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In [[baseball statistics]], '''at bats per home run''' ('''AB/HR''') is a way to measure how frequently a batter hits a [[home run]]. It is determined by dividing the number of [[at bats]] by the number of [[home runs]] hit. [[Mark McGwire]] possesses the [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] record for this statistic with a career ratio of 10.61 at bats per home run. [[Ryan Howard]] of the Philadelphia Phillies currently holds second place with 11.326 AB/HR <ref>[http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/individual_stats_player.jsp?c_id=mlb&playerID=429667 The Official Site of Major League Baseball: Stats: Individual Player Stats<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>, and currently holds the record among active players. [[Babe Ruth]] is third, with 11.76 at bats per home run.
In [[baseball statistics]], '''at bats per home run''' ('''AB/HR''') is a way to measure how frequently a batter hits a [[home run]]. It is determined by dividing the number of [[at bats]] by the number of [[home runs]] hit. [[Mark McGwire]] possesses the [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] record for this statistic with a career ratio of 10.61 at bats per home run and [[Babe Ruth]] is second, with 11.76 at bats per home run <ref>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/at_bats_per_home_run_career.shtml Career Leaders & Records for AB per HR]</ref>. [[Ryan Howard]] currently holds third place with 12.104 AB/HR <ref>[http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/individual_stats_player.jsp?c_id=mlb&playerID=429667 The Official Site of Major League Baseball: Stats: Individual Player Stats<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>, and currently holds the record among active players.


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[[Category:Baseball statistics]]

Revision as of 20:11, 3 April 2010

In baseball statistics, at bats per home run (AB/HR) is a way to measure how frequently a batter hits a home run. It is determined by dividing the number of at bats by the number of home runs hit. Mark McGwire possesses the MLB record for this statistic with a career ratio of 10.61 at bats per home run and Babe Ruth is second, with 11.76 at bats per home run [1]. Ryan Howard currently holds third place with 12.104 AB/HR [2], and currently holds the record among active players.