Aaron Judge among the best hitters of all time.

Aaron Judge

Position: Rightfielder

Bats: Right  •  Throws: Right

6-7, 282lb (201cm, 127kg)

Team: New York Yankees (majors)

Born: April 26, 1992 (Age: 33-153d) in Linden, CA us

Aaron Judge has 4,985 career Plate Appearances. And four seasons with at least 50 Home Runs.  Wednesday, September 24, 2025

Aaron Judge is 33 years old. It's astonishing that he has not yet reached 5,000 PA. With five games remaining, he might get the additional 15 PA but that's not the point. Aaron Judge has a career that is both great and odd...

Judge has five seasons of at least 633 PA. The next highest is 498. 502 PA are required to qualified to lead the league in an "average" stat.

Even if we give Judge that marginal season, that is still only six full seasons...

You are correct to point out that Judge started late. His first full season was 2017, age 25. Mantle started in 1951 at age 19.

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For single seasons, since 1903, Playing in the AL or NL, in the regular season, requiring Adjusted OPS+ >= 200 and Home Runs >= 0 and At Bats >= 0 and Plate Appearances >= 500, sorted by descending Adjusted OPS+.

(The zero stuff is to force those fields to the left to highlight them.)

50 seasons match.

Rk	Player	OPS+	PA	HR	AB	Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Barry Bonds	268	612	46	403	2002	37	SFG	NL	143	117	149	31	2	110	198	47	.370	.582	.799	1.381
2	Barry Bonds	263	617	45	373	2004	39	SFG	NL	147	129	135	27	3	101	232	41	.362	.609	.812	1.422
3	Barry Bonds	259	664	73	476	2001	36	SFG	NL	153	129	156	32	2	137	177	93	.328	.515	.863	1.379
4	Babe Ruth	255	617	54	458	1920	25	NYY	AL	142	158	172	36	9	135	150	80	.376	.532	.847	1.379
5	Babe Ruth	239	699	41	522	1923	28	NYY	AL	152	151	205	45	13	130	170	93	.393	.545	.764	1.309
6	Babe Ruth	239	693	59	540	1921	26	NYY	AL	152	177	204	44	16	168	145	81	.378	.512	.846	1.359
7	Ted Williams	235	606	37	456	1941	22	BOS	AL	143	135	185	33	3	120	147	27	.406	.553	.735	1.287
8	Ted Williams	233	547	38	420	1957	38	BOS	AL	132	96	163	28	1	87	119	43	.388	.526	.731	1.257
9	Barry Bonds	231	550	45	390	2003	38	SFG	NL	130	111	133	22	1	90	148	58	.341	.529	.749	1.278
10	Babe Ruth	226	652	47	495	1926	31	NYY	AL	152	139	184	30	5	153	144	76	.372	.516	.737	1.253
11	Babe Ruth	225	691	60	540	1927	32	NYY	AL	151	158	192	29	8	165	137	89	.356	.486	.772	1.258
12	Aaron Judge	225	704	58	559	2024	32	NYY	AL	158	122	180	36	1	144	133	171	.322	.458	.701	1.159
13	Rogers Hornsby	222	642	25	536	1924	28	STL	NL	143	121	227	43	14	94	89	32	.424	.507	.696	1.203
14	Mickey Mantle	221	623	34	474	1957	25	NYY	AL	144	121	173	28	6	94	146	75	.365	.512	.665	1.177
15	Babe Ruth	220	681	46	529	1924	29	NYY	AL	153	143	200	39	7	124	142	81	.378	.513	.739	1.252
Rk	Player	OPS+	PA	HR	AB	Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
16	Lou Gehrig	220	717	47	584	1927	24	NYY	AL	155	149	218	52	18	173	109	84	.373	.474	.765	1.240
17	Babe Ruth	218	663	46	534	1931	36	NYY	AL	145	149	199	31	3	162	128	51	.373	.495	.700	1.195
18	Babe Ruth	217	544	29	432	1919	24	BOS	AL	130	103	139	34	12	113	101	58	.322	.456	.657	1.114
19	Ted Williams	216	671	36	522	1942	23	BOS	AL	150	141	186	34	5	137	145	51	.356	.499	.648	1.147
20	Mark McGwire	216	681	70	509	1998	34	STL	NL	155	130	152	21	0	147	162	155	.299	.470	.752	1.222
21	Ted Williams	215	672	38	514	1946	27	BOS	AL	150	142	176	37	8	123	156	44	.342	.497	.667	1.164
22	Aaron Judge	214	667	51	530	2025	33	NYY	AL	149	134	175	30	2	109	123	157	.330	.457	.683	1.140
23	Frank Thomas	212	517	38	399	1994	26	CHW	AL	113	106	141	34	1	101	109	61	.353	.487	.729	1.217
24	Babe Ruth	211	676	49	518	1930	35	NYY	AL	145	150	186	28	9	153	136	61	.359	.493	.732	1.225
25	Rogers Hornsby	210	606	39	504	1925	29	STL	NL	138	133	203	41	10	143	83	39	.403	.489	.756	1.245
26	Mickey Mantle	210	652	52	533	1956	24	NYY	AL	150	132	188	22	5	130	112	99	.353	.464	.705	1.169
27	Aaron Judge	210	696	62	570	2022	30	NYY	AL	157	133	177	28	0	131	111	175	.311	.425	.686	1.111
28	Willie McCovey	209	623	45	491	1969	31	SFG	NL	149	101	157	26	2	126	121	66	.320	.453	.656	1.108
29	Ty Cobb	209	671	6	588	1917	30	DET	AL	152	107	225	44	24	106	61	34	.383	.444	.570	1.014
30	Jimmie Foxx	207	702	58	585	1932	24	PHA	AL	154	151	213	33	9	169	116	96	.364	.469	.749	1.218
Rk	Player	OPS+	PA	HR	AB	Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
31	Lou Gehrig	207	690	49	579	1934	31	NYY	AL	154	128	210	40	6	166	109	31	.363	.465	.706	1.172
32	Rogers Hornsby	207	704	42	623	1922	26	STL	NL	154	141	250	46	14	152	65	50	.401	.459	.722	1.181
33	Babe Ruth	206	684	54	536	1928	33	NYY	AL	154	163	173	29	8	146	137	87	.323	.463	.709	1.172
34	Mickey Mantle	206	646	54	514	1961	29	NYY	AL	153	131	163	16	6	128	126	112	.317	.448	.687	1.135
35	Barry Bonds	206	674	46	539	1993	28	SFG	NL	159	129	181	38	4	123	126	79	.336	.458	.677	1.136
36	Ty Cobb	205	598	8	508	1910	23	DET	AL	140	106	194	35	13	91	64	46	.382	.455	.549	1.004
37	Honus Wagner	205	641	10	568	1908	34	PIT	NL	151	100	201	39	19	109	54	22	.354	.415	.542	.957
38	Ted Williams	205	693	32	528	1947	28	BOS	AL	156	125	181	40	9	114	162	47	.343	.499	.634	1.133
39	Barry Bonds	204	612	34	473	1992	27	PIT	NL	140	109	147	36	5	103	127	69	.311	.456	.624	1.080
40	George Brett	203	515	24	449	1980	27	KCR	AL	117	87	175	33	9	118	58	22	.390	.454	.664	1.118
41	Lou Gehrig	203	703	41	581	1930	27	NYY	AL	154	143	220	42	17	173	101	63	.379	.473	.721	1.194
42	Sammy Sosa	203	711	64	577	2001	32	CHC	NL	160	146	189	34	5	160	116	153	.328	.437	.737	1.174
43	Rogers Hornsby	202	621	21	486	1928	32	BSN	NL	140	99	188	42	7	94	107	41	.387	.498	.632	1.130
44	Babe Ruth	201	589	41	457	1932	37	NYY	AL	133	120	156	13	5	137	130	62	.341	.489	.661	1.150
45	Jimmie Foxx	201	670	48	573	1933	25	PHA	AL	149	125	204	37	9	163	96	93	.356	.449	.703	1.153
46	Norm Cash	201	673	41	535	1961	27	DET	AL	159	119	193	22	8	132	124	85	.361	.487	.662	1.148
47	Ted Williams	201	526	29	386	1954	35	BOS	AL	117	93	133	23	1	89	136	32	.345	.513	.635	1.148
48	Nap Lajoie	200	595	5	553	1904	29	CLE	AL	140	92	208	49	15	102	27	19	.376	.413	.546	.959
49	Ty Cobb	200	610	7	553	1912	25	DET	AL	140	119	226	30	23	83	43	30	.409	.456	.584	1.040
50	Stan Musial	200	698	39	611	1948	27	STL	NL	155	135	230	46	18	131	79	34	.376	.450	.702	1.152

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Count of multiple seasons:

11: Ruth

6: Bonds, Williams

4: Hornsby

3: Cobb, Gehrig, Mantle, Judge

2: Foxx

Thirteen 50 Home Run seasons among these 50:

Rk	Player	OPS+	PA	HR ▼	AB	Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Barry Bonds	259	664	73	476	2001	36	SFG	NL	153	129	156	32	2	137	177	93	.328	.515	.863	1.379
2	Mark McGwire	216	681	70	509	1998	34	STL	NL	155	130	152	21	0	147	162	155	.299	.470	.752	1.222
3	Sammy Sosa	203	711	64	577	2001	32	CHC	NL	160	146	189	34	5	160	116	153	.328	.437	.737	1.174
4	Aaron Judge	210	696	62	570	2022	30	NYY	AL	157	133	177	28	0	131	111	175	.311	.425	.686	1.111
5	Babe Ruth	225	691	60	540	1927	32	NYY	AL	151	158	192	29	8	165	137	89	.356	.486	.772	1.258
6	Babe Ruth	239	693	59	540	1921	26	NYY	AL	152	177	204	44	16	168	145	81	.378	.512	.846	1.359
7	Jimmie Foxx	207	702	58	585	1932	24	PHA	AL	154	151	213	33	9	169	116	96	.364	.469	.749	1.218
8	Aaron Judge	225	704	58	559	2024	32	NYY	AL	158	122	180	36	1	144	133	171	.322	.458	.701	1.159
9	Mickey Mantle	206	646	54	514	1961	29	NYY	AL	153	131	163	16	6	128	126	112	.317	.448	.687	1.135
10	Babe Ruth	206	684	54	536	1928	33	NYY	AL	154	163	173	29	8	146	137	87	.323	.463	.709	1.172
11	Babe Ruth	255	617	54	458	1920	25	NYY	AL	142	158	172	36	9	135	150	80	.376	.532	.847	1.379
12	Mickey Mantle	210	652	52	533	1956	24	NYY	AL	150	132	188	22	5	130	112	99	.353	.464	.705	1.169
13	Aaron Judge	214	667	51	530	2025	33	NYY	AL	149	134	175	30	2	109	123	157	.330	.457	.683	1.140

9 by Yankees.

Multiples: Ruth 4, Judge 3, Mantle 2.

Just Yankees:

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For single seasons, since 1903, Playing for NYY, in the regular season, requiring Plate Appearances >= 500 and At Bats >= 0 and Adjusted OPS+ >= 200 and Home Runs >= 00, sorted by descending Adjusted OPS+.

Rk	Player	OPS+	PA	HR	AB	Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Babe Ruth	255	617	54	458	1920	25	NYY	AL	142	158	172	36	9	135	150	80	.376	.532	.847	1.379
2	Babe Ruth	239	699	41	522	1923	28	NYY	AL	152	151	205	45	13	130	170	93	.393	.545	.764	1.309
3	Babe Ruth	239	693	59	540	1921	26	NYY	AL	152	177	204	44	16	168	145	81	.378	.512	.846	1.359
4	Babe Ruth	226	652	47	495	1926	31	NYY	AL	152	139	184	30	5	153	144	76	.372	.516	.737	1.253
5	Babe Ruth	225	691	60	540	1927	32	NYY	AL	151	158	192	29	8	165	137	89	.356	.486	.772	1.258
6	Aaron Judge	225	704	58	559	2024	32	NYY	AL	158	122	180	36	1	144	133	171	.322	.458	.701	1.159
7	Mickey Mantle	221	623	34	474	1957	25	NYY	AL	144	121	173	28	6	94	146	75	.365	.512	.665	1.177
8	Babe Ruth	220	681	46	529	1924	29	NYY	AL	153	143	200	39	7	124	142	81	.378	.513	.739	1.252
9	Lou Gehrig	220	717	47	584	1927	24	NYY	AL	155	149	218	52	18	173	109	84	.373	.474	.765	1.240
10	Babe Ruth	218	663	46	534	1931	36	NYY	AL	145	149	199	31	3	162	128	51	.373	.495	.700	1.195
11	Aaron Judge	214	667	51	530	2025	33	NYY	AL	149	134	175	30	2	109	123	157	.330	.457	.683	1.140
12	Babe Ruth	211	676	49	518	1930	35	NYY	AL	145	150	186	28	9	153	136	61	.359	.493	.732	1.225
13	Mickey Mantle	210	652	52	533	1956	24	NYY	AL	150	132	188	22	5	130	112	99	.353	.464	.705	1.169
14	Aaron Judge	210	696	62	570	2022	30	NYY	AL	157	133	177	28	0	131	111	175	.311	.425	.686	1.111
15	Lou Gehrig	207	690	49	579	1934	31	NYY	AL	154	128	210	40	6	166	109	31	.363	.465	.706	1.172
16	Babe Ruth	206	684	54	536	1928	33	NYY	AL	154	163	173	29	8	146	137	87	.323	.463	.709	1.172
17	Mickey Mantle	206	646	54	514	1961	29	NYY	AL	153	131	163	16	6	128	126	112	.317	.448	.687	1.135
18	Lou Gehrig	203	703	41	581	1930	27	NYY	AL	154	143	220	42	17	173	101	63	.379	.473	.721	1.194
19	Babe Ruth	201	589	41	457	1932	37	NYY	AL	133	120	156	13	5	137	130	62	.341	.489	.661	1.150

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Generated 9/26/2025

Aaron Judge is a very odd all time great hitter.