Phillies: Top 10 Home Run Hitters in Franchise History
The home run ball is universally known as one of the most exciting things in baseball and the Phillies have had plenty of them.
Most people know who owns the title as the Phillies all time home run king, Michael Jack Schmidt. Schmidt’s career 548 career long balls rank first in franchise history and 16th in all of baseball.
The nine spots slotted behind Schmidt are filled with bats that were all around productive in a Phillies uniform.
Let’s jump into the top 10.
10. Dick Allen (204 Home runs in 1,070 games)
Dick Allens MLB tenure started in Philadelphia when he played ten games in 1963, hitting zero home runs in 25 plate appearances. He stayed in a Phillies uniform from 1963-1969, earning a Rookie of the Year award and three All Star selections.
After hitting 29 home runs in his rookie season Allen became a power bat at the plate while being a consistent on-base threat. Dick Allen slashed .290/.371/.530 with 204 home runs in his Phillies career.
Allen was dealt by the Phillies following the 1969 season in an eight player trade with the St. Louis Cardinals. After that he bounced around and was traded four times in six seasons, eventually being acquired by Philadelphia again in 1975 from the Braves.
In his final two seasons as a Phillie, he added 27 home runs to his franchise total which now solidifies himself as tenth all time, nine long balls ahead of Bobby Abreu’s 195.
Jimmy Rollins is a surprising member of the Phillies all-time home run list
9. Jimmy Rollins (216 Home runs in 2,090 games)
Jimmy Rollins. A former MVP, Silver Slugger, four time Gold Glover, three time All Star, and oh yeah, 2008 World Series champion. Don’t let that distract you from the fact that he is also 9th in home runs in franchise history.
Rollins made his MLB debut in 2000, playing in 14 games with zero home runs while racking up 17 hits. Following his debut he finished third the next year in Rookie of the Year voting.
J-Roll only averaged 16 home runs a game in his 17 year career (14 with Phillies), but his longevity in Philadelphia puts him just in the top ten in franchise home runs.
His 2007 MVP season was his best and most powerful year, Rollins played all 162 games while slashing .296/.344/.531 with 30 home runs. He had an oWAR of 5.7 and a dWAR of 1.3. Not only that but he became the only player in the history of the game to join the 30-20-30-30 club. 30 doubles, 20 triples, 30 home runs, and steal 30 bags.
Along with that he also became the fourth player in the 20-20-20-20 club with the stats above. The only other players in that club are Willie Mays, Frank Schulte, and Curtis Granderson also in 2007.
8. Cy Williams (217 Home runs in 1,463 games)
Cy Williams was dealt by the Chicago Cubs to Philadelphia in December of 1917. His first two seasons as a Phillie were all but powerful as he hit a total of 15 long balls.
Williams big breakout year when it comes to power came in 1923 when he launched 41 home runs in a single season. That year he slashed .293/.371/.576, good for an OPS of .947, but surprisingly those stats didn’t land him in the MVP voting that season.
Cy played 13 years in Philadelphia ending his tenure with a slash line of .306/.380/.500 hitting 217 home runs and leading the league in home runs four times.
Two of the great nicknames in Phillies history
7. Greg Luzinski (223 Home runs in 1,289 games)
Greg “The Bull” Luzinski, a consistent on base threat with pop and a legend in Philadelphia, ranks seventh in all time franchise home runs.
Luzinski played in Philadelphia for eleven seasons, winning a World Series and finishing second in MVP voting twice along the way. In those two seasons (1975 and 1977) he hit a combined 73 long balls.
One of the most memorable home runs in Veterans Stadium history came from Luzinski, 21 years old at the time, in 1972 against the Cubs. Only playing in 36 career games before the season Luzinski hit a missile that was projected to be almost 500 feet, one of the longest in the stadium’s history.
Luzinski ended his Phillies career with 223 home runs.
6. Chase Utley (233 Home runs in 1,551 games)
Chase Utley will forever be a known name in the city of Philadelphia. The 2008 World Series champion and four time Silver Slugger winner was a productive spot in the Phillies lineup for years and won hearts over across the city of brotherly love.
Utley made his debut in 2003. His first hit in the MLB was a grand slam, that gives you the feeling he was meant to be on this list.
“The man” tied Reggie Jackson’s record for most home runs in a World Series with five in 2009.
Chase is the best second baseman in Phillies history. A player’s JAWS is their career WAR averaged with their 7-year peak WAR, Utley ended his career with a 56.8 JAWS. The average JAWS of 20 Hall of Famers is only 0.2 more than Chase at 57.
A borderline Hall of Famer and a World Series champion, Utley played 13 seasons in Phillies pinstripes slashing .282/.366/.481 with 233 home runs. He averaged 22 home runs a season in his career.
5. Chuck Klein (243 Home runs in 1,405 games)
Chuck Klein began his Hall of Fame in 1928 with the Phils. Throughout his career he always hit for average and had power to his bat, leading the Majors in home runs four of his first six seasons.
Klein had a consistent career in the MLB, winning a batting title, MVP and completing the Triple Crown in 1933. He won the Triple Crown slashing .368/.422/.602 with 28 home runs and 120 RBIs. Surprisingly he finished second place in MVP voting after winning the award a year prior. After the 1932 season Klein was voted MVP, he hit .348/.404/.646 while leading the league in runs, hits, home runs, stolen bases and total bases. He finished with 98% of the vote for the MVP award.
From 1931-1933 Klein finished top 2 in MVP voting each of the three seasons. During that span he hit .351/.408/.612 averaging 32 home runs per season. He also averaged 14 stolen bases, 126 RBIs, 216 hits and 86 extra base hits.
During his first six seasons in the Majors Klein led the league in Total bases four times, SLG% and runs three times and hits twice. He started his career off on a hot start and propelled himself to a Hall of Fame player.
Chuck finished his Phillies career hitting .326/.382/.553 with 243 long balls.
4. Pat Burrell (251 Home runs in 1,306 games)
Pat Burrell started his Major League career in Philadelphia and cemented himself as a great on base threat with pop during his prime.
Pat started his MLB career on a smooth track, placing 4th in Rookie of the Year voting while hitting .260/.359/.463 with 18 long balls. He drove in 79 runs that season while playing 111 games.
Burrell hit 20 or more home runs eight times in a Phillies uniform including 33 in the 2008 World Series season, the second most in his career (37 in 2002). Pat also finished that season with the second most walks in his career with 102. From 2004-2008 Pat got on base at a .382 clip while averaging 30 home runs a season. He consistently drove in runs during that span as well, averaging 96 RBIs per season.
During his playoff career with the Phillies, Burrell hit 4 total home runs in 17 postseason games.
Burrell finished two seasons top 10 in the league for home runs and top 3 in at bats per home runs. He also finished top 10 in total bases, doubles and WPA (Win Probability Added) once each in his career.
Pat “The Bat” is 11th in Phillies franchise history with 518 extra base hits and 10th in RBIs with 827. Burrell ended his nine year Phillies career hitting .257/.367/.485 with 251 home runs.
Del Ennis remains a forgotten hero in Phillies history
3. Del Ennis (259 Home runs in 1,630 games)
Del Ennis was a big part of the Phillies lineup for 11 seasons including the famous 1950 “Whiz Kids”. He finished the 1950 season 4th in MVP voting while slashing .311/.372/.551 and leading the league in RBIs with 126. During that year he also hit 31 long balls with 34 doubles.
Ennis, the three time All Star, hit 20 long balls eight times including his career high 31 in 1950. Throughout his Phillies career he was a consistent long ball hitter. He finished top 10 in the league in home runs 8 times, doubles 5 times and triples 3 times.
Ennis ranks 4th in Phillies history in RBIs with 1,124, 4th in total bases (3029), 5th in hits (1812) , 6th in extra base hits (634) and of course 3rd in home runs with 259. All around consistent franchise player who was typically productive. He placed top 15 in MVP voting six times as a Phillie including his rookie season in 1946 when he placed 8th and was named an All Star.
Del Ennis was dealt to St. Louis after the 1956 season for Bobby Morgan and Rip Repulski, ending his tenure as a Philadelphia Phillie. Ennis is remembered in Philadelphia as a player with on base ability who could hit for power. He averaged 24 home runs per season in Philadelphia from 1946-1956, hitting .286/.344/.479 along the way.
2. Ryan Howard (382 Home runs in 1,572 games)
Ryan “Big Piece” Howard has many accolades to show how valuable he was for Philadelphia. Rookie of the Year, Silver Slugger, MVP, NLCS MVP and a World Series ring on his finger.
Howard started his career hot, winning Rookie of the Year followed by an impressive 2006 MVP campaign in which he hit a franchise record 58 long balls and led the league with 149 RBIs. In that 2006 season he had his career high OPS with 1.084 and earned himself the Silver Slugger award hitting .313 for the year.
Howard didn’t stop there as his next three seasons (2007-2009) would earn him at least top five in MVP voting each year. In those seasons he hit .266/.363/.565 with an average of 47 home runs. He hit at least 40 or more home runs in four straight seasons. He led the league in RBIs three times and home runs twice during his career.
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Throughout his baseball career Ryan Howard hit home runs at an amazing pace. He ranks 11th for most home runs per 162 games, minimum of 1,000 games, with 39.4 long balls. He sits behind some great names including Mark McGwire (50.4), Babe Ruth (46.2), Giancarlo Stanton (42.9), Barry Bonds (41.3) and more.
Ryan Howard will always be known as a legend in Phillies franchise history. He was here for ups and downs and ultimately helped bring us to a World Series title. “The Big Piece” played all 13 MLB seasons in Philadelphia slashing .258/.343/.515 with 382 home runs.
1. Mike Schmidt (548 Home runs in 2,404 games)
Michael Jack Schmidt is amongst the legends known for playing the game of baseball, and he played all 18 years of his Hall of Fame career as a Philadelphia Phillie.
Schmidt is arguably the best third baseman in MLB history. A three time MVP, six time Silver Slugger, 10 Gold Gloves and the 1980 World Series MVP, the accolades pile up. From 1976-1984 he won nine straight Gold Gloves, included in those seasons were five straight Silver Sluggers and back to back MVPs.
From 1980-1984, Schmidts five straight seasons winning the Silver Slugger award, he hit .280/.398/.571 while averaging 38 home runs per season. If one word described his peak it would be ‘dominant’.
Schmidt is around the top of a hand full of Phillies all time leaders lists. 2nd in hits with 2,234 and first in Home runs (548), RBIs (1,595), runs (1,506), extra base hits (1,015) and total bases (4,404). He lead the league in OPS and SLG% five times, OBP three times and RBIs four times.
The statistics can be talked about forever. Schmidt passed the 30 home run mark 14 times, passed 40 home runs three times and led the league in long balls eight different seasons.
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Schmidt played his whole career as a Phillie and slashed .267/.380/.527 in his Major League tenure. The Hall of Famer currently ranks 16th all time in home runs and 1st on the franchise list with 548.