Aaron Judge’s RBI Lead Has Reached A Historic High

Aaron Judge has a historic lead for the league’s top RBI total.

The captain drove in four runs in the New York Yankees’ 11-2 victory on Tuesday against the Seattle Mariners. That brought his RBI total to 136 for the season. Shohei Ohtani has the next-highest total in the majors with 110 runs driven in. Judge’s 26-RBI lead over the rest of MLB is the largest difference in the stat since Ted Williams had 30 more RBIs than the next highest total in September of 1942.

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Williams finished the 1942 season with 137 runs batted in. Joe DiMaggio had the next-highest total with 110 RBIs. The Red Sox Hall-of-Famer won the triple crown and while finishing second in the MVP voting that year.

Judge’s 136 RBIs are already a career-high. He drove in 131 runs during his American League MVP season in 2022. The captain also had triple-digit RBIs in his rookie season in 2017.

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He also leads the majors in a number of other categories. Judge’s 53 homers, .456 on-base percentage, .692 slugging percentage, 1.149 OPS, and 9.8 WAR all lead MLB as well.

The outfielder has been on a tear over his last four games. He hit a grand slam in the Bronx Bombers’ 5-4 win against the Red Sox on Friday. Judge also drove in two runs with a home run in Sunday’s victory.

Judge is on pace to finish the season with 145 RBIs as the team has 11 games remaining during the regular season.

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Judge and the Yankees play their next game Wednesday night against the Mariners.

Casey Fahrer is a recent graduate from Syracuse University and a contributor to Inside The Pinstripes. He can be reached at caseyfahrer716@gmail.com.

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