Mark McGwire:
McGwire was a monstrous presence who captivated the nation throughout his legendary chase of Roger Maris’ home run record during the fateful summer of 1998. He ultimately broke the record of 61 by hitting 70 that season. It was a record that would stand for a mere three years. All told, McGwire hit 583 home runs and batted in 1,414 runs throughout his career. “Big Mac” also owns the Major League Baseball record for the best at-bats per home run ratio with 10.61. By comparison, Babe Ruth, the closest player, hit a home run every 11.76 at-bats.
But it is largely all for naught. McGwire ultimately admitted to using steroids for a large part of his career in 2010. He became one of the most pointed-at figures during the PED scandals that put an asterisk on essentially that entire era of baseball. McGwire has not been yet been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame despite being the fastest player to hit 500 home runs. It’s unknown if he ever will. Overall, you just can’t respect his stats as legitimate.
