Shohei Ohtani is no stranger to being at the top of a list. But he hasn’t been at the top of this list this season -- until now.
Ohtani takes over the No. 1 position in the latest Hitter Power Rankings, which as always, are based on a formula, constructed by MLB.com’s data team, that considers players’ recent performance, season-long performance and performance over the past 365 days. Those three categories are weighted so as to place the greatest emphasis on the first two.
Here are the latest Hitter Power Rankings. (All stats are through Tuesday’s games unless otherwise noted.)
1. Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers (Previously: 3)
He had ranked second on this list four times this season and third on two other occasions. But now, Ohtani is on top. Since the day our last rankings were released, he has slashed .366/.500/.805 with five homers, which had him tied for the National League lead in that category (44) entering play Wednesday. Ohtani easily leads the Majors in total bases (301) and runs scored (120), with the latter number putting him on pace to notch MLB’s second 150-run campaign in the past 75 years.
2. Kyle Schwarber, Phillies (1)
After a torrid stretch that vaulted him to the top of this list, Schwarber drops one spot after cooling off a bit over the past two weeks or so. He has continued, of course, to swat homers (including his NL-best 45th of the season on Wednesday afternoon), but he began the day batting .185 with a .290 OBP since Aug. 5. Schwarber still leads the Majors with 109 RBIs, and he needs just three more big flies to pass his career high of 47, set in 2023.
3. Nick Kurtz, Athletics (2)
Kurtz just continues to rake, with a trio of three-hit games out of his past 12. After announcing his presence to the baseball world with an historic four-homer performance on July 25, he has slashed .338/.477/.500 in the subsequent 19 games, drawing 17 walks. Among hitters with at least 350 plate appearances this season, the American League Rookie of the Year Award favorite ranks third in batting average (.313) and OBP (.399) and second in slugging (.645) and park-adjusted wRC+ (181).
4. Aaron Judge, Yankees (4)
Since returning from a 10-game absence due to a right flexor strain, Judge has played 12 games and slashed .250/.434/.500 with three homers and seven RBIs while serving as a full-time DH. The fact that represents a 211-point drop in his slugging percentage from before his brief IL stint speaks more to how outrageous Judge’s numbers were this season than any great struggles over the past two weeks. Judge also seems to be heating up, homering in three of his past six games to reach 40 for the fourth time in his career.
5. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Blue Jays (not ranked)
Here’s hoping that the hamstring injury Guerrero sustained while playing first base on Monday remains as mild as a recent MRI exam indicated. While he was still out of Toronto’s lineup on Wednesday afternoon, he is still considered day to day. Prior to this minor setback, Guerrero was crushing the ball, slashing .362/.435/.690 with nine home runs in 30 games since the All-Star break. That was great news for the first-place Blue Jays after a first half in which Vlad Jr. was more good (.818 OPS) than great.
6. Cal Raleigh, Mariners (8)
The Big Dumper is on the verge of surpassing Salvador Perez’s 2021 total for home runs in a season by a primary catcher (48). After a bit of a cold spell, he seems to be picking things back up for the stretch run, too. Raleigh notched three consecutive multihit games this past weekend -- his first three of August. One overlooked aspect of Raleigh’s MVP-caliber season? He has swiped 14 bases, double what he produced over his first four MLB seasons combined (seven).
7. Julio Rodríguez, Mariners (not ranked)
Right on schedule, here comes Julio to juice Seattle’s bid for an AL West title. Notoriously a second-half hitter (.900 career OPS, compared with .737 in the first half), he has followed the same pattern again in 2025. While he’s getting on base only slightly more than before the All-Star break, Rodríguez has started mashing the ball much more prodigiously, raising his slugging percentage from .417 to .609. His home run on Wednesday afternoon in Philadelphia was his 11th of the second half, nearing his first-half total of 14 -- in less than one-third as many plate appearances.
8. José Ramírez, Guardians (6)
Ramírez’s home run on Tuesday was his 26th of the season, meaning he needs just four more to clinch his third 30-30 campaign. No player has racked up that many in a career since Alfonso Soriano did it four times from 2002-06. Speaking of consistent excellence, here are Ramírez’s wRC+ figures over the past five seasons: 140, 140, 122, 141 and 137.
9. Ramón Laureano, Padres (not ranked)
On May 25, 2024, Laureano was released by the Guardians after a rough start that saw him hit .143 in 31 games. Fifteen months later, he’s in a completely different place, to say the least. Laureano bounced back last year after signing with the Braves (.832 OPS in 67 games), took that up a notch after joining the Orioles this offseason (.884 in 82 games) and has gotten even hotter since a Deadline trade to the Padres (.980 in 17 games). Overall in '25, the veteran has a top-10 wRC+, minimum 350 plate appearances.
10. Bryce Harper, Phillies (not ranked)
On Monday night, Harper smashed a ball a Statcast-projected 440 feet, his longest home run since September 2023. He followed that up with an even longer one (a Statcast-projected 448 feet) later in the game, becoming the first player this season with multiple 440-footers in a game. Zooming out a bit more, Harper is slugging .588 since coming off the IL on June 30, including .662 since July 9. That’s a scary sight for opponents as the Phillies head toward October.
Honorable mentions: Bo Bichette (Blue Jays), Jarren Duran (Red Sox), Geraldo Perdomo (D-backs), Trea Turner (Phillies), Juan Soto (Mets), Michael Harris II (Braves), Giancarlo Stanton (Yankees), Shea Langeliers (Athletics), Taylor Ward (Angels), Roman Anthony (Red Sox)