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Larkin vs Gehringer

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LarkinWinner
88.8

Larkin wins: Longevity, Honours

Gehringer
88.8

Gehringer wins: Dominance, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Barry Larkin
88.8

Larkin leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. MVP in 1995 and a World Series champion with the Reds in 1990.

1. Barry Larkin
88.8
2. Charlie Gehringer
88.8

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. 🇺🇸 Charlie Gehringer5 seasons played · career day 2,5561.6 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Barry Larkin5 seasons played · career day 1,8251.5 home runs
-6.3% vs Gehringer at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Larkin000.2830.5271.4662.666
🇺🇸 Gehringer00000.5942.192

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.

MetricLarkinRetiredGehringerRetired
MVP awards11
World Series titles11
All-Star selections126
Gold Gloves3
Silver Sluggers9
Career hits2,839
Career batting average0.32
Dominance w25%8486
Peak w20%9292
Longevity w20%9088
Honours w20%8886
Statistics w15%9294

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GOAT Rank · the data
Larkin88.8
Gehringer88.8
The people
Larkin
Gehringer

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