Home run leaders

Order the all-time MLB leaders by career home runs. You place all 50 cards in the right order, one at a time. You start with three lives, and ten right in a row wins a lost one back.

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How to play the MLB career home runs game

Every card is one of MLB's all-time home run leaders, and you're ranking them by career homers. Under each name you'll see either the years he played or, for current players, the word active and his team. One slugger starts on the line with his total showing. Place each new card in the gap where you think his total falls. Get it right and the number is revealed; get it wrong and he still moves to his true spot, costing one of three lives.

The top of the chart is full of famous names, but the lower half is a crowd of sluggers separated by a handful of homers. Active players are still adding to their totals, so think about where they stand today, not where they'll finish. The career span helps you judge how long someone had to pile up home runs, though a short, explosive career can outrank a long, steady one.

How players are doing

This deck has been played 21 times. An average run places 3 cards, and 50% of all placements land in the right spot. Nobody has placed every card yet.

The cards players get wrong most often:

  • Ron Gant missed 80% of the time, usually by about 2 places
  • Cal Ripken missed 50% of the time, usually by about 2 places
  • Carlos Lee missed 40% of the time, usually by about 2 places

What's in the deck

Here are 28 of the 50 cards you might be dealt, with 22 more in the deck. Their values stay hidden until you place them.

  • Barry Bonds 1986–2007
  • Hank Aaron 1954–1976
  • Alex Rodriguez 1994–2016
  • Willie Mays 1951–1973
  • Jim Thome 1991–2012
  • Sammy Sosa 1989–2007
  • Mark McGwire 1986–2001
  • Ted Williams 1939–1960
  • Fred McGriff 1986–2004
  • Carl Yastrzemski 1961–1983
  • Paul Konerko 1997–2014
  • Mike Trout active · Los Angeles Angels
  • Dale Murphy 1976–1993
  • Johnny Bench 1967–1983
  • Bryce Harper active · Philadelphia Phillies
  • Frank Howard 1958–1973
  • Tony Perez 1964–1986
  • Kyle Schwarber active · Philadelphia Phillies
  • Joe DiMaggio 1936–1951
  • Carlos Lee 1999–2012
  • Giancarlo Stanton 2010–2022
  • Eugenio Suárez active · Cincinnati Reds
  • Hank Greenberg 1930–1947
  • Ron Gant 1987–2003
  • Jay Bruce 2008–2021
  • Salvador Perez active · Kansas City Royals
  • Marcell Ozuna active · Pittsburgh Pirates
  • Shohei Ohtani active · Los Angeles Dodgers

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