As is well documented, there hasn't been a .400 hitter in baseball since Ted Williams in 1941, when he batted .406. The game has changed so much since then. Hitting for such a high average is so much more difficult now.

I'm inclined to think that Judge would have an uphill battle but still eventually make the Hall of Fame if he just decided to retire tomorrow. The current path on which he's headed suggests this discussion is moot and he'll be enshrined long down the road, just about five years after he does decide to retire.