Aaron Judge: highest career OPS+ for AL/NL right handed batters since 1903.

Aaron Judge

Position: Rightfielder

Bats: Right  •  Throws: Right

6-7, 282lb (201cm, 127kg)

Team: New York Yankees (majors)

Born: April 26, 1992 (Age: 33-115d) in Linden, CA us

baseball-reference.com glossary:

OPS+ -- OPS+
100*[OBP/lg OBP + SLG/lg SLG - 1]
Adjusted to the player’s ballpark(s)

____________________________

Most pitchers throw right handed. Right-handed batters stand farther from the bases than lefties. Right v. right is usually the worst match up for batters. The best is lefty batters against the majority righty pitchers.

OK, Plate Appearances (PA) requirement had to be reduced to 4,825 for Aaron Judge to qualify. Otherwise, 5,000 would be used as a reasonable minimum for a ten year career. Judge needs 171 more PA in the 2025 regular season to reach 5,000 PA in his career. With more than two months remaining, that is fewer than 90 per month. In the first three months of the 2025 season, Judge per month had 140, 117, 116.

https://stathead.com/tiny/BKUOD

For combined seasons, since 1903, Playing in the AL or NL, Bats RH, in the regular season, requiring Adjusted OPS+ >= 140 and Plate Appearances >= 4825, sorted by descending Adjusted OPS+.

Notes:

Honus Wagner played 1897-1917. For those 21 seasons his OPS+ was 151, which would not change his rank among these top 30 right handed batters. By 1903 both the American and National Leagues had made foul balls strikes with fewer than two strikes.

Nap Lajoie played 1896-1916: OPS+ 150 for all his 21 seasons.

Rk	Player	OPS+	PA	From	To	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	1B	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Aaron Judge	177	4829	2016	2025	24-33	1107	4829	3976	832	1163	604	198	7	354	807	60	19	778	1338	.293	.410	.613	1.023
2	Rogers Hornsby	175	9481	1915	1937	19-41	2259	9481	8173	1579	2930	1919	541	169	301	1584	135	81	1038	679	.358	.434	.577	1.010
3	Mike Trout	170	7068	2011	2025	19-33	1615	7068	5852	1177	1728	955	320	55	398	1006	214	38	1050	1611	.295	.408	.573	.981
4	Jimmie Foxx	163	9677	1925	1945	17-37	2317	9677	8134	1751	2646	1529	458	125	534	1922	87	77	1452	1311	.325	.428	.609	1.038
5	Mark McGwire	163	7660	1986	2001	22-37	1874	7660	6187	1167	1626	785	252	6	583	1414	12	8	1317	1596	.263	.394	.588	.982
6	Hank Greenberg	159	6098	1930	1947	19-36	1394	6098	5193	1046	1628	847	379	71	331	1274	58	30	852	844	.313	.412	.605	1.017
7	Dick Allen	156	7315	1963	1977	21-35	1749	7315	6332	1099	1848	1098	320	79	351	1119	133	52	894	1556	.292	.378	.534	.912
8	Frank Thomas	156	10075	1990	2008	22-40	2322	10075	8199	1494	2468	1440	495	12	521	1704	32	23	1667	1397	.301	.419	.555	.974
9	Willie Mays	156	12497	1951	1973	20-42	2992	12497	10881	2062	3283	1960	523	140	660	1903	338	103	1464	1526	.302	.384	.557	.941
10	Joe DiMaggio	155	7672	1936	1951	21-36	1736	7672	6821	1390	2214	1333	389	131	361	1537	30	9	790	369	.325	.398	.579	.977
11	Henry Aaron	155	13941	1954	1976	20-42	3298	13941	12364	2174	3771	2294	624	98	755	2297	240	73	1402	1383	.305	.374	.555	.928
12	Manny Ramírez	154	9774	1993	2011	21-39	2302	9774	8244	1544	2574	1452	547	20	555	1831	38	33	1329	1813	.312	.411	.585	.996
13	Frank Robinson	154	11744	1956	1976	20-40	2808	11744	10006	1829	2943	1757	528	72	586	1812	204	77	1420	1532	.294	.389	.537	.926
14	Honus Wagner	152	8438	1903	1917	29-43	2022	8438	7424	1208	2396	1705	439	183	69	1157	510	26	740	558	.323	.390	.459	.849
15	Ralph Kiner	149	6256	1946	1955	23-32	1472	6256	5205	971	1451	827	216	39	369	1015	22	18	1011	749	.279	.398	.548	.946
Rk	Player	OPS+	PA	From	To	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	1B	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
16	Jeff Bagwell	149	9431	1991	2005	23-37	2150	9431	7797	1517	2314	1345	488	32	449	1529	202	78	1401	1558	.297	.408	.540	.948
17	Harry Heilmann	148	8972	1914	1932	19-37	2147	8972	7787	1291	2660	1784	542	151	183	1543	113	74	856	550	.342	.410	.520	.930
18	Mike Schmidt	148	10062	1972	1989	22-39	2404	10062	8352	1506	2234	1219	408	59	548	1595	174	92	1507	1883	.267	.380	.527	.908
19	Edgar Martínez	147	8674	1987	2004	24-41	2055	8674	7213	1219	2247	1409	514	15	309	1261	49	30	1283	1202	.312	.418	.515	.933
20	Nap Lajoie	145	7300	1903	1916	28-41	1770	7300	6603	857	2157	1619	427	82	29	951	246	26	414	257	.327	.373	.429	.803
21	Albert Pujols	145	13041	2001	2022	21-42	3080	13041	11421	1914	3384	1979	686	16	703	2218	117	43	1373	1404	.296	.374	.544	.918
22	Hack Wilson	144	5557	1923	1934	23-34	1348	5557	4760	884	1461	884	266	67	244	1063	52	34	674	713	.307	.395	.545	.940
23	Albert Belle	144	6676	1989	2000	22-33	1539	6676	5853	974	1726	935	389	21	381	1239	88	41	683	961	.295	.369	.564	.933
24	Harmon Killebrew	143	9833	1954	1975	18-39	2435	9833	8147	1283	2086	1199	290	24	573	1584	19	18	1559	1699	.256	.376	.509	.884
25	Mike Piazza	143	7745	1992	2007	23-38	1912	7745	6911	1048	2127	1348	344	8	427	1335	17	20	759	1113	.308	.377	.545	.922
26	Frank Howard	142	7353	1958	1973	21-36	1895	7353	6488	864	1774	1112	245	35	382	1119	8	9	782	1460	.273	.352	.499	.851
27	Miguel Cabrera	140	11796	2003	2023	20-40	2797	11796	10356	1551	3174	2019	627	17	511	1881	40	21	1258	2105	.306	.382	.518	.901
28	Álex Rodríguez	140	12207	1994	2016	18-40	2784	12207	10566	2021	3115	1840	548	31	696	2086	329	76	1338	2287	.295	.380	.550	.930
29	Gary Sheffield	140	10947	1988	2009	19-40	2576	10947	9217	1636	2689	1686	467	27	509	1676	253	104	1475	1171	.292	.393	.514	.907
30	Vladimir Guerrero	140	9059	1996	2011	21-36	2147	9059	8155	1328	2590	1618	477	46	449	1496	181	94	737	985	.318	.379	.553	.931

Provided by Stathead.com: Found with Stathead. See Full Results.
Generated 8/19/2025.

Frank Howard higher than Cabrera, Rodriguez, Sheffield and Guerrero. Who knew? But not higher than Mike Piazza, the greatest hitting catcher of all time.

Pujols is lower than expected because of all those down seasons with the Angels.

Note the close grouping of Mays, DiMaggio, Aaron.

McGwire is a surprise #5.

Despite not having OPS+ above his career 170 since 182 in 2019, Trout is a solid #3.

Aaron Judge OPS+ highs for seasons with PA >= 502: 223, 210 (2025), 210, 171.

https://stathead.com/tiny/0ffCJ

For single seasons, since 1903, Playing in the AL or NL, Bats RH, in the regular season, requiring Plate Appearances >= 500 and Adjusted OPS+ >= 200, sorted by descending Adjusted OPS+.

Rk	Player	OPS+	PA	Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	1B	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP
1	Aaron Judge	223	704	2024	32	NYY	AL	158	704	559	122	180	85	36	1	58	144	10	0	133	171	.322	.458	.701	1.159	392	22
2	Rogers Hornsby	222	642	1924	28	STL	NL	143	642	536	121	227	145	43	14	25	94	5	12	89	32	.424	.507	.696	1.203	373
3	Mark McGwire	216	681	1998	34	STL	NL	155	681	509	130	152	61	21	0	70	147	1	0	162	155	.299	.470	.752	1.222	383	8
4	Frank Thomas	212	517	1994	26	CHW	AL	113	517	399	106	141	68	34	1	38	101	2	3	109	61	.353	.487	.729	1.217	291	15
5	Rogers Hornsby	210	606	1925	29	STL	NL	138	606	504	133	203	113	41	10	39	143	5	3	83	39	.403	.489	.756	1.245	381
6	Aaron Judge	210	506	2025	33	NYY	AL	114	506	412	96	137	71	25	2	39	91	7	3	85	129	.333	.447	.687	1.134	283	12
7	Aaron Judge	210	696	2022	30	NYY	AL	157	696	570	133	177	87	28	0	62	131	16	3	111	175	.311	.425	.686	1.111	391	14
8	Jimmie Foxx	207	702	1932	24	PHA	AL	154	702	585	151	213	113	33	9	58	169	3	7	116	96	.364	.469	.749	1.218	438
9	Rogers Hornsby	207	704	1922	26	STL	NL	154	704	623	141	250	148	46	14	42	152	17	12	65	50	.401	.459	.722	1.181	450
10	Honus Wagner	205	641	1908	34	PIT	NL	151	641	568	100	201	133	39	19	10	109	53		54	22	.354	.415	.542	.957	308
11	Sammy Sosa	203	711	2001	32	CHC	NL	160	711	577	146	189	86	34	5	64	160	0	2	116	153	.328	.437	.737	1.174	425	6
12	Rogers Hornsby	202	621	1928	32	BSN	NL	140	621	486	99	188	118	42	7	21	94	5	3	107	41	.387	.498	.632	1.130	307
13	Jimmie Foxx	201	670	1933	25	PHA	AL	149	670	573	125	204	110	37	9	48	163	2	2	96	93	.356	.449	.703	1.153	403
14	Nap Lajoie	200	595	1904	29	CLE	AL	140	595	553	92	208	139	49	15	5	102	29		27	19	.376	.413	.546	.959	302

Provided by Stathead.com: Found with Stathead. See Full Results.
Generated 8/19/2025.

Multiple:

Hornsby 4

Judge 3, including 2025 through 8/17/2025.

Foxx 2