Nationals right fielder Bryce Harper went deep on Monday for the 29th time this season. See?
Moonshot.
Of course, we're here not because that was a run-of-the-mill home run. No, it was the 150th of Harper's career. He doesn't turn 25 until October, so he's just joined a rather exclusive group. It's a list that contains some of the best players in baseball history. Let's take a look at the players who reached 150 career home runs during their age-24 season.
| Player | HR through age-24 season |
|---|---|
Eddie Mathews | 190 |
Alex Rodriguez | 189 |
Mel Ott | 176 |
Jimmie Foxx | 174 |
Mickey Mantle | 173 |
Ken Griffey Jr. | 172 |
Mike Trout (active) | 168 |
Frank Robinson | 165 |
Albert Pujols (active) | 160 |
Orlando Cepeda | 157 |
Giancarlo Stanton (active) | 154 |
Johnny Bench | 154 |
Andruw Jones | 150 |
Bryce Harper (active) | 150 |
If Harper stays on his current seasonal home run pace, he'll end up with 43 homers this season and 164 in his career, leaving him just one behind the Hall of Famer Frank Robinson and with the ninth-most home runs through his age-24 season in MLB history.
Sure, it's a bit arbitrary and cherry-picked, but aren't pretty much all stat comparisons of the sort? It's a nice feat for Harper.
