Runners on base splits: (Judge & Stanton so far in 2022), Maris 1961. Should Judge and Stanton bat back-to-back?

Aaron Judge might hit more home runs in 2022 than any American League player ever. Judge has 29 so far. Roger Maris hit 61 home runs in 1961, the most so far. 2022 stats are through Yankee game 77 (56-21).

Judge has mostly batted #2 in the 2022 Yankee lineup. Giancarlo Stanton mostly #4. In 2017, Judge hit 52 home runs for the Yankees and Stanton hit 59 for the Marlins, 47 batting #2. Judge has hit 26 of his 29 2022 home runs batting #2. In 2017 Judge hit 13 of his 52 home runs batting #2, half of his 2022 #2 homers in half a season.

In 1961 Maris hit 57 home runs batted #3 in the Yankee lineup. In all games that he started in 1961, Mickey Mantle only batted #4 and Mantle hit all 54 of his home runs batting #4. Maris hit HR 60 and 61 with Hector Lopez and Yogi Berra batting #4 behind him.

50 Home Run seasons: by Batting Order Positions (BOP). Friday, July 1, 2022

60 Home Runs in 154 games: Ruth yes. Maris no. Bonds, McGwire, Sosa? Monday, June 12, 2017

In 2022 Judge has hit three HR batting leadoff and 26 HR batting second. That seemed unusual for a 50 HR hitter and led to this post.

Aaron Judge batted leadoff six times in 2022 ... so far. Shouldn't he bat third? Saturday, June 18, 2022

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Where you bat effects how often you bat with runners on base. But does it impact how well you hit, particularly home runs?

Judge
AB/HR	Split	G	GS	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	ROE	BAbip	tOPS+	sOPS+
15.25	RISP	54		80	61	29	19	3	0	4	29	2	0	14	18	.312	.418	.557	.975	34	1	0	0	4	6	0	.349	105	164
7.95	---	72		184	167	21	46	6	0	21	21	0	0	17	47	.275	.342	.689	1.031	115	0	0	0	0	0	1	.253	105	195
15.00	Men On	70		145	120	41	36	5	0	8	38	5	0	19	36	.300	.385	.542	.926	65	9	0	0	4	6	0	.350	93	150
Stanton
AB/HR	Split	G	GS	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	ROE	BAbip	tOPS+	sOPS+
8.71	RISP	47		73	61	17	19	2	0	7	35	0	0	8	17	.312	.375	.689	1.064	42	3	0	0	3	2	0	.300	144	183
15.63	---	61		141	125	8	29	2	0	8	8	0	0	16	42	.232	.319	.440	.759	55	0	0	0	0	0	1	.280	80	122
9.09	Men On	57		118	100	22	27	3	0	11	44	0	0	14	28	.270	.350	.630	.980	63	4	0	0	3	2	0	.250	125	160
Maris
AB/HR	Split	G	GS	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	ROE	BAbip	tOPS+	sOPS+
8.53	RISP	105		157	128	77	42	5	0	15	77	0	0	19	9	.328	.408	.719	1.126	92	4	3	0	7	0	3	.243	126	198
9.58	---	155		376	316	33	76	6	2	33	33	0	0	56	37	.241	.362	.585	.947	185	0	4	0	0	0	3	.175	92	160
9.79	Men On	147		322	274	99	83	10	2	28	108	0	0	38	30	.303	.385	.661	1.046	181	18	3	0	7	0	6	.247	110	179

AB/HR: lower is better. Runners: none/some:

Judge: much better with none

Stanton: much better with some

Maris: about even

OPS (On base average Plus Slugging average): about 100 points difference for each; Runners: none/some:

Judge: better with none

Stanton: better with some

Maris: better with some

Should righty batters Judge and Stanton bat back-to-back, either 2-3 or 3-4? Yankee manager Aaron Boone has been breaking them up with lefty Anthony Rizzo (21 home runs) between them.