With the unofficial second half of the season underway and the stretch run around the corner, our Hitter Power Rankings have seen quite a shakeup since our last edition.
While the slugger at the top retains his perch, the rest of the list looks quite different as new names appear and a couple of big moves for returning players has changed the landscape.
As always, the Hitter Power Rankings 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 newest Hitter Power Rankings. (All stats are through Wednesday’s games.)
1. Aaron Judge, Yankees (Previously: 1)
He’s leading baseball in batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage and OPS+, among other categories. So it makes sense that Judge remains atop these rankings after reclaiming the top spot the last time around. Still slugging well above .700, Judge is on pace to become the first player with back-to-back seasons of a .700 slugging percentage or better since Barry Bonds from 2001-04, and only the ninth all time with three or more seasons in which he slugged .700 or better.
2. Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers (4)
Ohtani jumps two spots in the rankings thanks to a home run binge in which he has homered in five consecutive games. His 37 homers lead the National League, as does his .620 slugging percentage. Ohtani is back on the mound after not pitching at all in 2024, but that hasn’t sapped any of his power at the plate as he seeks his fourth career MVP Award.
3. Cal Raleigh, Mariners (3)
It’s been the “Year of Big Dumper,” and he just keeps depositing baseballs over the fence. Raleigh belted his MLB-leading 39th homer on Tuesday after winning the T-Mobile Home Run Derby in Atlanta last week. He's also tied for the American League lead with 84 RBIs, and his .989 OPS is behind only Judge in the AL. A fifty-homer season is looking likely. Might he even get to 60?
4. Kyle Schwarber, Phillies (9)
Schwarber continues his meteoric rise in these rankings. In the last edition, he was ranked ninth on the list. Before that, he wasn’t even on the list at all. Suddenly, he’s up to fourth, and for good reason. The Schwarbombs have been falling with ferocious frequency. Since launching three of them to win the All-Star Game for the NL last week, he’s hit four more in six games since the break and has 34 on the year.
5. Eugenio Suárez, D-backs (no rank)
Suárez crashes the party at No. 5, thanks in large part to a torrid run over which he smashed five homers in a three-game span. That barrage has him just one behind Ohtani for most homers in the NL, at 36. Already having hit four homers in a game this season, Suárez clubbed 11 homers in June and already has an MLB-best 10 in July. He also leads MLB with 86 RBIs.
6. José Ramírez, Guardians (no rank)
Ramírez is always one of the best hitters in the game, but the power has really come on in July. He has seven home runs over his past 15 games, which is one fewer than he hit in May and June combined. J-Ram also has nine steals this month and 30 on the season, on pace for his second straight 30-30 season and third overall in his career.
7. Byron Buxton, Twins (7)
Finally healthy for a full season thus far in 2025, Buxton is having a career year, particularly at the plate. His .922 OPS ranks third in the AL behind only Judge and Raleigh, and Buxton has a great chance to eclipse his career highs in homers (28) and steals (29), currently with 23 and 17, respectively. This could finally be the year it happens for the 31-year-old center fielder, who has been a 30-30 threat his entire career.
8. Ronald Acuña Jr., Braves (no rank)
Acuña has been tremendous since returning from another ACL injury in late May, posting an OPS over 1.000 and homering 13 times in 178 plate appearances. Four of those roundtrippers have come in his last 10 games, vaulting him back into the rankings after he missed the top 10 last time.
9. Will Smith, Dodgers (no rank)
There have been several surprise individual performances so far in 2025 -- Raleigh and his incredible home run rate is one -- and Smith is definitely among them. We knew he was one of the best offensive catchers in the sport, but he’s taken it to another level this season. The veteran backstop is the only qualified hitter in the NL with a batting average above .300, and his .323 clip is second only to Judge in the Majors.
10. Juan Soto, Mets (2)
Soto has fallen eight spots from our previous rankings after going cold at the plate -- since the All-Star break, he’s batting just .100 with one extra-base hit over six games. But he’s still Juan Soto, and when he heats up, he really heats up. That was evident earlier this season when he started off the season slowly but then posted a .979 OPS over his final 65 games of the first half.
Honorable mentions: Randy Arozarena (Mariners), Michael Busch (Cubs), Kyle Stowers (Marlins), Corey Seager (Rangers), George Springer (Blue Jays), Nick Kurtz (A's), Jose Altuve (Astros), Willy Adames (Giants), Bobby Witt Jr. (Royals)