Tier Rankings for MLB's 50 Best Hitters of the 2025 Season
This has not been a banner year for offense in Major League Baseball, but there's at least one bright side to that: It's much easier for the best hitters to truly stand out.
Here, we're honoring the 50 best hitters of 2025 by sorting them into practical, meaningful tiers rather than using a standard grading scale.
Everything leads toward Tier 1, which is for hitters no pitcher wants to face. The other nine tiers have various themes, such as one for high-average hitters, one for surprising breakouts, one for dependable veterans and so on.
Note: With apologies to Roman Anthony, it took a minimum of 400 plate appearances to qualify for this list. Stats are current through play on September 5.
Tier 10: Small, but Effective Sample Sizes
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Who's here: Hitters who have shined in under 450 plate appearances.
Isaac Paredes, Houston Astros
Age: 28
2025 Stats: 94 G, 409 PA, 19 HR, 165 TB, .259 AVG, .359 OBP, .470 SLG, 128 OPS+
Paredes is only making slow progress returning from a hamstring strain that has sidelined him since July 19. He has a one-track mind at the plate, as he'll only swing at pitches he can elevate to left field. But at least he's good at it, and you can save your "Crawford Boxes!" slander. He has a .843 OPS at home and a .815 OPS on the road.
Jonathan Aranda, Tampa Bay Rays
Age: 27
2025 Stats: 103 G, 409 PA, 12 HR, 171 TB, .316 AVG, .394 OBP, .478 SLG, 141 OPS+
A collision with Giancarlo Stanton—a phrase from which nothing good ever comes—has left Aranda stuck on the IL since July 31 with a fractured wrist. There was no great mystery to his hitting success when he was healthy, as he crushed righties (.906 OPS) and was in the top three percent with his hard-hit rate.
Alex Bregman, Boston Red Sox
Age: 31
2025 Stats: 96 G, 413 PA, 16 HR, 177 TB, .284 AVG, .366 OBP, .488 SLG, 134 OPS+
Bregman barely qualifies for this list because of the quad injury that cost him two months, and he hasn't hit quite as well (.752 OPS) since returning. Yet he still has one of the tightest approaches of any hitter, and don't make the mistake of thinking you're seeing a Fenway Park mirage. He has a .917 OPS and 11 homers on the road.
Ramón Laureano, San Diego Padres
Age: 31
2025 Stats: 114 G, 418 PA, 22 HR, 205 TB, .300 AVG, .361 OBP, .544 SLG, 148 OPS+
Yes, we're as surprised as you are. And this isn't even a platoon mirage, as Laureano only has a 14-point split between his OPS vs. righties and his OPS vs. lefties. He has just plain swung the bat better, dropping his strikeout rate to a career-low 23.9 percent and upping his exit velocity to a career-best 90.2 mph.
Corey Seager, Texas Rangers
Age: 31
2025 Stats: 102 G, 445 PA, 21 HR, 185 TB, .271 AVG, .373 OBP, .487 SLG, 149 OPS+
An inability to stay healthy has continued to be a theme for Seager, but so has elite hitting. This is the fifth year out of the last six that his OPS+ has been at least 140. A career-high walk rate is his lone new trick, as him otherwise landing in the top 10 percent of all hitters with his exit velocity and hard-hit rate is nothing new.
Tier 9: They Love Where They Play
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Who's here: Hitters who have benefited from home cooking more than most.
Jazz Chisholm Jr., New York Yankees
Age: 27
2025 Stats: 109 G, 452 PA, 28 HR, 192 TB, .240 AVG, .337 OBP, .495 SLG, 128 OPS+
This is the second year in a row that Chisholm has avoided major injury trouble, and he's barreled the ball a career-high 43 times. Yet he's probably too homer-happy for his own good, and he loses shine as a hitter when you consider his 7th percentile whiff rate and .194/.301/.414 slash line away from Yankee Stadium.
Yandy Díaz, Tampa Bay Rays
Age: 34
2025 Stats: 132 G, 577 PA, 22 HR, 248 TB, .293 AVG, .352 OBP, .475 SLG, 127 OPS+
Díaz has gotten 17 of his homers at Steinbrenner Field, which are to be taken with a grain of salt given its extreme hitter-friendliness. There's nothing misleading about his .293 average, though. That'll happen when a hitter mixes an 87th percentile whiff rate with 94th-percentile exit velocity.
Cody Bellinger, New York Yankees
Age: 30
2025 Stats: 131 G, 563 PA, 27 HR, 255 TB, .279 AVG, .329 OBP, .498 SLG, 127 OPS+
The power numbers from Bellinger's early seasons are still nowhere in sight, but Yankee Stadium has predictably given him a boost with a .561 SLG and 17 of his homers. His main quality both at home and on the road is just having solid at-bats, as he has a 92nd-percentile strikeout rate with a solid walk rate.
Junior Caminero, Tampa Bay Rays
Age: 22
2025 Stats: 135 G, 573 PA, 41 HR, 288 TB, .263 AVG, .304 OBP, .541 SLG, 128 OPS+
Steinbrenner Field has proved to be a launching pad, and Caminero has benefited with a .997 OPS and 22 of his homers. He's also grounded into a league-high 29 double plays, all while barely maintaining an OBP in the .300s. Yet he's also one of only four players aged 21 or younger to hit 40 homers in a season, so he deserves respect on that account.
Tier 8: Flawed, but Dangerous
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Who's here: Hitters who pretty much have one carrying skill.
Pete Crow-Armstrong, Chicago Cubs
Age: 23
2025 Stats: 137 G, 568 PA, 28 HR, 258 TB, .253 AVG, .291 OBP, .494 SLG, 125 OPS+
PCA has struck out 111 more times than he's walked, so there's your answer as to what his flaw is all about. And without more free passes, it'll be hard for him to ever push his OBP far over .300. But his blazing speed isn't his only means of racking up extra-base hits, as he also gets over-the-fence power from his pull habit.
Wyatt Langford, Texas Rangers
Age: 23
2025 Stats: 120 G, 519 PA, 21 HR, 199 TB, .250 AVG, .343 OBP, .444 SLG, 128 OPS+
Langford is a classic dead-pull hitter, as he has a 1.698 OPS to left field and a sub-.700 OPS to each of the other two fields. You need to have a sharp approach to make that work, so it would be nice to see him improve on his 16th-percentile strikeout rate in 2026. His 12.2 walk percentage, on the other hand, is just dandy.
Riley Greene, Detroit Tigers
Age: 24
2025 Stats: 138 G, 575 PA, 32 HR, 269 TB, .269 AVG, .323 OBP, .509 SLG, 125 OPS+
Greene is a hitter of extremes. There's a huge divide between his strikeouts (AL-leading 176) and walks (just 41). Yet what makes it all work is how much damage he does when he makes contact, as his .763 slugging percentage on batted balls is eighth-best among all hitters. Uncoincidentally, he's also eighth in barrels.
James Wood, Washington Nationals
Age: 22
2025 Stats: 138 G, 606 PA, 27 HR, 246 TB, .256 AVG, .353 OBP, .470 SLG, 132 OPS+
It's been a disastrous second half for Wood, who has a .626 OPS and an ugly 39.8 strikeout percentage since the break. Yet the overall body of work remains impressive, and the main takeaway is that you can crush the ball when you're 6'7", 234 pounds. Wood is in the top five percent with his exit velocity and hard-hit rate.
Eugenio Suárez, Seattle Mariners
Age: 34
2025 Stats: 138 G, 565 PA, 42 HR, 269 TB, .234 AVG, .304 OBP, .534 SLG, 127 OPS+
Suárez has had a rough go of it in Seattle, hitting just .188 with six homers in 32 games. It's a good reminder of his volatility, as anything that isn't a home run by him tends to either be a whiff or an out. Still, a 42-homer season is a 42-homer season, and it all goes back to his longstanding proficiency with pulled fly balls.
Michael Busch, Chicago Cubs
Age: 27
2025 Stats: 135 G, 511 PA, 26 HR, 222 TB, .257 AVG, .335 OBP, .487 SLG, 136 OPS+
Busch frontloaded his production in the first half, where he had a .925 OPS and 19 homers. And no, he still can't hit left-handers. Yet he knows what to do (i.e., .559 SLG) when righties throw him a fastball, and there's no quibbling with his power profile in general. He has a better xSLG than even Cal Raleigh.
Tier 7: Running Hot and Cold
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Who's here: Hitters who have been very good, but also very unpredictable.
Brice Turang, Milwaukee Brewers
Age: 25
2025 Stats: 136 G, 574 PA, 17 HR, 229 TB, .292 AVG, .358 OBP, .448 SLG, 125 OPS+
Turang is by far the biggest year-over-year gainer in hard-hit rate, and all that loud noise has finally begun rewarding him. Since the start of August, he's homered 11 times and posted a 1.146 OPS. That he wasn't lighting things up beforehand needs acknowledging, but there's no denying the overall body of work.
Shea Langeliers, Athletics
Age: 27
2025 Stats: 107 G, 450 PA, 29 HR, 220 TB, .261 AVG, .309 OBP, .531 SLG, 126 OPS+
Langeliers' spot on this list is largely owed to a 34-game stretch after the All-Star break in which he homered 17 times and pushed his OPS to 1.097. But let's also make sure he gets proper credit, as he has dropped his strikeout rate 7.9 percentage points from 2024 and basically not sacrificed any contact quality.
Seiya Suzuki, Chicago Cubs
Age: 31
2025 Stats: 135 G, 588 PA, 27 HR, 242 TB, .244 AVG, .323 OBP, .468 SLG, 128 OPS+
Suzuki has had a brutal second half, with his OPS 265 points below where it finished in the first half. Pitchers have noticed his trouble with the slider, against which he's hitting just .196 with one homer. All the same, the homers are a new career high, and he's higher on the barrel leaderboard (i.e., tied for sixth) than you might think.
Rafael Devers, San Francisco Giants
Age: 28
2025 Stats: 142 G, 637 PA, 31 HR, 263 TB, .264 AVG, .381 OBP, .496 SLG, 146 OPS+
Giants fans waited patiently for Devers to live up to the megatrade that landed him in San Francisco, and he has with a 1.061 OPS since August 3. It may be too little, too late to save their season, but San Francisco should look to the future with hope knowing Devers is still an extra-base hit machine who has learned to walk in 2025.
Kyle Tucker, Chicago Cubs
Age: 28
2025 Stats: 133 G, 585 PA, 22 HR, 231 TB, .270 AVG, .381 OBP, .472 SLG, 148 OPS+
Tucker paid for playing through that fracture in his hand, hitting just .184 with one homer between July 1 and August 21. Yet he's been elite on either side of that, with a .931 OPS before and a 1.289 OPS since. For the year, he has walked as many times as he's struck out (86) and maintained above average-contact metrics.
Tier 6: They May Not Hit Hard, but They Hit
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Who's here: Hitters who are only lacking in power.
Jacob Wilson, Athletics
Age: 23
2025 Stats: 106 G, 448 PA, 12 HR, 187 TB, .314 AVG, .357 OBP, .448 SLG, 120 OPS+
You have to go back to March 31 to find the last time Wilson's average was under .300, which is an impressive feat even if batting average is on its way out as a relevant stat. He does the Luis Arraez thing of never swinging and missing, but with more walks and a touch more power. Basically, he's better.
Trea Turner, Philadelphia Phillies
Age: 32
2025 Stats: 139 G, 633 PA, 14 HR, 265 TB, .305 AVG, .357 OBP, .455 SLG, 120 OPS+
This is far from Turner's best season, but you at least have to hand it to him that he hasn't relied on Citizens Bank Park to keep the hits coming. He's batting .313 there and .299 on the road. The ability to turn anything in play into a hit is still there, so good on him for giving himself more chances by dropping his strikeout rate.
Maikel Garcia, Kansas City Royals
Age: 25
2025 Stats: 139 G, 577 PA, 16 HR, 244 TB, .294 AVG, .357 OBP, .472 SLG, 130 OPS+
It must not be any fun to pitch to Garcia, as he gives pitchers nothing in terms of chasing (88th percentile) or just swinging and missing (92nd percentile). And even if his swing isn't geared to do damage, he hits the ball at an average of 91.4 mph and makes good use of left field (.471 AVG) and right field (.346 AVG).
Bo Bichette, Toronto Blue Jays
Age: 27
2025 Stats: 138 G, 624 PA, 18 HR, 279 TB, .311 AVG, .356 OBP, .482 SLG, 127 OPS+
Bichette had a dismal year in 2024, but he had the excuse of just not being healthy. All is well for him in 2025, and you can tell from the all-fields line drive stroke that has produced league-bests for hits (180) and doubles (43). More walks and home run power would be nice, but have also never really been expected from him.
Will Smith, Los Angeles Dodgers
Age: 30
2025 Stats: 109 G, 432 PA, 17 HR, 178 TB, .296 AVG, .405 OBP, .497 SLG, 152 OPS+
What Cal Raleigh is doing for catchers in the slugging department this year, Smith is basically doing in the OBP department. He's on track to become the first catcher with a .400 OBP in eight years, and it's not as if he's struggling to hit for power in his own right. He ranks fourth among catchers in slugging.
Tier 5: Nobody Saw This Coming
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Who's here: Hitters who have caught us all by surprise.
Jeremy Peña, Houston Astros
Age: 27
2025 Stats: 113 G, 487 PA, 15 HR, 209 TB, .304 AVG, .369 OBP, .474 SLG, 130 OPS+
Peña has been a little too good according to his metrics, but that isn't unusual with Astros hitters. What matters is the real progress he has made, in that he's gone from a bad fastball hitter to a very good one. And even if his overall numbers are skewed by the Crawford Boxes, you can't fault a guy for knowing his home park well.
Trent Grisham, New York Yankees
Age: 28
2025 Stats: 124 G, 500 PA, 30 HR, 207 TB, .247 AVG, .354 OBP, .483 SLG, 131 OPS+
None of us had Grisham raising his OPS by 162 points relative to 2024, but let's at least grant that the zone discipline was always there. And in 2025, only Juan Soto has a lower chase rate among lefties. He's mainly using this talent to hunt fastballs, and it's worked as he's slugged .578 with 20 homers against them.
Corbin Carroll, Arizona Diamondbacks
Age: 25
2025 Stats: 125 G, 560 PA, 30 HR, 279 TB, .259 AVG, .335 OBP, .559 SLG, 140 OPS+
Carroll is likely to end his season with more than 30 doubles, 15 triples and 30 home runs, which would make him the first to do so since Jimmy Rollins in 2007. His speed helps with the two- and three-baggers, but give him credit for upping his hard-hit rate and for slugging over .500 to all three fields. He's upgraded from sometimes slugger to all-the-time slugger.
George Springer, Toronto Blue Jays
Age: 35
2025 Stats: 119 G, 492 PA, 27 HR, 229 TB, .304 AVG, .397 OBP, .552 SLG, 157 OPS+
You're looking at easily the most improved hitter of 2025, and nobody expected Springer to pull this off at his age. He's getting under the ball again after a few years in a ground-ball wilderness, and he's done the opposite of wear down as the season has progressed. Albeit with some time on the IL, he has a 1.182 OPS since July 1.
Tier 4: Everyone Loves a Breakout
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Who's here: Hitters who just moved into the neighborhood for elites.
Hunter Goodman, Colorado Rockies
Age: 25
2025 Stats: 124 G, 498 PA, 28 HR, 249 TB, .285 AVG, .331 OBP, .538 SLG, 127 OPS+
Don't be so quick to disregard Goodman by mumbling "Coors." He has a .886 OPS at home, but a .850 OPS on the road. He just plain hits the ball well, with his barrel rate and hard-hit rate ranking in the top 20 percent of hitters. And with a 1.607 OPS to left field, he's the best pure pull hitter among right-handed batters in the NL.
Geraldo Perdomo, Arizona Diamondbacks
Age: 25
2025 Stats: 141 G, 626 PA, 17 HR, 236 TB, .287 AVG, .385 OBP, .452 SLG, 129 OPS+
Perdomo was just OK in his All-Star season in 2023, yet is now one of the best all-around players of 2025. More walks (82) than strikeouts (70) is never a bad sign for a hitter, and he's tailored his swing to take what he can get. He uses his pull side for power (.718 SLG), and has otherwise gotten good at dumping singles into left field.
Kyle Stowers, Miami Marlins
Age: 27
2025 Stats: 117 G, 457 PA, 25 HR, 217 TB, .288 AVG, .368 OBP, .544 SLG, 149 OPS+
True, the bulk of the damage Stowers has done came amid a supernova July in which he had a 1.269 OPS and 10 homers. But this was also after he had cleared a .800 OPS in April, June and July, and he's proved to be of nearly Schwarber-ian quality when it comes to barreling the ball. It's just a shame about that oblique injury.
Nick Kurtz, Athletics
Age: 22
2025 Stats: 97 G, 406 PA, 28 HR, 217 TB, .304 AVG, .400 OBP, .629 SLG, 178 OPS+
Though Kurtz made his MLB debut on April 23, he didn't really get going until May 20. He's unequivocally been the best hitter in the league since then, slashing .332/.438/.724 with 27 of his homers. He's going to win the AL Rookie of the Year in a waltz, and should already be on a short list of AL MVP contenders for 2026.
Tier 3: Not as Great...But Still Good
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Who's here: Hitters who have set impossible standards for themselves.
Francisco Lindor, New York Mets
Age: 31
2025 Stats: 139 G, 637 PA, 26 HR, 258 TB, .266 AVG, .341 OBP, .458 SLG, 126 OPS+
Lindor got a little lost in the wilderness in June and July, managing just a .629 OPS over 50 games. He also hasn't quite driven the ball like he did in 2024, as he has hit more ground balls and pulled fewer air balls. The end result is nonetheless going to be a typical Lindor season, complete with a .800 OPS and 30 homers.
Christian Yelich, Milwaukee Brewers
Age: 33
2025 Stats: 132 G, 565 PA, 27 HR, 232 TB, .268 AVG, .350 OBP, .464 SLG, 126 OPS+
This has been Yelich's best full season since 2019. He isn't the Statcast marvel he was back in those days, but he's perhaps never been as much of a "nice piece of hitting" expert. Whereas he hasn't done well on pulled balls, he's batting over .400 with an OPS over 1.000 on balls to center and left field.
Brent Rooker, Athletics
Age: 30
2025 Stats: 142 G, 617 PA, 27 HR, 273 TB, .270 AVG, .343 OBP, .495 SLG, 127 OPS+
Rooker is one of two hitters in the league with 35 doubles and 25 home runs, so this is still a big power season even if his slugging percentage is down from .562 last year. It's just a shame that his OBP is also down from .365, as it raises the question of whether his huge strikeout decrease has been worth it.
Matt Olson, Atlanta Braves
Age: 31
2025 Stats: 141 G, 631 PA, 21 HR, 246 TB, .268 AVG, .366 OBP, .455 SLG, 129 OPS+
Olson was certainly a more dangerous hitter when he slammed 54 homers back in 2023, but at least he's taken a step up from last season. He seems to have adjusted to a 1 mph loss in bat speed from two years ago, as he now has a flatter swing that is good for line drives. He may well top 40 doubles for the second time in his career.
Bryce Harper, Philadelphia Phillies
Age: 32
2025 Stats: 113 G, 497 PA, 23 HR, 212 TB, .265 AVG, .356 OBP, .492 SLG, 129 OPS+
Not exactly Harper's best work, and July (when he had a 1.005) OPS is the only month in which he's been truly dangerous. Yet there's not actually anything wrong with how he's handled himself, and he actually has better expected stats than he did in 2024. He's owed some good luck, and there's still time for him to collect.
Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals
Age: 25
2025 Stats: 139 G, 605 PA, 21 HR, 274 TB, .294 AVG, .352 OBP, .503 SLG, 136 OPS+
It's hard to get better after you hit .332 with a 175 OPS+ like Witt did in 2024, so let's not drag him too hard for going down in 2025. There's nothing wrong with how hard (93.4 mph exit velo) he hits the ball, but his .696 OPS to right field shows he's wasting too much contact to the opposite field.
Tier 2: You Can Set Your Watch to Them
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Who's here: Usual-suspect hitters doing the usual things.
José Ramírez, Cleveland Guardians
Age: 32
2025 Stats: 136 G, 579 PA, 27 HR, 256 TB, .283 AVG, .356 OBP, .500 SLG, 134 OPS+
Even if he's not challenging 40 home runs again, this is still a ho-hum season by one of the league's most consistent superstars. Ramírez has struck out (63) barely more often than he's walked (55), and his general hitting strategy (which is basically to pull everything) predictably is still working well in a post-shift world.
Freddie Freeman, Los Angeles Dodgers
Age: 35
2025 Stats: 127 G, 539 PA, 19 HR, 236 TB, .296 AVG, .369 OBP, .496 SLG, 140 OPS+
Freeman has been more susceptible to the whiff this year, with his 20.6 strikeout rate marking his highest since 2016. He is nonetheless looking at a 13th straight year with an OPS+ of at least 130, as well as his fifth time as the NL's leading doubles hitter. The guy was just plain born to hit.
Byron Buxton, Minnesota Twins
Age: 31
2025 Stats: 107 G, 460 PA, 29 HR, 229 TB, .271 AVG, .330 OBP, .553 SLG, 137 OPS+
This is the second year in a row that Buxton has managed to cross the 100-games threshold, and his OPS+ is exactly the same as last year. He isn't much for walking or making frequent contact, but he puts his elite bat speed to two uses: making a ton of hard contact (54.8 percent) and hitting a bunch of air balls to his pull side.
Pete Alonso, New York Mets
Age: 30
2025 Stats: 141 G, 618 PA, 33 HR, 282 TB, .269 AVG, .346 OBP, .519 SLG, 143 OPS+
This is easily the most balanced version of Alonso anyone has seen. He's striking out at an acceptable rate at 22.0 percent of the time and crushing the ball with career highs for exit velocity and hard-hit rate. He's actually underachieved relative to his expected stats, which hint he should be a top-10 hitter for the year.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Toronto Blue Jays
Age: 26
2025 Stats: 135 G, 593 PA, 23 HR, 251 TB, .298 AVG, .393 OBP, .495 SLG, 142 OPS+
It took forever for Guerrero to get going, but his .923 OPS since May 1 puts him where he belongs: among MLB's top 10 hitters. It is fair to want more home run power from him, but his superhuman bat speed and knack for contact create a ton of hard-hit balls. Nearly everything he puts in play has a chance to do damage.
Ketel Marte, Arizona Diamondbacks
Age: 31
2025 Stats: 108 G, 474 PA, 25 HR, 213 TB, .288 AVG, .390 OBP, .529 SLG, 150 OPS+
Even if his teammates are understandably annoyed, there's no denying Marte's approach to his workload works as intended. This is his second year in a row with an OPS+ in the 150s, and it comes with a strong walk-to-strikeout ratio and a career-high barrel rate. There are more dangerous hitters, but few more balanced ones.
Tier 1: Ones No Pitcher Wants to Face
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Who's here: The best hitters in MLB, plain and simple.
Kyle Schwarber, Philadelphia Phillies
Age: 32
2025 Stats: 141 G, 629 PA, 49 HR, 299 TB, .243 AVG, .363 OBP, .568 SLG, 151 OPS+
All the MVP buzz surrounding Schwarber is frankly a bit much, as Shohei Ohtani has better offensive numbers and, oh yeah, also pitches. But it's been a lot of fun to watch Schwarber hit the ever-loving smithereens out of the ball all year. His homers have averaged 410 feet, with a max of 466 feet.
Cal Raleigh, Seattle Mariners
Age: 28
2025 Stats: 138 G, 607 PA, 51 HR, 297 TB, .242 AVG, .351 OBP, .576 SLG, 162 OPS+
Mariners fans have watched as Raleigh's offensive excellence has cratered since July 1, as he's batting under the Mendoza line with only a .296 OBP since then. But 51 homers by a catcher is still 51 homers by a catcher, and it's saying a lot that even a slump this bad has only done so much to undermine his overall numbers.
Juan Soto, New York Mets
Age: 26
2025 Stats: 139 G, 620 PA, 37 HR, 259 TB, .261 AVG, .401 OBP, .523 SLG, 161 OPS+
It took Soto about two months to get settled, as his OPS got as low as .745 on May 28. He has a 1.045 OPS ever since then, and it comes with all the accoutrements you'd expect from a Juan Soto season. Namely, the lowest chase rate in the league and contact quality metrics that rank in the top five percent of all hitters.
Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers
Age: 31
2025 Stats: 138 G, 633 PA, 46 HR, 322 TB, .277 AVG, .386 OBP, .603 SLG, 172 OPS+
You must be a good hitter if numbers like this represent a step down from your previous season. And it's true that Ohtani has struck out more and not hit the ball quite as hard in 2025 relative to last year's 50-50 outburst. Yet he's at or near the 100th percentile with his contact quality and walk rate, so let's not split hairs.
Aaron Judge, New York Yankees
Age: 33
2025 Stats: 131 G, 586 PA, 43 HR, 314 TB, .322 AVG, .442 OBP, .661 SLG, 203 OPS+
Since his stint on the IL with a flexor strain, Judge's progress toward an all-time great season has slowed to the tune of a .887 OPS. Yet even that would tie for 13th among all hitters if it was his full-season mark, and he's still on track to finish with a 200 OPS+ for the third time in four seasons.
Only 12 players have three such seasons for their whole careers, much less a four-year span.
