Some nerd put together an interactive graph showing the Top 10 career home run leaders in MLB every year since the beginning of the modern era. A few things jump out:
1) You really see the difference Babe Ruth makes when he puts down his bucket of hot dogs and starts clubbing goddam balls everywhere
2) My favorite player, Mickey Mantle, dropped out of the Top 10 forever after 2002 :(
3) A-Rod doesn't get any credit for stopping at #696. He could've made everybody miserable by latching onto some team so he could spend a summer trying to squeeze out those four homers that would've gotten him to 700 - certainly another strata of greatness, at least until he started banging a curiously-hotter-as-she-gets-older-J-Lo - but he didn't.
In memory of Hank Aaron after his passing on Friday, I have created an interactive timeline of the Top-10 Career Home Run leaders since the beginning of the Modern Era.
— Greg Harvey (@BetweenTheNums) January 25, 2021
Check out how different players enter and exit through different eras of baseball. #RIPHankAaron ❤️ pic.twitter.com/TIz4WPTM3e
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