National League home run leader
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The National League home run leader is the Major League Baseball player who finishes a season with the most home runs hit in the National League.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| National League home run champion | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Baseball award
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baseball statistical title ⓘ |
| alsoIncludesTeamsFrom | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToLeague | National League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Major League Baseball batting leaders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionType | regular season ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dataSource |
Baseball-Reference.com
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MLB.com NERFINISHED ⓘ official MLB statistics ⓘ |
| definedAs | player with most home runs in a National League regular season ⓘ |
| eligibility | National League players NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstSeasonAwarded | 1876 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| governingBody | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| hasSeasonalVariation | yes ⓘ |
| hasTieRule | yes ⓘ |
| historicalContext | title has been tracked since early years of National League ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| measuredBy | home runs ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Albert Pujols
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Babe Ruth NERFINISHED ⓘ Barry Bonds NERFINISHED ⓘ Giancarlo Stanton NERFINISHED ⓘ Hank Aaron NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark McGwire NERFINISHED ⓘ Mike Schmidt NERFINISHED ⓘ Nolan Arenado NERFINISHED ⓘ Sammy Sosa NERFINISHED ⓘ Willie Mays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Major League Baseball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordMostHomeRunsInSeasonNL | Barry Bonds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordMostHomeRunsInSeasonNumber | 73 ⓘ |
| recordMostHomeRunsInSeasonYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| relatedStatistic |
on-base plus slugging
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runs batted in ⓘ slugging percentage ⓘ |
| relatedTitle |
American League home run leader
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Major League home run leader ⓘ |
| requiresMinimum | no official minimum plate appearances, but practical playing time needed ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria | most home runs hit in league games ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | statistical ranking ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| statCategory | batting ⓘ |
| tieResolution | multiple players can share title if tied in home runs ⓘ |
| unitOfMeasure | home run ⓘ |
| usedFor |
historical comparison of power hitters
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player achievement recognition ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
National League home run champion