Judge or Raleigh for MVP?

[gunboat82]

Originally Posted by nolemmings

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.

Fun tidbit though... Judge would have to go 0 for his next 184 to match Cal's batting average this year.