Aaron Judge vs Shohei Ohtani

Aaron Judge

8of 9 lines

Shohei Ohtani

1of 9 lines

Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani compared on their MLB careers: Aaron Judge played 11 seasons, 2016 to 2026, Shohei Ohtani 9 seasons, 2018 to 2026. Aaron Judge has .291 batting average to Shohei Ohtani's .281. They have faced each other 30 times: Aaron Judge's team won 15, Shohei Ohtani's 15. In the playoffs Shohei Ohtani leads 4-1. Shohei Ohtani won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Aaron Judge leads in 8 of the 9 lines, Shohei Ohtani in 1. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani career totals
1,211GP1,153
4,342AB4,253
918, betterR797
1,262, betterH1,194
386, betterHR310
871, betterRBI750
70SB176, better
0.3, betterAVG0.3
0.4, betterOBP0.4
0.6, betterSLG0.6
1.0, betterOPS0.9

Aaron Judge vs Shohei Ohtani head to head

They have faced each other 30 times: Aaron Judge's team won 15, Shohei Ohtani's 15. In the playoffs Shohei Ohtani leads 4-1.

Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani, record against each other
Regular season2514, better11
Playoffs514, better
Total301515
Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani, averages in their games against each other
3.5AB3.8
0.8, betterR0.7
1.3, betterH0.7
0.5, betterHR0.3
0.9, betterRBI0.6

Every game against each other

Aaron Judge vs Shohei Ohtani, every game
Jun 1, 2025NYY at LADW 7-34 AB, 1 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI4 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI
May 31, 2025NYY at LADL 18-24 AB, 2 R, 3 H, 2 HR, 2 RBI4 AB, 2 R, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI
May 30, 2025NYY at LADL 8-55 AB, 1 R, 2 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI5 AB, 2 R, 2 H, 2 HR, 2 RBI
Oct 30, 2024LAD at NYY (playoffs)L 7-63 AB, 1 R, 2 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI4 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI
Oct 29, 2024LAD at NYY (playoffs)W 11-43 AB, 1 R, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI4 AB, 0 R, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI
Oct 28, 2024LAD at NYY (playoffs)L 4-23 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI3 AB, 1 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI
Oct 26, 2024NYY at LAD (playoffs)L 4-24 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI3 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI
Oct 25, 2024NYY at LAD (playoffs)L 6-3 F/105 AB, 0 R, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI5 AB, 1 R, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI
Jun 9, 2024LAD at NYYW 6-44 AB, 2 R, 3 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI4 AB, 1 R, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI
Jun 8, 2024LAD at NYYL 11-34 AB, 2 R, 2 H, 2 HR, 2 RBI4 AB, 2 R, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI
Jun 7, 2024LAD at NYYL 2-1 F/113 AB, 0 R, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI5 AB, 1 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI
Apr 20, 2023LAA at NYYW 9-34 AB, 2 R, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI3 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI
Apr 19, 2023LAA at NYYW 3-2 F/103 AB, 1 R, 1 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI4 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI
Apr 18, 2023LAA at NYYL 5-23 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI3 AB, 2 R, 1 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI
Aug 31, 2022NYY at LAAL 3-22 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI4 AB, 1 R, 1 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI
Aug 30, 2022NYY at LAAW 7-45 AB, 2 R, 3 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI4 AB, 1 R, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI
Aug 29, 2022NYY at LAAL 4-32 AB, 1 R, 1 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI4 AB, 1 R, 2 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI
Jun 2, 2022LAA at NYYW 6-14 AB, 1 R, 2 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI5 AB, 0 R, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI
Jun 2, 2022LAA at NYYW 2-13 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI3 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI
May 31, 2022LAA at NYYW 9-13 AB, 1 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI4 AB, 0 R, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI
Sep 1, 2021NYY at LAAW 4-13 AB, 1 R, 2 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI4 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI
Aug 31, 2021NYY at LAAL 6-43 AB, 0 R, 3 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI2 AB, 2 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI
Aug 30, 2021NYY at LAAL 8-75 AB, 0 R, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI4 AB, 1 R, 1 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI
Aug 16, 2021LAA at NYYW 2-13 AB, 1 R, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI4 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI
Jun 29, 2021LAA at NYYW 11-54 AB, 1 R, 1 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI5 AB, 2 R, 2 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI
Jun 28, 2021LAA at NYYL 5-33 AB, 0 R, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI5 AB, 1 R, 1 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI
May 27, 2018LAA at NYYW 3-12 AB, 1 R, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI2 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI
May 26, 2018LAA at NYYL 11-42 AB, 1 R, 2 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI4 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI
May 25, 2018LAA at NYYW 2-13 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI3 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI
Apr 27, 2018NYY at LAAW 4-3 F/105 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI2 AB, 1 R, 1 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.

How do they compare in the postseason?

Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani postseason
65GP37
246AB142
42, betterR28
58, betterH34
17, betterHR11
41, betterRBI24
5, betterSB2
0.2AVG0.2, better
0.3OBP0.4, better
0.5SLG0.5, better
0.8OPS0.9, better

Where each stands all time

Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani all-time places
Aaron JudgeAll-time rankShohei Ohtani
69th (386), betterHome runs152nd (310)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani titles and awards
—Championships2, better
1AL Rookie of the Year1
5, betterAL Silver Slugger2
3, betterAL MVP2
3Hank Aaron Award3
—NL MVP2, better
—NL Silver Slugger2, better

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani season by season
AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
1st2016.1794102018.285, better22, better61, better
2nd2017.28452, better114, better2019.286, better1862
3rd2018.278, better27, better67, better2020.190724
4th2019.272, better27552021.25746, better100, better
5th2020.2579222022.273, better34, better95, better
6th2021.2873998, better2023.304, better44, better95
7th2022.311, better62, better131, better2024.31054130
8th2023.26737752025.282, better55, better102, better
9th2024.322, better58, better144, better2026.2753081
10th2025.33153114————
11th2026.2411841————

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI