There have been some super slugger characters throughout the history of Major League Baseball. These players are also generally the most revered by fans because they can win the game at any point for the team. Great pitchers can give the team a great lead but often they are swapped out by the middle of the game when the great sluggers are called on to perform.

This is a list of the greatest sluggers in Major League history. So what makes a big slugger? Just one thing: home runs. Forget about finesse, a great batting average or on-base percentage: sluggers take it out of the park.

The Greatest Sluggers of all-time:

Barry Bonds
OK, so there is some controversy over how he achieved it but he has the most home runs of any player who has ever played the game at 762 (so far). He also holds the most home runs in an individual season record with 73 and was the National League MVP for 7 years, another record.

Babe Ruth
The Babe has less home runs than Hank Aaron but he also dominated the league with consistency of home runs more than Aaron or even Bonds. Ruth had a total of 714 home runs and had a record 11 seasons with 40 home runs or more, including four 50 or more home run seasons.

Hank Aaron
He led the league as home run leader from 1975 until 2006 with a total of 755 home runs. He had 15 seasons with 30 or more home runs and was voted the National League Most Valuable player once.

Willie Mays
An all-around great player, Mays was also a big slugger sending 660 home runs over the fence during his long career. He was elected to 24 All Star games (a record) and appeared in 4 World Series to go with 12 Gold Glove awards and 2 MVP awards.

Sammy Sosa
Perhaps another dubious member from the super slugger characters club, Sosa racked up 609 home runs during his career. He was the MVP once and voted League Player of the Year once as well. He has a record three 60 home run seasons and is most remembered for his epic, league-saving home run battle with Mark McGwire in the 1998 season.

Ken Griffey Jr.
Griff is still playing so the totals are not in the books yet but he has two 56-home-run seasons and nine with 30 or more fence-clearers. He has 613 home runs to date and may end up of few places higher before his career ends. He also has played less seasons because of several season ending injuries he has had.

Mark McGwire
Big Mac sneaks ahead of Frank Robinson on the greatest sluggers list. He hung up the cleats (again under suspicion of steroid use) with 583 home runs, 3 short of Frank Robinson. He also played just 15 seasons. If he had an extended career he may have been in the top two for all time home runs. He had ridiculous power in part due to his formidable size.

These famous sluggers made their mark on history by lighting up the baseball scoreboards. Now we can see our favorite players up close thanks to the scoreboards. Imagine being able to watch Hank Aaron hit it over the fence on an LED scoreboard creen!!