There's some buzz on this, primarily because Cal Raleigh is a catcher, which is such a difficult position. Let's look at Raleigh among catchers and also among all non pitchers.
Catchers:
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For single seasons, in 2025, Played at C, in the regular season, requiring Wins Above Replacement (WAR) >= 1 and Offensive WAR (oWAR) >= 0 and Defensive WAR (dWAR) >= -9, sorted by descending Wins Above Replacement (WAR).
| Rk | Player | WAR | dWAR | oWAR | Season | Age | Team | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cal Raleigh | 4.3 | -0.5 | 5.1 | 2025 | 28 | SEA | AL | 77 | 339 | 288 | 58 | 81 | 34 | 15 | 0 | 32 | 69 | 9 | 2 | 46 | 84 | .281 | .386 | .667 | 1.053 | 203 |
| 2 | Will Smith | 3.2 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 2025 | 30 | LAD | NL | 63 | 252 | 209 | 39 | 69 | 44 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 42 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 46 | .330 | .425 | .541 | .965 | 172 |
| 3 | Carson Kelly | 2.4 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 2025 | 30 | CHC | NL | 50 | 187 | 159 | 28 | 40 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 31 | .252 | .358 | .465 | .824 | 136 |
| 4 | Carlos Narváez | 2.2 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2025 | 26 | BOS | AL | 60 | 231 | 205 | 30 | 55 | 33 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 58 | .268 | .351 | .434 | .785 | 118 |
| 5 | Drake Baldwin | 1.9 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2025 | 24 | ATL | NL | 52 | 169 | 153 | 18 | 44 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 26 | .288 | .355 | .471 | .826 | 128 |
| 6 | Dillon Dingler | 1.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2025 | 26 | DET | AL | 61 | 224 | 213 | 24 | 58 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 57 | .272 | .304 | .437 | .740 | 108 |
| 7 | William Contreras | 1.8 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 2025 | 27 | MIL | NL | 75 | 322 | 270 | 38 | 65 | 48 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 49 | 63 | .241 | .354 | .348 | .702 | 100 |
| 8 | Alejandro Kirk | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2025 | 26 | TOR | AL | 64 | 256 | 236 | 20 | 73 | 58 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 26 | .309 | .352 | .432 | .784 | 118 |
| 9 | Danny Jansen | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 2025 | 30 | TBR | AL | 53 | 192 | 166 | 18 | 33 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 48 | .199 | .302 | .373 | .676 | 90 |
| 10 | Tyler Heineman | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2025 | 34 | TOR | AL | 26 | 73 | 66 | 16 | 26 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | .394 | .417 | .561 | .977 | 171 |
| 11 | Jose Trevino | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 2025 | 32 | CIN | NL | 50 | 161 | 148 | 22 | 45 | 24 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 18 | .304 | .344 | .500 | .844 | 124 |
| 12 | Sean Murphy | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2025 | 30 | ATL | NL | 47 | 178 | 153 | 15 | 34 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 53 | .222 | .320 | .431 | .752 | 107 |
| 13 | Adley Rutschman | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2025 | 27 | BAL | AL | 68 | 276 | 242 | 31 | 55 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 45 | .227 | .319 | .372 | .691 | 99 |
| 14 | Matt Thaiss | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2025 | 30 | CHW,TBR | AL | 45 | 149 | 117 | 15 | 27 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 36 | .231 | .385 | .299 | .684 | 98 |
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Non pitchers (baseball players):
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For single seasons, in 2025, in the regular season, requiring Wins Above Replacement (WAR) >= 3.4 and Defensive WAR (dWAR) >= -.9 and Offensive WAR (oWAR) >= 0, sorted by descending Wins Above Replacement (WAR).
| Rk | Player | WAR | oWAR | dWAR | Season | Age | Team | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Judge | 5.8 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 2025 | 33 | NYY | AL | 79 | 351 | 294 | 70 | 107 | 59 | 18 | 2 | 28 | 62 | 6 | 3 | 53 | 89 | .364 | .464 | .724 | 1.189 | 228 |
| 2 | Jeremy Peña | 4.6 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 2025 | 27 | HOU | AL | 79 | 339 | 307 | 47 | 100 | 71 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 40 | 15 | 2 | 20 | 54 | .326 | .382 | .495 | .877 | 145 |
| 3 | Pete Crow-Armstrong | 4.4 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 2025 | 23 | CHC | NL | 78 | 327 | 304 | 58 | 83 | 40 | 19 | 3 | 21 | 61 | 24 | 4 | 14 | 78 | .273 | .310 | .563 | .872 | 145 |
| 4 | Cal Raleigh | 4.3 | 5.1 | -0.5 | 2025 | 28 | SEA | AL | 77 | 339 | 288 | 58 | 81 | 34 | 15 | 0 | 32 | 69 | 9 | 2 | 46 | 84 | .281 | .386 | .667 | 1.053 | 203 |
| 5 | James Wood | 3.7 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 2025 | 22 | WSN | NL | 80 | 353 | 303 | 50 | 85 | 44 | 19 | 0 | 22 | 63 | 9 | 4 | 47 | 95 | .281 | .377 | .561 | .938 | 164 |
| 6 | Shohei Ohtani | 3.6 | 3.7 | -0.7 | 2025 | 30 | LAD | NL | 78 | 364 | 311 | 77 | 90 | 45 | 12 | 6 | 27 | 51 | 11 | 4 | 48 | 93 | .289 | .387 | .627 | 1.014 | 182 |
| 7 | Julio Rodríguez | 3.6 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2025 | 24 | SEA | AL | 77 | 348 | 318 | 48 | 80 | 55 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 41 | 12 | 3 | 22 | 72 | .252 | .310 | .409 | .719 | 110 |
| 8 | Bobby Witt Jr. | 3.6 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 2025 | 25 | KCR | AL | 79 | 342 | 308 | 42 | 87 | 48 | 26 | 3 | 10 | 40 | 21 | 6 | 26 | 62 | .282 | .339 | .484 | .823 | 128 |
| 9 | Fernando Tatis Jr. | 3.6 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 2025 | 26 | SDP | NL | 77 | 338 | 296 | 57 | 78 | 51 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 37 | 15 | 2 | 37 | 59 | .264 | .352 | .459 | .812 | 124 |
| 10 | Kyle Tucker | 3.4 | 3.5 | -0.4 | 2025 | 28 | CHC | NL | 78 | 348 | 292 | 56 | 84 | 49 | 16 | 4 | 15 | 48 | 18 | 1 | 52 | 49 | .288 | .397 | .524 | .921 | 163 |
Among catchers Raleigh is the only one with negative dWAR and Raleigh is fourth.
Raleigh leads the American League (AL) in Home Runs and RBI. All but three of his 32 HR were hit as a catcher; 3 as DH.
Among all non players Judge is way out in front in WAR.
Judge has hit 19 HR as an outfielder and 9 as DH.
As impressive as Raleigh has been, I think Judge is the clear choice for AL MVP so far in 2025.
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