Home Runs : 2001 National League Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

2001 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Barry Bonds 73 San Francisco Giants 1
Sammy Sosa 64 Chicago Cubs 2
Luis Gonzalez 57 Arizona Diamondbacks 3
Shawn Green 49 Los Angeles Dodgers 4
Todd Helton 49 Colorado Rockies  
Richie Sexson 45 Milwaukee Brewers 6
Phil Nevin 41 San Diego Padres 7
Jeff Bagwell 39 Houston Astros 8
Chipper Jones 38 Atlanta Braves 9
Larry Walker 38 Colorado Rockies  
Rich Aurilia 37 San Francisco Giants 11
Brian Giles 37 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Albert Pujols 37 St. Louis Cardinals  
Mike Piazza 36 New York Mets 14
Gary Sheffield 36 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Lance Berkman 34 Houston Astros 16
Jeromy Burnitz 34 Milwaukee Brewers  
Vladimir Guerrero 34 Montreal Expos  
Andruw Jones 34 Atlanta Braves  
Aramis Ramirez 34 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Reggie Sanders 33 Arizona Diamondbacks 21
Bobby Abreu 31 Philadelphia Phillies 22
Cliff Floyd 31 Florida Marlins  
Jim Edmonds 30 St. Louis Cardinals 24
Ryan Klesko 30 San Diego Padres  



Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).

Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five.

Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox — including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.