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Originally Posted by packs
I don't see how you can be so dazzled by home runs. Judge leads the league in every other offensive stat and put up a 215 OPS+. That's a Ted Williams-level season.
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Hmm, Ted's best season was likely 1941 when he hit over .400 and led the league in HRs. He did not win the MVP-- that went to Dimaggio. A never before 56 game hit-streak no doubt helped Joe, but so did the fact that he was a better fielder.
Raleigh did something never done before by a catcher-- the 60 Home runs-- and the 125 RBis are noteworthy too. He played almost 30% more games in the field than Judge-- 121 to 95-- at a much, much more demanding position that also required him to usually call pitches and field general the infield, and played defensively at least as well. FWIW, he even stole more bases than Judge.
I'd give it to Cal.
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Last edited by nolemmings; 09-29-2025 at 12:45 PM.
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