Stat of the Day: Most Hits for Home Runs

In 2009, Carlos Pena hit 39 home runs but only had 107 hits. That means over 36.4% of his hits went out of the park. Only three players in history have ever had over 36.4% of their hits got for home runs (thanks to Baseball-Reference's Play Index):

• Roger Maris, 1961 (38.4%)

• Mark McGwire (4 times), 1996-1999 (39.3%, 39.1%, 46.1%, and 44.8% respectively)

• Barry Bonds, 2001 (46.8%)

The theme of those three? Each one broke the previous home run record. Babe Ruth's high was in 1920 when 31.2% of his hits cleared the fence. 29 players have had a higher percentage than Ruth had that season.