Who is better, Ruth or Mathewson?
Babe Ruth leads with a GOAT score of 94.6 against 89.1 for Christy Mathewson — a gap of 5.5 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Ruth vs Mathewson
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Babe Ruth above Christy Mathewson: 94.6 vs 89.1. Babe Ruth leads on Dominance, Honours, Peak.
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RuthWinner
94.6Ruth wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Mathewson
89.1Mathewson wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Babe Ruth
94.6
Ruth leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Babe Ruth
2. Christy Mathewson
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Through age 23 · Form index per season
1. 🇺🇸 Babe Ruth11 home runs
1 season by age 23 · 11 per season
Setting the pace at age 23
No verified birth date for Mathewson — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 23, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Ruth94.6
Mathewson89.1
FAQ
Where does Mathewson beat Ruth?
Mathewson does not lead any of the five categories; Ruth is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Ruth vs Mathewson score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Ruth: 94.6, Mathewson: 89.1.
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