Who is better, Ruth or Valdez?
Babe Ruth leads with a GOAT score of 94.6 against 15.0 for Esmerlyn Valdez — a gap of 79.6 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Ruth vs Valdez
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RuthWinner
94.6Ruth wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Valdez
15.0Valdez wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Babe Ruth
94.6
Ruth leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
Valdez — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
1. Babe Ruth
2. Esmerlyn Valdez
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 Valdez — 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.
| Metric | RuthRetired | ValdezActive · Pittsburgh Pirates |
|---|---|---|
| Home runs | 714 | — |
| World Series titles | 7 | — |
| Career OPS | 1.164 | — |
| Batting average | 0.342 | — |
| RBIs | 2,214 | — |
| Pitching ERA | 2.28 | — |
| MLB games | — | 72 |
| MLB hits | — | 56 |
| MLB home runs | — | 17 |
| MLB award: FSL Post-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: SAL Post-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: Baseball America High Class A All-Star | — | 1 |
| Number | — | 55 |
| Dominance w25% | 100 | 14.8 |
| Peak w20% | 99 | 20 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 12.8 |
| Honours w20% | 94 | 10.8 |
| Statistics w15% | 97 | 17.2 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Ruth94.6
Valdez15.0
FAQ
Where does Valdez beat Ruth?
Valdez does not lead any of the five categories; Ruth is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Ruth vs Valdez score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Ruth: 94.6, Valdez: 15.0.
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