The Major League Baseball single-season record for the number of home runs hit by a batter has changed many times over the years.
Summarized from The Baseball Encyclopedia for older information, and from various news stories for newer information:[vague]
Number of home runs in the season divided by number of games in schedule (not games played)
Average | Name |
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0.451 | Barry Bonds |
0.430 | Mark McGwire |
0.390 | Babe Ruth (1) |
0.383 | Babe Ruth (2) |
0.377 | Roger Maris |
0.350 | Babe Ruth (3) |
0.240 | Ned Williamson |
0.200 | Babe Ruth (4) |
0.140 | Harry Stovey |
0.100 | Charley Jones |
0.070 | George Hall |