most career mlb leadoff home runs

Rickey Henderson has launched the most career homers when leading off a game, with 81 homers.

Interpreted as:
most career MLB leadoff home runs by a player
NAME HR G AB H 2B 3B RBI BB HBP SO PA TB XBH SH SF IBB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1 Rickey Henderson
R. Henderson
81
2,875
2,462
680
117
17
81
394
19
408
2,875
1,074
215
0
0
0
.276
.380
.436
.816
2 George Springer
G. Springer
60
1,009
908
259
37
4
60
86
12
209
1,009
484
101
0
0
0
.285
.355
.533
.888
3 Alfonso Soriano
A. Soriano
54
768
723
224
58
2
54
33
12
141
768
448
114
0
0
0
.310
.350
.620
.970
4 Craig Biggio
C. Biggio
53
1,560
1,407
400
106
9
53
114
39
233
1,560
683
168
0
0
0
.284
.354
.485
.840
5 Mookie Betts
M. Betts
52
1,069
976
281
68
9
52
86
7
178
1,069
523
129
0
0
1
.288
.350
.536
.886
6 Ian Kinsler
I. Kinsler
48
1,129
1,034
240
50
7
48
79
16
158
1,129
448
105
0
0
0
.232
.297
.433
.730
7 Curtis Granderson
C. Granderson
47
986
890
223
39
12
47
89
7
220
986
427
98
0
0
0
.251
.324
.480
.803
8 Kyle Schwarber
K. Schwarber
46
503
436
108
17
1
46
65
2
131
503
265
64
0
0
0
.248
.348
.608
.956
9 Jimmy Rollins
J. Rollins
46
1,507
1,438
386
91
10
46
65
4
179
1,507
635
147
0
0
0
.268
.302
.442
.744
10 Brady Anderson
B. Anderson
44
1,294
1,139
298
63
10
44
132
23
196
1,294
513
117
0
0
0
.262
.350
.450
.800
11 Charlie Blackmon
C. Blackmon
42
1,011
945
274
54
10
42
55
11
215
1,011
474
106
0
0
0
.290
.336
.502
.838
12 Jose Altuve
J. Altuve
40
892
821
263
53
3
40
62
9
119
892
442
96
0
0
0
.320
.374
.538
.913
13 Ichiro Suzuki
I. Suzuki
37
1,822
1,750
544
80
16
37
65
7
182
1,822
767
133
0
0
0
.311
.338
.438
.776
14 Shin-Soo Choo
S. Choo
36
730
634
203
43
4
36
75
21
134
730
362
83
0
0
0
.320
.410
.571
.981
15 Ronald Acuña Jr.
R. Acuña Jr.
34
633
568
168
29
3
34
54
11
132
633
305
66
0
0
0
.296
.368
.537
.905
16 Ray Durham
R. Durham
34
975
888
269
55
14
34
81
6
147
975
454
103
0
0
0
.303
.365
.511
.876
17 Devon White
D. White
34
960
899
251
51
11
34
46
15
173
960
426
96
0
0
0
.279
.325
.474
.799
18 Paul Molitor
P. Molitor
33
1,570
1,451
423
78
19
33
111
8
188
1,570
638
130
0
0
0
.292
.345
.440
.785
19 Chuck Knoblauch
C. Knoblauch
31
1,289
1,127
309
51
9
31
139
23
152
1,289
471
91
0
0
0
.274
.365
.418
.783
20 Marcus Semien
M. Semien
30
829
753
170
37
2
30
71
5
155
829
301
69
0
0
0
.226
.297
.400
.696
21 Rafael Furcal
R. Furcal
30
1,389
1,301
363
54
13
30
85
2
181
1,389
533
97
0
0
0
.279
.324
.410
.734
22 Tony Phillips
T. Phillips
30
1,381
1,187
317
56
7
30
190
4
249
1,381
477
93
0
0
0
.267
.370
.402
.772
23 Derek Jeter
D. Jeter
29
981
908
321
50
5
29
60
13
126
981
468
84
0
0
0
.354
.402
.515
.917
24 Kenny Lofton
K. Lofton
29
1,705
1,487
448
68
22
29
211
7
227
1,705
647
119
0
0
0
.301
.391
.435
.826
25 Brian Dozier
B. Dozier
28
538
509
138
35
3
28
24
5
96
538
263
66
0
0
0
.271
.310
.517
.827
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