Matt Holliday vs Aaron Judge: Career Stats Comparison

Matt Holliday (2004–2018) and Aaron Judge (2016–present) — they broke in during the 2000s and the 2010s respectively, which makes the side-by-side worth doing carefully. Matt Holliday finished with 2,096 hits and 316 home runs; Aaron Judge finished with 1,205 hits and 368 home runs. Below is the full career table, PIV adjustment, peak seasons, and a verdict.

Matt Holliday

Hitter · 2004–2018
Games
1,903
Hits
2,096
Home Runs
316
RBI
1,220
Avg
.299
OPS
.889
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Aaron Judge

Hitter · 2016–present
Games
1,145
Hits
1,205
Home Runs
368
RBI
830
Avg
.294
OPS
1.028
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Career Stats Side-by-Side

Every cell below is a career total or career rate for Matt Holliday and Aaron Judge. Cells highlighted in green mark the category leader. Counting stats reward longevity; the rate stats at the bottom are era-agnostic.

Statistic Matt Holliday Aaron Judge
Games 1,903 1,145
At-Bats 7,009 4,105
Runs 1,157 873
Hits 2,096 1,205
Doubles 468 203
Triples 32 7
Home Runs 316 368
RBI 1,220 830
Walks 802 817
Strikeouts 1,362 1,369
Stolen Bases 108 65
Batting Avg .299 .294
On-Base % .379 .413
Slugging % .510 .615
OPS .889 1.028

PIV Comparison

By PIV (Player Impact Value), Aaron Judge leads Matt Holliday 37,037 to 30,426 — a gap driven primarily by per-season impact (3,704 vs 1,902 per year). PIV adjusts each season to league baselines, so it's the cleanest way to compare careers across eras.

Matt Holliday
30,426
Career PIV · 1,902 per season (16 seasons)
Aaron Judge
37,037
Career PIV · 3,704 per season (10 seasons)

How PIV is calculated →

Peak Seasons

The best single seasons each player produced, ranked by OPS among qualified workloads (300+ at-bats).

Matt Holliday — top 3 seasons by OPS

20071.012 OPS36 HR, 137 RBI, .340 avg
2006.973 OPS34 HR, 114 RBI, .326 avg
2008.947 OPS25 HR, 88 RBI, .321 avg

Aaron Judge — top 3 seasons by OPS

20241.159 OPS58 HR, 144 RBI, .322 avg
20251.144 OPS53 HR, 114 RBI, .331 avg
20221.111 OPS62 HR, 131 RBI, .311 avg

Verdict

On the head-to-head card, Matt Holliday leads in hits, RBI, runs, and stolen bases, while Aaron Judge owns home runs, OBP, and OPS. That doesn't settle the era debate, but on the raw scoreboard the edge goes to Matt Holliday. Note that PIV actually grades Aaron Judge ahead, which means Matt Holliday's edge is partly volume. Click through to each profile for the full season-by-season breakdown.

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