Hamilton vs Delahanty
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Hamilton wins: no category outright
Delahanty wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Hamilton leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories. Stole 914 bases and scored 198 runs in 1894, still a record.
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| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0.264 | 0.565 | 1.23 | 3.098 |
| 🇺🇸 Delahanty | 0 | 0 | 0.228 | 0.521 | 1.06 | 2.942 |
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.
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