Aaron Judge Notes from 2017 Regular Season These notes were compiled by Remarkable. What is Remarkable? It’s a patented application that ​ ​ produces insightful statistical nuggets on players and teams in plain language, automatically! Thousands of notes at your fingertips each day. Aaron Judge had an OPS of 1.460 (97 PAs) against RHP over the last 30 days of the regular ​ season (26 Games) -- 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: .815. ​ ​ Aaron Judge has an average Exit Velocity of 95.3 MPH versus starting pitchers this season ​ (211 balls in play) -- Rank: 1st of 140 full time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 88.0. ​ ​ Aaron Judge had an OBP of .536 (56 PAs) when the bases are empty over the last 30 days of ​ the regular season (24 Games) -- best in MLB; League Avg: .335. ​ ​ Aaron Judge put just 22.6% of his swings in play (51/226) on the first pitch of at-bats in the ​ 2017 season -- lowest in MLB; League Avg: 37.9%. ​ ​ Aaron Judge drew 28 walks in 117 PAs (23.9%) over the last 30 days of the regular season (26 ​ Games) -- best in MLB; League Avg: 9.3%. ​ ​ Aaron Judge pulled 80.0% of balls he's put into play (16/20) on elevated pitches over the last ​ 30 days of the regular season (26 Games) -- highest in MLB; League Avg: 50.8%. ​ ​ None of Aaron Judge's plate appearances lasted only one pitch (0/27 PAs) over the last week ​ ​ of the regular season (6 Games). Aaron Judge had a swing rate of just 17.2% (22/128) on fastballs away over the last 30 days of ​ the regular season (25 Games) -- lowest in MLB; League Avg: 37.6%. ​ ​ Aaron Judge has produced a barreled ball in 16.0% of his ABs this season (84/521) -- Rank: ​ 1st of 140 full time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 5.9%. ​ Aaron Judge put just 32.2% of his swings in play (57/177) on low fastballs over the last two ​ seasons -- lowest in MLB; League Avg: 48.2%. ​ ​ Aaron Judge had a line drive rate of 32.3% (21/65) on low non-fastballs in the 2017 season -- ​ 2nd highest in MLB; League Avg: 20.3%. ​ Aaron Judge batted .495 (47-for-95) when the pitcher is behind in the count over the last two ​ seasons -- best in MLB; League Avg: .353. ​ ​ Aaron Judge swung and missed 73.5% (125/170) on breaking balls down and away in the ​ 2017 season -- worst in MLB; League Avg: 45.7%. ​ ​ Aaron Judge averaged 4.67 Pitches per Plate Appearance (808/173) against LHP over the last ​ two seasons -- highest in MLB; League Avg: 3.89. ​ ​ Aaron Judge struck out 39 times in 114 PAs (34.2%) when leading off an inning in the 2017 ​ season -- 3rd worst in MLB; League Avg: 19.2%. ​ ​ Aaron Judge drew 43 walks in 173 PAs (24.9%) against LHP over the last two seasons -- best ​ ​ in MLB; League Avg: 8.7%. ​ Aaron Judge had a groundball rate of just 32.5% (49/151) on non-fastballs over the last two ​ seasons -- 5th lowest in MLB; League Avg: 47.8% ​ ​ Aaron Judge had a Well-Hit Avg of .250 (94/376) against starting pitchers over the last two ​ seasons -- 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: .164. ​ ​ Aaron Judge pulled just 33.3% of balls he's put into play (19/57) on the first pitch of at-bats ​ over the last two seasons -- 8th lowest in MLB; League Avg: 45.3%. ​ ​ .