Aaron Judge 2022 perspective: #17 in season OPS+ all time ... among Yankees.

Aaron Judge will likely be voted American league (AL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) for his best season: 2022. But let's settle down about his performance. For perspective here are all Yankee seasons with OPS+ (On base average Plus Slugging average adjusted for ballpark and year) at least 175 and Plate Appearances (PA) at least 450 to include Judge as of August 2, 2022.

Rk	Player	OPS+	PA	HR	Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	1B	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
1	Babe Ruth	255	617	54	1920	25	NYY	AL	142	617	458	158	172	73	36	9	54	135	14	14	150	80	.376	.532	.847	1.379	255	388		3	5			*978/31H
2	Babe Ruth	239	699	41	1923	28	NYY	AL	152	699	522	151	205	106	45	13	41	130	17	21	170	93	.393	.545	.764	1.309	239	399		4	3			*97/83
3	Babe Ruth	239	693	59	1921	26	NYY	AL	152	693	540	177	204	85	44	16	59	168	17	13	145	81	.378	.512	.846	1.359	239	457		4	4			*78/13H
4	Babe Ruth	226	652	47	1926	31	NYY	AL	152	652	495	139	184	102	30	5	47	153	11	9	144	76	.372	.516	.737	1.253	226	365		3	10			*79/H3
5	Babe Ruth	225	691	60	1927	32	NYY	AL	151	691	540	158	192	95	29	8	60	165	7	6	137	89	.356	.486	.772	1.258	225	417		0	14			*97
6	Mickey Mantle	221	623	34	1957	25	NYY	AL	144	623	474	121	173	105	28	6	34	94	16	3	146	75	.365	.512	.665	1.177	221	315	5	0	0	3	23	*8/H
7	Babe Ruth	220	681	46	1924	29	NYY	AL	153	681	529	143	200	108	39	7	46	124	9	13	142	81	.378	.513	.739	1.252	220	391		4	6			*97/8H
8	Lou Gehrig	220	717	47	1927	24	NYY	AL	155	717	584	149	218	101	52	18	47	173	10	8	109	84	.373	.474	.765	1.240	220	447		3	21			*3
9	Babe Ruth	218	663	46	1931	36	NYY	AL	145	663	534	149	199	119	31	3	46	162	5	4	128	51	.373	.495	.700	1.195	218	374		1	0		5	*97/H3
10	Babe Ruth	211	676	49	1930	35	NYY	AL	145	676	518	150	186	100	28	9	49	153	10	10	136	61	.359	.493	.732	1.225	211	379		1	21		8	*97/1
11	Mickey Mantle	210	652	52	1956	24	NYY	AL	150	652	533	132	188	109	22	5	52	130	10	1	112	99	.353	.464	.705	1.169	210	376	4	2	1	4	6	*8/H
12	Lou Gehrig	207	690	49	1934	31	NYY	AL	154	690	579	128	210	115	40	6	49	166	9	5	109	31	.363	.465	.706	1.172	207	409		2	0		13	*3/6
13	Babe Ruth	206	684	54	1928	33	NYY	AL	154	684	536	163	173	82	29	8	54	146	4	5	137	87	.323	.463	.709	1.172	206	380		3	8		8	*97
14	Mickey Mantle	206	646	54	1961	29	NYY	AL	153	646	514	131	163	87	16	6	54	128	12	1	126	112	.317	.448	.687	1.135	206	353	2	0	1	5	9	*8/H
15	Lou Gehrig	203	703	41	1930	27	NYY	AL	154	703	581	143	220	120	42	17	41	173	12	14	101	63	.379	.473	.721	1.194	203	419		3	18		3	*3/7
Rk	Player	OPS+	PA	HR	Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	1B	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
16	Babe Ruth	201	589	41	1932	37	NYY	AL	133	589	457	120	156	97	13	5	41	137	2	2	130	62	.341	.489	.661	1.150	201	302		2	0		4	*97/H3
17	Aaron Judge	197	450	43	2022	30	NYY	AL	102	450	386	89	115	55	17	0	43	93	10	0	56	116	.298	.386	.676	1.062	197	261	12	2	0	4	6	*89D/H
18	Mickey Mantle	195	502	30	1962	30	NYY	AL	123	502	377	96	121	75	15	1	30	89	9	0	122	78	.321	.486	.605	1.091	195	228	4	1	0	2	9	*89/H
19	Lou Gehrig	194	738	46	1931	28	NYY	AL	155	738	619	163	211	119	31	15	46	185	17	12	117	56	.341	.446	.662	1.108	194	410		0	2		14	*3/9
20	Babe Ruth	193	587	46	1929	34	NYY	AL	135	587	499	121	172	94	26	6	46	154	5	3	72	60	.345	.430	.697	1.128	193	348		3	13		5	*97/H
21	Lou Gehrig	193	678	27	1928	25	NYY	AL	154	678	562	139	210	123	47	13	27	147	4	11	95	69	.374	.467	.648	1.115	193	364		4	16		3	*3
22	Lou Gehrig	190	719	49	1936	33	NYY	AL	155	719	579	167	205	112	37	7	49	152	3	4	130	46	.354	.478	.696	1.174	190	403		7	3		9	*3
23	Mickey Mantle	188	654	42	1958	26	NYY	AL	150	654	519	127	158	94	21	1	42	97	18	3	129	120	.304	.443	.592	1.035	188	307	11	2	2	2	13	*8
24	Joe DiMaggio	185	622	30	1941	26	NYY	AL	139	622	541	122	193	109	43	11	30	125	4	2	76	13	.357	.440	.643	1.083	185	348	6	4	0		21	*8
25	Joe DiMaggio	184	524	30	1939	24	NYY	AL	120	524	462	108	176	108	32	6	30	126	3	0	52	20	.381	.448	.671	1.119	184	310	11	4	6		9	*8/H
26	Babe Ruth	182	496	35	1922	27	NYY	AL	110	496	406	94	128	61	24	8	35	96	2	5	84	80	.315	.434	.672	1.106	182	273		1	4			*79/3
27	Bobby Murcer	181	624	25	1971	25	NYY	AL	146	624	529	94	175	119	25	6	25	94	14	8	91	60	.331	.427	.543	.969	181	287	9	0	1	3	13	*8/H
28	Lou Gehrig	181	708	34	1932	29	NYY	AL	156	708	596	138	208	123	42	9	34	151	4	11	108	38	.349	.451	.621	1.072	181	370		3	1		7	*3
29	Mickey Mantle	180	638	37	1955	23	NYY	AL	147	638	517	121	158	85	25	11	37	99	8	1	113	97	.306	.431	.611	1.042	180	316	4	3	2	3	6	*8/H6
30	Mickey Mantle	177	567	35	1964	32	NYY	AL	143	567	465	92	141	79	25	2	35	111	6	3	99	102	.303	.423	.591	1.015	177	275	9	0	0	3	18	*879H
Rk	Player	OPS+	PA	HR	Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	1B	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
31	Lou Gehrig	177	687	32	1933	30	NYY	AL	152	687	593	138	198	113	41	12	32	140	9	13	92	42	.334	.424	.605	1.030	177	359		1	1		4	*3
32	Babe Ruth	176	576	34	1933	38	NYY	AL	137	576	459	97	138	80	21	3	34	104	4	5	114	90	.301	.442	.582	1.023	176	267		2	0		3	*97/H13
33	Lou Gehrig	176	700	37	1937	34	NYY	AL	157	700	569	138	200	117	37	9	37	158	4	3	127	49	.351	.473	.643	1.116	176	366		4	0		13	*3
34	Álex Rodríguez	176	708	54	2007	31	NYY	AL	158	708	583	143	183	98	31	0	54	156	24	4	95	120	.314	.422	.645	1.067	176	376	15	21	0	9	11	*5/D
35	Lou Gehrig	175	673	30	1935	32	NYY	AL	149	673	535	125	176	110	26	10	30	120	8	7	132	38	.329	.466	.583	1.049	175	312		5	0		21	*3

35 seasons, including multiples for some Yankees. Judge in 2022 is number 17. Above Judge:

Ruth: 10
Mantle: 3
Gehrig: 3

Judge 2022 is the first lower than 200: 197. Judge has only that one season among top 35 Yankee seasons all time. In 2017 Judge had OPS+ 171, #40 among Yankees.  Among the 56 Yankee seasons with OPS+ >= 160 and PA >= 450, Judge has only those two seasons.

So, let's take it easy, including among Yankee fans, about how great Aaron Judge is in 2022. At least let him finish the season. Who knows, maybe Judge will hit 60 home runs in 2022. Maybe 62 for a new Yankee record. Maybe. 

Data from: https://stathead.com/

Babe Ruth

Positions: Outfielder and Pitcher

Bats: Left  •  Throws: Left

6-2, 215lb (188cm, 97kg)

Born: February 6, 1895 in Baltimore, MD us

Died: August 16, 1948 (Aged 53-192d) in New York, NY

Buried: Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, NY