Aaron Judge vs Robbie Ray

The Almanac's Take

Judge holds the platoon edge as a right-handed bat against Ray's left arm, and his season line backs it up — .923 OPS, 17 home runs, and a .378 OBP across 251 plate appearances. Ray has been hittable this year, a 4.45 ERA with 13 home runs allowed and a 1.4 WHIP in 62.2 innings, and his 4.5 BB/9 rate means Judge's 16.7% walk rate is worth something here too. The head-to-head is only 18 PA — genuinely too thin to lean on — but the 4 home runs and 100.6 mph average exit velocity at least confirm Judge squares him up when they do meet. The season read is the real case.

Career head-to-head

AVG

.333

4-for-12

PA

18

HR

4

K

2

BB

6

Pitches seen

93

Avg exit velo

100.6 mph

Career meetings in the Statcast era (2015–present). Even a clear edge over a handful of plate appearances is a small sample — read it as color, not a projection.

Pitch mix to the batter

Plate-appearance log

• 2026-03-27Home Run · 4-Seam Fastball 93.0 mph · 109.1 mph EV
• 2026-03-27Strikeout · Slider 85.0 mph
• 2026-03-27Field Out · Slider 83.9 mph · 97.8 mph EV
• 2025-04-11Walk · Changeup 87.5 mph
• 2025-04-11Walk · Changeup 86.8 mph
• 2022-08-10Walk · Sinker 93.6 mph
• 2022-08-10Walk · Slider 87.8 mph
• 2022-08-10Field Out · Slider 87.2 mph · 76.6 mph EV
• 2021-09-30Home Run · 4-Seam Fastball 94.8 mph · 115.3 mph EV
• 2021-09-30Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 95.0 mph · 91.3 mph EV
• 2021-09-30Home Run · 4-Seam Fastball 94.6 mph · 114.6 mph EV
• 2021-05-27Sac Fly · Slider 89.2 mph · 90.7 mph EV
• 2021-05-27Home Run · 4-Seam Fastball 95.0 mph · 112.2 mph EV
• 2021-05-27Walk · 4-Seam Fastball 95.5 mph
• 2021-04-12Walk · 4-Seam Fastball 96.5 mph
• 2021-04-12Field Out · Changeup 87.8 mph · 98.2 mph EV
• 2020-09-23Force Out · Knuckle Curve 84.8 mph · 100.1 mph EV
• 2020-09-23Strikeout · Slider 87.7 mph