Phillies' Kyle Schwarber has a legitimate chance to break a Babe Ruth HR record

The Philadelphia Phillies offense this season has been very underwhelming at-best. But that doesn't mean it's been all bad. Kyle Schwarber has been a bright spot, to an MVP-level degree as well.

He has 22 homers in 54 games this season, which is the most in MLB. He also leads all National League hitters with a .612 slugging percentage and a .963 OPS.

But, as Sarah Langs shared following his 22nd homer of the season on Friday night, Schwarber has a legitimate chance at breaking a home run record set by Babe Ruth this season.

How Kyle Schwarber can break a HR record set by Babe Ruth this season

"Most home runs in first 5 seasons with a team: Babe Ruth, NYY: 235. Mark McGwire, STL: 220. Ralph Kiner, PIT: 215. Kyle Schwarber, PHI: 209. Alex Rodriguez, NYY: 208. David Ortiz, BOS: 208. Albert Pujols, STL: 201," Langs shared.

This statistic is a very interesting one, which has some of baseball's best power hitters residing on the list. But, for Schwarber, this isn't just a fun group to be associated with; he has a real chance to sit atop this leaderboard by the end of the season.

Schwarber is in his fifth season with the Phillies, re-signing on a $150 million deal after his four-year contract, which began in 2022 and ran through 2025, ran out last year.

So, Schwarber has played with the Phillies for four seasons, along with the two months of the 2026 season so far. With all of June, July, August, and September still to go, Schwarber is chasing this feat of MLB history.

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Schwarber only needs 26 homers to tie Ruth's record, and with 22 homers in 54 games, he's more than on track to break this record.

Since joining the Phillies, Schwarber has hit 209 homers in 681 games, and coming into this season, he averaged 46.8 home runs per year. He hit 56 homers last year, and he's well on his way to breaking that personal best this season.

His 9.1 home-run percentage is a ridiculous figure, which, if it stands the rest of the way, he'd hit over 60 homers and smash this record set by Ruth.

As long as Schwarber stays healthy and doesn't go through a massive slump, he has a legitimate chance to beat Ruth's record for the most home runs hit by a player in their first five seasons with a team ever in MLB history.

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