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Ruth vs Alemán

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RuthWinner
94.6

Ruth wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics

Alemán
15.9

Alemán wins: no category outright

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Category radar

Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Babe Ruth
94.6

Ruth leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.

Alemán — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.

1. Babe Ruth
94.6
2. Franco Alemán
Pending verification

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 Alemán — 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.

MetricRuthRetiredAlemánActive · Cleveland Guardians
Home runs714—
World Series titles7—
Career OPS1.164—
Batting average0.342—
RBIs2,214—
Pitching ERA2.28—
MLB games—21
MLB wins—0
MLB strikeouts—28
Number—55
Dominance w25%10015.8
Peak w20%9920.8
Longevity w20%8213.8
Honours w20%9411.8
Statistics w15%9717.9

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Ruth94.6
Alemán15.9
The people
Ruth
Alemán

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FAQ

Who is better, Ruth or Alemán?

Babe Ruth leads with a GOAT score of 94.6 against 15.9 for Franco Alemán — a gap of 78.7 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.

Where does Alemán beat Ruth?

Alemán does not lead any of the five categories; Ruth is ahead or level on all of them.

How is the Ruth vs Alemán score calculated?

Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Ruth: 94.6, Alemán: 15.9.

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