Aaron Judge joined this group in 2025. The others are Ruth, Ted Williams and Barry Bonds.
Top seasons in OPS+ with 400+ PAs, 2005-25
Judge 225 2024
Judge 215 2025
Judge 210 2022
Harper 198 2015
Trout 198 2018
Pujols 192 2008
Cabrera 190 2013
Pujols 189 2009
Alvarez 188 2022
Ohtani 187 2024
Betts 186 2018
Trout 186 2017
2005-25 is 21 seasons but since 2020 was only a 60 game season I wen back to 2025.
Since 1900, the longest period of time between seasons of an OPS+ 200 or higher was 18 (2004-22). So for a player to make this list, he would need to have at least 1 season of a 200 OPS+. If a player did not do that, then whatever their highest OPS+ was could not have been the highest in any 20 year period. Then they could not have had the top 3 as well.
Click here to see all the seasons of at least a 200 OPS+. Again, just the AL/NL since 1900 with 400+ PAs.
This table has all of them.
|
Player |
OPS+ |
Season |
|
Player |
OPS+ |
Season |
|
Lajoie |
200 |
1904 |
|
Williams |
215 |
1946 |
|
Wagner |
205 |
1908 |
|
Williams |
205 |
1947 |
|
Cobb |
205 |
1910 |
|
Musial |
200 |
1948 |
|
Cobb |
200 |
1912 |
|
Williams |
201 |
1954 |
|
Cobb |
209 |
1917 |
|
Williams |
209 |
1955 |
|
Ruth |
217 |
1919 |
|
Mantle |
210 |
1956 |
|
Ruth |
255 |
1920 |
|
Mantle |
221 |
1957 |
|
Ruth |
239 |
1921 |
|
Williams |
233 |
1957 |
|
Hornsby |
207 |
1922 |
|
Cash |
201 |
1961 |
|
Ruth |
239 |
1923 |
|
Mantle |
206 |
1961 |
|
Ruth |
220 |
1924 |
|
McCovey |
209 |
1969 |
|
Hornsby |
222 |
1924 |
|
Brett |
203 |
1980 |
|
Hornsby |
210 |
1925 |
|
Bonds |
204 |
1992 |
|
Ruth |
226 |
1926 |
|
Bonds |
206 |
1993 |
|
Gehrig |
220 |
1927 |
|
Thomas |
212 |
1994 |
|
Ruth |
225 |
1927 |
|
Bagwell |
213 |
1994 |
|
Hornsby |
202 |
1928 |
|
McGwire |
200 |
1995 |
|
Ruth |
206 |
1928 |
|
McGwire |
216 |
1998 |
|
Gehrig |
203 |
1930 |
|
Sosa |
203 |
2001 |
|
Ruth |
211 |
1930 |
|
Bonds |
259 |
2001 |
|
Ruth |
218 |
1931 |
|
Bonds |
268 |
2002 |
|
Ruth |
201 |
1932 |
|
Bonds |
231 |
2003 |
|
Foxx |
207 |
1932 |
|
Bonds |
263 |
2004 |
|
Foxx |
201 |
1933 |
|
Judge |
210 |
2022 |
|
Gehrig |
207 |
1934 |
|
Judge |
225 |
2024 |
|
Williams |
235 |
1941 |
|
Judge |
209 |
2025 |
|
Williams |
216 |
1942 |
|
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It is easy to why Ruth makes the list. He had 255 in 1920, 239 in 1921 and 239 in 1923. The 239s are higher than any OPS+ before 1920 and higher than anything until 2001.
Williams makes it because the only other player besides him to have at least 200 from 1935-55 was Musial in 1948 with exactly 200. Williams beat that 6 times in that period.
Mantle does not make it because his highest is 221 in 1957. Williams beats that in that year with 233. Mantle's 206 in 1961 is eclipsed by McCovey's 209 in 1969.
It is possible that Brett has the 3 highest from 1970-1991 since has the only 200 or higher season. But Dick Allen (1972) is 2nd in this period with 199. Mike Schmidt is next with 198 in 1981. Brett's next highest was 179 in 1985.
A similar exercise could be done for all the other players. Only Ruth, Williams, Bonds and Judge have had the three highest OPS+ seasons in the AL/NL in any 20 year period.
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