MLB Longest Home Run Comparison (Feet)
Which MLB home run traveled the farthest ever honored? Compare 12 distances from Statcast and baseball history, from 499 Yelich rocket to 575 Ruth legend.
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| Name | Value | Context | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babe Ruth 1921 Longest honored here. | 575 feet | Yankees estimated blast | FOX Sports pre Statcast: Ruth 575 ft |
| Mickey Mantle 1953 Publicist measured. | 565 feet | Griffith Stadium shot | FOX Sports pre Statcast: Mantle 565 ft |
| Reggie Jackson 1971 Light tower shot. | 539 feet | All Star Tiger Stadium | FOX Sports pre Statcast: Jackson 539 ft |
| Adam Dunn 2004 Ties Stargell. | 535 feet | Reds Great American | FOX Sports pre Statcast: Dunn 535 ft |
| Willie Stargell 1978 Upper deck Montreal. | 535 feet | Pirates Olympic Stadium | FOX Sports pre Statcast: Stargell 535 ft |
| Dave Kingman 1976 Wrigley rooftop. | 530 feet | Mets Wrigley wind | FOX Sports pre Statcast: Kingman 530 ft |
| Darryl Strawberry 1988 Montreal moonshot. | 525 feet | Mets Olympic Stadium | FOX Sports pre Statcast: Strawberry 525 ft |
| Jim Thome 1999 Center field gate. | 511 feet | Cleveland Jacobs Field | FOX Sports pre Statcast: Thome 511 ft |
| Nomar Mazara 2019 Statcast era top. | 505 feet | Rangers Statcast record | MLB Statcast list: Mazara 505 ft |
| Giancarlo Stanton 2016 Ties Cron. | 504 feet | Marlins Coors blast | MLB Statcast list: Stanton 504 ft |
| CJ Cron 2022 Foul pole hook. | 504 feet | Rockies Coors moonshot | FOX Sports Statcast: Cron 504 ft |
| Christian Yelich 2022 Shortest here. | 499 feet | Brewers Coors shot | FOX Sports Statcast: Yelich 499 ft |
About this converter
Baseball longest home runs split into two measuring eras. Pre Statcast estimates honor Ruth 575 feet in 1921, Mantle 565 in 1953, Jackson 539 at the 1971 All Star Game, Dunn and Stargell tied at 535, Kingman 530, Strawberry 525 and Thome 511. Statcast radar since 2015 resets the board: Mazara 505 feet in 2019 is the measured record, Stanton and Cron tied at 504, Yelich 499. Old estimates used formulas from landing spots while Statcast tracks flight, so eras do not mix directly. Distances come from FOX Sports history tables and MLB.com Statcast leaderboards.
How to use it
Pick two homers and a unit in the top row. The three boxes below stay linked. Change any box and the other two update. One box holds a count of the first homer, one holds the matching count of the second, one holds the distance in the chosen unit. Try 1 Ruth against Mazaras to compare legend against radar.
Pre Statcast figures are estimates from formulas. Statcast figures are tracked flight. The 634 foot Mantle Detroit claim stays out as disputed.
FAQ
What is the longest ever honored?
Ruth 575 feet in 1921, pre Statcast estimate.
What is the Statcast record?
Mazara 505 feet in 2019.
Why two lists?
Estimates versus radar tracking do not mix.
Did Mantle hit 634?
Claimed at Briggs 1960 but disputed, left out.
Sources
- FOX Sports longest HR history (Ruth 575 to Thome 511 pre Statcast)
- MLB.com Statcast longest lists (Mazara 505, Stanton 504, Cron 504, Yelich 499)
- Baseball Reference Bullpen longest HR page (record context)
Last verified: 2026-10-05 · 12 entries
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