2025 AL MVP: Aaron Judge leads Cal Raleigh in bWAR (Wins Above Replacement) by 31%. So, Judge, right?

(9.7-7.4)/7.4=31%    Judge 31% better than Raleigh in bWAR.

Note: In FanGraphs WAR (fWAR) it's much closer: 10.1 to 9.1; Judge is only 11% higher than Raleigh rather the 31% higher in Baseball Reference WAR (bWAR).

Difference between Judge WAR and Raleigh WAR divided by Raleigh WAR.

Let's throw in the same for OPS+:

(215-169)/169=27%    Judge 27% better than Raleigh in OPS+.

https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/tiny/3YX1J

For single seasons, in 2025, Playing in the AL, in the regular season, requiring Wins Above Replacement (WAR) >= 5.5 and Offensive WAR (oWAR) >= 0 and Adjusted OPS+ >= 0 and Defensive WAR (dWAR) >= -2.9, sorted by descending Wins Above Replacement (WAR).

Rk	Player	WAR	oWAR	dWAR	OPS+	Age	Team	G	PA	AB	H	1B	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	IBB	Pos
1	Aaron Judge	9.7	9.4	-0.5	215	33	NYY	152	679	541	179	94	30	2	53	114	12	5	124	160	.331	.457	.688	1.144	372	16	36	9D/H
2	Cal Raleigh	7.4	7.7	0.2	169	28	SEA	159	705	596	147	63	24	0	60	125	14	4	97	188	.247	.359	.589	.948	351	6	17	*2D/H
3	Bobby Witt Jr.	7.1	6.7	1.3	136	25	KCR	157	687	623	184	108	47	6	23	88	38	9	49	125	.295	.351	.501	.852	312	7	8	*6/D
4	Julio Rodríguez	6.8	5.8	1.5	128	24	SEA	160	710	652	174	107	31	4	32	95	30	6	44	152	.267	.324	.474	.798	309	15	5	*8/DH
5	Corey Seager	6.2	4.4	2.3	151	31	TEX	102	445	380	103	63	19	0	21	50	3	0	58	87	.271	.373	.487	.860	185	13	10	6/D
6	José Ramírez	5.8	5.7	0.2	137	32	CLE	158	673	593	168	101	34	3	30	85	44	7	66	74	.283	.360	.503	.863	298	9	22	*5D
7	Maikel Garcia	5.8	4.7	1.6	123	25	KCR	160	666	595	170	110	39	5	16	74	23	9	62	84	.286	.351	.449	.800	267	14	0	*564/8DH9
8	Jeremy Peña	5.6	5.1	1.3	132	27	HOU	125	543	493	150	101	30	2	17	62	20	2	35	93	.304	.363	.477	.840	235	9	2	*6/HD
9	Wyatt Langford	5.6	3.9	1.5	127	23	TEX	134	573	489	118	70	25	1	22	62	22	6	74	151	.241	.344	.431	.775	211	9	3	*78/H

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Generated 11/5/2025.

Most Valuable Player (MVP)

They get all hung up about whether it should be the most valuable or the best. Isn't it likely that the best is most valuable?

Also, how much did his team really need him. It's as if Ruth and Gehrig cancel each other out, so don't consider either. The team should be good but not too good.

Aaron Judge should be AL MVP.