Overall, Judge is hitting .316/.419/.703 (214 OPS+) with 60 home runs, 128 RBI, 123 runs, 16 stolen bases and 9.7 WAR. Almost everything comes off that line, but it’s mostly the 60 homers. One might have some questions about this mark, so let’s get down and dirty with the all-time leaderboards. Just the facts here.
Most home runs in a season, MLB
- Barry Bonds, 73, 20012. Mark McGwire, 70, 19983. Sammy Sosa, 66, 19984. Mark McGwire, 65, 19995. Sammy Sosa, 64, 20016. Sammy Sosa, 69, 691, 691, 1991 . Aaron Judge, 60, 2022T8. Babe Ruth, 60, 1927T10. Giancarlo Stanton, 59, 2017T10. Babe Ruth, 59, 1921
Most home runs in a season, American League
- Roger Maris, 61, 1961T2. Aaron Judge, 60, 2022T2. Babe Ruth, 60, 1927T4. Hank Greenberg, 58, 1938T4. Jimmie Foxx, 58, 19326. Alex Rodriguez, 57, 2002T7. Ken Griffey Jr., 56, 1998T7. Ken Griffey, Jr., 56, 1997T9. Jose Bautista, 54, 2010T9. Alex Rodriguez, 54, 2007T9. David Ortiz, 54, 2006T9. Mickey Mantle, 54, 1961T9. Babe Ruth, 54, 1928T9. Babe Ruth, 54, 1920
Most home runs in a season, National League
- Barry Bonds, 73, 20012. Mark McGwire, 70, 19983. Sammy Sosa, 66, 19984. Mark McGwire, 65, 19995. Sammy Sosa, 64, 20016. Sammy Sosa, 693,790, 6970, 1998, 1998, 1998 65, 1999, 65, 1999, 65, 2001. Ryan Howard, 58, 20069. Luis Gonzalez, 57, 200110. Hack Wilson, 56, 1930
Fastest up to 60 home games (per team games)
- Barry Bonds, 141 games, 20012. Mark McGwire, 142 games, 19983. Aaron Judge, 147 games, 20224. Sammy Sosa, 148 games, 19995. Sammy Sosa, 149 games, 19977, 19981. Babe. Mark McGwire, 155 games, 19998. Sammy Sosa, 157 games, 20019. Roger Maris, 159 games, 1961
Fastest to 61 home games (per team games)
T1. Barry Bonds, 144, 2001T1. Mark McGwire, 144, 19983. Sammy Sosa, 149, 19994. Sammy Sosa, 150, 19985. Mark McGwire, 156, 19996. Sammy Sosa, 158, 20017. Roger Maris, 1613,
Fastest up to 62 home games (per group games)
- Barry Bonds, 144, 20012. Mark McGwire, 145, 19983. Sammy Sosa, 150, 1998T4. Mark McGwire, 157, 1999T4. Sammy Sosa, 157, 19996. Sammy Sosa, 160, 2001 So, as you can see, what Judge is doing in 2022 is truly historic. He has 15 games left to try to pass Maris and set a new American League standard for homer excellence in a season. Judge will try to tie (and possibly break) the record Thursday night against the Red Sox.