As we head into the final week of the MLB regular season, both the AL and NL MVP races appear to have already been decided.

For the AL, all signs point to New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge securing his second MVP award in three seasons. And in the Netherlands, Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani appears to have secured his third MVP award.

Although these two budding MLB legends aren’t competing for MVP, they are competing for a historic statistic: they total 400 bases in a season.

A September 22 MLB.com article discussed how reaching that mark for both MVP favorites would make their seasons even more historic.

“Ohtani has a real chance to reach 400 total bases this season – something that hasn’t happened since Sammy Sosa (425), Luis Gonzalez (419), Barry Bonds (411) and Todd Helton (402) accomplished this feat in 2001.” wrote the article.

“Coming into Monday’s game, Ohtani leads all players with 391 total bases and is on pace to finish with 406…Judge has been on track for most of the season with 400 total bases, but has been on track for most of the season “As of this writing, Judge has 379 total bases and is on his way to 394. It will take one of Judge’s classic heaters to get him there, but we’ve seen enough from him to knowing that a sudden surge in performance could be possible. Should Judge make it, it would be the first 400 total bases season in the AL since Jim Rice in 1978.

The article continued: “It takes a truly special season to reach 400 total bases, which is why it has only happened eight times since 1960. It requires a strong mix of high average and exceptional extra-base skills. But even then, there are no guarantees, even a few small dips over the course of 162 games can hurt a batsman’s chances.

“But if both Ohtani and Judge have big final weeks, a total of 400 bases is within reach for both – which would be the perfect end to their already rock-solid MVP cases,” the article concluded.

Judge’s 16-game home run slump earlier this month may have dashed his chances of reaching the 400-base milestone. But considering what the AL MVP frontrunner is capable of, we wouldn’t put it past him to not only reach 400 total bases, but also surpass Ohtani’s total bases.