Aaron Judge is chasing Roger Maris — and a Triple Crown

By the numbers: Here are Judge's AL ranks with 16 games remaining.

• 59 HR (1st): 22 more than second place (Yordan Álvarez, 37)
• 127 RBI (1st): 15 more than second place (Jose Ramirez, 112)
• .316 BA (T-2nd): Tied with Xander Bogaerts and .001 behind Luis Arráez

The intrigue: Only 10 players in MLB history have won a triple crown, and the last one to do it — Miguel Cabrera in 2012 — was the first in over four decades. Put simply, leading your league in batting average, HR and RBI is one of the rarest feats in sports.

• Yet this year, we could see a winner in both leagues. Cardinals slugger Paul Goldschmidt is second in the NL in batting average (.322), tied for third in HR (35) and second in RBI (112).

• Goldschmidt's chances are far slimmer than Judge's, but stranger things have happened.

The backdrop: Despite Judge's historic season, the AL MVP race isn't over. Why? Because Shohei Ohtani exists. The Angels' two-way star was up to his old tricks on Saturday, pitching seven scoreless innings, driving in one run and scoring another in a 2-1 win over the Mariners.