Who is better, Ruth or Mattingly?
Babe Ruth leads with a GOAT score of 94.6 against 18.8 for Don Mattingly — a gap of 75.8 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Ruth vs Mattingly
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RuthWinner
94.6Ruth wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Mattingly
18.8Mattingly wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Babe Ruth
94.6
Ruth leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
Mattingly — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
1. Babe Ruth
2. Don Mattingly
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
Through age 23 · Home runs 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 Mattingly — 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
Mattingly18.8
FAQ
Where does Mattingly beat Ruth?
Mattingly does not lead any of the five categories; Ruth is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Ruth vs Mattingly score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Ruth: 94.6, Mattingly: 18.8.
What do you think?
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