Rafael Devers: when exactly was he a superstar? OPS+ ranks 2025-2021: 13, 16, 29, 15, 24.

Career:

Rafael Devers traded to Giants: #17 in OPS+ among active players. Is that great?  Sunday, June 15, 2025

Requiring Plate Appearances >= 3500

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Games through June 15, 2025: #13

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For single seasons, in 2025, in the regular season, requiring Adjusted OPS+ >= 140 and Plate Appearances >= 230, sorted by descending Adjusted OPS+.

Rk	Player	OPS+	PA	Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	AB
1	Aaron Judge	238	311	2025	33	NYY	AL	70	262
2	Shohei Ohtani	189	326	2025	30	LAD	NL	70	279
3	Cal Raleigh	185	302	2025	28	SEA	AL	69	255
4	Pete Alonso	174	318	2025	30	NYM	NL	72	270
5	Freddie Freeman	173	259	2025	35	LAD	NL	61	226
6	José Ramírez	159	288	2025	32	CLE	AL	68	256
7	Jonathan Aranda	158	253	2025	27	TBR	AL	66	216
8	Kyle Tucker	157	316	2025	28	CHC	NL	71	264
9	Ryan O'Hearn	156	233	2025	31	BAL	AL	58	203
10	James Wood	156	311	2025	22	WSN	NL	71	268
11	Jacob Wilson	155	285	2025	23	ATH	AL	67	267
12	Kyle Schwarber	153	314	2025	32	PHI	NL	71	259
13	Rafael Devers	152	334	2025	28	BOS	AL	73	272
14	Michael Busch	147	251	2025	27	CHC	NL	67	219
15	Corbin Carroll	146	314	2025	24	ARI	NL	70	281
16	J.P. Crawford	144	289	2025	30	SEA	AL	68	240
17	Manny Machado	143	295	2025	32	SDP	NL	70	266
18	Juan Soto	143	320	2025	26	NYM	NL	71	255
19	Jeremy Peña	142	302	2025	27	HOU	AL	71	274
20	Seiya Suzuki	141	302	2025	30	CHC	NL	68	272

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Generated 6/16/2025.

2024: #16

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For single seasons, in 2024, in the regular season, requiring Adjusted OPS+ >= 140 and Plate Appearances >= 500, sorted by descending Adjusted OPS+.

Rk	Player	OPS+	PA	Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	AB
1	Aaron Judge	222	704	2024	32	NYY	AL	158	559
2	Shohei Ohtani	189	731	2024	29	LAD	NL	159	636
3	Juan Soto	177	713	2024	25	NYY	AL	157	576
4	Bobby Witt Jr.	173	709	2024	24	KCR	AL	161	636
5	Yordan Alvarez	170	635	2024	27	HOU	AL	147	552
6	Brent Rooker	165	614	2024	29	OAK	AL	145	546
7	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	163	697	2024	25	TOR	AL	159	616
8	Gunnar Henderson	158	719	2024	23	BAL	AL	159	630
9	Ketel Marte	155	583	2024	30	ARI	NL	136	504
10	Marcell Ozuna	153	688	2024	33	ATL	NL	162	606
11	Corey Seager	148	533	2024	30	TEX	AL	123	475
12	Bryce Harper	146	631	2024	31	PHI	NL	145	550
13	José Ramírez	145	682	2024	31	CLE	AL	158	620
14	Mookie Betts	144	516	2024	31	LAD	NL	116	450
15	Freddie Freeman	142	638	2024	34	LAD	NL	147	542
16	Rafael Devers	142	601	2024	27	BOS	AL	138	525
17	Seiya Suzuki	140	585	2024	29	CHC	NL	132	512

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Generated 6/16/2025.

2023: #29

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For single seasons, in 2023, in the regular season, requiring Adjusted OPS+ >= 125 and Plate Appearances >= 500, sorted by descending Adjusted OPS+.

Rk	Player	OPS+	PA	Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	AB
1	Shohei Ohtani	185	599	2023	28	LAA	AL	135	497
2	Corey Seager	174	536	2023	29	TEX	AL	119	477
3	Ronald Acuña Jr.	171	735	2023	25	ATL	NL	159	643
4	Mookie Betts	165	693	2023	30	LAD	NL	152	584
5	Matt Olson	164	720	2023	29	ATL	NL	162	608
6	Freddie Freeman	163	730	2023	33	LAD	NL	161	637
7	Yandy Díaz	157	600	2023	31	TBR	AL	137	525
8	Juan Soto	155	708	2023	24	SDP	NL	162	568
9	Bryce Harper	145	546	2023	30	PHI	NL	126	457
10	Kyle Tucker	142	674	2023	26	HOU	AL	157	574
11	Marcell Ozuna	140	592	2023	32	ATL	NL	144	530
12	Cody Bellinger	139	556	2023	27	CHC	NL	130	499
13	Corbin Carroll	133	645	2023	22	ARI	NL	155	565
14	J.P. Crawford	133	638	2023	28	SEA	AL	145	534
15	Isaac Paredes	130	571	2023	24	TBR	AL	143	492
Rk	Player	OPS+	PA	Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	AB
16	Luis Robert Jr.	130	595	2023	25	CHW	AL	145	546
17	Seiya Suzuki	130	583	2023	28	CHC	NL	138	515
18	Julio Rodríguez	130	714	2023	22	SEA	AL	155	654
19	Austin Riley	130	715	2023	26	ATL	NL	159	636
20	Triston Casas	129	502	2023	23	BOS	AL	132	429
21	Luis Arráez	128	617	2023	26	MIA	NL	147	574
22	Josh Lowe	128	501	2023	25	TBR	AL	135	466
23	Brandon Nimmo	128	682	2023	30	NYM	NL	152	592
24	Adley Rutschman	128	687	2023	25	BAL	AL	154	588
25	José Ramírez	128	691	2023	30	CLE	AL	156	611
26	Ketel Marte	127	650	2023	29	ARI	NL	150	569
27	Brent Rooker	127	526	2023	28	OAK	AL	137	463
28	Adolis García	127	632	2023	30	TEX	AL	148	555
29	Rafael Devers	126	656	2023	26	BOS	AL	153	580
30	Ozzie Albies	126	660	2023	26	ATL	NL	148	596
31	Marcus Semien	126	753	2023	32	TEX	AL	162	670
32	Gunnar Henderson	125	622	2023	22	BAL	AL	150	560

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Generated 6/16/2025.

2022: #15

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For single seasons, in 2022, in the regular season, requiring Plate Appearances >= 500 and Adjusted OPS+ >= 140, sorted by descending Adjusted OPS+.

Rk	Player	OPS+	PA	Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	AB
1	Aaron Judge	210	696	2022	30	NYY	AL	157	570
2	Yordan Alvarez	188	561	2022	25	HOU	AL	135	470
3	Paul Goldschmidt	177	651	2022	34	STL	NL	151	561
4	Jose Altuve	161	604	2022	32	HOU	AL	141	527
5	Manny Machado	157	644	2022	29	SDP	NL	150	578
6	Freddie Freeman	156	708	2022	32	LAD	NL	159	612
7	Nolan Arenado	151	620	2022	31	STL	NL	148	557
8	José Ramírez	148	685	2022	29	CLE	AL	157	601
9	Juan Soto	147	664	2022	23	SDP,WSN	NL	153	524
10	Julio Rodríguez	147	560	2022	21	SEA	AL	132	511
11	Pete Alonso	146	685	2022	27	NYM	NL	160	597
12	Shohei Ohtani	144	666	2022	27	LAA	AL	157	586
13	Yandy Díaz	142	558	2022	30	TBR	AL	137	473
14	Andrés Giménez	141	557	2022	23	CLE	AL	146	491
15	Rafael Devers	141	614	2022	25	BOS	AL	141	555
16	Mookie Betts	140	639	2022	29	LAD	NL	142	572
17	Austin Riley	140	693	2022	25	ATL	NL	159	615
18	Jeff McNeil	140	589	2022	30	NYM	NL	148	533

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Generated 6/16/2025.

2021: #24

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For single seasons, in 2021, in the regular season, requiring Adjusted OPS+ >= 133 and Plate Appearances >= 500, sorted by descending Adjusted OPS+.

Rk	Player	OPS+	PA	Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	AB
1	Bryce Harper	179	599	2021	28	PHI	NL	141	488
2	Juan Soto	175	654	2021	22	WSN	NL	151	502
3	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	167	698	2021	22	TOR	AL	161	604
4	Fernando Tatis Jr.	166	546	2021	22	SDP	NL	130	478
5	Shohei Ohtani	157	639	2021	26	LAA	AL	155	537
6	Matt Olson	153	673	2021	27	OAK	AL	156	565
7	Aaron Judge	149	633	2021	29	NYY	AL	148	550
8	Tyler O'Neill	148	537	2021	26	STL	NL	138	482
9	Kyle Tucker	147	567	2021	24	HOU	AL	140	506
10	Bryan Reynolds	145	646	2021	26	PIT	NL	159	559
11	Trea Turner	145	646	2021	28	LAD,WSN	NL	148	595
12	José Ramírez	142	636	2021	28	CLE	AL	152	552
13	Brandon Crawford	141	549	2021	34	SFG	NL	138	483
14	Paul Goldschmidt	141	679	2021	33	STL	NL	158	603
15	Brandon Lowe	140	615	2021	26	TBR	AL	149	535
16	Joey Votto	139	533	2021	37	CIN	NL	129	448
17	Nick Castellanos	138	585	2021	29	CIN	NL	138	531
18	Cedric Mullins	137	675	2021	26	BAL	AL	159	602
19	Freddie Freeman	136	695	2021	31	ATL	NL	159	600
20	Yordan Alvarez	136	598	2021	24	HOU	AL	144	537
21	Giancarlo Stanton	136	579	2021	31	NYY	AL	139	510
22	Max Muncy	135	592	2021	30	LAD	NL	144	497
23	Austin Riley	135	662	2021	24	ATL	NL	160	590
24	Rafael Devers	134	664	2021	24	BOS	AL	156	591
25	Pete Alonso	133	637	2021	26	NYM	NL	152	561

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Generated 6/16/2025.

And Devers will no longer be playing his home games in Fenway Park now that he's been traded to the San Francisco Giants. I wonder if the Giants had considered that. See the next post:

Rafael Devers: will he miss hitting in Fenway Park Boston?  Monday, June 16, 2025