Breaking down all of Albert Pujols' 500 home runs

Breaking down Albert Pujols’ 500 home runs

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Angels first baseman Albert Pujols hits his 500th career home run -- a two-run blast -- during the fifth inning of Tuesday’s game against the Washington Nationals. (Patrick Smith / Getty Images)

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Angels slugger watches his 500th career home run sail over the fence during the fifth inning of Tuesday’s road game against the Washington Nationals. (Patrick Smith / Getty Images)

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Angels slugger Albert Pujols points upward as he crosses home plate after hitting his 500th career home run Tuesday against the Washington Nationals. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais / Associated Press)

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Angels first baseman Albert Pujols, center, is congratulated by his teammates after hitting his 500th career home run in the fifth inning of a 7-2 win over the host Washington Nationals. (Patrick Smith / Getty Images)

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Angels slugger Albert Pujols acknowledges the crowd after becoming the 26th player in major league history to hit 500 career home runs Tuesday during a 7-2 road win over the Washington Nationals. (Patrick Smith / Getty Images)

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Angels first baseman Albert Pujols hits his 499th career home run during Tuesday’s game against the Washington Nationals. (Michael Reynolds / EPA)

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Jose Mota interviews Angels slugger Albert Pujols, who gets a celebratory shower after hitting career homers 499 and 500, in 2009.
(Pablo Martinez Monsivais / Associated Press)

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Angels first baseman Albert Pujols holds up the balls he hit for his 499th, right, and 500th career home runs after the team’s 7-2 win over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais / Associated Press)

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Albert Pujols, who agreed to a 10-year deal with the Angels in 2011, never finished lower than ninth in MVP voting in his 11 seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals. (Jamie Squire / Getty Images)

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2013
G: 99
Avg: .258
OBP: .330
SLG: .437
HR: 17
RBIs: 64
(Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

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2011
G: 147
Avg: .299
OBP: .366
SLG: .541
HR: 37
RBIs: 99
MVP: fifth place
(James A. Finley / Associated Press)

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2010
G: 159
Avg: .312
OBP: .414
SLG: .596
HR: 42
RBIs: 118
MVP: second place
(Matthew Stockman / Associated Press)

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2009
G: 160
Avg: .327
OBP: .443
SLG: .658
HR: 47
RBIs: 135
MVP: won MVP award
(Scott Rovak / EPA)

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2008
G: 148
Avg: .357
OBP: .462
SLG: .653
HR: 37
RBIs: 116
MVP: won MVP award
(Ronald Martinez / Getty Images)

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2006
G: 143
Avg: .331
OBP: .431
SLG: .671
HR: 49
RBIs: 137
MVP: second place
(Tannen Maury / EPA)

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2005
G: 161
Avg: .330
OBP: .430
SLG: .609
HR: 41
RBIs: 117
MVP: won MVP award
(John Bazemore / Associated Press)

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2002
G: 157
Avg: .314
OBP: .394
SLG: .561
HR: 34
RBIs: 127
MVP: second place
(Jamie Squire / Getty Images)

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2001
G: 161
Avg: .329
OBP: .403
SLG: .610
HR: 37
RBIs: 130
MVP: fourth place
won rookie of the Year award (Jeff Roberson / Associated Press)

By Houston Mitchell

April 23, 2014 2:52 PM PT

Hopefully, when he hit his 500th home run, Albert Pujols sent a thank-you card to Ryan Dempster. Dempster, who retired after last season, gave up eight homers to Pujols in his career, the most of any pitcher.

You can discover who is next on that list, along with a host of other information, with our new online Pujols graphic that breaks down all 500 of his homers.

Other things of note:

--Pujols has hit more homers against the Chicago Cubs than any other team.

--Pujols’ 100th home run was hit off of Dodgers left-hander Odalis Perez.

--Over half of his home runs have been solo shots.

In the comments section below, tell us what you found most interesting about his homers.