Retired#7RF1955–1968#88 all-time

Rocky Colavito

Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Athletics, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees

Rocky Colavito hit four home runs in one game in 1959 and was so popular in Cleveland that fans blamed his 1960 trade to Detroit for decades of losing. He hit 374 home runs over 14 seasons.

Bats / ThrowsRight / Right

AgeDied Dec 10, 2024

Height / Weight6' 3" / 190 lb

BornAug 10, 1933 · New York, NY, USA

MLB debutSep 10, 1955

Last gameSep 28, 1968

TeamsCleveland Indians 1955–1959, 1965–1967Detroit Tigers 1960–1963Kansas City Athletics 1964Chicago White Sox 1967Los Angeles Dodgers 1968New York Yankees 1968

Career home runs

374

1841 games · 14 seasons

Best season

1961 · Detroit Tigers

All-time HR rank

#88

Next: Carlton Fisk (376), 3 to pass

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Season

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8 badges earned

2Unicorn

3Rare Air

3Legend

UnicornGameFour home runsJun 10, 1959 · @ Baltimore Orioles
×3UnicornGameThree home runsFirst Jun 10, 1959 · latest Jul 5, 1962
×32Rare AirGameMulti-homer gameFirst Jun 7, 1957 · latest May 8, 1968
Rare AirSeasonHome run title1959
×3Rare AirSeason40 home runs1958, 1959, 1961
×7LegendSeason30 home runs1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962 +2 more
LegendCareer300 home runs374 home runs
LegendCareer200 home runs374 home runs

Distance and exit-velocity badges count from 2015, when tracking began. Grand slams, walk-offs, inside-the-park, leadoff, pinch-hit, first-pitch, back-to-back, switch-hitting and ballpark badges count games from 2008 on.

Career arc

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Career

Longest of his career

Hardest hit of his career

Year by year

Regular season · MLB

Season	Team	G	PA	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	AB/HR
1968	2 teams	79	235	8	24	.211	.311	.373	.684	25.5
1967	2 teams	123	436	8	50	.231	.317	.333	.650	47.6
1966	Cleveland Indians	151	614	30	72	.238	.336	.432	.768	17.8
1965	Cleveland Indians	162	695	26	108	.287	.383	.468	.851	22.8
1964	Kansas City Athletics	160	681	34	102	.274	.366	.507	.873	17.3
1963	Detroit Tigers	160	692	22	91	.271	.358	.437	.795	27.1
1962	Detroit Tigers	161	707	37	112	.273	.371	.514	.885	16.2
1961	Detroit Tigers	163	708	45	140	.290	.402	.580	.982	13.0
1960	Detroit Tigers	145	616	35	87	.249	.317	.474	.791	15.9
1959	Cleveland Indians	154	664	42	111	.257	.337	.512	.849	14.0
1958	Cleveland Indians	143	578	41	113	.303	.405	.620	1.025	11.9
1957	Cleveland Indians	134	544	25	84	.252	.348	.471	.819	18.4
1956	Cleveland Indians	101	380	21	65	.276	.372	.531	.903	15.3
1955	Cleveland Indians	5	9	0	0	.444	.444	.667	1.111	—
Career		1841	7559	374	1159	.266	.359	.489	.848	17.4

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Rocky Colavito home run facts

How many career home runs does Rocky Colavito have?

Rocky Colavito hit 374 career MLB home runs in 14 seasons (1955–1968), 88th all-time.

Where does Rocky Colavito rank on the all-time home run list?

88th in MLB history with 374. Next: Carlton Fisk (376), 3 to pass.

What was Rocky Colavito’s best home run season?

His most home runs in a season is 45, in 1961 with the Detroit Tigers, when he posted a .982 OPS.

What teams has Rocky Colavito played for?

Cleveland Indians (1955–1959, 1965–1967); Detroit Tigers (1960–1963); Kansas City Athletics (1964); Chicago White Sox (1967); Los Angeles Dodgers (1968); New York Yankees (1968).

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