Judge vs Mantle Math Is Breaking Evan’s Brain

Evan & Tiki

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4.2 • 988 Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2026

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Aaron Judge surpassing Mickey Mantle in multi home run games raises a bigger question about how production is distributed. The conversation digs into whether Judge’s power comes in streaks, how different eras impact results, and why the numbers don’t quite add up at first glance despite both players being all time greats. They explore possible explanations ranging from bullpen usage to consistency, while also realizing just how insane Judge’s long term home run pace could become. What starts as a simple stat turns into a deeper debate about how players accumulate greatness, and whether Judge’s career trajectory could put him in truly historic territory.

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0:00.0	Last night, there was a stat in the Yankee game that is really giving me a headache.
0:04.6	I want you to think about this very briefly for a second.
0:08.0	Aaron Judge passed Mickey Mantle for more multi-home run games in his career.
0:14.6	Okay?
0:15.1	Aaron now has 47.
0:17.2	Mickey Mantle has 46.
0:18.7	Let's forget about Babe Ruth.
0:19.9	Babes on a different level.
0:21.8	We'll worry about him someday.
0:23.3	So again, I want to repeat,
0:28.3	Aaron Judge has had more multi-home run games than Mickey Mantle.
0:33.3	Aaron Judge has hit 374 career home runs.
0:36.5	Mickey Mantle ended up at 536.
0:43.2	Which means it's about 160 more home runs for Mickey Mantle.
0:48.8	Yet, when it comes to multi-home run games, Judge just passed them.
0:50.7	Did you not find that odd?
0:53.4	What am I finding odd?
0:55.5	Like, why Judge doesn't have more home runs?
1:01.4	No, like that judge passed Mantle on multi-home run games when he's hit so many fewer home runs than Mickey Mansell.
1:02.8	Because Mickey Mantle just hit more home runs per week.
1:07.3	What?
1:08.1	This math equation is confused me.
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