Padres rank last in majors in home run record holders, but not for a lack of hitters – San Diego Union-Tribune

The Padres have had several hitters in their lineup over the years, including Hall of Famer Dave Winfield, Fred McGriff and Willie McCovey.

A few dozen other players who regularly hit long balls also spent time in San Diego.

People like Ken Caminiti, Joe Carter, Jack Clark, Tony Clark, Adrian Gonzalez, Dave Kingman, Graig Nettles, Mike Piazza, Anthony Rizzo, Gary Sheffield, Juan Soto and Greg Vaughn.

All of them were traded early in their careers, signed late in their careers, or simply made a stopover in San Diego, meaning none of them hit a significant number of home runs for the Padres.

That's why Nate Colbert held the franchise's career home run record for more than 50 years before Manny Machado passed him on Tuesday night.

The Padres are dead last in the major leagues with a whopping 60 home runs, which is below the home run leaders of any team. (That's a “30 for 30” you won't see on ESPN.)

The Padres are likely to climb the list later in the decade, as Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr. (120 career home runs) have signed long-term contracts.

The Padres’ best home runs of their career:

164 — Manny Machado

163 — Nate Colbert

161 — Adrian Gonzalez

156 — Phil Nevin

154 — Dave Winfield

135 — Tony Gwynn

134 — Wil Myers

133 — Ryan Klesko

121 — Ken Caminiti

120 — Fernando Tatis Jr.

Career home run record holders for each MLB team:

Bundesliga

733 — Hank AaronBrave

646 — Willie MaysGiants

548 — Mike SchmidtPhillies

545 — Sammy SosaBoys

475 — Stan MusialCardinals

475 — Willie StargelPirates

389 — Johnny BankRedness

389 — Duke SniderDodgers

369 — Todd HeltonRocky Mountains

352 — Ryan Brownbrewer

284 — Ryan ZimmermanNationals

267 — Giancarlo StantonMarlins

252 — Darryl StrawberryMets

224 — Luis GonzalezD-Backs

163 — Manny Machado And Nate ColbertFathers

American League

659 — Babe RuthYankees

559 — Harmon KillebrewTwins

521 — Ted WilliamsRed Sox

449 — Jeff BagwellAstros

448 — Frank ThomasWhite Sox

431 — Cal Ripken Jr.oriole

417 — Ken Griffey Jr.Sailors

399 — Al-Kalinetiger

372 — Juan GonzalezRangers

368 — Michael Troutangel

363 — Mark McGwireathletics

337 — Jim ThomeGuardian

336 — Carlos DelgadoBlue Jay

317 — George BrettRoyal

261 — Evan LongeriaRays

Originally published: September 11, 2024 at 11:46 am