Raleigh is part of a group that includes five others with 32 home runs -- Ruth (1930), Maris (1961), Ken Griffey Jr. (1994), Sammy Sosa (1998 and 1999) and Luis Gonzalez (2001). His wRC+ of 221 would rank seventh all time -- behind three Bonds seasons, two Ruth seasons and one from Ted Williams, and just ahead of Judge's 2024 season. Lopez is the leader for home runs hit while playing the catcher position with 42. Both players have a higher WAR figure on FanGraphs -- where it looks like a tighter race: 6.1 for Judge, 5.6 for Raleigh -- than Baseball-Reference. (FanGraphs incorporates catcher framing into its evaluation, a plus for Raleigh, who won the AL's Platinum Glove last season as best overall defender.)