The Baseball Scholar

20 Greatest MLB Players of 2025

Dave Franks
3–5 minutes

The 2025 season in Major League Baseball was driven by elite performances on both sides of the ball. Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani once again anchored the league offensively, while Juan Soto and Cal Raleigh delivered standout seasons that put them firmly among the game’s most valuable hitters. On the mound, power arms such as Paul Skenes, Tarik Skubal, Zack Wheeler, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto dominated with strikeouts and run prevention, while breakout campaigns from pitchers like Garrett Crochet and Hunter Brown added depth to an already strong field. Veterans such as Chris Sale and also delivered high-level seasons, making 2025 memorable for the sheer number of players performing at or near their peak.

  • Aaron JudgeMVP

    Aaron Judge Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    9.7 204 152 679 541 137 179 30 2 53 114 12 5 124 160 .331 .457 .688 1.144

  • Paul SkenesCy Young

    Paul Skenes Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    7.6 46 32 32 10 10 1.97 187.2 1 0 0 45 41 42 216 29.5% 0.95

  • Cristopher Sanchez

    Cristopher Sanchez Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    8.0 58 32 32 13 5 2.5 202 1 0 0 58 56 44 212 26.3% 1.06

  • Trevor Rogers

    Trevor Rogers Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    5.5 45 18 18 9 3 1.81 109.2 1 0 0 23 22 29 103 24.3% 0.91

  • Tarik SkubalCy Young

    Tarik Skubal Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    6.6 54 31 31 13 6 2.21 195.1 1 1 0 55 48 33 241 32.2% 0.89

  • Nathan Eovaldi

    Nathan Eovaldi Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    4.2 43 22 22 11 3 1.73 130 1 1 0 28 25 21 129 26.0% 0.85

  • Shohei OhtaniMVP

    Shohei Ohtani Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    6.6 172 158 727 611 146 172 25 9 55 102 20 6 109 187 .282 .392 .622 1.014

  • Garrett Crochet

    Garrett Crochet Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    6.3 61 32 32 18 5 2.59 205.1 1 1 0 62 59 46 255 31.3% 1.03

  • Hunter Brown

    Hunter Brown Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    6.1 60 31 31 12 9 2.43 185.1 1 0 0 55 50 57 206 28.3% 1.03

  • Cal Raleigh

    Cal Raleigh Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    7.3 161 159 705 596 110 147 24 0 60 125 14 4 97 188 .247 .359 .589 .948

  • Yoshinobu Yamamoto

    Yoshinobu Yamamoto Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    5.0 59 30 30 12 8 2.49 173.2 0 0 0 53 48 59 201 29.4% 0.99

  • Andrew Abbott

    Andrew Abbott Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    5.6 65 29 29 10 7 2.87 166.1 1 1 0 60 53 43 149 21.8% 1.15

  • Freddy Peralta

    Freddy Peralta Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    5.5 65 33 33 17 6 2.71 176.2 0 0 0 54 53 66 204 28.2% 1.08

  • Nick KurtzRookie of the Year

    Nick Kurtz Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    5.4 170 117 489 420 90 122 26 2 36 86 2 1 63 151 .290 .383 .619 1.002

  • Zack Wheeler

    Zack Wheeler Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    5.0 63 24 24 10 5 2.71 149.2 1 0 0 48 45 33 195 33.3% 0.94

  • Juan Soto

    Juan Soto Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    6.2 156 160 715 577 120 152 20 1 43 105 38 4 127 137 .263 .396 .525 .921

  • Hunter Greene

    Hunter Greene Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    4.4 62 19 19 7 4 2.77 107.2 1 1 0 35 33 26 132 31.4% 0.94

  • George Springer

    George Springer Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    4.8 166 140 586 498 106 154 27 1 32 84 18 1 69 111 .309 .399 .560 .959

  • Nick Pivetta

    Nick Pivetta Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    5.3 71 31 31 13 5 2.88 181.2 0 0 0 63 58 50 190 26.4% 0.99

  • Chris Sale

    Chris Sale Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    3.9 61 21 20 7 5 2.59 125.2 0 0 0 38 36 32 165 32.4% 1.07

    • All underlying data used in this analysis is available in The Baseball Scholar Data Library.

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