Is there time for someone to make a late charge to the top of the Hitter Power Rankings?
This is our penultimate regular-season edition of 2025, and the same three sluggers occupy the top three spots as in both of our previous two. But there are also five new names in the top 10, including a pair ascending into the top five.
As always, these 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 latest Hitter Power Rankings, which are based on results through Tuesday’s games.
1. Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers (Previously: 1)
While he closed August in a bit of a lull (.683 OPS in his final 15 games), he opened September with a bang. Ohtani ripped two doubles and a 120-mph laserbeam of a home run on Tuesday night in Pittsburgh, the sixth-hardest homer by any player in 11 seasons of Statcast tracking. Prior to Ohtani’s arrival in Hollywood, no Dodger in the franchise’s illustrious history had ever produced a 50-homer campaign; Ohtani is now four big flies away from going 2-for-2 in that department.
2. Kyle Schwarber, Phillies (2)
It’s been a boom-or-bust past couple of weeks for Schwarber. The “boom” was, of course, spectacular: Last Thursday, Schwarber became the 21st player on record to hit four home runs in a Major League game, also racking up nine RBIs. That might have helped launch him back to the top spot; however, Schwarber is only 2-for-35 with no homers and one RBI in his other 10 games since Aug. 22.
3. Nick Kurtz, Athletics (3)
The A’s rookie has experienced no such issues since his own four-homer game, back on July 25 at Houston. While Kurtz has only gone deep four more times in the subsequent 29 games, he is batting .316 over that span, with 26 walks and a .464 OBP. At .309/.403/.632 overall (179 OPS+), the 22-year-old is headed for one of the best offensive performances by a rookie in MLB history.
4. Juan Soto, Mets (not ranked)
It’s been an up-and-down debut season in Queens for Soto, who was quiet (by his standards) in April and May, went wild in June, cooled again in July and now has been hitting out of his mind again for the past month. On Tuesday night in Detroit, Soto collected multiple hits, including a home run, for the fourth time in his past five games. He is now batting .296/.454/.648 with 12 homers and 29 RBIs (not to mention 12 stolen bases) since Aug. 1. Improbably, Soto is on the verge of a 30-30 season, having already more than doubled his previous career high in thefts.
5. George Springer, Blue Jays (not ranked)
Springer looked like a player in clear decline the past two seasons, when he hit a combined .240/.316/.389. But he has authored quite an impressive rebound in 2025 — one big reason the Blue Jays have stormed back to the top of the AL East. The 12-year veteran, who will turn 36 on Sept. 19, currently sports the highest OPS+ of his career (157). He’s been on another level since July 1, working around a stint on the IL for a concussion to bat .375/.457/.704. That stretch has included four multi-homer games, with the most recent coming Tuesday night.
6. Ramón Laureano, Padres (9)
Who would have thought that a month after the Trade Deadline, Laureano would stand as the best addition made by any team? It’s hard to argue the point, though, when he has slashed .310/.355/.566 with seven homers and 24 RBIs in 30 games with San Diego. With that said, Laureano didn’t just find his groove upon becoming a Padre. He has an .896 OPS for the season and an .873 mark in 637 plate appearances since joining the Braves on June 15, 2024.
7. Aaron Judge, Yankees (4)
For almost any hitter, a 33-game stretch featuring a .377 OBP and .466 SLG would be seen as a big success. It’s a little bit different when you’re Aaron Judge, and you were hitting .358/.465/.739 prior to that point. Of course, Judge also is adjusting to life as a full-time DH after missing time with a right flexor strain. Perhaps that adjustment has happened, though, because Judge has launched three homers in his past six games to tie Yogi Berra for fifth on the Yankees’ all-time list (358).
8. Giancarlo Stanton, Yankees (not ranked)
The good news for the Bronx Bombers is that while one of their enormous sluggers faded a bit, another surged. Stanton didn’t make his season debut until June 16 due to injuries to both elbows, and it took him a few weeks to shake off the rust. But once he did, he began crushing the ball, to the tune of a .358 batting average, .835 SLG, 16 homers and 39 RBIs over 35 games from July 8-Aug. 26. It’s a reminder that there are few scarier sights in baseball than a fully operational Big G.
9. Bo Bichette, Blue Jays (not ranked)
Springer isn’t the only Blue Jays hitter enjoying a massive resurgence in 2025. Bichette entered Wednesday as the MLB leader in both hits (177) and doubles (42), and he’s going at an outrageous .403/.456/.590 clip since July 26. That stretch includes a five-hit game, three four-hit games and two three-hit games.
10. Brice Turang, Brewers (not ranked)
While he already was enjoying a fine season, Turang’s August power display truly came out of nowhere. Prior to the start of last month, Turang had 19 career home runs in 1,354 Major League at-bats, and his high for any individual month was three. In August, he pounded 10, while hitting .343/.398/.694 with 24 RBIs. A year ago, Turang accrued significant value with his Gold Glove Award-winning second base defense and 50-steal baserunning. He’s now added an entirely new dimension to his game.
Honorable mentions: Cal Raleigh (Mariners), Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Blue Jays), Julio Rodríguez (Mariners), Geraldo Perdomo (Diamondbacks), José Ramírez (Guardians), Freddie Freeman (Dodgers), Willy Adames (Giants), Trea Turner (Phillies), Junior Caminero (Rays), Jakob Marsee (Marlins)
