As 2024 comes to a close, SI is recognizing the top performer in each sport—athletes who have excelled on the field through record-breaking or championship performances, or those who have distinguished themselves through significant off-field achievements as well.
Measuring New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge against his peers for their 2024 performances is an exercise that ends quickly in his favor. It is another way of appreciating the massive historic nature of his season, considering that in the same season Shohei Ohtani and Bobby Witt Jr. chiseled their own initials into the marble halls of history.
