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Trammell vs Vaughan

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VaughanWinner
88.7

Vaughan wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

Trammell
88.6

Trammell wins: Longevity, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Arky Vaughan
88.7

Vaughan leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Hit .385 in 1935, the highest single-season mark by a shortstop.

1. Arky Vaughan
88.7
2. Alan Trammell
88.6

Category breakdown

Season form · Home runs per season

Career timeline · Home runs per season

Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.

GOAT pace tracker

Career stage · GOAT pace

Through season 5 · Home runs per season
1. 🇺🇸 Arky Vaughan5 seasons played · career day 1,8261.7 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Alan Trammell5 seasons played · career day 2,1901.4 home runs
-17.6% vs Vaughan at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Trammell0000.2681.1022.251
🇺🇸 Vaughan000.3180.6321.352.935

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.

MetricTrammellRetiredVaughanRetired
World Series titles11
World Series MVP awards1
Gold Gloves4
All-Star selections69
Career hits2,365
Batting titles1
Career batting average0.318
Best season average0.385
Dominance w25%8286
Peak w20%9296
Longevity w20%9284
Honours w20%8684
Statistics w15%9496

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GOAT Rank · the data
Vaughan88.7
Trammell88.6
The people
Trammell
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