) 358 72nd (tie)

4. Jimmy Foxx (25, 266) 534 17th

5. Mickey Mantle (25, 279) 536 16th

6. Alex Rodriguez (25, 289) 574 9th

7. Frank Robinson (25, 360) 586 7th

8. Andruw Jones (26, 61) 388 52nd

9. Miguel Cabrera (26, 127) 200 291st (tie)

10. Hank Aaron (26, 149) 755 2nd

11. Ken Griffey Jr. (26, 182) 623 5th

12. Johnny Bench (26, 242) 389 51st

13. Orlando Cepada (26, 276) 379 60th

14. Juan Gonzalez (26, 286) 434 37th

15. Willie Mays (27, 17) 660 4th

16. Harmon Killebrew (27, 20) 573 10th

17. Jose Canseco (27, 46) 462 32nd

18. Darryl Strawberry (27, 111) 335 88th

19. Adam Dunn (27, 144) 308 108th (tie)

20. Joe DiMaggio (27, 148) 361 69th

21. Vladimir Guerrero (27, 181) 403 45th

22. Hal Trosky (27, 274) 228 223rd (tie)

23. Ralph Kiner (27, 290) 369 68th

24. Manny Ramirez (27, 314) 540 15th

25. Reggie Jackson (27, 354) 563 12th

Other Notables

Lou Gehrig (28, 1) 493 26th (tie)

Frank Thomas (28, 12) 521 18th (tie)

Boog Powell (28, 16) 339 83rd (tie)

Rocky Colavito (28, 17) 374 66th

Eddie Murray (28, 75) 504 25th

Ernie Banks (28, 134) 512 21st (tie)

Al Kaline (28, 173) 399 46th (tie)

Babe Ruth (28, 201) 714 3rd

Mark McGwire (28, 253) 583 8th

Willie McCovey (28, 259) 521 18th (tie)

Sammy Sosa (28, 285) 609 6th

Carlos Delgado (28, 299) 473 30th

Barry Bonds (28, 349) 762 1st

Chipper Jones (29, 12) 423 41st

Ted Williams (29, 222) 521 18th (tie)

Mike Schmidt (29, 228) 548 14th

Jim Thome (29, 231) 564 12th

Gary Sheffield (29, 275) 509 24th

Stan Musial (30, 265) 475 28th (tie)

Rafeal Palmeiro (31, 230) 569 11th

Vote Now! - Author Poll

Which active player in the top ten retires with the most home runs?

  • Albert Pujols
  • Alex Rodriguez
  • Andruw Jones
  • Miguel Cabrera
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Results - Author Poll

Which active player in the top ten retires with the most home runs?

  • Albert Pujols

    32.8%
  • Alex Rodriguez

    39.3%
  • Andruw Jones

    1.6%
  • Miguel Cabrera

    26.2%
  • Total votes: 61
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