Through age 32 season: 17 top players had twice as many Plate Appearances as Aaron Judge. Compared to the Yankees Mt. Rushmore?

Aaron Judge still has almost half a season (75 Yankee games) to go in his age 32 season. He's on the verge of reaching 4,000 career Plate Appearances (PA). The top three ahead of Judge through age 32 season had more than 9,000 career PA.

Judge is #142 in this group:

For combined seasons, since 1903, age 32 or younger, Playing in the AL or NL, in the regular season, requiring Wins Above Replacement (WAR) >= 45 and Adjusted OPS+ >= 100, sorted by descending Plate Appearances.

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Here are the top 20:

Rk	Player	PA	OPS+	WAR	From	To	Age	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP
1	Robin Yount	9162	116	64.5	1974	1988	18-32	2131	8293	1234	2407	187	1021	674	937	.290	.342	.436	.778	3615	167
2	Mel Ott	9089	156	91.9	1926	1941	17-32	2163	7605	1510	2366	415	1555	1335	684	.311	.417	.547	.964	4158	60
3	Álex Rodríguez	9076	147	101.2	1994	2008	18-32	2042	7860	1605	2404	553	1606	980	1641	.306	.389	.578	.967	4543	189
4	Vada Pinson	8605	114	51.2	1958	1971	19-32	1991	7970	1170	2320	231	1001	493	1021	.291	.334	.458	.792	3652	135
5	Henry Aaron	8543	156	96.4	1954	1966	20-32	1964	7683	1406	2434	442	1432	739	832	.317	.375	.564	.939	4336	207
6	Cal Ripken Jr.	8525	121	77.1	1981	1993	20-32	1962	7583	1130	2087	297	1104	817	855	.275	.345	.455	.800	3447	223
7	Jimmie Foxx	8477	169	88.6	1925	1940	17-32	1978	7098	1591	2370	500	1744	1294	1094	.334	.437	.635	1.073	4509	35
8	Eddie Mathews	8390	149	85.9	1952	1964	20-32	1933	7051	1303	1951	445	1240	1240	1195	.277	.384	.526	.911	3712	100
9	Ron Santo	8375	129	69.9	1960	1972	20-32	1977	7232	1044	2028	317	1213	1008	1174	.280	.367	.474	.841	3431	213
10	Al Kaline	8343	138	76.0	1953	1967	18-32	1993	7315	1209	2228	304	1195	887	678	.305	.380	.498	.877	3640	191
11	Miguel Cabrera	8322	155	64.8	2003	2015	20-32	1938	7258	1229	2331	408	1445	936	1400	.321	.399	.562	.961	4079	253
12	Ty Cobb	8306	184	109.7	1905	1919	18-32	1929	7307	1415	2713	67	1217	737	535	.371	.434	.515	.949	3765
13	Roberto Alomar	8280	119	60.0	1988	2000	20-32	1877	7221	1228	2196	170	918	822	878	.304	.375	.448	.823	3238	164
14	Richie Ashburn	8224	111	58.0	1948	1959	21-32	1794	7122	1114	2217	22	499	946	455	.311	.394	.388	.782	2764	71
15	Frank Robinson	8161	156	80.5	1956	1968	20-32	1916	7003	1317	2117	418	1277	929	1047	.302	.392	.556	.948	3893	185
16	Albert Pujols	8103	168	91.5	2001	2012	21-32	1859	6919	1376	2246	475	1434	1027	780	.325	.414	.608	1.022	4206	251
17	Adrián Beltré	8043	110	58.1	1998	2011	19-32	1959	7361	994	2033	310	1113	543	1219	.276	.329	.469	.797	3449	191
18	Mickey Mantle	7982	177	98.3	1951	1964	19-32	1883	6533	1472	2016	454	1298	1390	1348	.309	.429	.582	1.011	3805	75
19	Ken Griffey Jr.	7968	145	77.4	1989	2002	19-32	1861	6913	1237	2039	468	1358	913	1212	.295	.379	.562	.940	3883	130
20	Rogers Hornsby	7925	179	109.7	1915	1928	19-32	1829	6852	1312	2476	238	1270	841	553	.361	.434	.575	1.010	3943

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What they have in common is that they started much younger than Judge, 11 of 20 as teenagers.

Aaron Judge Born: April 26, 1992 (Age: 32 years, 068 days):

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB
2016	24	27	95	84	10	15	4	10	9	42	.179	.263	.345	.608	61	29
2017	25	155	678	542	128	154	52	114	127	208	.284	.422	.627	1.049	171	340
2018	26	112	498	413	77	115	27	67	76	152	.278	.392	.528	.919	150	218
2019	27	102	447	378	75	103	27	55	64	141	.272	.381	.540	.921	143	204
2020	28	28	114	101	23	26	9	22	10	32	.257	.336	.554	.891	143	56
2021	29	148	633	550	89	158	39	98	75	158	.287	.373	.544	.916	149	299
2022	30	157	696	570	133	177	62	131	111	175	.311	.425	.686	1.111	210	391
2023	31	106	458	367	79	98	37	75	88	130	.267	.406	.613	1.019	175	225
2024	32	85	374	305	67	98	32	83	61	93	.321	.440	.718	1.158	221	219
9 Yr	9 Yr	920	3993	3310	681	944	289	655	621	1131	.285	.400	.598	.998	169	1981
162	162	162	703	583	120	166	51	115	109	199	.285	.400	.598	.998	169	349

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Judge was 25 in his first full season.

In full seasons, Judge has qualified (502 PA) for leading in average stats only three times. Very close in one other season.

Judge is well on his way to hitting 50 Home Runs for the third time. That would put him in elite company. Judge may even break his American League record of 62 HR set in 2020.

At least 50 HR at least three times (# of 60):
4: Babe Ruth (1), Mark McGwire (2), Sammy Sosa (3)
3: Alex Rodriguez (once with the Yankees)

If he reaches 60 HR, Judge would be only the third player to do it multiple times, following McGwire and Sosa.

Mt. Rushmore: Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio, Mantle. Giants come close. Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Compared to the Yankees Mt. Rushmore through age 32 season:

For combined seasons, since 1903, age 32 or younger, Playing for NYY, in the regular season, requiring Wins Above Replacement (WAR) >= 45 and Adjusted OPS+ >= 150 and Home Runs >= 260, sorted by descending Plate Appearances.

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Rk	Player	PA ▼	OPS+	WAR	HR	From	To	Age	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB
1	Mickey Mantle	7982	177	98.3	454	1951	1964	19-32	1883	6533	1472	2016	1298	1390	1348	.309	.429	.582	1.011	3805
2	Lou Gehrig	7524	183	91.4	378	1923	1935	20-32	1687	6249	1466	2142	1570	1139	619	.343	.446	.638	1.084	3986
3	Joe DiMaggio	5586	157	59.8	264	1936	1947	21-32	1252	5015	1036	1663	1122	527	252	.332	.398	.588	.986	2949
4	Babe Ruth	4955	220	84.1	367	1920	1927	25-32	1110	3849	1081	1389	1038	1031	648	.361	.498	.750	1.248	2885
5	Aaron Judge	3993	169	47.7	289	2016	2024	24-32	920	3310	681	944	655	621	1131	.285	.400	.598	.998	1981

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Mantle with all his injuries had almost twice as many PA. Mantle's WAR is more than double that of Judge. Mantle had enough PA in full seasons for leading in average stats to qualify 12 times (9 times well over 600) through age 32; Judge has only three so far but could get his 4th in 2024.

DiMaggio was in military service for ages 28, 29, 30.

Ruth was exclusively a pitcher in his first three full seasons with the Boston Red Sox, yet Ruth had almost 1,000 more PA. These stats are Yankees only starting in 1920, age 25 season for Ruth.

Age 32 Home Runs: Alex Rodriguez 553 ... Aaron Judge 261. Saturday, April 27, 2024

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