- Willie Mays has the most home runs by a center fielder.
- Ken Griffey Jr. is the only other CF with over 600 home runs.
- Six center fielders have hit over 400 big flies.
If a center fielder is consistently one of the favourites to hit a home run in baseball betting odds, there’s a good chance they are an elite player.
Having the athleticism to play center field and the power to hit home runs is a combination worth considering for MVP when it comes to placing an MLB bet.
List of Most Home Runs By a Center Fielder in MLB History
| Rank | Name | Home Runs | Team(s) |
| 1 | Willie Mays | 660 | Birmingham Black Barons, San Francisco Giants, New York Mets |
| 2 | Ken Griffey Jr. | 630 | Seattle Mariners, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox |
| 3 | Mickey Mantle | 536 | New York Yankees |
| 4 | Carlos Beltran | 435 | Kansas City Royals, Houston Astros, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees, Texas Rangers |
| 5 | Andruw Jones | 434 | Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees |
| 6 | Duke Snider | 407 | Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants |
| 7 | Dale Murphy | 398 | Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, Colorado Rockies |
| 8 | Jim Edmonds | 393 | California Angels, St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers, Cincinnati Reds |
| 9 | Mike Trout | 390 | Los Angeles Angels |
| 10 | Joe DiMaggio | 361 | New York Yankees |
| 11 | Torii Hunter | 353 | Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles Angels, Detroit Tigers |
| 12 | Ellis Burks | 352 | Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Colorado Rockies, San Francisco Giants, Cleveland |
| 13 | Curtis Granderson | 344 | Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Braves, Toronto Blue Jays, Miami Marlins |
| 14 | Andrew McCutchen | 327 | Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Milwaukee Brewers |
| 15 | Fred Lynn | 306 | Boston Red Sox, California Angels, Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers, San Diego Padres |
| 16 | Steve Finley | 304 | Baltimore Orioles, Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, Colorado Rockies |
| 17 | Jim Wynn | 291 | Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees, Milwaukee Brewers |
| T-18 | Bernie Williams | 287 | New York Yankees |
| T-18 | Matt Kemp | 287 | Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies |
| T-20 | Adam Jones | 282 | Seattle Mariners, Baltimore Orioles, Arizona Diamondbacks |
| T-20 | Eric Davis | 282 | Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Dodgers, Detroit Tigers, Baltimore Orioles, St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants |
Which Center Fielder Has the Most Home Runs in MLB History?
Willie Mays’ 660 career home runs are the most by a center fielder in MLB history. Ken Griffey Jr. and Mickey Mantle are the only other center fielders to have hit over 500 home runs.
A 24-time All-Star, Mays led the big leagues in home runs on three occasions. A decade separated the first and last of those seasons. The “Say Hey Kid” had six separate seasons with 40 or more big flies and averaged 42 home runs per 162 games between 1954 and 1966.
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