BY THE NUMBERS
Last season, Brady Anderson of the Baltimore Orioles hit 24 home runs, which was a career-high . . . if you don’t count his 50-homer explosion in 1996. Granting that his career isn’t over yet, the difference between Anderson’s two highest single-season homer totals--26--is the greatest in baseball history. Only active players with more than five seasons in the majors were considered, as otherwise Angel third baseman Troy Glaus--29 homers as a sophomore last season and only one as a rookie in 48 games in 1998--would top the list.
Biggest difference between two highest single-season home run totals:
26: Brady Anderson, 50 (best home run season), 25 (second best)
25: Davey Johnson, 43 (best), 18 (second best)
22: Roger Maris, 61 (best), 39 (second best)
19: Joe Charboneau, 23 (best), 4 (second best)
19: Ken Hunt, 25 (best), 6 (second best)
19: L Willard Marshall, 36 (best), 17 (second best)
19: Terry Steinbach, 35 (best), 16 (second best)
Source: Baseball Prospectus
Reported by Bob Rohwer
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