Even now, Yankees' Aaron Judge is greatest right-handed hitter in MLB history
The big guy wearing 99 is different.
Even now, Yankees' Aaron Judge is greatest right-handed hitter in MLB history originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Aaron Judge hasn't had the greatest start to the 2026 MLB season, but it actually just serves as a good time to take in the full picture with a bit wider perspective.
Even amid these slight struggles, Judge is the greatest right-handed hitter in baseball history. This isn't just some claim. The numbers back up that, on a rate basis, no one has been better from Judge from this side of the plate.
The easy way to do this is to look at Adjusted OPS+. It accounts for era, and it makes league-average 100. Judge's Adjusted OPS+ for his career is currently 178.
No righty hitter has ever been better. He's sixth all-time, with just five lefties in front of him: Babe Ruth (206), Ted Williams (191), Oscar Charleston (184), Barry Bonds (182) and Lou Gehrig (179). The next-best right-hander is Rogers Hornsby in eighth on the list at 175 in Adjusted OPS+.